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| brumdog44 | Sep 12 2009, 11:46 AM Post #121 |
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Does Purdue have any schollies left to give for 2010? |
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| Maker13 | Sep 12 2009, 12:56 PM Post #122 |
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That's an interesting comparison. I would hope we don't fall that far, but in the end, the players aren't going to change, just the ranking. We are oversigned for '10 with the Hale situation, so there definitely won't be any more players added to the class, and possibly would be one taken away. I'll bet anyone $50 though that Johnson goes pro and Hale comes in next year. |
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| brumdog44 | Sep 12 2009, 03:44 PM Post #123 |
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I think Johnson set that up by coming out and announcing that he wasn't going pro at the end of the last season when I don't think it occurred to anyone that he would be. |
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| BoilerBasketball2008 | Sep 12 2009, 04:58 PM Post #124 |
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He still would have been drafted last year in my opinion. But it wouldn't have been high, but he has a lot of potential. |
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| BoilerBasketball2008 | Sep 12 2009, 04:58 PM Post #125 |
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but it was pretty obvious he wasn't going anywhere |
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| brumdog44 | Sep 12 2009, 05:07 PM Post #126 |
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But I think you agree it would have been a mistake. His stock would be MUCH higher after this season assuming a normal progression. He is going to have to put on some muscle and weight for the next level. Let's face it, the NBA isn't necessarily about being a basketball player...ever see Antonio Davis? |
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| Maker13 | Sep 12 2009, 08:44 PM Post #127 |
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It definitely would have been a mistake. If you completely take out of the equation any desire to win in college, he has so much more room to improve his stock with another year to prove what he can do (which is a lot more than he did last year). I think he's going to be a 17 pt, 8 board, 3 block player this year while looking a lot better all around while doing it. Granted, my NBA strategic knowledge is pretty limited, but I think there's a niche for him as a very athletic 4. He can pull his man away from the basket, take him on the dribble or shoot a 15-20 footer. He needs to get better guarding away from the hoop, but I think he could be a very strong defense presence in open space as well as under the hoop. |
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