Coach Pikiell Apologizes for Actions in Rough Week

[fluoxetine]

We are 37 on Torvik which is decent enough. Feels somewhat strange for the two sites to have that kind of discrepancy in March

Torvik gives higher weighting to recent data and kenpom does not.

 

[RUBlackout]

No excuses. Just win

Now start all 5 freshman in the BTT and run the gamit to win it all

 

[King of S]

Pike always has emotion and fire. Anyone who watches games in person and pays attention sees this. Yes he may not be Fran or Brad level. He does plenty of yelling and screaming and is emotional. He’s not a butterflies and sunshine coach some seem to think he is.

Yea, sure.

 

[ru66]

just like in football, if they can connect to the RU Wifi, they are considered "in the house" 😁

Did they collect,$ for those 78 sellouts,?

 

[RutgersChow]

Coach Pikiell apologizes in Jerry Carino Asbury Park Press interview.

Pikiell Apologizes

He wished he had these kids for longer. He is the only one.

 

[socaldave]

When the head coach is apologizing, it’s over

 

[Fat Koko]

Per the piece 78 straight sell outs at the RAC.

Rutgers makes up its sellouts. I was at the game decribed here. Attendance reported at 6,000.

At some point, team Hobbs decided it would be cool to brag about a sellout streak so they fudged the attendance number to 8,000 shown here.

Rutgers basketball isn’t the only New Jersey team to announce fake sellouts. A few years ago, I went to Red Bulls soccer game. The public address guy announced a sell out to a half empty stadium. Nobody seemed to be laughing so I asked the guy next to me. He said every game is a sell out and this one was more sold out than most of them.

 

[rufeelinit]

Pike has emotion if you mean taking a defensive stance along the baseline and clapping hard. He doesn't have to be one of those maniacs but he's gotten exactly 2.......TWO technical fouls in his 9 years here. Working the refs is part of the game and part of the job. Besides trying to change the whistle, get a call, or protect the players.

For a class guy (who I think he is) I believe he has some leverage, he never plays plays that card HARD. . I think it makes a difference. Did you watch Tom Izzo last night? I would have loved to choke his ass. BUT there is a canyon between that guy and Pike. Regardless. Perhaps Pike is starting to get it.

I know this is probably piling on but I could also do with a little less of his cheerleading. Seems like every game on multiple occasions he feels the need to look at the crowd and throw his hands up on the air a few times to get them to stand and make some noise. He needs to be much more selective with this and spend more time focusing on the effort on the floor than worrying about whether the crowd is responding right. I mean big spot/big game OK but the more he does it the less effective it is. Traditionally that gym gets loud when the circumstances warrant. Play well and it happens organically.

Its amazing he is not better at working the refs given that he played for one of the masters Jim Calhoun.

 

[Plum Street]

Why did he apologize?

Because he cares. He cares about the kids, the University, the job, the fans. He cares what people think about him as a person because he is a very good guy. Good luck finding someone who doesn't like him as a man.

He is a stand up guy. He has integrity. He truly felt bad for the profanity, not the rant itself, but the words he used. He is a professional that can express himself without sinking to that level on the radio. He is a professional that knows he should have sat and done his job with the media after the Purdue debacle.

Say what you want about the job he has done on the court, that's all fair, but please don't question his integrity.

This just makes it tougher to watch him fail

 

[Plum Street]

The only problem was that he didn’t show up to the presser after the Purdue game. But I am not sure if the program has real beat reporters anyway and if they were even there.

 

[Fat Koko]

The only problem was that he didn’t show up to the presser after the Purdue game. But I am not sure if the program has real beat reporters anyway and if they were even there.

Kevin Armstrong of NJ Advance Media (nj.com) was at the game. Politi was disgruntled Kevin travelled to Indiana and wasn’t able to ask Pike a question.

* Edited to fix typos

 

[Plum Street]

Kevin Armstrong of NJ Advance Media (nj.com) was at the game. Politi was disgruntled Kevin travelled to Indiana and wast able to Pike a question.

Well, that is a fair take by politi.