Byrd and Co. back for skill shots

Onejustwasn'tenough.

Atleastthat'swhatD.J.Byrdthinkswhenitcomesto"skillshots"videoswithformerPurdueteammatesRyneSmithandDruAnthrop.

With92,000-plushitsonYouTubefor"Volume1"lastsummer,that'sprobablyasafebet.

Sothetrioisbackagainwiththesecondinstallmentinwhatlikelywillbeafour-partseries,thenextofwhichwillbea"campusedition"that'salreadybeenshot.

ThemostrecentvideowaspostedonYouTubeatabout6p.m.onTuesdayandtweetedoutbyitsparticipants.

ThegroupisuptomoreofthesameinvideoNo.2,headingbacktoCardinalandKeadyCourtsinsideMackeyArenatoattempt-andstick-toughshots.

"Peoplewereaskingusifweweregoingtodoanotherone.Thefirstonekindoftookoffandwedidn'tevenreallymeanforitto,"ByrdsaidTuesdayafternoon,acouplehoursbeforethevideowasposted."Sowemadethisone,wentbackandtriedtododifferentshotsthantheonesinthefirstvideoandtookmoretimewithediting.Wegotalotoffootagefromalotofdifferentthings."

Byrdistakingapre-emptivestrikeonanydoubtersthistimearound.Afterpostingthefirstvideo,someviewersquestionedtheauthenticityofparticularshots.Byrdjokedhehardlyhadthetalenttoputthevideotogether,letalonetrytofakeit.

Headmitssomeoftheshotsinthesecondvideowere"prettydifficult,andit'samiraclewemadethem."

Buttheyweremade,eventually.

SomeofthehighlightsincludeByrdsinkingonefromtheoppositefree-throwline,AnthropknockingoneinafterclankingitoffabeamandSmithhittingfromprettymucheveryconceivableangleoffthe"balcony"atCardinal.

Thenewvideohasaspecialending,too,withablooperreel.

Forthe"campusedition,"theguysstrappedahooptothebackofatruckandliterallytookitaroundcampustomakesomecrazyshotswithPurduelandmarksintheframe.Byrdsaystostaytunedforthat.

Fornow,though,hehopesthelatestversionwillbesomethingBoilermakers-andbasketballfans-enjoy.

"Itdependshowmanypeoplewatchedthefirstoneandwaitedtoseethesecondone,"ByrdsaidonwhatthisvideocangaininYouTubehits."Hopefully,it'lldoaroundthesame."

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