Pike and offense

[hinson32]

I think Coach is an excellent defensive coach and heads and shoulders above Eddie Jordan in all aspects of being a coach. He seems like a super nice guy and I hope he is the one who takes us to the NCAAs.

However, I am very concerned about his ever being able to give RU an offense we can win with. Take a look at the rankings of his team's offensive efficiency ratings the last seven years.

18-19 ranked 221
17-18 329
16-17 321
15-16 50
14-15 195
13-14 122
12-13 90

At best that is one average offensive team, one fairly good team and five dreadful teams.
Do you guys think we can ever turn this around? Will our defense and rebounding be enough to overcome this?

Bottom line, his RU teams have been dreadful on offense and his SBU teams were not that good either.

 

[kcg88]

I've said this before, but the best version of a Rutgers team under Pikiell is going to look like the good Cincinnati teams under Cronin. Which, hey, they've made the tournament eight straight years and were a 2 seed last year.

If one of our assistants ever leaves to take a HC job, Pikiell should take a page from Beilein's book and hire a coach specifically to address his weakness. Beilein is an offensive genius so he hired Luke Yaklich to fix the defense. Pikiell is a really really good defensive coach but we need a coach to help fix our spacing and off-ball movement.

 

[richthedentist]

I agree with the spacing and off ball movement but I think unfortunately it is what it is this year without a true point guard and next year we will see if it is coaching as we will actually have 2 true point guards inJacob Young and Paul Mulcahy. Right now you are asking Geo to do everything

 

[LotusAggressor]

I've said this before, but the best version of a Rutgers team under Pikiell is going to look like the good Cincinnati teams under Cronin. Which, hey, they've made the tournament eight straight years and were a 2 seed last year.

If one of our assistants ever leaves to take a HC job, Pikiell should take a page from Beilein's book and hire a coach specifically to address his weakness. Beilein is an offensive genius so he hired Luke Yaklich to fix the defense. Pikiell is a really really good defensive coach but we need a coach to help fix our spacing and off-ball movement.

Cronin's Cincinnati teams are athletic, physical, and they defend to the death, but they're stone-age offensively. They finish at the rim, though.

 

[RUsojo]

Until he starts for win more recurring battles then he loses and we get more talent in the program compared to our conference mates we’re not going to improve that much. Mulcahy is a good offensive piece. 2020 class will be tenure defining IMO for Pike.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

I have out of consensus thoughts about the 329 and 321, but will keep them out of this thread (unless taunted)

 

[zebnatto]

The only thing I’d like to see us do is push the ball more, something coach seems reluctant to do. In the half court we’re just not putting the ball in the basket: three point shooting is cold, and we’re not finishing at the rim.

 

[RUsojo]

The only thing I’d like to see us do is push the ball more, something coach seems reluctant to do. In the half court we’re just not putting the ball in the basket: three point shooting is cold, and we’re not finishing at the rim.

I don’t think thes confident we have the guys to do it. Who can grab a board and go end to end on this team? Only a few guys I guess. But at he very least the guys identified as capable should push it every chance they get.

 

[zebnatto]

I don’t think thes confident we have the guys to do it. Who can grab a board and go end to end on this team? Only a few guys I guess. But at he very least the guys identified as capable should push it every chance they get.

No need to go end to end. Pass the ball out.

 

[Scangg]

Geo is also good on the secondary break. Half court offense is struggling I'd like to see us push the ball more too