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Purdue Recruiting: Stars Do Not Matter When You Can Develop

I have seen it so much lately with our recruits that are committed for 2018 or 2019.

“Well, he is only a 3*, he won’t be that good.” This is particularly with our basketball recruits, and even with Rondale Moore that just gave his verbal this weekend.

Guess what.

I don’t give a damn about stars.

Listen, let me tell you why.

Coach Painter can develop talent. There is no hiding that and right now I have readers saying “Hell no, Painter cannot develop”. I am here to tell you, yes he can.

Let us take a look at this senior class.