Inside March Madness Crew Talks Purdue HC Defending Zach Edey

[@keeganskoog2419]

The hate of Zach is incredible for such a humble dude

[@NDHURLER55]

Every home game and many away games, he stays around 1.5 - 2 hours after the game to sign EVERY AUTOGRAPH. People who speak so negatively of him would BEG for a player and young man like him.

[@Chip-dg7wy]

Nobody roots for Goliath. It’s sad they can’t just enjoy Zach for what he is, one of the all time college greats.

[@SteveJohnson-r2y]

Nobody hates him.

[@biorgoanylchem]

@@NDHURLER55source: trust me bro foundation of humble pies. ok personally i like Edey but he’s just not ready yet, hope he puts the work in n put an end to the real haters the completely unrealistic ones with heavy bias that somehow gets better with humble pie

[@NDHURLER55]

@@biorgoanylchem Haha, what?!?! You found a post from 2 weeks again to tell me that Edey isn't ready after dropping 37 and 10 on the second best center in college basketball? 🤡 take.

[@JosephThomas-xb9wo]

The Purdue redemption tour in full throttle mode , led by edey

[@jeffqualizza7612]

YES IT IS HE IS NOT THE BEST PLAYER IN THE COUNTRY FOR NOTHING, AND HE GOING TO GET THE PLAYER OF THE YEAR FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW.

[@davidwestin6345]

57 points on 2nd vs usu and edey had a whopping 2 of those. Every guy on the team can be a threat. Except Jace Rayl rip

[@thebighousencaaattendancer478]

Defending Edey in the low post is like trying to shovel your driveway in a snowstorm! Dude's gonna be a beast in the NBA.

[@SaucyBoi123]

I think he would’ve been great in the 2000s but his game doesn’t translate as much to the modern game. He would’ve declared already if he had good nba potential

[@jordanarehart3027]

He will likely not even be drafted.

[@km-bo3zx]

@@SaucyBoi123Which is a shame….

[@rmac8645]

​@jordanarehart3027 you might wanna google things before you make yourself look stupid 🤣

[@Copernicusfreud]

They said stuff like that about Larry Bird and Magic Johnson too. If I am an NBA general manager with an early first round pick, I take him if he is available.

[@j-us-t_be-in-g]

His mentality is his strongest aspect. No doubt. WIll he thrive in the NBA?! That's still unknown. That's a different game than college.

[@Chip-dg7wy]

That mentality has gotten him from his first touch of the basketball to what he is now in like 7 years. I can’t wait to see how he improves in the next five.

[@RyHarrington]

Who cares rn? We’re enjoying greatness at the college level

[@siebud1]

If he could add a more consistent up and under move, he would be really hard to stop.

[@CDZNTZ]

I don't get why he's not projected high in the draft. I wish my Spurs would draft him. Wemby + Edey would be a problem

[@greggpon7466]

Sorry my friend but Zach is going to the Raptors.🤞 I hope.

[@Pegasus_p12]

Because while he is objectively amazing in the college game his style of play does not fit in well with the modern nba. I truly hope he ends up being great but it is as of right now unlikely.

[@crzycolchris]

@@Pegasus_p12 yeah.. he will be torched in the NBA

[@Atribecalledsuccess]

Luka Garza

[@soccerplyr8]

He's so bad. Tacko fall 2.0

[@bambam23406]

Problem is he playing like a old school big man and todays nba don’t care for that style anymore unfortunately

[@rmac8645]

You ever stop and ask yourself if Edey plays that way because that's what CMP requires of him? Like honestly, why would you have him shooting 18 foot jumpshots when it's just so damn easy for him at the rim?

[@bambam23406]

@@rmac8645 I’m not against that style of play I was pointing out how even if he gets drafted if he only plays this way his talent will be wasted because the way the league is today it’s not fair to big men

[@rmac8645]

@bambam23406 well I can agree with you there. The NBA is glorified streetball at this point. Not sure why everyone thinks it's the pinnacle of the sport? It's beyond a damn joke at this point. But to my point, no one knows what Zach is capable of besides Zach and his current coaches. He's only played basketball for 7 years, not 15 or 20 years like most kids have when they enter the draft... and look at how far he's progressed already.

[@pattypat-me1sq]

@@rmac8645Paint has talked about that before. It’s all about percentages.

