Has more to do with hobbs being extension happy any time a coach has a few good weeks in a row. I just hope this is years and doesnt increase the buyout. Pike has had a very good 6 years compared to where we were, we didnt even have a bar prior to him
Few good weeks?
Chris Ash never had a few good weeks
By ash standards he did. He won 3 of 4 big ten games and the one loss was a somewhat respectable showing vs michigan and boom extension.
Did you really just say, "this program sells itself" ? Rutgers basketball sells itself??
This current team is capable of beating anyone in the country except probably Gonzaga. This team could easily go on a run during the Tournament and end up in the Final Four, and guys who follow basketball for a living like Andy Katz and Jon Rothstein would tell you they are not surprised and would also tell you that Pike is a very good coach. It is way too early to speculate about next year, but there is more talent returning than you think and lots of potential growth in individual players. And I have asked this a number of times, but if you don’t like Pike, what is the alternative? Yes, there are a handful of coaches that you can argue are better, like Jay Wright, but he is not coming to Rutgers. The best the peanut gallery can come up with is Rick Pitino, who for a host of reasons we would never hire, or even more ridiculous suggestions like Mike Boynton, who’s program wI’ll probably get suspended again when they look into Cade Cunningham’s recruitment. I honestly don’t see a clearly better coach for Rutgers that we can realistically go out and get.
Our recruiting is fine. you are so focus on recruiting yet ignoring that we have gotten better each and every year.
You think reaching an elite 8 is too much to ask? Im not even saying every year or heck even every 5 years for that matter. I dont like how comfortable this fan base is with how low they approve of the ceiling being. If we never exit the first weekend people will still want to build this guy a statue
Of all the things mentioned we only have increased fan support because of pike. The rest was here pike or not. $$, location, conference, facility.
You have not been “right” about anything basketball related, other than Pike seems like a great guy. You’ve appeared to hit that nail right on the head. But otherwise, just give it up. I mean it’s a repeated swing and a whiff with you. Cue your “low ceiling, hasn’t accomplished anything, let’s build him a statue schtick.” Speaking of Willard and Seton Hall, why don’t you take your low basketball IQ, wild takes, and opinions over to their board. You can rekindle your love of the Pirates and I’m sure they’d welcome you with open arms.
Youre trying too hard here. Any basketball coach here should have a better chance at a natty than the football coach. Basketball all it takes is 2 great players. Football takes not only 20+ great players but then also very good backups on the 2 deep. You always try so hard
So,.the latest is:
Hahaha youre trying to compare building a football roster to basketball LOL. Youre reachhhhhhhing so bad. The football rebuild off ash is harder than the bball rebuild off eddie fyi.
All time bad take to say its harder to win a bball natty than a football natty considering the variance of teams that make the final 4’s in each sport. Bad. Not good. Trying too hard again
Since 2000, the Big 10 had won two basketball national championships (and that is giving credit to Maryland, who was in the ACC when they did it) and two football national championships. Since 2010, the Big 10 has won zero basketball national championships, and 1 football national championship. So no, it is not easier to win a basketball national championship than a football national championship.
How many schools have been in the CFP since it started in 2014? How many schools have been to the bball final four since 2014? Wow haha you guys are so bad at this.
