Conzo Martin to Tennessee

[BCPanther]

Re: Conzo Martin to Tennessee

Purdue should be absolutely embarrassed that they can't pay Painter enough for him not to make a lateral move.

I would think Steve Lavin would be a name to watch in West Lafayette. He had nine seniors at St. John's and got the job too late to really recruit last year.

[Newsbreaker]

Re: Conzo Martin to Tennessee

Paul Lusk to Missouri State. I would be surprised if it didn't happen. I think Painter will be heading to Mizzou. Who heads to Purdue?

Why would Painter leave Purdue, where he played, for a school that isn't 1/10th the program that the Boilermakers are? Am I missing something?

[Hail Our Panthers]

Re: Conzo Martin to Tennessee

He had nine seniors at St. John's and got the job too late to really recruit last year.

Not sure I understood you right, but he has a very good class coming in to St. Johns

[BCPanther]

Re: Conzo Martin to Tennessee

He's got four guys coming in to replace nine. At best he will have nine players...

[Hail Our Panthers]

Re: Conzo Martin to Tennessee

http://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1151773

Not trying to be a douche..

Six guys to replace 9 still is probably not ideal

[Hail Our Panthers]

Re: Conzo Martin to Tennessee

The espn site says they have signed 8 guys and have one verbal...who knows what is going on there

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recruiting/school/_/id/2599/class/2011

[Panthers to the Bone]

Re: Conzo Martin to Tennessee

Why would Painter leave Purdue, where he played, for a school that isn't 1/10th the program that the Boilermakers are? Am I missing something?

http://www.panthernation.com/showpost.php?p=269727&postcount=47

http://www.panthernation.com/showpost.php?p=269727&postcount=46

Read those two posts and the links. Basically, Painter is not paid considering his stature in the conference, and I believe his assistants are paid as well either. Moving on accomplishes an increase in pay, assistant pay raises, and probably has a chance to be the best coach in the Big 12. In the Big 10, he will have to fight with Izzo and Bo Ryan every year, but I think I'd take Painter over anyone else in the Big 12.

If Painter and his staff were getting compensated in the upper 1/3 of the Big Ten, then I don't think this would be an issue.

[Newsbreaker]

Re: Conzo Martin to Tennessee

Interresting. Thanks.

[SteinPizza]

Re: Conzo Martin to Tennessee

http://www.panthernation.com/showpos...7&postcount=47

If Painter and his staff were getting compensated in the upper 1/3 of the Big Ten, then I don't think this would be an issue.

Again, I'm amazed that Purdue can't/won't pay. It's a school that puts out a lot very highly paid engineers every year. If Purdue or their boosters are willingly failing to keep pace with the market, then shame on them, and they deserve the coaching turnover and it's aftermath.

[in_the_stands]

Re: Conzo Martin to Tennessee

So Painter is underpaid at $1.3M/year?

[Trapped in California]

Re: Conzo Martin to Tennessee

I wonder which job Martin would have gotten if he had ever gotten to the NCAA tourney - Kansas, NC, Kentucky?

[Casey'sitsallgood]

Re: Conzo Martin to Tennessee

So Painter is underpaid at $1.3M/year?

Comparatively speaking, yes.



Man, it's crazy when you actually think about that...

[9YRPLAN]

Re: Conzo Martin to Tennessee

i was reading on other boards that Purdue's facilities are very mediocre

[MnPantherFan]

Re: Conzo Martin to Tennessee

I wonder who the rumor mill will start for a replacement for him. I would love to see coach Ben Miller return depending on his record at Pembrooke.

Do they need a big man? Maybe Mac would be willing to make a lateral move?

[SteinPizza]

Re: Conzo Martin to Tennessee

i was reading on other boards that Purdue's facilities are very mediocre

Again, that's BS on Purdue's part if true. No offense to UNI, but Purdue is not a teachers college. A team with the success of Purdue shouldn't try to do it on the cheap.

Also, Painter being underpaid is per the market, and it's also nobodies' damn business what he makes, UNLESS he's a public employee. Then, his benefits, pay, etc., are the biz of the taxpayers of Indiana. Regardless, if he's in the bottom third of the Big Ten at a program of Purdue's caliber, that's nothing more than a cheap a$$ stance by their administration. Painter has every right to flip them the bird on his way out the door.