I see it as NIL is just the legal way to give money, which is what some programs always did. Not an excuse, just the reality of the situation. But NIL is not static. RU has a foundation such that a breakout year could have a big impact on our NIL and fanbase.
I liked Ogbole. Definitely you want an upgrade if you can get one. A sure fire P5 starter. But he definitely had promise.
He barely had any rebounds on the defensive end. Most of them were offensive rebounds (70%). That’s a red flag. Most starting bigs in the conference will eat him up if he gets extended minutes.
I agree with this. The guy played in only 9 games, all against B1G teams, was coming off an injury, and had no “tune up games” against lower level opponents to help prepare him for the season and give him a feel for chemistry with his new teammates.
Might not necessarily be a red flag. I would have to go back and watch all his PT but what I recall is that he usually cleared out his man on a strong box-out, allowing his teammates to pick up easier defensive rebounds. Meanwhile is offensive rebounding was a definite plus.
Ogbole will be 24 when our season starts. I hope he develops a little more, but more likely he is what he is at this point.
2 red flags
Yeah man he’ll be fine..give him some grace..he is 280 pounds coming off a knee injury straight in to big10 conference play!
He was on the dog list after. It was the Minny game I think.
He has the body. The question I have, and I don't have an educated answer. How many bodies are in the portal that would be an upgrade over him. I also realize we could have a quantity problem too. We definitely would like a 3rd center alongside Somerville and Ogobole, but if no one is better than ogobole I want to hard pass and play a skilled player out of position
False. Ogbole is still learning how to play high level college basketball. Also, last year he was still injured in the summer and he didn’t get practice reps and conditioning that he desperately needed.
Last year was unlike any of the last 5-6 years in terms of the amount of close games. In the past there have been 10-15 games where the difference ended up being what happened in the last 5 or 6 possessions. The margin between being a 5 seed and a .500 team was razor thin. Obviously if you flip a coin 15 times you cant expect the results being very lopsided
Assuming the 3 portal guys got some NIL, it wasn’t well spent until a center was already in the fold.
I love how you continually speak out of your rear. 😘
You seem so sure. Am worried that luxury buys before necessities will come back to bite us.
don't know, but I would assume the total spent on those three, or even just half the total would be better spent on a quality big...than on two guys who won't get 15 minutes a game.
LOL, maybe you should listen to the podcasts that Richie posts on the free board. It's literally telling you everything you need to know on their portal efforts and what they can get.
A jump? Based on. This is not the level of play to learn. His experience is Monroe Jc. No one other than seton hall was interested. Also we don’t have a history of developing big men so their skills improve.
I’m worried “decent” isn’t good enough. This was supposed to be “the year”. Everyone was going to want to play with Ace and Dylan. Many said Cliff shouldn’t let the door hit him on the way out. Now we’re Hoping for just decent. Especially when our goal is to win 10 more games than last year.
right. it's likely the sums spent on the other three who should be reserves impact what we'd otherwise be able to afford in a B10 level big.
People saying that about Cliff don't have great analytical skills because they are valuing one type of play over another instead of looking at the value the player provides overall.
Incorrect, but don't let that stop you from spewing it like you have knowledge of what RU can spend.
Wrong, and wrong.
Crickets on the free board not on the premium side.
The idea that everybody wanted to play with Dylan and Ace has proven to be false. That Seton Hall is able to recruit a player like Gus Yalden over Rutgers is testimony to that fact. So far Pike's transfer recruiting is underwhelming. Expectations for next year need to be adjusted.
Talk about a total fabrication...lol.
In addition to the big, we need ALL 3 of those transfers in. Martini. Acuff. Derkack. All of them. We need all three for lots of reasons. Their decision process occurred weeks to a month ago. If Pike doesn’t recruit and close them weeks ago, they would have gone elsewhere and we would still need to fill those 3 slots.
Don’t think reserves and starters. Think about the rotation. Each of the transfers in will play important minutes/roles in the rotation. We will play 8-9 rotation guys. I don’t know where you get your info from, but we need those 3 transfers, their leadership, experience, toughness and scoring ability, and each will solidly be in our rotation.
So much wrong info here. Every single sentence is just completely inaccurate.
