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Mr Magoo · Jan 25, 2025

Tango Two said:
In my opinion if this game was at the RAC where it should have been Rutgers wins…

NO more conference home games on a neutral floor!!

Nah. Izzo would have coached differently since the game was never in doubt and the RAC isn’t what it used to be. The fans’ passion just doesn’t seem to be there with this group…and I get that. I think we still lose.

RUskoolie · Jan 25, 2025

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RUJMM78 · Jan 25, 2025

Yes,the center position has been a problem but the lack of 3 point scoring from the three transfers has been far more impactful along with Williams disappointing season.

jtung230 · Jan 25, 2025

ScarletteK80 said:
Dylan, and Ace were hanging out at the RAC watching the women play the other night, they looked fine.

Was he making hard cuts to the bathroom or concession stands?

mikemarc1 · Jan 25, 2025

NJHoops17 said:
It can work if you have more NIL and a coach that maximizes talent. Pike has tried to build teams in the past that resemble Houston’s roster construction and play style (great defense, decent-to-good offense, great rebounding, etc.), but he’s just not as good of a coach as Kelvin Sampson.

It may be at hot take but the two tournament years for RU we would have easily been a single digit seed with a better coach in both of those years

What makes you think that?

RU MAN · Jan 25, 2025

Tango Two said:
In my opinion if this game was at the RAC where it should have been Rutgers wins…

NO more conference home games on a neutral floor!!

Or stop allowing Izzo to not have to bring his Spartans to the RAC. If we continue to play at MSG, have other B1G teams play us.

RURahh · Jan 25, 2025

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wheezer · Jan 25, 2025

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Remarkable considering how the season
Is going

Mr Magoo · Jan 25, 2025

There’s always a lot of secrecy with this program and hardly any transparency so who knows what really ailing him.

mikemarc1 · Jan 25, 2025

rpiseman said:
auburn may be an exception…let’s use Rutgers as a base case.

Ace and Dylan- NBA
Acuff, Martini, Hayes, Williams- no eligibility.

Let’s then assume that the other 6 with eligibility choose to return and you have four freshman. If he can’t recruit two ridiculous scorers from the portal this years team will feel like 1976.

In short, if Pike can’t make the portal work he can’t be successful.

Why can’t he?

jtung230 · Jan 25, 2025

I think we should play more at MSG if we can get Derkack to play like this.

NJHoops17 · Jan 25, 2025

mikemarc1 said:
Not really - no 1 team in America Auburn.. only 3 transfers. 7 kids returned.

It’s not all about transfers and one and dones.

It can work if you have more NIL and a coach that maximizes talent. Pike has tried to build teams in the past that resemble Houston’s roster construction and play style (great defense, decent-to-good offense, great rebounding, etc.), but he’s just not as good of a coach as Kelvin Sampson.

It may be at hot take but the two tournament years for RU we would have easily been a single digit seed with a better coach in both of those years

mikemarc1 · Jan 25, 2025

Pike is an old school coach trying to adapt to new school basketball. Some coaches couldn’t handle that - jay wright, Tony Bennett, Jim Laranaga…some coaches never changed.

Others - like pike - are trying to adapt but failed. So go back you your roots and see if the success comes back.

ScarletteK80 · Jan 25, 2025

Dylan, and Ace were hanging out at the RAC watching the women play the other night, they looked fine.

Roy_Faulker · Jan 25, 2025

Jersey07712 said:
The Nike difference.

Is it Nike or the RU AD?

It’s hard to find certain Rutgers gear and even when we had Nike they still kept it vanilla OTOH their Tier 1 programs always had a ton of stuff. I always figured it was something screwy with the licensing fees.

Try going on any of the Lacrosse supplier websites and looking for Rutgers gear. I can buy for all the Big Ten programs except for Rutgers.

RAC93 · Jan 25, 2025

Tango Two said:
In my opinion if this game was at the RAC where it should have been Rutgers wins…

NO more conference home games on a neutral floor!!

Not if we played and shot the ball the exact same as we did today. Have to disagree. If you tell me we play at the RAC, if Dylan is 100% healthy and that we don’t have long stretches of having no ability to score any points, then maybe I would agree. But, Dylan would not have been healthy at the RAC, Ace couldn’t hit water if he fell out of a boat today, and the team had long droughts of not being able to make a field goal and don’t see how that would be much different if we were at the RAC.

Smols · Jan 25, 2025

R1766U said:
It didn’t even look like he had an ankle brace or wrap on it at all—-admittedly I don’t know much about sprains, but was at least expecting an ankle brace.

A low grade sprain wouldn't need a brace.

zappaa · Jan 25, 2025

R1766U said:
It didn’t even look like he had an ankle brace or wrap on it at all—-admittedly I don’t know much about sprains, but was at least expecting an ankle brace.

With the secrecy both Football and Basketball run their programs, Dylan’s knee could be bothering him for all we know.

And I agree, about heavy tapping and ankle brace

rpiseman · Jan 25, 2025

mikemarc1 said:
Not really - no 1 team in America Auburn.. only 3 transfers. 7 kids returned.

It’s not all about transfers and one and dones.

auburn may be an exception…let’s use Rutgers as a base case.

Ace and Dylan- NBA
Acuff, Martini, Hayes, Williams- no eligibility.

Let’s then assume that the other 6 with eligibility choose to return and you have four freshman. If he can’t recruit two ridiculous scorers from the portal this years team will feel like 1976.

In short, if Pike can’t make the portal work he can’t be successful.

Smols · Jan 25, 2025

zappaa said:
He’s not in a boot Smols, and gave it a run today.
With treatment and rest he will be fine in a couple weeks

I agree.

Mr Magoo · Jan 25, 2025

zappaa said:
No, he doesn’t contribute playing half speed, not that kind of player.

Ordinarily I’d agree with your concept as it applies to some…. Dylan has proven it doesn’t apply to him

When he’s not 100%, he just stands around. It’s 5 on 4. I’d rather have a bad player than no player.

ScarletLongIsland · Jan 25, 2025

Yes we were in this game. But it just proves….again…that he surrounded Ace and Dylan with nobody. Yea I am aware that Derkack had a good game. Mich State has talent at every position. They don’t have a JMike, Hayes or Martini on their team let alone the on the court.

AreYouNUTS · Jan 25, 2025

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wheezer · Jan 25, 2025

OkRUguy said:
Needs to be told to go back to the low majors where he belongs.

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Rutgers 118th in Latest Directors Cup

Thanks again Pike. You let a seventeen year old dictate YOUR plans.

Sit Dylan

Pikell Just Sucks

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Pike is on borrowed time

Big Names at MSG for RU-MSU?

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The Defense today was really good! Other positive thoughts…

Derkack needs to get benched

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