So where do we go from here

Unless you're living under a rock, you know that Purdue has lost Robbie Hummel for the rest of the season. Everyone is speculating as to how that affects us for the rest of this season so I will let them take care of that discussion, but I'd like to consider what it does for us next year.

The first issue is whether Robbie will be able to play at the beginning of next season or if he will come back later in the season. Another question to consider is if he will be 100% and if it will affect his shot.

My guess is that he will be ready at the beginning of next year and if his shot isn't ready then, it won't be gone for long. The guy is one of the hardest working athletes I've ever followed and the way he handles this will be no different. He is going to rehab this more than most people would and he will work on his shot as soon as he is able to. He might be a little behind at the beginning of the year but he should be back into form by the time conference play starts.

The second major issue with this injury is how it affects whether E'twaun or JaJuan decide to leave early for the NBA. There are basically two schools of thought: They will be eager to come back if we don't go very far in the tourney because they know we'd have a great shot for the NC next year or they would leave because they don't want to get hurt like Robbie did. Most people didn't think E'twaun was going to leave anyway (though personally I think he'll be a better pro and JJ) but JaJuan is the one to watch out for.

Your guess is as good as mine on this one. Obviously Moore is the least likely to go out but you never know. The kid worked out with Paul Pierce last summer and if the team does end up going deep in the tourney on his shoulders, he may get some dollar signs wafted his way. Some people thought JJ was going to leave after this year anyway and this only clouds that question even further. Like I said above, the injury could scare him into erasing any doubt he may have had in his mind as to when he would leave or he could look at his roommate and buddy Rob and say "I'm gonna stick by your side and we will accomplish great things next year when you're healthy" (yeah, that's dexactly what he'd say....). Yet again, it could come down to how he performs in the big dance. If he plays great and the team goes far, he could be gone.

We will only know the answers to these questions over the rest of this year.

On another note, that was one hell of a comeback last night. Mad props to Chris Kramer for playing his heart out after Robbie went down, to John Hart for nailing that huge 3 to wake our offense up, and to Keaton Grant for being clutch at the end with his huge 3 that cut the game to one and the big game-winning jumper. The way that game ended reminded me of this: