RU Can't Keep Pace

[fishter92]

http://http://zagsblog.com/articles/st-johns-mullin-making-recruiting-moves-offers-naz-reid-transfers-to-visit/

Although yesterdays commitment was nice, it's a bit disheartening to hear this. Mullin has been on the job for less than a week and he is already tapping into NJ talent that RU isn't even giving a sniff.To make matters worse, he is a clip from another article from Zagoria basically saying The Patrick School hasn't even heard from RU in forever


"When Isaiah Briscoe was considering going to St. John's he started recruiting Dupree McBrayer[/B] to go with him," he said. "I have not heard from a St. John's coach in four years. The last time I heard from Rutgers was when Danny Hurley was there. I've recently heard from NBA GMs regarding Deandre Bembry[/B] [of St. Joe's] more than I heard from both of those schools. Jersey has great high school basketball, yet hardly any of our kids are staying home."

If our coaches aren't even reaching out to one of the best programs in the state/country, there is a serous problem and it's time to find a new coach

 

[kennyschiano]

Its because these guys don't give RU a sniff. Wwhy waste time and resources just so that the coaches egos get stroked? We are looking elsewhere because NJ is not an option for us.

 

[Section114]

This is old news- its been floating out there for awhile. I've been really down on Eddie and staff recently but the Laurent signing gives me optimism as does still having 2 open scholarships. I do think having no contact is a huge miss, but from their vantage point- how many times can you ask a girl out before you need to move onto some new girls!

 

[fishter92]

I'd have to disagree. 15 years ago NJ football players didn't give RU a sniff, but they stayed persistent and that has now changed, at least to the point where the kids are listening to RU and putting them in their "top 5" or whatever.
Have to start somewhere, if Eddie can't do it, find a guy that knows how. Wasted opportunities year after year, it has to stop.
If you still want to give Eddie a shot, that's fine too, but hire someone to his staff with quality NJ ties like a Kevin Boyle or someone along those lines

 

[RUfinal4]

I remember the prior post where he called out both SHU and RU. I wonder if the coach has some hidden agenda against the local schools.

Maybe for the players we want (3 and 4 star guys) he is pushing them elsewhere but is trying to place his lower (1 and 2 star guys) at RU and SHU. It is also possible his players have AAU handlers and they are the ones to speak to instead of the HS coach.

 

[Mr_Twister]

When does the nonsense about "recruiting NJ" stop, in regards to Rutgers? We have enough evidence. A generation and more of wasted efforts and relationships that never produce talent that land on Rutgers roster. Recruiting NJ is just smoke blowing. Find players elsewhere who want to compete in the Big Ten.

 

[shields]

Just seems after the Rice crap hard to get Jersey kids.

 

[Mr_Twister]

The drought started years before Rice. Recruiting NJ in a meaningful and sustained way hasn't provided top-level for as long as all of us can remember. Players here and there. But never enough to win and call Rutgers "NJ's team".

 

[Virginiarufan]

Anyone who wants to play in the Big East for St. Johns or any other school not named Georgetown or Nova isn't thinking clearly, is getting perks he can't make public, or doesn't have the talent to compete in a P-5 league. On the other hand Jordan and his assistants have to be able to sell a vision of playing for home state pride like Schiano was able to do with football. We need someone who can sell that vision to local players.

 

[Loyal_2RU]

Our best team ever:
Sellers: NYC
Jordan:DC
Dabney: NJ
Copeland: NJ
Bailey:MA


3 of 5 starters were out of state, Just for a point of reference.

Loyal

 

[higgins3]

Our first season with 16 wins people will start coming here. If we don't have a winning record, no kid in new jersey is going to take a chance. NY- not as big of a hot bed as people think.

Win games and it won't such a pain to recruit here. Until then, go elsewhere or look for kids in jersey that aren't five stars. Look for the linden kid.

 

[RU-ROCS]

Originally posted by Loyal_2RU:

Our best team ever:
Sellers: NYC
Jordan:DC
Dabney: NJ
Copeland: NJ
Bailey:MA


3 of 5 starters were out of state, Just for a point of reference.

Loyal

And probably our next 3 best players:

Battle: DC
Hinson: NJ
Douby; NYC

 

[Scarlet Shack]

Shields nails it

Like Schiano had to get a lot of players from Florida to get things started....getting he program started to respectability from players outside of New Jersey...Eddie needs to do the same. The negative PR resonates much stronger locally and kids from outside the area don't feel it like the local kids do



Once we get the program foundation started...then kids from jersey will give us a shot again

 

[RutgersMO]

Kentucky Recruits NJ Too


Towns

Briscoe...


Let's find the players that will give us a chance to win ...wherever they are: Canada, Australia / NZ, Europe, NY, PA, CA even NJ.

MO

 

[ScarletKnightRider]

Meaningless OP post. Who the hell cares if we don't have a pipeline to one school that happens to be in Jersey. Talent is everywhere, get it wherever you can find it period. In bball Im so sick of the "we need to recruit NJ better" rhetoric. NO, we need to recruit better period. Where they come from doesnt matter. It's 2015. We are in the AAU bball era. Pipelines can be built virtually anywhere. Gonzaga has pipelines in eastern Canada for god sake. Top Basketball players in general don't stay home anymore.

Just taking one look at the top 50 players, I think roughly 10 of them are staying remotely in their home region.

This post was edited on 4/3 5:44 PM by ScarletKnightRider

 

[fishter92]

At least I'm not the only one who believes this, been saying this for the past 3 years. RU needs to take a shot on this guy

http://zagsblog.com/articles/colleges-should-think-outside-the-box-and-hire-montverde-coach-kevin-boyle/#more-132480

 

[RUJMM78]

Proximity to recruits matters to reduce time and cost in travel.In Rutgers case they really have no recruiting base but rather are dependent on whoever they can find who will come to Rutgers knowing all the negatives.Its slim pickings and the consecutive years of losing seasons keep mounting.