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Exactly, that was dumb. As dumb as Purdue's final possessions. I can't believe Painter drew up the PG overdribbling for 95% of the shot clock for multiple possessions. I can't believe I actually rooted for Purdue in this one. But what the hell were those play calls? "Jackson, you dribble for 25 seconds, then get into the offense. If nothing develops go for the desperation shot!" It's not like they were up 5....they were up 1. ONE! On the final play where Hummel put up the desperation three, he actually ran a backdoor cut and Jackson didn't hit him. Would have been a very good chance Purdue grabs the lead there, at least a lot better than the off balance three point shot he ended up putting up. The play before I had no problem with as Purdue had the lead with under a minute to go and Jackson had the ball out at half court. Also, the play call was good with Hummel cutting through the lane and had an opportunity there too, but that was right as Jackson lost the ball. It sucks to put it on one player, and I loved Lewis Jackson's career, but those last two plays are almost 100% his fault.

You're operating under the assumption they don't have it already? As long as they all have it and will suffer with it for years to come, it's all the same to me.

Exactly, that was dumb. As dumb as Purdue's final possessions. I can't believe Painter drew up the PG overdribbling for 95% of the shot clock for multiple possessions. I don't believe it. Jackson didn't make the pass he was supposed to make.

Kansas all contracting syphilis would please me.

I love Matt Painter.

Believe me, it's ridiculously frustrating.

Wow, Jackson has been slightly off all night on his drives to the basket. It sucks because he's absolutely leaving his defender in his dust.

I didn't get a good look at it, it looked like he grabbed the ball on the way down and he dropped it after he fell.

I can't even begin to figure out what the refs are thinking on some of these calls/non-calls. That either has to be a travel on Byrd or a foul against him.

I just wanted to mention that it was kinda cool to see some U of I'ers rooting for Purdue. I know it really means nothing more than Purdue is the lesser of two evils, but still kinda cool. It's better when we all get along.

Two Marios would be great.

I'll just do one for each. Good: Candelario is promoted extremely aggressively and will be considered for a taste of AA ball but will ultimately stay in A+ for their playoffs (Smokies are not going to make a promising post season run). He will fly up the prospect charts, will be a top 50 prospect, and assuming Jackson and Rizzo lose their prospect status due to major league service time, will be the Cubs number one prospect. Bad: Trey McNutt will struggle badly with his control and will leave major publications wanting more from the Cubs farm system in terms of starting pitching. There will be more and more talking heads describing McNutt as a live arm with back of the bullpen potential, but not much more than that. Rhee and Antigua will be considered the best pitching prospects but will be considered back of the rotation types. Some of the younger guys will be projected for higher ceilings, but will not be touted too highly quite yet. Go big, or go home.

Didn't Bennett get hurt during the Saints game this year? I wonder how much that payed out considering he missed multiple games.

I keep looking at an outdated scholarship grid that does not have Hammons on there yet.

Well played.

Barlow started it and Byrd was backing up a teammate. Byrd might be a 'bro', but Barlow is the problem. I think it's all but official now that Barlow is kicked off the team. Multiple people saying it, just nothing official from Painter. Byrd has no history of behavior problems. If Barlow is gone, at least one can give Painter credit for having the integrity to kick Barlow off the team for causing problems. A lot of schools would've looked the other way. Especially because Barlow wasn't even arrested. Eh... if it is indeed true and Barlow is dismissed, I don't think Painter should be getting brownie points for it. You think he should get another chance? He knew where he stood with the program and went out and got trashed on his birthday. I know he's a 21 year old kid but it's a pattern of behavior. Byrd on the other hand had a clean record. You can't be too rough on a kid when his first offense is a PI. It's not a DUI or battery or drugs, etc. No, I think it was the right move. I just don't think Painter should be given any kind of credit for making the decision he made. The Byrd public intox is a non-event to me. For some reason, the West Lafayette cops like to nab the Purdue athletes for this. I remember when Stu Schweigert got a public intox his senior year and it was a huge story on campus. The guy was walking home drunk... so what? If I had a nickle for every time I did that as a college student... I liked Barlow on the court. The guy was a personification of Purdue's tenacious defense. If he can't keep his off the court priorities in order though, especially after being given a second chance, then he shouldn't be put in a position to hurt the team again. Bring on a new commitment for next year. Can we get another year out of Hummell? :lol:

It's funny because it's a basketball player saying it to another basketball player. Also, Byrd had to look up to tell somebody they're soft. Mostly though, the way the report stated that he stared Leonard down while doing is a visual that I can't help but giggle about. It really had nothing to do with what Leonard did or didn't do.

Barlow started it and Byrd was backing up a teammate. Byrd might be a 'bro', but Barlow is the problem. I think it's all but official now that Barlow is kicked off the team. Multiple people saying it, just nothing official from Painter. Byrd has no history of behavior problems. If Barlow is gone, at least one can give Painter credit for having the integrity to kick Barlow off the team for causing problems. A lot of schools would've looked the other way. Especially because Barlow wasn't even arrested. Eh... if it is indeed true and Barlow is dismissed, I don't think Painter should be getting brownie points for it.

I understand he has that he-shouldn't-be-scoring-that-many-points-against-my-team-because-he's-not-that-good quality to him. I hate those types of players with a passion unless they play for a team I root for. I don't understand where how he comes across as a douchebag. Maybe I'm too close to the situation? The soft comment he made is kinda douchetastic I guess (although I find it pretty funny personally).

Got banners? :-" You're not doing a very good job of convincing me why IU should not be bombed into the ground.

Crap, this just turned into a rational discussion on how IU should be turned into a military explosives testing site didn't it? Without any IU fans to actively poke and prod about this, this is really going to slow my day down.

I can take a hint. I've moved on. We can talk about what the teams have done recently and their probability for future success. Yes? Please wait until we hire a new coach. lol. It's more fun when my team has a solid recruiter/great coach and your team is in limbo though...

I can take a hint. I've moved on. We can talk about what the teams have done recently and their probability for future success. Yes?

Ok, so 10 years is the magic cutoff point? Are you sure we can't make it 20 years? Sure. Hell do 25. Do 30. I'm sorry, 25 is just too long ago...

Ok, so 10 years is the magic cutoff point? Are you sure we can't make it 20 years?