Basketball Eugene Omoruyi Transferring per Instagram
- Thread starter Richie O
- Start date
His knee is gimpy but what I meant was on court performance along with leadership and brotherhood
A team captain quitting can't be positive for the younger players.
Hopefully this is really not true somehow.
Key word...HAS
Spelling your coach’s name wrong and doing this at 1am shows a complete lack of character and a very unloyal player.
Why don't clowns like this get banned?
I don’t disagree but it all depends on the why. Guys transfer for all sorts of different reasons. The guys in the locker room will know why and that reason determines if it is a big deal or not.
This is not a big deal from a basketball sense....it's not a leadership loss either.
When you see Yeboah as priority #1, it's becoming crystal clear that Eugene was probably threatened by better talent coming through the doors and needed to get his knee taken care of.
There's no way anyone could have any confidence he would have made it through this summer, the Italy trip in August and the type of work put in, while at 70 to 75%. Less than 3 months ago, Eugene could barely function down the stretch of the season.
Ignore Proud NJ.Sports fan who is the SHU troll and is not a RU fan and the "woe is me RU fans"....this solves minutes issues and allows more shooting on the floor. Shocked that fans automatically side with the player, who is making a move all about himself and it's somehow " a RU thing".....what would be an RU thing is not reading the tea leaves and Yeboah is here because Eugene wasn't going to stay....or not getting Yeboah or a comparable player, that would be the old RU....RU is more than fine folks, not a big deal if Eugene wants to sit out and get his knee fixed here and play his last year in 2020-21 somewhere else.
When you see Yeboah as priority #1, it's becoming crystal clear that Eugene was probably threatened by better talent coming through the doors and needed to get his knee taken care of.
There's no way anyone could have any confidence he would have made it through this summer, the Italy trip in August and the type of work put in, while at 70 to 75%. Less than 3 months ago, Eugene could barely function down the stretch of the season.
Ignore Proud NJ.Sports fan who is the SHU troll and is not a RU fan and the "woe is me RU fans"....this solves minutes issues and allows more shooting on the floor. Shocked that fans automatically side with the player, who is making a move all about himself and it's somehow " a RU thing".....what would be an RU thing is not reading the tea leaves and Yeboah is here because Eugene wasn't going to stay....or not getting Yeboah or a comparable player, that would be the old RU....RU is more than fine folks, not a big deal if Eugene wants to sit out and get his knee fixed here and play his last year in 2020-21 somewhere else.
For stating the truth? How many times has it happened? Rosario? Jones?Billet?
It's always a big deal to lose a captain and three year starter. Purely in a basketball sense we can weather it but all the intangibles lost are a big deal.
Then the last laugh is on us. He left AND stuck us with a game against St. Bona. in Toronto.
You post garbage insinuations under the guise of "just asking questions." Oldest trick in the book.
He's a very good player but it IS a big deal because of the leader he is. He leads by example and is by far the toughest player on the team. The heart was ripped out. Hopefully, someone steps up to take his place in that capacity.
You can’t overestimate the front-court depth we had 24 hours ago and you can’t sugar-coat it. The timing makes it worse.
Last edited:
Guys
I love Eugene and the toughness and warrior attitude He brought to the court...that’s what will be missed...he will be missed on defense and rebounding.
I’ll leave out the basketball negatives about Eugene ..which hawk and I absolutely agree on ...and avoiding restating them ...even though some may not see it’s
And those were observations I had through out last year.
But stop knocking pike. This isn’t on him. This is the reality of high level college basketball in 2019
If anything ...The coach saw this coming ...and went out and got another player to Replace him ...and should be commended
I would love to have Eugene on the team. But he doesn’t want to be here...I wish him well and root for the guys that do
And for what’s I see...the remaining guys look like a very tight bunch.
I love Eugene and the toughness and warrior attitude He brought to the court...that’s what will be missed...he will be missed on defense and rebounding.
I’ll leave out the basketball negatives about Eugene ..which hawk and I absolutely agree on ...and avoiding restating them ...even though some may not see it’s
And those were observations I had through out last year.
But stop knocking pike. This isn’t on him. This is the reality of high level college basketball in 2019
If anything ...The coach saw this coming ...and went out and got another player to Replace him ...and should be commended
I would love to have Eugene on the team. But he doesn’t want to be here...I wish him well and root for the guys that do
And for what’s I see...the remaining guys look like a very tight bunch.
Agree wholeheartedly that the criticism of Coach P is not warranted.
Every school in the country or close to it is dealing with this issue.
Every school in the country or close to it is dealing with this issue.
Not who I wanted to see transfer but
1) Lets see who we replace him with
2) If he is as injured as some are saying he would have either missed the year or not been as effective as we needed him to be anyway
3) He was good but he’s also replaceable either by someone we bring in or if some of the guys already on the roster continue to develop
I think some people are romanticizing how good he was. Again, not saying I wanted him to transfer and are team is worse at the moment on paper. But we’re not losing some all world college player here
1) Lets see who we replace him with
2) If he is as injured as some are saying he would have either missed the year or not been as effective as we needed him to be anyway
3) He was good but he’s also replaceable either by someone we bring in or if some of the guys already on the roster continue to develop
I think some people are romanticizing how good he was. Again, not saying I wanted him to transfer and are team is worse at the moment on paper. But we’re not losing some all world college player here
Hawk-- You're usually spot on but this is a bad take. How can you say losing a captain who averaged 14 & 8 as a junior isn't a big loss from a basketball sense?
Wow! Didn't see that one coming. Not going to speculate on the reasons or place blame since none of us know anything. This certainly changes the basic nature of the team.
