mikeyo said:

I think Geo and Harper, Jr might disagree

Click to expand...

I still think Geo's scoring from year 1-4 wasn't a big improvement - just looked up his stats.
10.8ppg vs 12.6 PPG. 3pt % went down, free throws % went down.

Ron Harper Jr. has steady offensive improvement YOY based on me checking his stats.

7.8 PPG to 15.8
FG, 3pt free throws all up YOY

You are absolutely correct with this one.

This is premium content. Please subscribe to view.

rutgersdave said:

I been trying to cut out any drinking the last couple of years. I’m down to maybe 2-4 drinks a month. There has been a recent flood of articles that mention any type of drinking is bad causing cancer especially as you get older. I started to substitute some drinking with pot.

Click to expand...

lol that sounds smart

PiscatawayMike said:

I'm a college hoops junkie. It's my favorite sport. I'll continue to watch with the same fervor.

I've followed the sport closely since I was a kid, as well as from 1992 through 2020 when Rutgers had three, maybe four, seasons in which it had a legitimate shot of getting a bid to the big dance. One disappointing season by my beloved Scarlet Knights is not going to stop me now.

Click to expand...

Are you forgetting last season already?

This is premium content. Please subscribe to view.

Michigan rolls over Washington 91-75

Brady just said a helmet to helmet hit was a hit on the ball and clean. Wtf
What the hell is the rule

This is premium content. Please subscribe to view.

bethlehemfan said:

Pretty sure that was sophomore season not senior season

Click to expand...

I'm just talking his career in total. I don't think he ever had a run that poor of 1-50.

This is premium content. Please subscribe to view.

RUGuitarMan said:

The LB play fell way off from last year and contributed a lot to the poor defensive showing in addition to injuries. The loss of Deon Jennings who was an excellent LB for RU was a major factor. He never was out of position and a sure tackler in space. Mo Toure’s injury was a big blow. The younger LBs this year seemed to be in over their heads at times. Out of position and in wrong gaps. Coverage of RBs out of the backfield was poor. I’m sure Heatherman’s absence played a role.

Click to expand...

I would say losing Toure was a catastrophic blow, especially when you see how well he played against Miami. This was compounded by Powell’s injury, as he seemed to be hindered significantly, and never was 100%. Hetherman was lucky that be was coaching two all conference caliber LBs.

In their stead #4, #28, and #2 struggled mightily. This is where the biggest problems were. Would they have played better if Hetherman were here? Doug seems to think so, but I struggle with this, and am not sure.

fluoxetine said:

Numbers don’t show Geo regressing, though he did flatten out.

You can never really know if a player reached their potential but Geo definitely overachieved relative to what we was ranked as a recruit.

Click to expand...

He got better in areas that are not seen on a scoresheet. The average fan can’t appreciate a lot of what happens in a game. He was also asked to do more and became a focus of other teams. Additionally guys get dinged up etc. looking at the stat line doesn’t really show anything. Geo got better every year imo.

RUDeac said:

What are you guys doing lol? Derek shoots 39.7% at St Joseph's...

Click to expand...

Yeah, but he's developing. His 3pt% is up to 36% and they are almost 43% of his attempts. His shooting analytics are way up - still not great, but much improved.

zappaa said:

If Coach Owens is willing to let Straw talk to players and have a minor role in player development.
His evolution as a person would be an amazing asset.
You couldn’t have a better influence!
And you couldn’t have a better guy to teach an old style short swing power stroke.

Click to expand...

He came to the Ocean City Tabernacle to speak a summer or two ago and he was great. Would be a great influence on the team and a great asset to have around the program

seansherm said:

I don't think this is true, but he probably did have a streak close to 20 misses though.

Click to expand...

Pretty sure that was sophomore season not senior season

This is premium content. Please subscribe to view.

This is premium content. Please subscribe to view.

This is premium content. Please subscribe to view.

Sorry I had to miss it, sounds like McM is back in good graces. Too bad they couldn’t pick up a W.
On the bright side for me I missed because my granddaughter had two games an d 2 Ws. 39-6 and 41-22

He was too short for the B1G and not a great shooter! With that said, he’d be a improvement over what we have.

zappaa said:

At one point Ron was 1 for 50 from behind the arc

Click to expand...

I don't think this is true, but he probably did have a streak close to 20 misses though.

Ty Webb said:

ND just lost another starter, their LT. Oy vey. They have guys dropping like flies.

Click to expand...

We lost him in the 2nd QTR. We played the remainder of the game with a LT who had played 60 snaps all season and the 2nd and 3rd qtr with a RG who as a Frosh had never taken an offensive snap for us.

Pretty incredible effort by those 2 against guys like Penn State.

zappaa said:

Give us your scouting report on Flagg and why it differs from NBA scouts and experts, not some media whore looking for controversy.

Click to expand...

Answer: expert opinions differ from homer opinions. After every Rutgers recruit commits you see the same elated, orgasmic reactions here. Almost all of these same recruits later sucked and left, to be replaced by new players who are even worse (Martini, Derkack, Hayes).

Ridge 22 said:

Likely two years in a row of almost complete roster turnover and 3 years of missing the tournament. No real reason for hope beyond blind faith going forward. What exactly do you consider gutting the program and how far away do you see us being from that?

Click to expand...

Im not in the prediction game - no clue how far away we are. But our program right now is not gutted. That’s all I’m saying.