[@martinblaine3575]

​@@rmac8645 err. When someone has been playing for 20 years when they enter the draft, did they start playing in the womb?

[@AnthonyScarpa-er3sq]

Shaq Edey !

[@benhenderson8952]

“7ft Yeat”

[@MrOBJECTIVEOBSERVER]

1:25 painter be like "-10 social credit for bad take"

[@bnegs521]

Did Dale Brown ever apologize for Shaq?

[@JeffSmith-pl2pj]

Kareem Abdul Jabar was tall also.

[@julyvincentdelapiedra741]

I think for edey to be successful in the nba is if he proves that he can atleast move his feet in the perimeter when being switched out there. Hes mobility on defense is the key for him in the nba.

[@omnivorous65]

There are two discussion that intertwine and confuse the issue. Is he a dominant college player who will succeed at college level? Absolutely and 100% yes. Will that dominance, will his type of basketball translate into today's NBA game? That is debatable. You can compare Edey with Boban Marjanovic. Same height, similar skill set. Marjanovic was an amazing finisher around the rim shooting an insane percentage. His lack of footspeed and agility made him a liability on defense and limited his usefulness to teams. That could well be the fate of Edey.

[@siphillis]

If the Spurs grab him, Wemby will be the second-tallest player on their roster.

[@SiDPT15]

Why did Edey drop out last year draft? Heard he fell to 2nd round

[@Vvsprodigy]

@@SiDPT15they lost to a 16 seed wym bro

[@siphillis]

@@SiDPT15He's expected to all to the second round again this year. I don't think the league believes he has much more room to grow.

[@SiDPT15]

@@siphillis damn that sucks. He was born in the wrong era it seems

[@richardyocum-qi7db]

are you 7yrs old? Why is this a comment? I'm confused. If you're a little kid i get it

[@Redaku418]

I’m assuming his play can evolve but the coach wants him to play that way.

[@mikemullinix5607]

Too obvious Zach is really good in the pros with more experience he will carry a team

[@yarrrthekraken]

I *love* having Candace Parker on the panel. There’s so much expertise and insight out there untapped by these shows because they haven’t looked at hiring women.

[@toocanny]

Said no one ever.

[@TraGiiXzaze]

I'd prefer Candace Owens

[@joncoughlin3486]

She has been the best voice on every TV panel she's ever been a part of. That clip of her teaching Shaq tactics a couple years back is still my fav.

[@johnbeardshall2898]

Just think only 15 years ago he would be a top 3 pick I'm hoping raptors take him at 16 with kelly as a mentor he could be a starter for 12 years if not at least a solid bench player

[@bigfoot163]

Basket ball host admits he wouldn fail a basketball test 😂😂😂😂😂 yall suck

[@yeateryeater1871]

Aaron Torres

[@SteveJohnson-r2y]

There are two "just tall" men in Spokane who beg too differ. Class doesnt win games.

[@Shan_Cox]

You can't post a comment for 3 months

[@briancollins4569]

Edey already beat those two men earlier this year. Let’s just wait and see what happens Friday.

[@SteveJohnson-r2y]

@@briancollins4569 your guy Edey is a awsome player and a awsome human as well. Enjoy rhe game.

[@briancollins4569]

@@SteveJohnson-r2yjust wanted to say good game. It was close until the fouls became too much for your bigs. I really love Ike’s fire, I enjoyed watching that matchup for sure.

[@SteveJohnson-r2y]

@@briancollins4569 Purdue had way to much . We were overnatched for sure.

[@vietnam1978]

I’m hoping Pistons get him

[@davewilliams9978]

Agreed, 100%

[@keithwinters2444]

Go Purdue!!!!😆

[@jasongrant7920]

I think those that bash Edey are silly, but more of what I see and feel myself are that the complaints are against how he is officiated...and I know that must be a difficult task, but c'mon- 800 fouls to 3? lol

[@kevinrumsey3756]

That’s a false argument. When the opposing coaches KNOW they can’t match him straight up they will throw goon after goon on him. It’s their plan to foul him and foul him often because they know refs won’t call every one of them, and by the way, they don’t.

[@benj3911]

@@kevinrumsey3756 yeah but people are saying that Edey's fouls don't get called.

