MADXSTER
08-17-2008, 04:32 PM
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/notebook?page=notebook/shootaround/bigten
Comments regarding Xavier:
During the offseason Painter made strength training a priority for his young team, which finished ninth in the Big Ten in average rebounding margin last season. Painter saw players struggle to contain the dribble or minimize post scoring, particularly in the NCAA tournament loss to Xavier.
"We got almost bullied a little bit because we weren't physically as strong as them," Hummel said. "They had been in the weight room for four years."
Other interesting tidbits:
Traveling back to Purdue after visiting a teammate in Los Angeles, Hummel and fellow Boilermakers forward Chad Sutor stopped for a quick bite before their flight. After eating tomatoes, Hummel and Sutor immediately beelined for the bathroom. Sutor was spared, but Hummel became the latest victim of the salmonella outbreak.
The Purdue star dwindled to 189 pounds, the lightest he'd been since high school.
Comments regarding Xavier:
During the offseason Painter made strength training a priority for his young team, which finished ninth in the Big Ten in average rebounding margin last season. Painter saw players struggle to contain the dribble or minimize post scoring, particularly in the NCAA tournament loss to Xavier.
"We got almost bullied a little bit because we weren't physically as strong as them," Hummel said. "They had been in the weight room for four years."
Other interesting tidbits:
Traveling back to Purdue after visiting a teammate in Los Angeles, Hummel and fellow Boilermakers forward Chad Sutor stopped for a quick bite before their flight. After eating tomatoes, Hummel and Sutor immediately beelined for the bathroom. Sutor was spared, but Hummel became the latest victim of the salmonella outbreak.
The Purdue star dwindled to 189 pounds, the lightest he'd been since high school.