(2021) PF Trey Kaufman to Purdue

[HoosierAloha]

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[Feathery]

Hopeful it’s IU. If not, good luck to him at Purdue. I’m actually enjoying the perception that this is a IU/PU battle. That’s the way it should be for in-state too talent. 

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51 minutes ago, Bobman1 said:

We don’t get too many of these recruitments anymore where everyone is pretty unsure of the destination. Will be enjoying the suspense and hoping he chooses IU!


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I hate the suspense, gawl!

 

[cthomas]

I think it's all about the fit and how that helps him achieve his goals. I'm sure he has analyzed coaching, style of play, and personnel down to the micro level. I could be completely wrong, but I doubt that emotion plays much of a role in the decision. Hopefully, it's IU in the end but either way, I hope it works out for him.

[VO5]

Here’s the thing. Nobody knows but Trey and his mom and apparently he is not telling the staffs today according to Rabjohns. This is truly 50/50 and every prediction is just an educated guess at this point. I wouldn’t be surprised either way

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Hopeful it’s IU. If not, good luck to him at Purdue. I’m actually enjoying the perception that this is a IU/PU battle. That’s the way it should be for in-state too talent. 

I’ll be honest, if it is Purdue it’ll be pretty crushing for me as a fan. Furst and Kaufman were both VERY high on my wishlist. I think Kaufman is better. Getting Kaufman makes missing Furst pretty easy to stomach. Missing both to the same school, particularly Purdue, would be a gut punch.

That said, Kaufman to Indiana.


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[KzooHoosier82]

1 hour ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

I’ll be honest, if it is Purdue it’ll be pretty crushing for me as a fan. Furst and Kaufman were both VERY high on my wishlist. I think Kaufman is better. Getting Kaufman makes missing Furst pretty easy to stomach. Missing both to the same school, particularly Purdue, would be a gut punch.

That said, Kaufman to Indiana.


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Something that I don’t understand is how can an in state kid truely be picking between both? Have things changed that dramatically? When I played high school, I would have rather paid my own way as a walkon at IU than take a scholly from Gene  Keady (whom I’ve met multiple times and respect as a person). I played with guys who would 100% say the same in vise versa. What I never saw were guys mulling the two as if they were on equal footing. 

[Stuhoo]

4 minutes ago, KzooHoosier82 said:

Something that I don’t understand is how can an in state kid truely be picking between both? Have things changed that dramatically? When I played high school, I would have rather paid my own way as a walkon at IU than take a scholly from Gene  Keady (whom I’ve met multiple times and respect as a person). I played with guys who would 100% say the same in vise versa. What I never saw were guys mulling the two as if they were on equal footing. 

 

Well...Trey Kaufman says he's committed.

So the choice is completely clear in HIS mind. Where it's not clear is in the eyes of the public.

 

[TheWatShot]

9 minutes ago, KzooHoosier82 said:

Something that I don’t understand is how can an in state kid truely be picking between both? Have things changed that dramatically? When I played high school, I would have rather paid my own way as a walkon at IU than take a scholly from Gene  Keady (whom I’ve met multiple times and respect as a person). I played with guys who would 100% say the same in vise versa. What I never saw were guys mulling the two as if they were on equal footing. 

Sadly, if you look at on-court and postseason success in the last 5-6 years, we're not on equal footing. 

[KzooHoosier82]

2 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

 

Well...Trey Kaufman says he's committed.

So the choice is completely clear in HIS mind. Where it's not clear is in the eyes of the public.

 

No, I get that.  My point is I don’t understand how it’s gotten down to this point. Purdue wouldn’t have made my top 10 and I had the type of talent Ivy Tech would have turned away from after one video session. 

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1 hour ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

I’ll be honest, if it is Purdue it’ll be pretty crushing for me as a fan. Furst and Kaufman were both VERY high on my wishlist. I think Kaufman is better. Getting Kaufman makes missing Furst pretty easy to stomach. Missing both to the same school, particularly Purdue, would be a gut punch.

That said, Kaufman to Indiana.


