Per Brandin Knight in Court Club chat. Came back to visit last Summer. Wasn't expecting to hear that.
Eugene Omoruyi visited RU last Summer
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What did he discuss with his old teammates.. How him leaving was the best decision he ever made?
I'm from Jersey - of course I'm a Jerk.. So I'll add this -- if I were the coach. I'd ask Eugene stay away from team.
There’s a legacy here … started by John Celestand. Help yourself to the facilities. Even if you thumbed your nose at the program.
Well.. not sure how you can get around that. But iirc, EO needed a redshirt year during his transfer because of injury while playing for Rutgers. He did what was best for him and maybe what was best for us as well.
Hopefully Geo had a say in if this dude was welcomed. Geo saw him as a coward and stepped up in his place immediately
We know Geo doesn’t like him but I don’t think we have much insight on how Ron or Caleb feel about him.
Different situation entirely. EO played 3 yes abs was a co-captain. JC was a high profile recruit who never bled scarlet- no different from Troy Murphy it Tim a Thomas or thousands of others.
While perhaps some bitterness w/EO, I’m sure coaches have more perspective than to hold grudges and most teammates do as well.
Maybe he dropped a few comments that might’ve led to Jacob considering Oregon
Troy Murphy and Tim Thomas and thousand of others didn't routinely use the Rutgers facilities after they decided to play their college ball elsewhere.
Reminder of the EO quote last year:
"Just my feel for the game,” he said. “Me playing basketball the right way. Knowing the ins and outs of the game, having such a great coach as Coach (Dana) Altman. He’s taught me a lot of things about the game that I didn’t know when I was at Rutgers.”
There was another comment I couldn't find but basically that Pike didn't teach anyone anything.
Pike is a stepping stone coach. He's brought us out of irrelevance but with his recruiting ability (or lack thereof) we'll be hamstrung until we hire that next coach to take us to the next step.
"Just my feel for the game,” he said. “Me playing basketball the right way. Knowing the ins and outs of the game, having such a great coach as Coach (Dana) Altman. He’s taught me a lot of things about the game that I didn’t know when I was at Rutgers.”
There was another comment I couldn't find but basically that Pike didn't teach anyone anything.
Pike is a stepping stone coach. He's brought us out of irrelevance but with his recruiting ability (or lack thereof) we'll be hamstrung until we hire that next coach to take us to the next step.
Ron dropped some digs at him if I remember. Correctly how he was getting owned in open runs
If and when Pike leaves they should either hire brandon knight or put a full court press on Dann Hurley
None of those players were RU lettermen. You can’t equate the two situations at all.
No. No. No.
Love BK. That might be cool.
If I never hear the name Hurley for 40 years it will be to soon.
Not sure what is over the top there if he was interviewed and that was his response Whether it is true or not may be up for debate, but that was EO's assessment of his experience here.
