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F
rom his first moment on Purdue's campus, Vincent
Edwards has been one of the Boilermakers' best
and most important players, a starter from the
outset of his career and one of the most multi-di-
mensional producers the program has seen in
recent years.
He's been one of the steadiest and important
contributors for Purdue during one of its most important runs,
the past three seasons that stabilized its program after a two-
year downturn.
Edwards has done a lot of a little of everything for Purdue and
in so doing helped the Boilermakers win a lot of games.
He's taken pride in it, for sure.
If you know Edwards, you know he carries himself a certain
way, with a certain confidence to him, a distinct belief in him-
self and a constant drive to be respected.
It all adds up to part of what's made Edwards good.
So the conversation that took place between the then-junior
team co-captain and his coach, Matt Painter, early last winter
was not an easy one.
After as pedestrian an outing as Edwards has ever endured at
Purdue — one point on 0-for-4 shooting, with three turnovers
— in a showcase-game loss at Louisville, Painter told him he'd
be coming off the bench.
"Coach took me out because he thought I had kind of lost
that edge," Edwards said. "I lost who I was a little bit. I tried to
put a lot of blame on everybody else because I wasn't ready and
Lost And
Found
Lessons learned as junior propel
Vincent Edwards into this season's opportunity
BY BRIAN NEUBERT
BNeubert@GoldandBlack.com
