Mackey Madness was on Friday October 17, 2008 and showed an array of things from Dunk Contests to Three Point Contests to Inner Squad scrimmages. The Dunk contest was a spectacle to watch although there were far more misses than makes. Matt Painter, head coach for the boilers, jokingly said to the crowd after the slam dunk contest, “I promise you we will play better (this season) than we dunked tonight." This being said the three point contest was won by the two person team of Keaton Grant and Jodi Howell who lit up the three point line with ten three-pointers in around 60 seconds beating out the duo of Robbie Hummel and FahKara Malone. After this even the inner-squad scrimmages of the men’s and woman’s basketball teams. The men’s team showed a strong showing from freshman Lewis Jackson and John Hart and showed very impressive showings as did JaJuan Johnson and a few other starters. The men’s team looks as good as ever and with improved leadership are going to be a force to be reckoned with. The girls’ team is also looking very good and will hopefully be able to make a strong showing this season. Mackey Madness was a really good showing as too how hyped the 08-09 basketball season is going to be because being rated number on in the preseason NIT tournament and eighteenth in the AP(associated press).
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Mackey Madness
Mackey Madness was on Friday October 17, 2008 and showed an array of things from Dunk Contests to Three Point Contests to Inner Squad scrimmages. The Dunk contest was a spectacle to watch although there were far more misses than makes. Matt Painter, head coach for the boilers, jokingly said to the crowd after the slam dunk contest, “I promise you we will play better (this season) than we dunked tonight." This being said the three point contest was won by the two person team of Keaton Grant and Jodi Howell who lit up the three point line with ten three-pointers in around 60 seconds beating out the duo of Robbie Hummel and FahKara Malone. After this even the inner-squad scrimmages of the men’s and woman’s basketball teams. The men’s team showed a strong showing from freshman Lewis Jackson and John Hart and showed very impressive showings as did JaJuan Johnson and a few other starters. The men’s team looks as good as ever and with improved leadership are going to be a force to be reckoned with. The girls’ team is also looking very good and will hopefully be able to make a strong showing this season. Mackey Madness was a really good showing as too how hyped the 08-09 basketball season is going to be because being rated number on in the preseason NIT tournament and eighteenth in the AP(associated press).
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This post made me really excited for basketball season! It's awesome to see Purdue Basketball making a full circle. I feel that a while back our teams were kind of a joke, but Coach Painter has done a great job at molding such a young team. I am excited to see what is going to happen this year with Purdue Basketball, especially since football continues to frustrate me! Is Purdue turning around into a Big Ten Basketball school?!
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