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2007 Purdue Boilermakers Basketball Predictions &
Season Preview
Can the Purdue
Boilermakers build off of a solid
season or will they back slide? This
2007 Purdue Boilermakers
predictions and season preview
tells all.
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Purdue went 22-12 last season and
advanced to the NCAA Tournament for
the first time since 2003. Its 22
victories totaled six more than it
had won in the two previous years
combined. The Boilermakers depended
heavily on their two senior leaders
last season to make the turnaround.
This year’s team will be without
Carl Landry’s 18.9 points per game
and David Teague’s 14.3 points per
contests. Without these two proven
scorers the Boilermakers are going
to back slide some this season and
their postseason will likely be the
NIT and not the NCAA Tournament.
The fact that Purdue brought in a
recruiting class regarded as one of
the country’s ten best will help
speed up the rebuilding process.
Expect to hear the name E’Twaun
Moore called often this season. The
guard from East Chicago, Indiana
heads this talented class.
Gordon Watt returns as a 33-game
starter last season. He may have
trouble keeping his starting job
with the talent coming in, but he is
expected to see a lot of minutes
once again as head coach Matt
Painter loves this guys toughness.
The 6’10’’ JaJuan Johnson is
extremely talented in the center
spot, but he is still lacking the
strength it will take to really
dominate. Robbie Hummel and Scott
Martin played alongside each other
at Valpo High in Indian last year.
They are both promising prospects
and Painter especially likes
Martin’s ability to use his left
hand.
The backcourt houses Purdue’s lone
senior, point guard Tarrance Crump.
Expect him to show lots of
improvement as last year was just
his first season of D-1 hoops. Chris
Kramer could be Purdue’s star in
progress. As a frosh, he was one of
the best defensive players in the
Big Ten with 63 thefts. He finished
second only to Ohio State’s Mike
Conley with 2.10 steals per game. He
averaged 7.2 points per game last
season and we can expect him to be
in double figures this year. As I
mentioned earlier, Moore is the
player to watch for in the
backcourt. The 6’3’’ combo guard led
his high school to the state title
last season in the state of Indian’s
biggest class. Many feel this kid is
Purdue top recruit since Glenn “Big
Dog” Robinson.
Give these youngsters a season to
mature and they’ll have Purdue back
in the Big Dance. But for this
season, the losses of Landry and
Teague are likely too much to
overcome.
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