Mid-February Swoon

[colbert17]

In sports there always seems to be a time when a team plays it's worst. In baseball it's the June Swoon or the Dog Days of August. For my NY Jets it's anytime between Labor Day and Christmas. For RU basketball it's a two week period in February. For the past four years we have had a NCAA caliber team. All of them have had similar records in mid February:

2023: 1-4
2022: 0-3
2021: 2-4
2020: 1-4
In each of these prior years we've come back to play some pretty good basketball down the stretch and beyond. I still have faith in this team despite some of the problems we've shown. Among them:

Paul dribbles too much for no apparent reason
Cliff has to play a minimum of 35 minutes a game
Dean can not play against a legitimate Power 5 center. He just can't handle it.
Wolf needs to get Dean's minutes
Simpson can not be trusted with the basketball in a big moment.
Hyatt maybe the biggest Jekyll and Hyde player RU has ever had. Some days he looks like an NBA player and others, he's terrible.
For a guy who has played P5 basketball for 5 years Caleb makes some of the worst in game decisions I've seen.

Please remember that due to the time difference I can rarely watch a complete game so these observations are based on an incomplete sample size. I still have confidence in Pike (despite some of his mind numbing decisions today) and this team to finish strong. What better place to start the turn around than State College.

 

[Scangg]

We need some hero like performances from our best players

10 9 12 etc isn't cutting it bc we don't have bench scoring

We need a big game from one or two players to make up for the depth issues

 

[RutgersClassof2004]

We need some hero like performances from our best players

10 9 12 etc isn't cutting it bc we don't have bench scoring

We need a big game from one or two players to make up for the depth issues

The sad truth is we don't have RHJ or Geo type scorers to step up.

 

[colbert17]

The sad truth is we don't have RHJ or Geo type scorers to step up.

Hopefully with some of the guys coming in that'll change.

 

[OriginalKnight]

In sports there always seems to be a time when a team plays it's worst. In baseball it's the June Swoon or the Dog Days of August. For my NY Jets it's anytime between Labor Day and Christmas. For RU basketball it's a two week period in February. For the past four years we have had a NCAA caliber team. All of them have had similar records in mid February:

2023: 1-4
2022: 0-3
2021: 2-4
2020: 1-4
In each of these prior years we've come back to play some pretty good basketball down the stretch and beyond. I still have faith in this team despite some of the problems we've shown. Among them:

Paul dribbles too much for no apparent reason
Cliff has to play a minimum of 35 minutes a game
Dean can not play against a legitimate Power 5 center. He just can't handle it.
Wolf needs to get Dean's minutes
Simpson can not be trusted with the basketball in a big moment.
Hyatt maybe the biggest Jekyll and Hyde player RU has ever had. Some days he looks like an NBA player and others, he's terrible.
For a guy who has played P5 basketball for 5 years Caleb makes some of the worst in game decisions I've seen.

Please remember that due to the time difference I can rarely watch a complete game so these observations are based on an incomplete sample size. I still have confidence in Pike (despite some of his mind numbing decisions today) and this team to finish strong. What better place to start the turn around than State College.

Why are they your Jets?

 

[colbert17]

Why are they your Jets?

Wasn’t trying to claim sole ownership

 

[High Quality H2O]

Why are they your Jets?

He’s a Jets fan.
Pretty sure no one claims them.

It’s more of an affliction you inherit.

-Fellow Sufferer.

 

[Yeah Baby]

Why are they your Jets?

Kind of like the Irish guy in Braveheart. “It’s my Island”

 

[Yeah Baby]

In sports there always seems to be a time when a team plays it's worst. In baseball it's the June Swoon or the Dog Days of August. For my NY Jets it's anytime between Labor Day and Christmas. For RU basketball it's a two week period in February. For the past four years we have had a NCAA caliber team. All of them have had similar records in mid February:

2023: 1-4
2022: 0-3
2021: 2-4
2020: 1-4
In each of these prior years we've come back to play some pretty good basketball down the stretch and beyond. I still have faith in this team despite some of the problems we've shown. Among them:

Paul dribbles too much for no apparent reason
Cliff has to play a minimum of 35 minutes a game
Dean can not play against a legitimate Power 5 center. He just can't handle it.
Wolf needs to get Dean's minutes
Simpson can not be trusted with the basketball in a big moment.
Hyatt maybe the biggest Jekyll and Hyde player RU has ever had. Some days he looks like an NBA player and others, he's terrible.
For a guy who has played P5 basketball for 5 years Caleb makes some of the worst in game decisions I've seen.

Please remember that due to the time difference I can rarely watch a complete game so these observations are based on an incomplete sample size. I still have confidence in Pike (despite some of his mind numbing decisions today) and this team to finish strong. What better place to start the turn around than State College.

Agree with the first part. We have a chance to pick up some wins here down the stretch and seal the deal. I’m not going to agree with the individual assessments. Every year when we lose posters complain about Pike and the players and when we win they pat each other on the back as if it’s this board that is winning games. I watch other teams too and their players have up and down games too. Some games are high scoring and some are low scoring. We are who we are and right now that is a very good team who lost a great player and has 3 other key players that are not 100% but they are out there gutting it out for the team. The bench is up and down too just like the starters and our opponents are also up and down.

Just gotta find ways to win.