Pike-hating: so predictable and wrong.

[RUDivision]

There is some truth to this but he's soft around the rim. He is starting to learn to attack under us I would argue. I have yet to see him drive to the hoop and throw down a dunk. He needs to play meaner on offense and throw it down.

ALOT of truth! Pike does NOTHING absolutely NOTHING to get his guys open looks or easy buckets. On top of that Pike continues to play (5 ft 9 NO rebounding ) JMIKE allowing teams to double Ace and Dylan. How many open looks did we get for Ace or Hayes or Martini?? We have not run any offense for over a decade.


Defense
Where everyone said Pike is a genius. Henderson had Lee absolutely hunt Martini 4 plays in a row with no adjustment by Pike. Pike finally calls time out. Do we go small? Or zone? Maybe we double Lee hard on the screen and force the ball out of his hands? NO PIKE changes nothing absolutely nothing.

Lee continues to kill.

We could put a Tesla plant on College Ave and that money will not help a really bad coach.

It’s ok he will step down after this complete career killer of a season.

 

[RUDivision]

I dont think you fire him...but not sure he can recover. He will get crucified until he makes the tournament next.

Honestly, I don't think he'll recover if he doesn't make it this year.

He’s done

Next year he is starting
Dercack
JMike
Ogbole
Grant
Dortch

😂 we might win 6-8 games ! Pike was set RU hoops back 15 years. He sees how bad it is and will walk away so he doesn’t have to be the captain on the titanic. Awful

 

[Ridge 22]

You do realize Pike took over a horrific program? If you’re going to judge him you should probably exclude the first 3-4 years.

We do and while that's all nice, it shouldn't get you a lifetime contract. Exclude whatever you want. Reality is last season was a throwaway, this season is going off the rails and next season forward looks even bleaker. The here and now tells you Pike has flatlined and is trending downward. He gets credit for the turnaround, but I don't think he is capable of delivering more.

 

[gef21]

IMO, that does not mean you get rid of him if this season is a bust. Ludicrous take by some here.

Absolutely agree. But expectations can be a death sentence for a coach. Because potential and expectations are fancy words for not having done anything yet.

 

[RUDivision]

We do and while that's all nice, it shouldn't get you a lifetime contract. Exclude whatever you want. Reality is last season was a throwaway, this season is going off the rails and next season forward looks even bleaker. The here and now tells you Pike has flatlined and is trending downward. He gets credit for the turnaround, but I don't think he is capable of delivering more.

Pikes done! You fire him the day after the season ends at least there is some small buzz around the team with Ace and Dylan declaring for the NBA.
If you wait until after next year we will win less then 10 games be back to a level worse then when Pike took over and finding a coach becomes harder.

Pikes farewell tour begins

Good news all of the Pike supporters of mediocrity the Rac Renovations are now dead for another decade. So you get to keep your cheap lower level seats. Sad but ppl are concerned more about the seats they have had since 1977 then having a consistent top tier program.

 

[AshCatchEm]

People don't realize how badly he managed our best team in decades. Two starting caliber big ten centers, senior Harper and baker, Jacob young giving us a++ defense...we couldn't get more than a play-in tournament due to not winning games we absolutely should have and we couldn't even win that game. That game is when he lost me

That team was generational. And NIL was a nonfactor.

 

[Ridge 22]

People don't realize how badly he managed our best team in decades. Two starting caliber big ten centers, senior Harper and baker, Jacob young giving us a++ defense...we couldn't get more than a play-in tournament due to not winning games we absolutely should have and we couldn't even win that game. That game is when he lost me

That team was generational.

And completely collapsed down the stretch. Unfortunately that year may turn out to be Pikes ceiling

 

[AshCatchEm]

And completely collapsed down the stretch. Unfortunately that year may turn out to be Pikes ceiling

And THAT is not good enough

 

[Mr Magoo]

You’re back there next year! Coach has let the game pass him bye! Not worried I am pretty confident Pike walks away after this year. He realizes that he set a standard and has taken the program backward for 5 going on 6 years. His reputation with top recruits will be lost. Start looking for a new coach.

