I'd bet anything Grant would have contributed more if he played Martini's minutes tonight
Pike blew it
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Probably right. Then he could be a captain too.
This season has put a spotlight on Pike and this program and Steve is proving not to be a big time coach. He’s completely failed the test and Rutgers would be wise to cut him loose sooner than later.
Being a worse offensive coach than Dana Altman isn’t exactly a damning rebuke. And there hasn’t been really notable attrition from Rutgers compared to similar programs.
I think ultimately it seems like Pikes’ best attributes as a coach don’t translate well to the era of one-year rosters and emphasis on the transfer portal, which is a shame
Grant needs to take Martini minutes .
Whatever it was he clearly didn’t use it for new shoes.
Tired of seeing that guy slip and fall all over the court.
Texas fans hated him and he was completely out of control here at the beginning of the 19-20 season. He was a walking (or running) turnover.
I do not think that Pike is generally a good offensive coach but Jacob Young specifically made huge improvements here and then went backwards at Oregon. He is probably the literal worst example to use to demonstrate Pike being a bad offensive coach.
Obviously I've been a huge Pike supporter and he turned the dumpsterfire around miraculously, but missing on this entire portal transfer class in a once in a lifetime opportunity this season is a bigtime fail. It is what it is at this point and is honestly a fireable offense if the season doesn't turn around
Rutgers needs a GM to help with the portal. Pike's hit rate simply is not high enough
Rutgers needs a GM to help with the portal. Pike's hit rate simply is not high enough
Young was best at Rutgers easily
EO developed massively at Rutgers
Both greatly benefited under Pike
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You said he was unplayable. All I said is that he was fifth or sixth man at Texas. Liked or not Texas did not see him as unplayable and they were better than us at the time. The main problem he had at RU was that he was tough to deal with.
As far as I can tell he played 14mpg his sophomore year at Texas and not very well. But yeah I mean unplayable is I guess an exaggeration. I’ll edit it to simply “bad”.
IIRC young had more turnovers per 100 and higher TOV% at Rutgers than at Texas or Oregon and his offensive out puts were close to identical in his last year at UT, 2 yr avg at RU, and one year at Oregon.
Great player
I wonder if our AD is working on that now. Oh wait, we don’t have one. It’s turning into a sh*tshow. Talk about a rudderless ship. Is Julie busy?
Well, when the vaunted 3 pt shooters seemingly can't shoot 3s, that'll happen.
He struggles with roster management for sure. That said if he indeed fails rutgers is in for another long cold winter. Basketball people know he can coach and if he fails Rutgers well deserved reputation as a graveyard will be back perhaps stronger than ever and it will be a miracle if we get someone that can actually get us back to decent.
This is such a loser mentality. @dpwhite was arguing this with me last week. If Pike gets fired after next year it will be 10 years of him being here. That is not a coaches graveyard.
We have a top 10 home court advantage in CBB to sell
Fertile recruiting grounds
We pay top 25 in the country in pay
P2 conference
NIL rev share that will beat most other conferences
Excellent practice facility
There is plenty to sell and I am confident we can land someone decent. You can't Vivian Stringer the program because we went to the dance and won a game 5 years ago when each year afterwards was downward progress.
I’m not saying that’s a reason not to make a change. I’m making a prediction based on watching college basketball closely for 50 years.
Nothing stays the same, things change. We are in a healthy position to be attractive to the right coach.
Let’s revisit in five years and hopefully you can say I told you so.
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Will top ten home court still exist when prices are raised and RU fans run away refusing to pay?
Revenue share probably not as much help as you think. Football will get most. Many other schools may give more to hoops, and some don't have to share w football.
First need a university president to hire the AD who hires the coach. 🤪
He is one of the most inconsistent players I have seen. Too often he IS out of control
this^^^ If we can't make the tourney with this type of talent its never going to happen.
Don’t worry, Pike should still be able to recruit mid major level talent. Jkjk, but he’s you are absolutely correct. What a dumpster fire
We think this year is bad? Imagine what next year is going to be like. Scary to even think about it.
100% yes. nearly 4000 additional people want tickets. There is also a waiting list for court side.
The days need to end where people just donate the bare minimum for their seats but because they have had them 20 years they get to keep them.
What schools in the P2 are giving more to hoops? No one. The TV contract for the Big East sucks. Football drives the bus with TV and always will.
