Its about leadership

[DocRU]

I still remember my first RU teams' starting 5. John McFadden and Dick Stewart at the guards, Lou Goetz and Bob Graecen at forwards, and Doug Britelle at center. That was 46 years ago my friends. They won 21 games, went to the NIT, and I've been hooked for life ever since.
A lot of good and exciting times over the years, for sure. But geez, things have been bad to unimaginable levels. I mean Littlepage was only 3 seasons. We're now talking decades of bad basketball. When it sinks this deep, it can only be leadership at fault. A lot of leaders to blame at this University. ADs, Presidents, Board of Governors, and Trustees.
Bad decisions galore:
1. Shunning the Big East for the Eastern Eight. In today's world that's like turning down a B1G invite to stay in the AAC.
2. Coaching hires that boggle the mind. 2 maniacs, a career assistant who had no clue, and a Midwesterner who didn't know a thing about New Jersey. Hobbs said Chris Ash was amazingly prepared. I'd have loved to have been a fly on the wall when Mulcahy interviewed Waters. The guy couldn't even pick Bob Hurley out of a police lineup.
3. But the most puzzling appears to be the current hire. Interviewed and selected by someone who wasn't even the AD. Then the AD gets hired afterward. And you wonder why we're getting blown out regularly.
Compare that sequence to what just happened in football. Gives me hope that maybe the leadership has improved just a little, right?
Good job Dr. Barchi. Good job Mr. Hobbs. For basketball we're waiting.................

 

[ruman]

I still remember my first RU teams' starting 5. John McFadden and Dick Stewart at the guards, Lou Goetz and Bob Graecen at forwards, and Doug Britelle at center. That was 46 years ago my friends. They won 21 games, went to the NIT, and I've been hooked for life ever since.
A lot of good and exciting times over the years, for sure. But geez, things have been bad to unimaginable levels. I mean Littlepage was only 3 seasons. We're now talking decades of bad basketball. When it sinks this deep, it can only be leadership at fault. A lot of leaders to blame at this University. ADs, Presidents, Board of Governors, and Trustees.
Bad decisions galore:
1. Shunning the Big East for the Eastern Eight. In today's world that's like turning down a B1G invite to stay in the AAC.
2. Coaching hires that boggle the mind. 2 maniacs, a career assistant who had no clue, and a Midwesterner who didn't know a thing about New Jersey. Hobbs said Chris Ash was amazingly prepared. I'd have loved to have been a fly on the wall when Mulcahy interviewed Waters. The guy couldn't even pick Bob Hurley out of a police lineup.
3. But the most puzzling appears to be the current hire. Interviewed and selected by someone who wasn't even the AD. Then the AD gets hired afterward. And you wonder why we're getting blown out regularly.
Compare that sequence to what just happened in football. Gives me hope that maybe the leadership has improved just a little, right?
Good job Dr. Barchi. Good job Mr. Hobbs. For basketball we're waiting.................

The current hire was to make a few people feel good about Rutgers when the Mike Rice situation embarrassed the school. It never made sense from a college basketball standpoint.

 

[bac2therac]

More alarming is that 20-30 point losses are being accepted as just oh well as if team shouldnt be expected tovplay competitive. Its very obvious we need a new direction. Hopefully Hobbs doesnt waste a season

 

[78CollegeAve]

Someone much smarter than me once said -- "Success is not random. Leadership matters."

And that's why Rutgers basketball is doomed until this staff is gone. The question -- is Hobbs a leader or nothing but a smooth, well-connected pol?

 

[Section114]

There is a great line in the movie Remember the Titans, "Attitude reflects leadership".

When I see the lack of enthusiasm, effort and improvement of players and coaches on this team, you need to look no further than its leader.