Are the Purdue boys a bust?

[clover]

What happened to JJJ putting on 10-15lbs of muscle in the offseason? He looked like he was the same size as last year to me. I was expecting him to play a little more physical too. You gotta want to fight down low and make a name for yourself in the trenches if your gonna be a PF in this league which im assuming is his natural position due to lack of handle and lateral quickness he would need to be a three.

He's 6'11"....15 lbs is roughly less than 3 ounces per inch....

Who would notice?

Ithought he was 6'10" but your right i guess. Probably pretty hard to notice. But there was that whole thread a little while ago dedicated to all the work he's done in the offseason and all the weight he put on. I guess i was just expecting to see a little more there.

Yeah, and I believe he said he'd gained 10 pounds since he was drafted, had a goal to add five pounds more--so you're talking about 2 ounces per inch.

[Celtics18]

What happened to JJJ putting on 10-15lbs of muscle in the offseason? He looked like he was the same size as last year to me. I was expecting him to play a little more physical too. You gotta want to fight down low and make a name for yourself in the trenches if your gonna be a PF in this league which im assuming is his natural position due to lack of handle and lateral quickness he would need to be a three.

He's 6'11"....15 lbs is roughly less than 3 ounces per inch....

Who would notice?

Ithought he was 6'10" but your right i guess. Probably pretty hard to notice. But there was that whole thread a little while ago dedicated to all the work he's done in the offseason and all the weight he put on. I guess i was just expecting to see a little more there.

Yeah, and I believe he said he'd gained 10 pounds since he was drafted, had a goal to add five pounds more--so you're talking about 2 ounces per inch.

http://www.cord.edu/faculty/andersod/giacometti.html

[TripleOT]

Well, I just called them The Purdonts.

As mentioned before, any second rounder who sticks for even one year isn't a bust.  I think Moore has a place in the league.  He's a tweener who might need some overseas time before becoming a real PG.

JJJ just doesn't show me a NBA game.  I guess he can shoot, although he shot only 34% outside of 9 feet last season in very limited minutes. With his frame, I don't see him being a good rebounder or paint defender.  If he wasn't a first round pick with guaranteed money, he wouldn't even be on this roster. 

(I was totally wrong about AB, BTW, but it's a little different judging a 20 year old with little experience out of HS ball and a guy that stayed in college long enough to have a dorm named after him.   

[clover]

What happened to JJJ putting on 10-15lbs of muscle in the offseason? He looked like he was the same size as last year to me. I was expecting him to play a little more physical too. You gotta want to fight down low and make a name for yourself in the trenches if your gonna be a PF in this league which im assuming is his natural position due to lack of handle and lateral quickness he would need to be a three.

He's 6'11"....15 lbs is roughly less than 3 ounces per inch....

Who would notice?

Ithought he was 6'10" but your right i guess. Probably pretty hard to notice. But there was that whole thread a little while ago dedicated to all the work he's done in the offseason and all the weight he put on. I guess i was just expecting to see a little more there.

Yeah, and I believe he said he'd gained 10 pounds since he was drafted, had a goal to add five pounds more--so you're talking about 2 ounces per inch.

http://www.cord.edu/faculty/andersod/giacometti.html

Ha ha.

[paintitgreen]

It doesn't look like they'll ever be huge contributors. They have time but you can tell more from players struggling in summer league than from players excelling. Sullinger playing well doesn't mean he will put up numbers like that in the actual NBA. But if you struggle in summer league, you're probably not gonna be able to contribute much in the actual league. I just hope we can turn these two, Williams and a first rounder next year (already projected as a very weak draft so it'll be easier to buy a pick if the Cs want one) into three years of Courtney Lee as a third guard at around $4 mil a year. I'd send those guys off for Lee in a heartbeat.

[cltc5]

JJJ definataely is.  Morre can play somewhere.

[cltc5]

JJJ can stick a landing

[Reyquila]

JJJ has shown yet that he belongs with the celts. Moore is different. He has shown that if he is patient enough with his offense, he can score the ball from either the three or with his floater. The problem I see often is that he rushes his shot like there is no tomorrow.Like he has to make good the few opportunities he has to play. Today he has played more under control than yesterday, and his scoring shows it..

[VermontGreen212]

Well, I just called them The Purdonts.

As mentioned before, any second rounder who sticks for even one year isn't a bust.  I think Moore has a place in the league.  He's a tweener who might need some overseas time before becoming a real PG.

JJJ just doesn't show me a NBA game.  I guess he can shoot, although he shot only 34% outside of 9 feet last season in very limited minutes. With his frame, I don't see him being a good rebounder or paint defender.  If he wasn't a first round pick with guaranteed money, he wouldn't even be on this roster. 

(I was totally wrong about AB, BTW, but it's a little different judging a 20 year old with little experience out of HS ball and a guy that stayed in college long enough to have a dorm named after him.   

[celtic -_- pride]

jjj is bad

[pp34isthe1]

YES

[CeltsAcumen]

Remember what I said last year.

Nobody good comes from Purdue.  As a UNC alum I do not think there has been a year I thought, boy Purdue is tough.  In fact, whenever I see Big Ten in our bracket I know UNC is going to the final four.

Nobody good comes from Purdue.

Name one.

[KCattheStripe]

Remember what I said last year.

Nobody good comes from Purdue.  As a UNC alum I do not think there has been a year I thought, boy Purdue is tough.  In fact, whenever I see Big Ten in our bracket I know UNC is going to the final four.

Nobody good comes from Purdue.

Name one.

Glenn Robinson.

[fairweatherfan]

Remember what I said last year.

Nobody good comes from Purdue.  As a UNC alum I do not think there has been a year I thought, boy Purdue is tough.  In fact, whenever I see Big Ten in our bracket I know UNC is going to the final four.

Nobody good comes from Purdue.

Name one.

Glenn Robinson.

But it's silly to assume the program determines how good a player is, especially across different coaching administrations.

EDIT:  Gah, beaten.  I'll say former Celtics supersub Jerry Sichting, then.  And Brad Miller.

[SHAQATTACK]

JJJ is a good kid, he tries hard, but he is still  a LONG WAYS off from Jeff Green smoothness. His play is so eratic., becasue his motor isn't running ALL THE TIME.  He is too used to dominating players in college level with average effort. NBA it takes 100% output non stop , the competiton is so much better.

Moore has a heart the size of a MOUNTAIN.  What god denied him in height and speed , he more than make up in confidence and desire.  He has unshakable faith in his game or ability to belong. He is somewhat a floor leader by example.  ETwan makes mistakes but plays 100% effort all the time.  I;m not ready to toss Etwaun under the bus quite yet.