Its a shocking announcement since Eugene participated in all the post season spring practices and waits until the end of May to make a transfer announcement.Rutgers now has two available scholarships and the power forward position clearly lacks quality depth.Its getting late in the recruitment process and some of the prospects Rutgers wanted chose other schools.Perhaps,if the announcement was made earlier ,the results might have been different.I have learned over time that there is no quiet period when it comes to Rutgers athletics.I still view Eugene as a warrior and wish him well in the future.
There has got to be more to this.
I know it's not the same thing, but If Eugene said he was done playing this year because of his knee, we would have had a parade down college ave for Pike's foresight. Just kind of interesting how that works.
With Carino's confirmation, the hope door closes.... hate to see Omoruyi go. He really had been my favorite player the last couple of years.
My guess is, and this is only a guess, with the addition of Yeboah, the staff asked Eugene to get surgery on the knee and red shirt this year and he doesn't want to. Saw far as our depth upfront, don't forget CJ Gettys was added in August. None of us knew about him and he turned out to be very good. Diamonds in the rough are out there and this staff seems good at finding them. Even Eugene himself was an unknown when we got him.
Agree. A couple guys trying to say is as a good thing. That's crazy.
He was the only player who could be counted on to consistently get a basket to get the offense going, or stop the other teams momentum. He was a man among boys on the court.
Its a deep team, so several guys could step up, but this is a loss no matter how you try to spin it.
Last offseason we lost Corey, Deshaun and Williams (our #1, #2 and #4 scorers) and the sentiment leaned towards there "was no way we could be better". And while we were a better basketball team last season, I certainly would have rather had Corey back. I think losing Eugene does have impact, but just not certain, unlike years past, where this means we aren't going to be a better team. Not because Eugene is transferring, but rather in spite of the fact he is transferring.
Losing Eugene and Doorson while adding Young, Yeboah, Mulcahy and Doucoure doesn't look awful to me. Would have certainly preferred Eugene here (I like EO as a player much more than @Scarlet Shack and @NewJerseyHawk), but not sure it changes my outlook for next season, which is pretty bullish, all that much.
Losing Eugene and Doorson while adding Young, Yeboah, Mulcahy and Doucoure doesn't look awful to me. Would have certainly preferred Eugene here (I like EO as a player much more than @Scarlet Shack and @NewJerseyHawk), but not sure it changes my outlook for next season, which is pretty bullish, all that much.
Last edited:
We are underestimating the effect of Jay Young leaving for a new job. EO may not have been convinced the next position coach could help him improve his game. Jay Young was Rutgers Basketball.
Also, it is becoming a trend for players to transfer so they can have a year off and continue to improve their game.
Best to EO in his life.
Also, it is becoming a trend for players to transfer so they can have a year off and continue to improve their game.
Best to EO in his life.
This is just a seriously weird development.
Why Eugene? And why now?
There has to be a back story here.
Why Eugene? And why now?
There has to be a back story here.
An educated guess is that Eugene realizes he needs his knee fixed and would be out for the year. This gives him the ability to become a free agent for '2020-2021 and is taking it.
Eugene has to do what is right for himself and I respect his decision. I also wouldnt want to see Pike pulling out all the stops to keep him here.
Eugene is the MVP of this team so we should not sugar coat any of this. However the right person is now the captain of the team....FINALLY.
2 questions:
Did the Yeboah signing happen because Pike knew EO was unhappy?
How much did EO's knee have to do with his decision? Did the staff want him to sit or did he want to sit, and there was a disagreement.
Did the Yeboah signing happen because Pike knew EO was unhappy?
How much did EO's knee have to do with his decision? Did the staff want him to sit or did he want to sit, and there was a disagreement.
This makes sense, but even if its true, why post this at 1:00 am on instagram and spell your coaches name wrong? Couldn't he have taken more time to come out with this news? It seems rushed and not thought out very well on his part.
Just a head scratcher on so many levels. Consider the following:
- Pike recruits EO from Canada and gives him a scholarship when nobody else would.
- For two straight years, Pike touts that EO is "the most improved player on the roster," and props him up as the unabashed leader and star on the team, and gives him starter's minutes AND a "star's" touches -- even when it bogged down the offense.
- Pike schedules a neutral site game IN CANADA for crying out loud, as a shoutout to his senior captain's hometown.
Despite the above, EO tells Pike ON MAY 28th! that he's transferring (Jerry confirmed this in a twitter post), just a few hours after Rutgers announces the game in Toronto. Pike now has extremely limited ability to bring in a quality replacement.
It just HAS to be related to EO's knee situation. Otherwise, I just don't understand how EO could disrespect Pike and the team in this fashion, at this late date, after the way Pike has treated EO in the past three years.
- Pike recruits EO from Canada and gives him a scholarship when nobody else would.
- For two straight years, Pike touts that EO is "the most improved player on the roster," and props him up as the unabashed leader and star on the team, and gives him starter's minutes AND a "star's" touches -- even when it bogged down the offense.
- Pike schedules a neutral site game IN CANADA for crying out loud, as a shoutout to his senior captain's hometown.
Despite the above, EO tells Pike ON MAY 28th! that he's transferring (Jerry confirmed this in a twitter post), just a few hours after Rutgers announces the game in Toronto. Pike now has extremely limited ability to bring in a quality replacement.
It just HAS to be related to EO's knee situation. Otherwise, I just don't understand how EO could disrespect Pike and the team in this fashion, at this late date, after the way Pike has treated EO in the past three years.
I have to laugh to keep from crying. You've outdone yourself with this level of BS spin. Best player and leader leaving. No big deal. Mmmk.
If anything it accentuates how bad the Hayn hire was that even blue-sky NJH had to question it.