[@Shan_Cox]

​@@benj3911I can understand if there was a missed call here or there. I can understand if there was just a poorly officiated game. However, it's every single play and every single game where people wanna say that referees aren't calling fouls on Zach Edey. I'm mean seriously. Yes, there are missed calls often in the game off basketball but if there is a missed call on Zach Edey fans are going completely ape shit every single time in every single game. It's sad and tired. For every foul Zach Edey makes that didn't get called there is 10 fouls that didn't get called when Zach Edey was fouled.

[@kevinrumsey3756]

@@benj3911 have you ever watched a full Purdue game? If a guy makes it past him for a layup he lets it go usually because he knows how it will be perceived if he swats at it. He purposely doesn’t foul so he can stay in the game. I’m sure there’s a missed call here and there, but anytime he’s gotten rough it’s because the whole game had gotten rough a long time ago. In fact, that’s part of the opposing strategy (hasn’t really worked) to see if they can goad Zach into getting a bit emotional and upset.

[@soccerplyr8]

I've watched Purdue play 4 games last 2 years. I been watching NBA for 25 years. Edey will never see meaningful minutes in the NBA. He might bounce around but never play real minutes.

[@calebsmith5154]

He will certainly get some minutes somewhere, have you thought that maybe the reason he doesn’t step more than 5 feet away from the basket is because he doesn’t need to? He can shoot the ball from distance he has a great shot. But why would he in a game at the college level where all he has to do is stay under the basket to dominate. His mobility and endurance for being 7’4” 300lbs is fcking insane. It’ll be an adjustment for him but he’ll get minutes.

[@soccerplyr8]

@@calebsmith5154 He won't play long. He will get some minutes to see what he has and quickly be on the bench. He can't play the game when there's 9 other better player on the court then you and your height can't make up the difference. We'll see, he will go late first round, Be very surprised if he goes top 20

[@gabrieldsouza6541]

1. Paint defense in the NBA is not comparable to college, might as well be a different sport. 2. A college 3 and NBA 3 are different, he hasn't proven his shooting at a professional level. 3. His endurance hasn't been tested over an 82 game season. @@calebsmith5154

[@nateetubbs]

whts your cell phone number? i'll be sure to text you when drops 30 and 15 in the nba his first year.

[@Shan_Cox]

What does any of this have to do with what Zach Edey is currently doing in the college game. His NBA future has nothing to do with the fact that he is one of the all time great college basketball players. It's ridiculous to hate or come down on Zach Edey because you feel that he won't make it in the NBA. If you dislike him because he has no future in the NBA then I'm pretty sure you should probably dislike almost every player on whatever team it is that you cheer for.

[@dino8402]

Wait… he has done nothing new… when we have 7ft’s that have handles… footwork… not just big…

[@Shan_Cox]

You can't post a comment for 3 months

[@22tango79]

The Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Walton, Patrick Ewing, comparisons are ridiculous.

[@Dejusticed]

How is it ridiculous?? He is a 2-time npoty and he just did something that hasn’t been done since Kareem in 1968. The only people ridiculous are people like you who are delusional trying to downplay this man

[@rudolphvalentino7181]

​@@Dejusticedtake a chill pill. Is it your time of the month? All he said was the comparisons were crazy, which they are. Dude ain't even played a game in the NBA yet and it's casuals like you who think he's already the best thing since sliced bread

[@joewycoff7293]

​@@rudolphvalentino7181they are being compared as college players, not NBA. When it comes to how Edey and these guys played in college, they are comparable.

[@soccerplyr8]

He's tacko fall with better passing. He won't play .

[@evanflynn4334]

@@soccerplyr8you’re high af. Tacko played in college you know and didn’t do shit

[@praizer01ify]

Zach Edey is perfect for the college game, but he is not an nba player. His game doesn’t translate. He can’t shoot and can’t guard the pick and roll.

[@tray22]

You obviously didn't see his pro day video. His game is more refined than we get to see in Purdue games. I wouldn't count him out for an NBA career before he gets a shot.

[@j-us-t_be-in-g]

@@tray22 How come he doesn't show this refined game then?! I get he doesn't need to show it on the collegiate level as he easily dominating but the less you use a skill, the less fluid you are in it.

[@tray22]

@rayrey90 He is playing how the team is built and where he is needed. When you watch Jokic play, most of his production is feet from the rim. He can make other shots, but they are less common. Watching Edey's footwork, he has come a long way in 6 years of playing basketball. His times at Pro Day were reported to be neck and neck with KD's before entering the NBA. I think people are too quick to judge and don't know what they are talking about most of the time.

