Derek Long

2nd Grade Spelling Bee Champion

[Derek Long @thelongderek]

@jrs_rankings Purdue in 2022 would be a lot different if not for the LSU bowl game where about 4 regular starters played and LSU played their starters

[Derek Long @thelongderek]

@HoosierBot @JordanJamie @W_B_Rick Sure, but it was not an easy road to get to the final four. IUs last trip to the final four was much easier than Purdues 3 10+ seeds?

[Derek Long @thelongderek]

@HoosierBot @JordanJamie @W_B_Rick But it doesn’t happen every year as you say. The path to the Champ game was not an easy one, the sweet 16 and elite 8 that year were rematches that Purdue won too.

[Derek Long @thelongderek]

@HoosierBot @JordanJamie @W_B_Rick So…. 2 upsets? And it’ll be 3 on Thursday. Unless you’re counting 5 seed Gonzaga as an upset. Other than that they’ve earned the trips that they’ve gotten due to being good in the regular season

[Derek Long @thelongderek]

@HoosierBot @JordanJamie @W_B_Rick What year besides 2022 did Purdue have an easy path to an Elite 8?

[Derek Long @thelongderek]

@gwizzy12 I would agree his foot speed is lacking however his length makes up for it a little bit as he’s able to recover and contest much better than Cluff.

At least today I would say Jacobsen has been the better offensive player.

[Derek Long @thelongderek]

@BronxLaugher @sms143__ @roadmon84 @Mbrew87 @GoodmanHoops Their efficiency went from 29.03 to 27.63. They took a significant loss in the metrics

[Derek Long @thelongderek]

@mstaudt1589 It’s going to be nice to have a 6’4 point guard next year

[Derek Long @thelongderek]

@bilzisdaddy @MostlyHoopsShow You said “exposed”

[Derek Long @thelongderek]

@bilzisdaddy @MostlyHoopsShow Might want to check your local sports app

[Derek Long @thelongderek]

@StockTalks21 Well Benter was +8 in his minutes yesterday, TKR was -9. USC game Benter +15, TKR -6. Considering they have barely played together in those games I have a hard time seeing what you’re seeing. It hurts rebounding, but it helps defensive rotations, opens up the offense, and more

[Derek Long @thelongderek]

@Chris_Forman12 they definitely missed a Braden assist on that last GiCarri 3 before the Rutgers TO

[Derek Long @thelongderek]

@TomDienhart1 This is probably the best news there could be for Purdue basketball, the worst news for Purdue football

[Derek Long @thelongderek]

@NoContext_EACFB @Clxyishim If you send the house at him, his interest in you goes down

[Derek Long @thelongderek]

@TonyCurtisDelux @Brett_McMurphy Not saying we’ve been good, but Purdue was in the Big Ten Championship game in 2022. Only… 2, about to be 3 seasons ago

[Derek Long @thelongderek]

Also to add the won’t even let me withdraw the funds in my account

[Derek Long @thelongderek]

@BarstoolBigCat I know you are good at getting things resolved, your partner @DraftKings canceled my account without any explanation why and their email team won’t respond to me.

[Derek Long @thelongderek]

@RaphealDavis3 It does not

[Derek Long @thelongderek]

@mstaudt1589 In defense of the B1G their February/March is about as difficult as it reasonably can be