Play the right players Pike
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Yep ; this game proved it. Need more scoring options on the court. It’s not like Paul is good on d anyways. Hyatt can defend multiple positions and Jones is long. Hell I’d even give Calebs minutes to Mag right now
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PM’s new roll is anything but PG.
He only handles the ball from the wing
He only handles the ball from the wing
Agree, Mulchahy is not a point guard
Has no handle and gets beat on defense all the time.
Harper, Baker, Hyatt, Jones, Cliff are by far our best five. That's an NCAA Tournament starting five
From the left elbow to corner, if he gets it there he can shoot, if he draws a guy on a fake he takes a couple dribbles and does his No look pass that works from that areaYes.
Reiber should be the backup center over Agee as well.
I said in the pre season my starting lineup included Hyatt and was shot down.
I still think Mulcahy and McConnell have value off the bench. They play better when they aren’t starters. And if they play well they can be ok the court at the end of the game.
I still think Mulcahy and McConnell have value off the bench. They play better when they aren’t starters. And if they play well they can be ok the court at the end of the game.
Still mind boggling that Jones was on the bench for most of the first half.
Paul is a below average player. Playing him at point is really dumb. Caleb's jump shot was much better 2 years ago. His midrange game was good back then. Both players at the moment to me are minus players.
If we had a choice of Geo or Jacob transferring it would be Geo all day. Jacob was the only one who could guard athletic guards, is a much better defensive player and better offensive player. He saved so many offensive possessions for us by being able to create offense when it bogged down. Oh, and we miss Myles defensive presence.
Pretty sad that our first 2 games against out matched teams we weren't able to get Jalen Miller some good minutes.
If we had a choice of Geo or Jacob transferring it would be Geo all day. Jacob was the only one who could guard athletic guards, is a much better defensive player and better offensive player. He saved so many offensive possessions for us by being able to create offense when it bogged down. Oh, and we miss Myles defensive presence.
Pretty sad that our first 2 games against out matched teams we weren't able to get Jalen Miller some good minutes.
I get what Pike is doing ; you want to give the nod to the veterans and ease the newcomers in. I think we saw today what the lineup should be
It could be a case of giving the vets the benefit of the doubt for starting and minutes, but after a few games there is tape to evaluate and justify a switch. Veteran player says coach, I feel like I should be starting still. Coach says, let's go over some tape together. This is why that guy jumped you in the rotation.
PM can NEVER run the offense….EVER.
He’s a sneaky tough rebounder from underneath, and pretty good at getting the ball on the wing and making a move towards the basket where he can dish.
H should not touch the ball at the top of the key
My thoughts as well. Rutgers really lacks a point guard that can push the ball up, penetrate , and score a few points. PM is not the answer. It's Rutgers guard play that has really suffered without JY .....
I hope you're right. What about the point guard signed out of Washington DC ? Why not give him the ball to see what he has to offer?
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Pike needs to get over his love affair with Mulchahy and romance with McConnell. If they continue to start or play major minutes Pike is a fool. That means the slow footed and often invisible Baker must be our primary PG. We will get torched all season by fast, quick and talented BG10 guards and not much can be done about it. We lack team speed except for Cliff, and ball scorers. We have a collection of rim bangers. Maybe Hyatt and Jones can become key contributors otherwise even the NIT Tournament will be a reach for this team.
The SOHO no no!
PM, Myles and Caleb all on the floor at once
It’s game 2. All of the players you guys are trashing will contribute and win games for us. They did last year.
This thread cracks me up. I think Pike knows what he’s doing.
Things need to be looked in the context of running a marathon. What works in the short term might not help us for the long term.
Pikes only carrot and stick is PT. What wins games against Lehigh and Merrimack isn’t the same against Purdue or Maryland.
Our guys need to be programmed to what is necessary to win games in Jan, Feb and March. The programming starts well before the season and can’t get changed based on needing to beat Lehigh or Merrimack.
I think they will eventually. Playing time now is given based on pre-season practice. But if Paul and Caleb continue to struggle, they will sit just like they did today in the second half.
Not as of now he doesn’t.
PM can’t play point guard
Please don’t. I really don’t want to have the argument that the coaching staff knows infinite more than this message board.
Then don’t.
This is sports talk.
My dad should have saved Seaver for game 7 in 73 also…lol
Steve has said on multiple occasions that it doesn’t matter to him who starts, but who finishes the game. Who finished the game today? Paul? Caleb?
Then you have nothing to complain about.
I enjoy talking sports and giving my opinions.
That’s fine when you look at the actual minutes/time. The issue we have had by starting certain individuals is we get off to slow starts and play from behind. You can’t do that against B1G comp
It’s coming Zap. Pike giving vets opp to show what mins they merit.
It’s very clear to many who should start and who should be coming off the bench.
GO RU
I think Geo at the point handling the ball gets him into the flow of the game right away, and allows him to lead us.
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I think its going to take a while for Pike to settle in on who is getting the bulk of the minutes. I expect it to change game to game for the first 10 games or so.