[@yarrrthekraken]

@@j-us-t_be-in-g because Purdue’s game plan wouldn’t work if Edey were taking shots outside the post. Edey in a hi lo post is what vexes opposing defenses.

[@itsjustacomment454]

People don't realize how hard it is to make it to the NBA. There are guys in the G league that are a lot better than Edey. No knock on him, it's a really hard club to make.

[@itsjustacomment454]

Edey averaging 20 pts doesn't put him on the list of greatest all time. People have such recent biases.

[@jeffqualizza7612]

YES IT DOSE PUT HIM ON THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME LIST AND PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE SUCH RECENT BIASES. YOU ARE JUST A EDEY HATER AND YOU CAN NOT HANDLE THAT HE IS SO GOOD SO YOU HAVE TO MAKE A STUPID COMMENT LIKE YOU DID

[@kylethomas2993]

2x NPOY, average well over 20 and 10 is really really good

[@itsjustacomment454]

@@kylethomas2993 Player of the year is graded on a scale. There were a bunch of guys that won it that were more dominant. Did you even look up previous winners stats? Do some research and get back to me. He's good, but not all time great.

[@popfeske3612]

He's had several 30 pt 20 rb games. Only a handful of players can say that and all of them were all time greats. Sampson David Robinson bill walton Kareem Lionel Simmons etc

[@itsjustacomment454]

@@popfeske3612 So, you're looking at just points and rebounds? How about points and assist? So instead of saying one of the greatest of all time, which includes a lot of guards that you're excluding. You want to say he's one of the greatest centers of all time or are we saying big men which includes power forwards? Let's just say he's the greatest Purdue player of all time, and one of the greatest Big 10 players of all time, and keep it there. That's a really good place to be.

[@rp5564]

Having Candice Parker analyzing games next to Jay Wright is embarrassing. But that is the country we live in.

[@totalbodyperformancefitnes4813]

At least she’s played the sport unlike a lot of jokers who pretend to be experts when they rant about shit they’ve never experienced but have a degree from university of DUH

[@popfeske3612]

Why is it embarrassing? Why you hating? She can dunk Jay can't haha.

[@richardyocum-qi7db]

Yeah weird comment right? She was All-American in college, many timses all wnba team and headed to hall of fame. This dude is just hates women. No two ways about it.@@totalbodyperformancefitnes4813

[@ski3435]

Parker is a valuable addition to the panel. Love her insights!

[@rp5564]

Women's sports and mens sports are two completely different things. One is sports, the other is a novelty act. There are a hundred other guys who would take that position who have forgotten more about basketball because they have played MENS basketball, that would take that position in a minute, and it would not be ridiculous to have to listen to them.

[@TraGiiXzaze]

Lol, but he is just tall. The reason he gets the assists he does is because he's tall and demands double teams. He gets easy buckets on give backs, and he's good about tricking his defender on what his post angle is actually going to be in the play. He plays in a style that doesn't work if you're playing with parity. NBA Zach Edey has to much work harder than Purdue Edey

[@dr.boolin8296]

And this is the comment I point to when they say people like this don’t exist. If he’s just tall, why wasn’t Tacko Fall doing this? Why wasn’t Mo Bamba doing this? How about most any other 7 footer in college basketball right now? Why aren’t they doing this? Zach Edey isn’t the only 7 footer in college basketball right now.

[@crzycolchris]

@@dr.boolin8296 Clingan has work to do too and he's almost same level hype

[@dr.boolin8296]

@@crzycolchris Clingan has never won NPOY and you’re just assuming he’s gonna have the same level of growth from year to year. Growth and development is not always linear like that.

[@AndreInThe416]

Most top ISO players in NBA get their assists off doubles. What are we talking about here???

[@huntstyle]

Jamarion Sharp is 7'6" but doesn't average double figures in any stat. In fact, he's under 5 in everything. Same goes for Connor Vanover, who is 7'5". If height is all it takes, then why aren't those guys putting up better numbers?

[@Rej-gc5zi]

Edey is definitely just tall

[@Shan_Cox]

You can't post a comment for 3 months

[@kevinrumsey3756]

That's definitely an opinion, lol.

