Stuhoo

Either of which would put us in the tourney.

Agreed. And on so many levels.

Gents; I understand the curiosity, but let's not clog up the Phinsee thread too much with the Crean story and posts asking for pms about it. Chris just shared that it was "Crean asking a member of the staff to do something, than after it's done, he decided his way would be better." If he wants to add more on the open board he will. If you want to request a pm do so in the pm box. Thanks

That won't prevent him from starting if he's good enough. DeRon Juwan Josh RoJo CuJo Is far and away our most likely starting lineup, with Collin also playing starter level minutes.

Did it involve a trunk full of midgets and a gallon of cooking oil? Cause even that wouldn't surprise me.

Well...that depends on your tolerance: The lifeblood of this board is well-written analysis, reasonable speculation, respectful disagreement, open debate, and interesting information. You have been a poster that contributes all of these dynamics in a major way. When a direct, staff-attributed assessment of a recruit is shared, I find it completely compelling, but it is wholly reasonable to expect that it will bring out the speculation and debate elements. My take? I love posts like that, but you have to keep on keeping on only when you're okay with people questioning what you may know to be true.

They forgot to mention that since this board has been pushing for him he has grown from 5'11" to 6'1". At this rate he'll be about 6'6" by the time he gets to campus! ;)

Terrell Smith showing up for his first IU Football practice:

http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/expert-answers/bpa/faq-20058331

Annnnddd... Jerry Meyer has now officially put his prediction on the web for: Phinisee to IU. Yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes In-state Indiana Elite AAU Top 100 Very high character Excellent on-floor leader Three/four year player Extremely well-rounded game Plays hard, defends, rebounds, toughness Winner C'mon Robert; now let's make it official!

And the complete lack of judgment and personal responsibility.

If it seems like a given, why is it taking so long?

Easy Stuhoo... Must not compare his skills to Perea Must not compare his skills to Perea Must not compare his skills to Perea

SahWEET!

Im thinking we go with a Tim Priller isolation set: https://www.instagram.com/p/BXoGhANDeA4/

That "long way to go" dynamic was necessary and very helpful in this case.

Well now, let's not get all cocky about it.

No doubt by committee no matter what. But...take a look at the complete IU rushing totals from the Allen-coached Foster Farms Bowl (and it was a close game - not a 'throw it every down' affair). I'm not seeing a lot of Williams, Natee, Gest, or Magette in there: IND - Rushing Player Att. Gain Loss Net TD Lg. Avg. Redding, Devine 17 81 9 72 1 15 4.2 Brookins, Ricky 12 60 7 53 0 20 4.4 Williams, Devonte 3 6 0 6 0 4 2.0 Diamont, Zander 1 3 0 3 0 3 3.0 Lagow, Richard 4 5 22 -17 0 5 -4.3 TOTALS 37 155 38 117 1 20 3.2

As soon as Allen took over for the bowl game, he became the leader of the RB pack. If I had to guess, I'd expect it to stay that way.

Yup, and because of a variety of factors (West Laffy, engineering/techy academic orientation, ugly @$$ uniforms, ugly @$$ campus, not exactly mecca for attractive women, Painter is a good coach but not a likeable salesman, old-fashioned offensive scheme, etc, etc) they'll never get them. The Roosevelt Barnes/Swanigan connection was the ultimate outlier, and isn't likely to be replicated anytime soon. That having been said, they better get theirs this year, because after Haas, PJ, Mathias and V Edwards leave at the end of the season, that cupboard is pretty darn bare.

Good point, and I will stop the snarky stuff for this player. All kidding aside, I guess it's better to be skilled and out of shape than in shape and talent-less; a kid with no talent can't magically invent it, but an out of shape kid can get in shape. However, I wonder if Purdue's fanbase has expectations that every out of shape power forward that they recruit will turn into Swanigan. Swanigan was so interesting because he was the exception, not the rule. Kinda like when we would get Crean projects and expect them to be the next Victor Oladipo. The outliers are special because the norm rarely turns out that way.

Rumor has it he can elevate enough to touch the net while in mid-air! I have more video; he recently played in the NBPA top 100 camp. Feeling a little more of the DeAndre Thomas-ey vibe in this vid:

Recent video of Purdoo's only current committed 2018 recruit, Trevion Williams. Nice handles. 6'8" Really, really...chubby. Not "DeAndre Thomas fat", but more like "middle-aged fast food clerk chubby." https://twitter.com/a1mighty_trey23/status/895077092240576512

Nebraska and Purdoo recruiting. NOT getting it done.