SPORTS: Glimmers of hope give Painter a long honeymoon
In terms of a transition game, Purdue University’s Matt Painter hasn’t yet been able to get out on the figurative fast break. First, there was the year he spent as associate head coach during Gene Keady’s long goodbye, when the Boilers struggled to a woeful 7-21 mark. Then, last season, when Painter assumed full control of the Boilermakers, injuries and suspensions factored heavily into a 9-19 record and a last-place, 3-13 finish in the Big Ten. And this year? With…