[@Rej-gc5zi]

@@kevinrumsey3756 If Edey played in the 80s/90s he'd get picked in the lottery and probably be an all-star. The game has changed, he's not a rim runner, he can't shoot the three, he can't facilitate, and he averages over 11 FTA PER GAME. He will not get those calls in the NBA. Edey will maybe get drafted late second round, average 6 pts 5 rbs 1 block per game for a year or two then bounce around the G League.

[@jeffqualizza7612]

I DO NOT LIKE WOMEN WHO BROADCAST OR TALK ABOUT MENS SPORTS,BECAUSE THEY HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT. MENS SPORTS ARE ON A TOTALLY DIFFERENT LEVEL THAN WOMENS SPORTS, SO IF WOMEN WANT TO BROADCAST OR TALK ABOUT SPORTS DO IT FOR THE WOMENS SPORTS NOT THE MENS SPORTS. THE OTHER THING THIS MENS SPORTS AND WOMENS SPORTS ARE TWO TOTALLY DIFFERENT GAMES WOMENS SPORTS IS NOWHERE IN OR NOT EVEN CLOSE TO BEING LIKE MENS SPORTS AND IT NEVER WILL. MENS SPORTS WILL AND ALWAYS HAVE BEEN MORE DOMINANT THAN WOMENS SPORTS AND THAT WILL NEVER CHANGE. IF THERE IS A WOMEN BROADCASTING OR TALKING ABOUT MENS SPORTS ON TV OR ON THE INTERNET I WILL CHANGE THE TV CHANNEL AND GO TO SOMETHING ELSE ON THE INTERNET.

[@JosephThomas-xb9wo]

Its America , everyone has freedom of speech. People can sort the wheat from the chaff.

[@JosephThomas-xb9wo]

I will gladly listen to candace a great player .. or any other woman. Most are 🧠 ,and study what they need to know , and most do it in a much more pleasant way than men .

[@jasongrant7920]

What a chauvinist idiot...we need more great women commentators and announcers to be given more opportunities. Candace is top notch btw

[@popfeske3612]

I dont like when grown men type in all caps while whining about a woman who could beat most men broadcasting Men's basketball. Does your mom know you type in all caps? She has more knowledge of basketball in her pinky than you will ever have in your entire lifetime. Go watch curling or golf and quit using caps. Jesus

[@jeffqualizza7612]

I KNOW THAT IT IS AMERICA AND WE ALL HAVE FREE SPEECH, BUT IT COMES TO WOMEN BROADCASTING OR TALKING ABOUT MENS SPORTS IT MAKES MY EARS BLEED I JUST CANNOT LISTEN TO THAT BECAUSE WOMEN TO ME NO ABSOLUTELY KNOW NOTHING WHEN IT COMES TO MENS SPORTS. WOMEN SHOULD JUST STICK TO BROADCASTING AND TALKING ABOUT WOMENS SPORTS BECAUSE THEY KNOW ALL ABOUT WOMENS SPORTS. WHEN WOMEN BROADCAST AND TALK ABOUT MENS SPORTS THEY PRETEND LIKE THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT BUT THEY HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT, AND THAT DRIVES ME ABSOLUTELY CRAZY, AND THAT IS WHY I WILL NOT LISTEN TO WOMEN TALK ABOUT MENS SPORTS OR BROADCAST MENS SPORTS

[@Paul-mf5ve]

that purdue coach is an idiot for saying that ....don't count out the haters... they also like basketball and give you ratings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@memnochas4398]

And here is your 3 month suspension from KZbin, per the new Painter-Ban-Idiots-To-Walmart-Queues. Also, your use of 30 ! points is excess punctuation. I am reporting you to the Paint Crew for your fine.

[@Paul-mf5ve]

who gives a fuck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!@@memnochas4398

[@Shan_Cox]

And grab me some Skittles while you're at the local Walmart.

[@PeeedaPan]

He's bad for the game

[@Atleastafewyards]

Shut up dude you don’t know what you’re talking about

[@yarrrthekraken]

lmao why

[@PeeedaPan]

@@yarrrthekraken boring, games are just fouls and free throws

[@mattrollysonthegrassman5362]

@@PeeedaPanif you took away all of Purdue’s foul shots yesterday they still would’ve won by 20

[@PeeedaPan]

@@mattrollysonthegrassman5362 im not saying they wouldn't have won

[@Cmf1988]

I can agree with much of what everyone's saying, However we cannot act like him towering over everyone like they are kids, is not an advantage, because it is.