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[Stuhoo]

Purdue announces that guard Ryan Cline is suspended for the season-opener for a violation of team rules. Will also miss an exhibition game and a preseason scrimmage.

Probably forgot it was his turn to slop the pigs! 

Cline and Smotherman.

Weed.

[OliviaPope40]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2673621-grayson-allen-josh-hart-headline-2016-17-ap-preseason-all-america-team

The AP preseason All-America Team was released today there is nothing new.

[Stuhoo]

Court docs reveal more on Purdue guard Cline's arrest

Probable cause says Purdue guard was passed out with foot on accelerator, revving the engine, when police found him in June incident.

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WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue men's basketball opens the season with two important contributors suspended — and both were involved with incidents including a vehicle and marijuana.

Purdue announced before Tuesday's exhibition game against Southern Indiana that sophomore guard Ryan Cline has been suspended for three games for a violation of team rules. Cline missed the exhibition, and also will miss the closed scrimmage vs. West Virginia and the season opener vs. McNeese State. Junior forward Basil Smotherman was previously suspended for the same three contests.

According to an affidavit for probable cause, Hamilton County Sheriff's Deputy Kenton Mustain was dispatched on June 27 to the area of Dunbar Road and State Road 38 just north of the intersection for an unresponsive person locked in a black Lexus.

Mustain said he found Cline unresponsive with his foot on the gas pedal and the engine revving. Mustain said Cline did not respond when he knocked on both the driver's and passenger's side windows. Mustain said he could not tell if Cline was breathing or not and thought he could be in medical crisis, so he decided to break out the passenger window.

After breaking the window, Mustain said he unlocked the door and turned off the ignition. He then performed sternum rubs to wake Cline up and called for medics because Cline "was not readily responsive and extremely lethargic." Mustain said he smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from the car.

Mustain said he found a plastic bag containing green leafy substance as well as an orange prescription pill bottle with a small amount of green leafy substance in the middle consul cup holder of the Lexus. The total weight was less than 30 grams.

Mustain's report said the violation occurred at 9:53 a.m.

According to online court records, Cline was charged with one count of possession of marijuana in Hamilton County on July 11. He entered into a pretrial diversion program on Aug. 5.

Smotherman was charged with possession of paraphernalia after a June 5 traffic stop in Hancock County. He has a pretrial conference scheduled for Dec. 1.

"It is unfortunate" Purdue coach Matt Painter said after Tuesday's exhibition. "You want guys to flourish and take this opportunity and springboard not just into a great career but a great life. They have an unbelievable advantage on other people having this opportunity, but also, there has to be some order. These things can sometimes be a blessing in disguise where some guys have some public humiliation.

"… You want it to not so much be a punishment as a consequence."

Cline played in all 35 games for Purdue last season as a reserve. The Carmel native averaged 3.9 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 13.6 minutes while shooting 38.5 percent from 3-point range.

Painter said the suspensions provided an opportunity for other players to step up on a competitive roster.

"Three or four years ago, we didn't have a bunch of players," Painter said. "We have a bunch of players. If people don't want to do what they're supposed to, like tonight, other people play. That's on them. I think we've got some guys on our team that they lick their chops when things like that happen."

Purdue also played without sophomore forward Jacquil Taylor on Tuesday, leaving them with seven active scholarship players.

[OliviaPope40]

https://www.justice.gov/archive/ndic/pubs6/6445/6445p.pdf

Cheatsheet for what Smotherman was caught with.

[Uspshoosier]

Hard to believe but, since "one and done" came into effect in '06, only two National Champs have had one on roster: '12 UK & '15 Duke teams.
@fran fraschilla


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[OliviaPope40]

18 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Hard to believe but, since "one and done" came into effect in '06, only two National Champs have had one on roster: '12 UK & '15 Duke teams.
@fran fraschilla


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Who did the '15 Duke team have they had more than one?

[Uspshoosier]

Who did the '15 Duke team have they had more than one?

Jones and okafor


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[Stuhoo]

Jones and okafor


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And Winslow

[OliviaPope40]

36 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

 

And Winslow

 

Which is why I knew there were more than one and out of that freshmen bunch only one remains.

Edited November 2, 2016 by OliviaPope40

[BGleas]

41 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Hard to believe but, since "one and done" came into effect in '06, only two National Champs have had one on roster: '12 UK & '15 Duke teams.
@fran fraschilla


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Not turn this into a recruiting thread, but I'm not one that believes we need one and dones. I'd actually prefer we stay away from them unless they fall into our lap due to a relationship or something. But, I do think we need, and would like to see us consistently have, around 3-4 guys in that 15-30 range at most times. Those borderline 5*/high 4* guys that are McDonalds All-American's but likely to be around 2-3 years. 

Other than Vonleh, that's the space Crean has largely played in with his "stud" recruits (Zeller, Yogi, JBJ, Bryant) and when he's had 3-4 of them it's paid dividends. If we always have some of those guys on the roster I think we're competing in the Big Ten and nationally very consistently. 

[Uspshoosier]

Which is why I knew there were and out of that freshmen bunch only one remains.

He should of left after his freshman year as well. Maybe he wouldn't of picked up the bad habit of tripping people. Tatum got hurt in practice the other day.....I wonder if it was a tripping incident


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[OliviaPope40]

18 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

He should of left after his freshman year as well. Maybe he wouldn't of picked up the bad habit of tripping people. Tatum got hurt in practice the other day.....I wonder if it was a tripping incident


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Yeah well he decided to torture people for 2 more years.

[FortWayneHoosier]

Talk about a blow out


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[hsrtxp]

Talk about a blow out


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That's just wrong. Amazing, but wrong.


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[ALASKA HOOSIER]

Very very wrong

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[LIHoosier]

146-17, was that with regular size Ditka or mini Ditka?

[HoosierAloha]

What's the point in that? I feel like they could gather some dudes around campus to practice against and get more out of it.

[FortWayneHoosier]

I don't know what's more amazing only allowing 17 points in a whole game or scoring 146 lol


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[WayneFleekHoosier]

Lol UK and IU sweet 16 foes in projection.


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[OliviaPope40]

http://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/dukes-grayson-allen-is-the-cbs-sports-2016-17-preseason-player-of-the-year/

Just another day in the office.