That's awesome!Funny you said that. We have a group that enters various walks polar bear plunges etc…. We continued to do them during Covid without the “official” designation. It was mostly about the “tailgating” experience. What’s interesting is we raised more money for the charities in these off event dates than we did prior years. Sport withdrawal lead to a flag football event. Game never happened because everyone was having too much of a good time tailgating.
Four of the last six games are on the road where Rutgers will be the underdog in at least five games.After Princeton I said 14-15 wins. I think I will be right on track, the schedule is pretty soft the rest of the way, there are some wins in there.
I'm disgusted by our inbounds plays. There is never real movement until it's panic time and no one makes hard cuts.In a similar situation, how do we not ever improve on baseline out of bounds? We throw the ball in to the backcourt more than any team I’ve ever seen. BLOBs are taught and practiced daily at every playing level. It’s been an issue even when Paul Mulcahy, a smart good passer, would often inbound with turnovers.
I like your sense of humor which is needed this season and so many previous seasons.Pike:
“Ok men, what you’re gonna see here is that these guys are tough to defend, because they run a lot of screens, hard cuts, and lots of motion to get players open for good looks. Any questions?”
Player:
“Hey coach, if that’s so hard to defend, why don’t we do that too?”
Pike:
“Next question.”
how many point did Acuff and JaMike score? In how many minutes?Not True.Rutgers couldn't stop Iowa from making layups or 3 pointers.On offense Rutgers would need to score a additional 36 points to win the game without the 24 points from Bailey and Harper.Next season the team will be lucky to score 60 points unless some shooters are recruited from the transfer portal.
One of my major complaints about Pike not running an offense. He runs a Horns set and when that does not work just wing it.Pike:
“Ok men, what you’re gonna see here is that these guys are tough to defend, because they run a lot of screens, hard cuts, and lots of motion to get players open for good looks. Any questions?”
Player:
“Hey coach, if that’s so hard to defend, why don’t we do that too?”
Pike:
“Next question.”
It happens every time Rutgers plays Princeton and in many games against Iowa .Those teams run well drilled half court offenses with player and ball movement that create open 3 pointers and uncontested layups.that game just infuriates me...let an inferior team just have their way...one of the worst defensive performances ever