He isn’t going anywhere. He’s getting paid a sh*t-ton of money to get very mediocre results. He might not be a great coach, but he’s not stupid. Expectations are lower here than almost any other school. Nice gig for him.

 

[kt124]

the “lack of NIL” excuse for Pike is so tired. there are many smaller time programs that are outperforming us this season. the issue is talent and fit identification.

 

[RUDivision]

He isn’t going anywhere. He’s getting paid a sh*t-ton of money to get very mediocre results. He might not be a great coach, but he’s not stupid. Expectations are lower here than almost any other school. Nice gig for him.

He’s done and yesterday might have been the worst coached game I have ever witnessed.

 

[Mr Magoo]

He’s done and yesterday might have been the worst coached game I have ever witnessed.

I actually thought he coached a worse game vs. Seton Hall game. Harper’s heroics masked it somewhat. That’s was the worst game I’ve seen him coach.

 

[fluoxetine]

People don't realize how badly he managed our best team in decades. Two starting caliber big ten centers, senior Harper and baker, Jacob young giving us a++ defense...we couldn't get more than a play-in tournament due to not winning games we absolutely should have and we couldn't even win that game. That game is when he lost me

That team was generational. And NIL was a nonfactor.

That “generational” team lost a game to Lafayette. They should have been able to beat Lafayette easily without even having a coach. That team was simply not that good.

 

[RUDivision]

I actually thought he coached a worse game vs. Seton Hall game. Harper’s heroics masked it somewhat. That’s was the worst game I’ve seen him coach.

Both awful absolutely! I have already given up on Pike running an offense or ever getting someone an open looks. Yesterday was about defense and allowing a team to methodically hung a play over and over and do absolutely nothing to stop it.

Pike even called time out after 4 possessions and I thought finally!

Then he came out of the timeout with ZERO adjustments.

Throw in there top 3 players had 4 fouls with 6 min left. Did we hunt them? Post them up? Try and foul them out?

Pikes a bad to borderline awful coach.

Next years team will be RU’s worse in 25 years.

 

[fluoxetine]

Both awful absolutely! I have already given up on Pike running an offense or ever getting someone an open looks. Yesterday was about defense and allowing a team to methodically hung a play over and over and do absolutely nothing to stop it.

Pike even called time out after 4 possessions and I thought finally!

Then he came out of the timeout with ZERO adjustments.

Throw in there top 3 players had 4 fouls with 6 min left. Did we hunt them? Post them up? Try and foul them out?

Pikes a bad to borderline awful coach.

Next years team will be RU’s worse in 25 years.

Your mask is slipping lol.

 

[RUDivision]

I actually thought he coached a worse game vs. Seton Hall game. Harper’s heroics masked it somewhat. That’s was the worst game I’ve seen him coach.

If Henderson is coaching Rutgers we are 10-2 maybe 11-1 .

 

[AshCatchEm]

That “generational” team lost a game to Lafayette. They should have been able to beat Lafayette easily without even having a coach. That team was simply not that good.

This is just delusional. Putting down the guys on that team who we know were great because they lost to Lafayette and not putting that loss on pikiell is DISGRACEFUL

You are a constant pike shill and can't even take one word of criticism on him but this post shows how moronic you are

 

[fluoxetine]

This is just delusional. Putting down the guys on that team who we know were great because they lost to Lafayette and not putting that loss on pikiell is DISGRACEFUL

Who was great?

How many games have players on that roster played in the NBA?

Thinking that any of those teams had great Big Ten rosters that any coach would win with is what is delusional. Geo Baker was a low three star kid from New England who nobody else wanted. Pike found him and developed him. That’s what he was good at and what he needs to get back to probably. The question is whether it’s even possible in the NIL world.

 

[bac2therac]

I actually thought he coached a worse game vs. Seton Hall game. Harper’s heroics masked it somewhat. That’s was the worst game I’ve seen him coach.

