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Basketball Defensive struggles doom Rutgers Basketball as it falls to Ohio State 80-66

Lathan forced to defend the paint because Acuff has less than zero chance of staying in front of his man, leading to an easy offensive rebound. Just awful defense from Acuff
You can’t combine perimeter players with no foot speed with a lack of weakside rim protection. But that’s exactly where we’re at as a defense
 
Did Pike only watch tape of our transfers from the games against other low conference teams? I'm sure they would have been abused on D the same exact way against power conference opponents last year. Shocking lack of athleticism in some of these players.
Everyone is deciding to not speak about how you get quality transfers in college basketball in 2024. Recruiting is not the same now as it was. It’s easier to bash the players and coaches instead of discussing the real issue that Pike got the transfers he did. It all starts and ends with NIL $$$$$$$.
 
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here is my problem with lathan... hes skilled but hes a black hole on offense once hes got it it aint going back to anyone else 90% of the time
 
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Anyone who thinks it's coaching is nuts. It's talent...which is Pikes job
No, its both. We have NBA stars. You just need a few strong supporting cast members that the coaches have to weave in. Most teams lack to legit NBA stars but have the coaching to win. I think people are finally seeing that it should be acceptable to question whether our coaching staff is good enough to be upper echelon in the B1G. Harper is making them look better than they actually may be.
 
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