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Couldn't agree more

[KzooHoosier82]

2 minutes ago, TheWatShot said:

Sadly, if you look at on-court and postseason success in the last 5-6 years, we're not on equal footing. 

In terms of record/tourney appearances, absolutely. They’ve had program stability where as we were turning over...that takes time to build. Even then, IU provided as much if not more national exposure (None of the National media ever mentioned Purdue until they got to the S16 two years ago), better campus, better facilities, better S&C program, and ultimately better NBA prospects. TK would have to be pretty cynical to look at where IU is today and think Purdue has a better program. Purdue had lightning in a bottle with four years of Carsen Edwards and it showed last year after he was gone. 

[HoosierAloha]

Re: IU vs. purdoodoo

I believe we are finally starting to get players in that 1) work their @$$ off outside of practice and 2) hate to lose to pu.  We have lacked this for a long time!  I believe Phin, Franklin, Jackson-Davis, Galloway, and Leal understand what it means to be the best in the state.  Hopefully, Kaufman understands this when he's wearing the candystripes and we start kicking their @$$ again.

[Stuhoo]

 

After all of this, watch him go to UVA ;(           (joking I think!)

 

[Stuhoo]

4 minutes ago, HoosierAloha said:

I believe Phin, Franklin, Jackson-Davis, Galloway, and Leal understand what it means to be the best in the state.  Hopefully, Kaufman understands this when he's wearing the candystripes and we start kicking their @$$ again.

[craigyv88]

1 hour ago, KzooHoosier82 said:

Something that I don’t understand is how can an in state kid truely be picking between both? Have things changed that dramatically? When I played high school, I would have rather paid my own way as a walkon at IU than take a scholly from Gene  Keady (whom I’ve met multiple times and respect as a person). I played with guys who would 100% say the same in vise versa. What I never saw were guys mulling the two as if they were on equal footing. 

That’s an interesting point, I remember Dakich talking about that from when he was recruited.  He said he liked Keady and Purdue but when it came to basketball IU was simply the place you went.

I think Purdue started to develop a bit of a cool factor it may not have previously had around when Glenn Robinson was there, especially among younger kids/teenagers.  My feeling is that factor started creeping up again once Painter got traction with his ’07 class and it’s gotten more that way since. IU still carries more brand equity but I’m afraid that gap has closed a lot in the eyes of kids we are now recruiting.  Assuming he was born in late 2002 or early 2003, we’ve only beaten Purdue once since Trey was 11 so if we want to take momentum back in the series (and I desperately hope we do), this is a crucial recruit for IU.

[Stuhoo]

6 minutes ago, craigyv88 said:

That’s an interesting point, I remember Dakich talking about that from when he was recruited.  He said he liked Keady and Purdue but when it came to basketball IU was simply the place you went.

I think Purdue started to develop a bit of a cool factor it may not have previously had around when Glenn Robinson was there, especially among younger kids/teenagers.  My feeling is that factor started creeping up again once Painter got traction with his ’07 class and it’s gotten more that way since. IU still carries more brand equity but I’m afraid that gap has closed a lot in the eyes of kids we are now recruiting.  Assuming he was born in late 2002 or early 2003, we’ve only beaten Purdue once since Trey was 11 so if we want to take momentum back in the series (and I desperately hope we do), this is a crucial recruit for IU.

 

Hey...welcome to the board craigyv88!

 

[VO5]

Brian from GBI apparently is stating he never liked IU as much as people thought. Such a weird statement to say if you’re going to have egg on your face later. Idk statements like that just seem weird if nobody knows. Hope he chooses IU, if not, not the end of the world. 

[craigyv88]

12 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

 

Hey...welcome to the board craigyv88!

 

Thanks Stuhoo!  I like this board a lot, couldn't resist joining any longer.

[Stuhoo]

2 minutes ago, craigyv88 said:

Thanks Stuhoo!  I like this board a lot, couldn't resist joining any longer.

 

Diving in is half the battle--looking forward to your regular posts ... that's the other half   ;)