QD43 said:

It’s embarrassing.

Click to expand...

What’s embarrassing is not knowing your player well enough to sit him when he’s not healthy and not contributing.

Can we run a set for PJ so he can at least jack one up?

Mholinko said:

we lost by 7 to the 8th ranked team in the country basically without dylan this is not the game to blame roster construction or game day coaching

Click to expand...

They only know one thing

This is premium content. Please subscribe to view.

wngarbarini said:

Crackers
I had dinner last night at the Rutgers Club with your teammate Tim Grifa, Bob Wymbs and Scott Becker(who took your place when you graduated. At the other table was Tim Hennessy, Tom O’Rourke and Tim Anderson, all 1980’s guys. They told me stories about you. Grifa was a frosh when you were a senior. He wrestled 142 when you wrestled 150. You dropped down to 142 for the EIWA and bumped him from the lineup. The 158 guy dropped to 150 so Grifa sat the bench. Great night reminiscing.

Click to expand...

So what the hell happened to him because he doesn't act or talk like someone who deserves respect ...disrespecting kids who wrestled here with class ...challenging parents to fights. Numerous conflicts in this forum where he acts like a total ass...I believe he is who you say he is but he has totally disrespected RU coaches and numerous alumni for years ...he was banned 3 times for a reason ...now says we are getting 4 PSU studs and 2 Iowa Suriano types and there is no way I believe you think that any of his fantasy is true. You see the way he responds to critics ...that's not the way champions talk ..

Was this season really ever “promising?”

Lots of hype - sure - but I could tell after the first week of games - team was severely overrated. So never brought into the hype.

Was the pre-season hype valid? Maybe - I mean 2 lottery players on a team is reason for optimism.

But I’ve been cautiously optimistic all fall - relying on 2 freshman to lead and carry your team - no matter how good they are, is dangerous.

To me - it’s much easier to accept we’re not good - cause I accepted that after week 1.

This is premium content. Please subscribe to view.

This is premium content. Please subscribe to view.

In a closely played game missing so many 3 point shots is one of the main reasons for losing.Roster formation excluding Bailey and Harper have limited scoring options.

Simce91 said:

Unfortunately he was desperate

Click to expand...

Understood but you either had to better assess the kid in practice or coach him up better in practice. To put him in for three mins seems useless

biazza38 said:

Once again proving that we don’t deserve nice things. We really don’t. Love how many times this board has turned on Ace and Dylan. Truly pathetic

Click to expand...

It’s embarrassing.

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.

Click to expand...

All of auburn’s top 5 scorers are either former transfers or freshmen lol

MSU is a very good team.

I thought we had a lot of low percentage layups/drives. I didn't see a lot of missed bunnies.

You play PJ but the guy doesn't get any looks? Odd. He shouldn't be on the court if he is not getting at least 4-5 shots.

We had a good number of open 3's, but we're were ice cold.

Martini just seems so reluctant to shoot. He rarely seems ready or in a good position. He had so many open looks that he had no choice but to shoot. Same thing with PJ. 3 point shooters have to hunt for shots.

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!!

Click to expand...

I actually thought it was awesome. We haven't been anything special at the rac this year. I say keep doing it.

This is premium content. Please subscribe to view.

mikemarc1 said:

Ok ..we agree.

The solution - to me - is not relying on the portal as much and going back to what made him successful. This works / he’s beaten #1 teams with this approach in the past.

You want to adapt and stay new school with a different coach.

Two different approaches..both could work. But with pikes contract - I don’t think it’s wise to fire him

Click to expand...

Greater emphasis on retention while being very strategic with your portal adds.

This is premium content. Please subscribe to view.

Degaz-RU said:

You can’t “gut out” losing 10 pounds or spraining an ankle.

Click to expand...

Yeah, insulting to Dylan: "He’s just not the guy to go gut it out when he’s less than 💯. Not his game"

RU848789 said:

Stop acting like a tool. You have no effing clue how much pain he's in or how significant his injury is.

Click to expand...

Come on man.

I’m not throwing shade at the kid. There’s guys who can go out and play injured and make it work and there’s guys who can’t. Dylan is not a guy who does well when he’s sick or dinged up.

He’s a great player but playing at less than 100% isn’t his thing.

This is premium content. Please subscribe to view.

This is premium content. Please subscribe to view.

Unfortunately he was desperate

Scangg said:

Yea this is a pointless thing to complain about

Click to expand...

There’s literally a whole thread here asking for him to play and a bunch of folks saying it’s not in the kids best interest to burn his redshirt. It’s not like the April rule is common knowledge

Pikiell is in a no win situation without Harper and Bailey scoring at least 40 points.The rest of the roster is composed of mostly MAC level talent who will have a occasional double digit scoring game but no real consistency.The record is now 10-10 with many of the toughest games yet to be played.There is no doubt that Harper not playing because of the flu and the ankle sprain has impacted team results.This was still a winnable game without Harper if Bailey and Martini had made some second half shots.There are simply too many flaws at both ends of the court at this late stage of the season.