By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor It’s time to give Purdue coach Matt Painter some credit. A lot of people have been critical of him, especially during the team’s mid-season conference slump. Honestly, he’s done a pretty good job during what most called a rebuilding year. I think the Boilermakers are a little ahead of where most people […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Whenever a team pulls off a major upset, more can often be learned from how it handles the next game than from the unexpected win. We’ll learn a lot about Purdue on Wednesday. The Boilermakers pulled off one of the biggest shockers of the college basketball season with their 69-56 win over […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Chapters in life are funny sometimes. Check this one out. It’s a doozy. As you start your journey, all your dreams seemingly are within reach. Your carefully structured plans show promise but begin to crumble. Everything you thought you knew, everything you had banked on, everything that made you who […]
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By SAM KLEMET ISL Correspondent A victory against a team that is winless in the conference usually doesn’t carry much weight. But, for a young Purdue squad, Tuesday’s 58-49 victory at Penn State was much needed. It ended a two-game losing streak in which the Boilers played arguably their worst basketball of the season. They were […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor After Purdue beat Penn State earlier this season, a reporter asked A.J. Hammons and Ronnie Johnson if they think about the future. After all, the freshmen dominated in a 60-42 win, and it looked like the Boilermakers and their young talent might be turning the corner. Hammons answered first. “I […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A lot of sports writers get criticized for not going back over their predictions and bold statements because by not doing so, they never seem wrong. Well, I make mistakes, and I have no shame in going over them. I didn’t officially make a prediction for this […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor I have been eagerly anticipating tonight’s matchup of Indianapolis point guards all season: Purdue’s Ronnie Johnson vs. Indiana’s Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell. Both Ferrell and Johnson were on the AP’s all-state first team last year and have been pushed into the starting lineups for their college teams as freshmen. Both are having success, […]
Continue ReadingBy 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 […]
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By SAM KLEMET ISL Correspondent Sunday’s basketball game at Mackey Arena probably would have been more appropriately played a half a century ago with peach baskets and high-top Chuck Taylors. But, for what Purdue and Iowa lacked in efficiency, they made up for in excitement. The Boilers beat the Hawkeyes 65-62 in overtime Sunday for their […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Purdue coach Matt Painter recently said center A.J. Hammons would be better off accepting the fact that he’s an old-school, traditional big man, and that the fact that few of those exist anymore makes him a valuable commodity. In the same way that Hammons has emerged by accepting who he is, […]
Continue ReadingBy SAM KLEMET ISL Correspondent It took D.J Byrd a while to get in rhythm, but the Purdue senior found his stroke at the most crucial moments. Byrd connected on four second half triples and scored all 12 of his points after halftime to lift the Boilermakers past Nebraska, 65-56 Wednesday night in Lincoln. Games […]
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