This

Seton hall was more of an abomination even with a win. Everything about that game screamed not prepared to play.

Princeton would easily handle SHU

 

[AshCatchEm]

Who was great?

How many games has that roster played in the NBA?

Thinking that any of those teams had great Big Ten rosters that any coach would win with is what is delusional. Geo Baker was a low three star kid from New England who nobody else wanted. Pike found him and developed him. That’s what he was good at and what he needs to get back to probably. The question is whether it’s even possible in the NIL world.

Baker wasn't great?
Cliff at center not great?
Mcconnells defense not great?
Ron Harper jr wasn't great?

What are you even talking about? You sound like an absolute moron

If that team "wasn't that good" has pike put together one single team that was even good in your eyes? Yet you defend him. Clueless.

 

[RutgersClassof2004]

Figures the Pike haters, who were strangely absent after the PSU win, are back in force. Trolls who have no idea how good Pike has been for RU as coach: 3 NCAA tourneys (yes 2020 counts), which should've been 4 if not for getting screwed, every home game sold out, winning games against very good teams and recruiting two top 5 recruits, although admittedly he has not found the best way to coach them and the rest of the team. Yet. If we're still talking about bad losses at 17-14 or something like that, then it's time to say he failed as a coach, this year, but not yet. And certainly not overall. Very proud to have this good, decent man, who can coach, as our coach and am certainly not ready to count us out this year, even though things don't like good right now. We'll see.

You are underestimating the national embarrassment this will cause the program if we don't make NCAAs, or even worse, finish at bottom of conference. It simply cannot be tolerated with 2 top 5 NBA draft picks. Pike has to be let go if this is what happens.

 

[RutgersClassof2004]

If Pike misses Tournament with these guys, it will be mentioned as the butt of a joke about RU on Selection Sunday. Can't happen.

 

[FAT MOON]

Mitch Henderson

We are going to be able to build a national championship in our own minds for next season based off getting all the players and coaches that have abused us this season lol.

Henderson coaching...

Bashir, Pierce, Clark, The Frosh guard from KSU (name escapes me)

Who else will be coming to RU next year to save the day 🤣

 

[fluoxetine]

Baker wasn't great?
The Johnson/cliff combo at center wasn't great?
Jacob young's defense and spark off the bench not great?
Ron Harper jr wasn't great?

Absolutely none of those players were “great” on a power conference scale, no.

What are you even talking about? You sound like an absolute moron

If that team "wasn't that good" has pike put together one single team that was even good in your eyes? Yet you defend him. Clueless.

That team was like Pike’s fourth best team here. And yes, putting together even a decent to good Big Ten level team at Rutgers in 2019-2022 was a huge accomplishment. But you have to build on it and he has gone backwards since then.

 

[Rhuarc]

Nope

His best team didn’t make the tournament!

Covid
Made tournament ( pikes Houston game)
Play in game pike gets embarrassed by ND
Missed the tournament
Awful team
Now 2 of top picks in the draft and still sliding back. Embarrassing

Pike has been on a steady decline and this year will set RU hoops back over a decade.
Pray the top 2 dogs don’t start sit to g out come February

I'm not even reading the rest of this thread but "embarrassed by ND"? We didn't win that game but it was probably the best game of the tournament and the best we looked all year. Get the heck out of here.

 

[zappaa]

We are going to be able to build a national championship in our own minds for next season based off getting all the players and coaches that have abused us this season lol.

Henderson coaching...

Bashir, Pierce, Clark, The Frosh guard from KSU (name escapes me)

Who else will be coming to RU next year to save the day 🤣

Make a point about Henderson’s coaching if you don’t think he’d be a very good coach here.
Is it his record?
Is it his NCAA run you disapprove of?

