Exactly!!! We don’t know the whole picture here. I’ve seen kid play and he is an amazing point guard and can really shoot it. Question is: is he a Pike guy? Ability to be a good teammate? Unfortunately it’s not talent alone.
JQ to RU?
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Looking forward to next year with Mulcahy and Young coming in and no one leaving the backcourt, Pike will have his work cut out for him keeping the guards happy from a PT perspective. Baker, Mathis, McConnell, Mulcahy and Young. We could play 3 guards at times and some might consider Mathis a 2-3 but if going that route, than Kiss and Harper are in the rotation as well. Given what we have, I think another 4-5 big is the priority with the last schollie.
to the average fan, a five star high school senior would have all the abilities to play college bb
quickness, shooting, dribbling,defense.....
I don't challenge your statements, but wonder how JQ
got to the 5 star high school level, and then not
appear to have some of those qualities and is riding the bench
did the prognosticators miss badly?
I would imagine you creating a youtube about how goes of a dunker a certain player is. I could see the title being "5 STAR-BEST DUNKER IN THE COUNTRY. Just for hits. Over dribbling does not translate to wins.
Are you part of the population that think the star system gets you a great player all the time. That is not always true. You also dismiss other parts of a conversation so please feel free to not respond to this as you are not looking to have a discussion, just try to prove you have some great knowledge that no one else has.
If you want to recruit a player, you see what JQ said, and you are not pumped to bring him to your squad.
Some programs recruit players to get better over time. Just a thought. It sometimes works. Are you a Rutgers fan or just trying to promote your podcast?
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I have realistic expectations for the kid. I don't expect him to be great his freshman year. We are Rutgers, not Kansas.
Biazza, you make a great point about the assumption many people make about McDonalds, and that always translates. There are no guarantees that happens.
I would be highly surprised if the program goes after him.
But based on the original OP, this is gonna happen so some behind the scenes workings would have already Happened, no?
Ok. I get what you are saying, but I am saying we have no reason to not at least take a chance on the kid. It has been what 27 years since the last time we made the NCAA tournament, if a former top 30 recruit wants to come here and has 3 years of eligibility we are in no place to say "Nah you don't fit".
As for your last question. I am a Rutgers Fan! I was a season ticket holder from before birth until 2016 season when my Uncle passed away and we no longer had tickets. I have been watching Rutgers for over 20 years, from the Billets to Jeff Greer to Joe Salvi to Herve Lamizana to Quincy Douby to Marquise Webb to Jerome Coleman to JR Inman to Corey Chandler to Mike Rosario to Myles Mack to Corey Sanders to Geo Baker. So I hop that proves my Fandom to you. I could name more guys like Joel Wiggins, Sean Axani, Kareem Wright, if you don't believe me. I tag my podcast because I am trying to grow it and hope one person here clicks on it and likes it but I am Rutgers fan through and through.
5 stars don't always translate to NCAA D1 basketball. They also don't always translate to NBA. A lot less likely there. If they take the jump, they don't always stay in the NBA.
Let's discuss.
It is always easy to see what play will translate. Evaluating is not always easy. Misses happen all the time. There are people like Russ Wood that have a fine eye for the game. There are also some people that make mistakes. You hear Pikiell say all the time, " So and so can shoot, pass and dribble."
A coach of a building program wants fundamentals. They also want to see high IQ, a sold work ethic, and a love for the game. They have to exhibit game.
Baker is a good example of that.
Absolutely coaches can say no you don't fit. A job recruiter looks for fit as much as anything. Coaches don't take risk. JQ has been a prime ball handler and is not tall enough to be off the ball. You don't recruit both him and Mulcahy and mess up what you already worked so hard for.
Good to hear. Your post were all sarcastic, so I wanted to see how you would respond to your own style. We can have different opinions without the need for that.
Fair, I disagree with your take. But thats what message boards are for... discussion
I find that McD AA's that don't do well in college, have more success in the pro's. Not all but usually you would assume that if a player plays poorly in college they don't do well in the NBA. So I do think there are some skills that translate better to pro than college from these types of players. Also goes to the theory of fit and how structured college systems can be under some elite NCAA coaches.
Something tells me he will wind up at SHU. No concrete basis; just a premonition.
That's for Pike to find out. To outright dismiss transfers of his talent level is idiotic.
This whole selfish player vs. team-centric player argument...didn’t we have this viewpoint with Young? And I don’t know about you, but I think we all love the idea of Young now or at least are a lot more positive on him since his move from Texas. As someone mentioned, let’s defer to the coaches. They’ve created a culture where everyone enjoys being around each other. I’m sure they can continue that trend and have a better pulse on the locker room than us.
And this criticism for sitting on the bench on Villanova. This is a freshman sitting on the bench for the national champs here. (2 out of the last 3 years for that matter) I think their leftovers would be gold for a lot of teams out there (including us).
And this criticism for sitting on the bench on Villanova. This is a freshman sitting on the bench for the national champs here. (2 out of the last 3 years for that matter) I think their leftovers would be gold for a lot of teams out there (including us).
To know the player would mean you would see the talent is wildly overrated....not a shooter, not a worker as of now and an unwilling defender. He has OK guards burying him on the bench, but he's going to make his next stop where he decides to put it altogether??
This kid isn't about the work, he's about Social Media and follows.....there's a reason he's not playing....he's not working...but he's going to sit a year and work, vs not??
There are 5 star kids that are closer to typical 4 star players. JQ is one of them, with a large ego behind him. Let him work it out at Nova.
So what if he's closer to a 4 star? He's a freshman, who has plenty of room to grow. You'd be a real idiot to count him out so early. This program just lost to Fordham and is in no position to get picky like this. To not even give him a shot?? Really?
I believe the BE has a two year sit out policy for anyone transferring within conference, so that would prohibit
I have been to 8 RU practices. Jacob Young is very down to earth. He communicates well with every guy on the team all of the coaches and all of the managers. He works every day with the scout team but his time to shine will be next year. He can shoot and play defense and is the fastest guy on the team. His hands are excellent on defense. I look forward to next year when he joins our other guards along with Paul Mulcahy. I have seen Paul play 7 or 8 times and I hope to see him play his opener Saturday at Elizabeth after our against St. Joseph's of Montvale at 6:45 PM.
His barely playing on a so-so Villanova team for a national championship coach says more about how good he is than his 5* rating. Watched him on the court the other night and he was not very good, did not appear very athletic and even looked kind of small. Add in what might be a questionable attitude and the fact that we have three point guards next year and we probably have more important needs at this point.
