We are offensively inept and getting unglued. I don’t care how good Maryland is..we are not this bad. Pike hasn’t made the adjustments we need. On him.
Questioning Pike’s coaching for first time
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Too many bad shots today. Do we have a play to get someone inside for a better shot? We can’t live and die by the 3 and 20 footers if we’re shooting 20%
We’ve played lousy basketball for weeks.
Was going to start a similar post u have to question his coaching and his so called recruiting there is nothing here
Yeah, I’m kind of tired of hearing how much he loves his players. This is a results based business.
Pike gets this year. Anything like this next year and the heat is on.
Pikiell's built up a fair reservoir of good will in his time at RU, but he's inching his way towards a seat next to Ash in fans' hearts with some of the team's recent performances.
The knock on Pike coming out of SB was that he was not a good X&Os guy. So this really shouldn't be that surprising.
Considering where we are as a program I'd say his recruiting is solid/good.
Considering where we are as a program I'd say his recruiting is solid/good.
This.....my biggest issue is we have played awful ball ever since Wisconsin
Fordham loss was harsh reality
It’s tough being Rutgers and a Rutgers Alum.
Made me laugh when people pointed to the second half against Maine as a glimmer.
He and Jay Young are good defensive coaches and game planners . However we don’t seem to have anyone who can coach or develop guys offensively . Our offense lacks imagination and obviously having guys who can shoot abs create can help but that’s on the staff then for not developing them. Every team seems to guys who can hit shots but we can’t find or ever develop guys that can . Something is really wrong if this can’t happen on a big ten level
Not sure if you mean me but the only reason I was a bit positive was because the freshmen had good games
If you aren’t a strong offensive coach, either find one or better be really good at recruiting.
We have 0 point guards on the roster. We add two next year. 4 freshman are key contributors. As mentioned above if this continues on to next year then we have a problem.
The roster is better but it’s still challenged. Other than o the upperclassmen don’t bring a lot offensively. Thiam is struggling.
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I am sick of hearing his post game interview where he keeps saying this is on me and the coaching staff yet apparently they don’t seem to do anything about it
Pike’s the guy who thought that Souf Mensah could play the point. Just think what this year would be like if Pike and his staff had brought in a JuCo last season who could be the starter now? Don’t think that Baker’s shooting would be trash if he was the 2 instead of the 1. ALL on Pike.
Next year will be almost as bad with a frosh point and Baker trying to rebuild his game. On to 2020 when Mulcahy will be a soph and Baker a senior.
Next year will be almost as bad with a frosh point and Baker trying to rebuild his game. On to 2020 when Mulcahy will be a soph and Baker a senior.
Today there is zero excuses for a **** effort by coach and players
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Would you prefer him tell the truth in the interview and say these kids are missing open shots and shooting at embarrassing percentages?
There’s only so much Pike can do coaching-wise when his players just can’t hit shots. I mean, the shooting is the worst I’ve ever seen in 35+ years of watching this team.
I still like Pike a lot, but I didn't understand why he didn't stay in the 2/3 zone longer. Yes, Cowan or Aiala hit a three there, but it was a long three with the clock winding down. Maryland, as balanced as they are, still has trouble when zone is played against them.
Also, I took a look at their recruiting the last 3 years. Cowan is the veteren as a junior and was a 4 star recruit. All of the other starters are 4 star recruits and Jalen Smith is a 5 star recruit. Today, they lived up to their billing. Our kids look out of sorts and are either inconsistent in shooting from the outside, or don't know when to dribble drive and force the defense into making a stop and getting fouled.
I'm hoping this is growing pains and sooner than later this team will begin to gel. Personally, I like seeing Thiam benched. He has regressed and I don't know why. I think he's just not tough enough and I don't know what can be said to the kid to toughen him up mentally. I think he needs to drive to the basket more to set up his confidence to his some outside shots. And Geo right now looks really off. He's being keyed on as the returning starter and he's not handling it well. I do however, like our kids like McConnell, Mathis, Harper and Johnson. I think as they continue to grow this year, these four can be the nucleus for a winning program in the near future. Right now though, they look really green out there at certain times and our shooting suffers.
We have zero shooters or offensive talent. Basketball is a game of scoring. If guys can’t shoot, it doesn’t matter what you draw up.
Victory has a thousand fathers. Defeat is an orphan. Who said that first? Was it Braxton Bragg?
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The beginning of this thread confirms my thoughts that we need a thumbs down to click.
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