he used to be money from the line. Four for nine this year. Of course we’ve seen the results elsewhere. I don’t care how good a defender he is - hell Jalen Miller js suppoesd to be a lockdown guy.
He must sit!!
He must sit!!
McConnell shooting slump
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Agreed he needs to be playing 5-6 minutes max
He is not even hitting the rim when he shoots
Caleb has basically ruined everything we could have hoped for. We looked like a top 10 team in the country last year and he screwed that up once he returned. Now he is starting and is just not worth the minutes he is getting.
It sucks because he was really good as a role player his first two years but I think he sees himself as something better than he actual is the last two seasons.
It sucks because he was really good as a role player his first two years but I think he sees himself as something better than he actual is the last two seasons.
Caleb didn’t ruin anything last year. The team was who it was. Mathis being terrible was way more detrimental than Caleb being around.
My hunch is the Calebs back is not the same and it’s really affecting his ability to shoot.
He used to be decent shooter and never chucked up these air balls and bricks so frequently.
He used to be decent shooter and never chucked up these air balls and bricks so frequently.
Wrong.
Caleb in the lineup and Mathis out of the lineup helped us turn a losing streak into a winning streak last year.
He wasn’t perfect all season by any means but he helped turn around a sinking ship at a pivotal point in the season.
I think it’s mental. No idea how else you miss as badly as he does.
Caleb is shooting 14% from 3 (on two attempts per game) over his last 36 games. Safe to say that’s a shot that should be entirely eliminated from his arsenal. Also shooting just 31% from the field over that time span. His percentages across the board have gone down every season, so strange
A bad back could cause someone to miss badly.
He wears some type of wrap/heating pad during warmups or halftime. He had a pretty extensive back injury.
Harper wears it too.
I definitely believe its on the mental side. Like a batter in a slump, he will bounce back (I hope). Mulcahy was struggling too, and you could see it against Merrimack when one dropped, he was like "Thank God!" From that point, it was like the gorilla was off his back.
I'm pretty sure Macconnel needs to start breathing through his eyelids.
He never had a sweet shot. I haven't seen a Rutgers player with a sweet shot since Douby.
It's maddening.
He's gone 24/106 since the line was moved back. He shouldn't be shooting threes at all, period, let alone 1.8/game. No idea how he's just 4/9 at the FT line, but that's a tiny sample size - still, his prior career average would have expected him to have gone 7/9.
His assist numbers have also gone way way down, from a prior average of 2.7-2.8 per 40 minutes, to 0.8.
Crazy thing is that his 2P% has gone down each year, too. From .459 to .457 to .378 to .278
His offense has gone completely AWOL.
He's gone 24/106 since the line was moved back. He shouldn't be shooting threes at all, period, let alone 1.8/game. No idea how he's just 4/9 at the FT line, but that's a tiny sample size - still, his prior career average would have expected him to have gone 7/9.
His assist numbers have also gone way way down, from a prior average of 2.7-2.8 per 40 minutes, to 0.8.
Crazy thing is that his 2P% has gone down each year, too. From .459 to .457 to .378 to .278
His offense has gone completely AWOL.
He had a fluid shot and an easy release, and had good form. Now he seems to be guiding it rather than shooting it. I don't know, your guess is as good as mine as to what happened. Even extremely poor shooters don't put up five airballs in two games.
He's a good athlete. Those guys can excel on D.
Offensive requires skills that he doesn't possess. He should never shoot.
Problem is, his teammates aren't that great either.
Pike recruiting is simply not up to snuff. It's looking like last year is the best team he will have had for the foreseeable future.
Offensive requires skills that he doesn't possess. He should never shoot.
Problem is, his teammates aren't that great either.
Pike recruiting is simply not up to snuff. It's looking like last year is the best team he will have had for the foreseeable future.
First game I watched. Caleb shot ugh. He needs to drive and dish if the layup isn't there. Paul played a bit better. Got some good rebounds and some decent passes. I don't understand why he picks up his dribble so much. Ron and Geo look unmotivated at times. Hyatt looks good. Agee isn't a B1G player. Reiber is still learning. Cliff needs more touches and set less screens for the other guys who shoot and miss too often. Our defense is slow. Last night I realized how much we miss Jacob and Myles. I don't see this team going very far based on the past 4 games.
So far Calab is a liability out there on offense. He shouldn't start. If I had my way I would have Jaden start and run offensive sets through him. If Pike is stubborn about it, I would start Hyatt over Calab as well.
What I found galling last night, and btw, I like Pike, is many times our kids dribble the ball around and there seems to be no offensive sets. We don't drive to the basket enough to get the opposition in foul trouble and with seconds on the clock we settle for long jump shots. That's a recipe for disaster if you're not shooting well. And Rutgers is NOT a good shooting team.
Disinformation is what Mbash is spreading and that you’re agreeing with.
As of 1/21/21 we were on a 5 game losing streak with the combo of Young and Mathis starting. We then won the next 4 games after Baker and McConnell were inserted into the lineup.
We did not “look like” a top 10 team in January and the season was actually saved when Pikiell shook the lineup up, inserting McConnell.
I know this is about the 20th time I’ve had to tell your this. I really believe you never watched any games in January 2021.