This thread is about the coach, not players

 

[MHladik919]

People don't realize how badly he managed our best team in decades. Two starting caliber big ten centers, senior Harper and baker, Jacob young giving us a++ defense...we couldn't get more than a play-in tournament due to not winning games we absolutely should have and we couldn't even win that game. That game is when he lost me

That team was generational. And NIL was a nonfactor.

You got the years mixed up, that was the year they lost to Houston in second round.

The following year was the play-in loss to ND but Myles, Jacob Young and Mathis were all gone.

 

[Ridge 22]

If Pike misses Tournament with these guys, it will be mentioned as the butt of a joke about RU on Selection Sunday. Can't happen.

Yet it's the most likely outcome

 

[FAT MOON]

Make a point about Henderson’s coaching if you don’t think he’d be a very good coach here.
Is it his record?
Is it his NCAA run you disapprove of?

This thread is about the coach, not players

Henderson is a phenomenal coach...

I was just making a joke that we are making A LOT of coaches and players look good with our team defense this season...

 

[AshCatchEm]

You got the years mixed up, that was the year they lost to Houston in second round.

The following year was the play-in loss to ND but Myles, Jacob Young and Mathis were all gone.

We had amazing players the year I'm talking about. We had Harper and bakers senior year, McConnell's defense and cliff at center in the year in question. And yet "that team wasn't good"

 

[RUGiddy777]

Give it up. We all know what the issue is fwiw

You can’t use that money for players. Why is that so complicated? Schools aren’t directly paying for players.

 

[Ridge 22]

You can’t use that money for players. Why is that so complicated? Schools aren’t directly paying for players.

Have you heard of revenue sharing?

 

[MHladik919]

We had amazing players the year I'm talking about. We had Harper and bakers senior year, McConnell's defense and cliff at center in the year in question. And yet "that team wasn't good"

No I agree that team should have been better, definitely shouldn’t have gone 6-5 OOC…instead of 18-12 should have been 20-10, 21-9

 

[RUGiddy777]

Have you heard of revenue sharing?

Doesn’t go into effect until 2025-2026.

Perhaps you can explain how that was going to help recruiting in 2023-2024.

 

[S_Janowski]

Have you heard of revenue sharing?

Yea you mean the thing that hasn’t started yet and couldn’t have helped with this years roster that you are bitching and moaning about everywhere.

Lmfaooo.

 

[RAC93]

We do and while that's all nice, it shouldn't get you a lifetime contract. Exclude whatever you want. Reality is last season was a throwaway, this season is going off the rails and next season forward looks even bleaker. The here and now tells you Pike has flatlined and is trending downward. He gets credit for the turnaround, but I don't think he is capable of delivering more.

The silver lining from this year is that we don’t need to ever see another thread discussing Pike possibly being poached or a candidate for a UConn job at some point! 😉

 

[Ridge 22]

The silver lining from this year is that we don’t need to ever see another thread discussing Pike possibly being poached or a candidate for a UConn job at some point! 😉

Monmouth maybe

 

[RexMantlepiece]

I'm not even reading the rest of this thread but "embarrassed by ND"? We didn't win that game but it was probably the best game of the tournament and the best we looked all year. Get the heck out of here.

And we get to look forward to soooo many more shit on Pike threads from him the rest of the season. Gonna be a blast.

 

[RUGiddy777]

I'm not even reading the rest of this thread but "embarrassed by ND"? We didn't win that game but it was probably the best game of the tournament and the best we looked all year. Get the heck out of here.

One of the best games I’ve ever been to. Started off with some friendly trash talk with the ND fans near us. By the second OT, we were all holding each other up. All hugs and handshakes on the way out.

And it helps that ND went on to beat a 6 seed in Alabama and lost to a Texas Tech team that was in the top 10-15 for a good portion of the season.

 

[RU848789]

You’re back there next year! Coach has let the game pass him bye! Not worried I am pretty confident Pike walks away after this year. He realizes that he set a standard and has taken the program backward for 5 going on 6 years. His reputation with top recruits will be lost. Start looking for a new coach.

Comments like what's in bold are why you have zero credibility.