By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor Matt Painter did what needed to be done. After suffering a 16-18 season, Painter needed to shake things up in his program and get his house in order. He did just that. Shown the door were Jacob Lawson and Anthony Johnson, who didn’t buy into some of the things […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Founder In early March, at the height of Sandi-mania, I decided to have a little fun with Purdue fans. I asked them to come up with alternate nicknames for Sandi “Chooch” Marcius. This, of course, was after his hustle-laden efforts against Northwestern, Wisconsin and Michigan left the faithful begging for more, […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor We didn’t learn quite as much about Purdue as we could have on Wednesday night because Western Illinois was shorthanded. Forward Terell Parks, the Leathernecks’ leading scorer, missed the game because of a foot injury. Ceola Clark III, Western’s No. 2 scorer, tore his ACL during the Summit League tournament. What […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor CHICAGO ” Yes, perhaps 15-17 Purdue hopes to hear from a postseason tournament on Sunday so its season can continue, but in reality Matt Painter, needs to punt any invite that might come his team’s way and get to focusing on the offseason right away. By the letter of the […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor A Purdue win over No. 3 Indiana on Wednesday wouldn’t be as big an upset as some might think. I have covered both teams this season, so I have perhaps a unique perspective on their matchup. Indiana is loaded with skill and weapons, but the Hoosiers have some weaknesses the Boilermakers […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Purdue pulled out a 66-56 win over Ball State on Tuesday night that was closer than it should have been. The Boilermakers clearly had more talent, but they allowed the Cardinals to hang around several times in the first half when consistent play, especially on offense, might have put the game […]
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