It’s really okay to be level-headed and have a balanced take on things. McConnell is clearly struggling big time right now and needs his minutes reduced. He’s also struggled at times in the past. But to say he ruined our season last year is complete BS and the disinformation.
This is the definition sub-optimal results oriented thinking.
You continue to ignore a 7-1 start, SOS, and a losing streak that started when McConnell came back.
In the 8 games Mathis played before Caleb returned he shot 48% from the floor 39% from 3 averaged 4 boards 1.6 assist 1.5 t.o.
We were playing a faster pace more in rhythm game and it worked, Caleb came back we slowed down and everyone played worse.
Just a raw numbers comparison last year Mathis shot 38/30/57 with 3 boards 1 assist 1 t.o.
Caleb shot 32/20/80 with 4 boards 1.6 assist and 1 t.o. Now everyone will hype up Caleb's 80% ft but he averaged 1 attempt per game.
We only won games vs teams we were just flat out better than after Caleb came back. Now without JY we and I guess Myles, we can’t even do that.
Lot of people forget 2 years ago after the nw win Caleb only played 16 15 13 13 15 5 and 3 minutes in the final 7 games, he was completely phased out we actually thought he was going to transfer. We’d have been so much better off if he left.
This is not a Mathis post. By the end of the year he checked out and was playing bad and that’s on him. This is caleb post.
Yes it’s a Caleb post. You can post all the stats you want.
He did not ruin the season last year. THAT is disinformation.
Sigh.
Yeah, our fortunes didn't happen to change at all when Omoruyi went out, or anything. Get out to a 6-0 start..... Omoruyi goes out with injury, and then we go 1-4 while he's gone and have to get 16 min/game from Reiber/Doucoure. Then in the two games when he comes back, Young racks up an impressive 8 turnovers while Harper/Young/Mathis combine for 3/21 from the arc.
Mathis had one hot night from deep in the first 8 games, going 5/5 from the arc on 12/29 against Purdue.... up to that point, he had been shooting .286.
Comparison of Mathis/McConnell last year, looking at games against equal competition from 1/2/21 to the end of the season.
Per game:
McConnell: 22.9 min, 5.7 pts, 4.3 rb, 1.6 ast, 1.5 stl, 0.3 blk, 0.8 tov, 2.4 pf
Mathis: 17.0 min, 5.3 pts, 2.3 rb, 0.5 ast, 0.6 stl, 0.3 blk, 0.9 tov, 2.3 pf
Per 40:
McConnell: 10.0 pts, 7.5 rb, 2.7 ast, 2.5 stl, 0.6 blk, 1.5 tov, 4.1 pf
Mathis: 12.5 pts, 5.4 rb, 1.1 ast, 1.3 stl, 0.6 blk, 2.1 tov, 5.4 pf
What we have right now, though, is not the McConnell from last year - the 2021-22 version is like the McConnell you order from wish.com
Freshman year FG 54-130 41.5%, 3pt 20-56 35.7%
his 6 best shooting games, 2-3, 2-3, 4-5, 5-10, 8-10(3-4, CH-25pts), 2-4
Finished the last 5 games, FG 16-28 57.1%, 3pt 5-10
Sophomore year, 2019-20
First 14games(10 starts)until 8-8(2-2, 20 pts) perfect shooting @ Neb
FG 41-76 52.6% 3pt 11-26 42.3%
Last 17gm(11 starts) FG 38-114 33.3%, 3pt 3-24 12.5%, vs PSU 1-8, 0-1-@Pur
missed his last 14 3s in last 12 B1G games
Junior year, 20 games FG 44-139 31.7% 3pt 10-49 20.4%
4th yr Jr, 4 games FG 5-25 20% 3pt 0-7
First 1 1/2yrs FG 95-206 46.1% 3pt 31-82 37.8%
Lst 1 1/2yrs+4 FG 87-278 31.3% 3pt 13-90 14.4%
I don't know what happened between the perfect shooting game and every game since, but it was the turning point in his career, not saying he hasn't had a few good game here and there last 1 1/2 years but overall never the same player.
his 6 best shooting games, 2-3, 2-3, 4-5, 5-10, 8-10(3-4, CH-25pts), 2-4
Finished the last 5 games, FG 16-28 57.1%, 3pt 5-10
Sophomore year, 2019-20
First 14games(10 starts)until 8-8(2-2, 20 pts) perfect shooting @ Neb
FG 41-76 52.6% 3pt 11-26 42.3%
Last 17gm(11 starts) FG 38-114 33.3%, 3pt 3-24 12.5%, vs PSU 1-8, 0-1-@Pur
missed his last 14 3s in last 12 B1G games
Junior year, 20 games FG 44-139 31.7% 3pt 10-49 20.4%
4th yr Jr, 4 games FG 5-25 20% 3pt 0-7
First 1 1/2yrs FG 95-206 46.1% 3pt 31-82 37.8%
Lst 1 1/2yrs+4 FG 87-278 31.3% 3pt 13-90 14.4%
I don't know what happened between the perfect shooting game and every game since, but it was the turning point in his career, not saying he hasn't had a few good game here and there last 1 1/2 years but overall never the same player.
Caleb is a role player. Thrust into a starting role is not his thing. Some guys are just better and more efficient playing their 10-15 minutes a game.