Very good season for each, while it lasted. Amazingly Kiss is in the dance.
somebody had to do this
somebody had to do this
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OT: Mathis and Young
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Lol, yeah. Pretty ironic. The one guy who leaves due to playing time gets in and the other two don't.
And Bryant has their play-in game against Wright State the same night we play ours, so it's a reunion of sorts.
I liked Young and Mathis, but they left RU, so I wanted no part of seeing them in the tourney, as I think that only encourages good players to overrate the advantages to leaving RU.
Poor choices by both to leave RU.
To bad they couldn’t put their egos aside for the greater good. This should be a lesson for a lot of kids.
And to think, Young had been dominating.
There is no mention of Johnson transferring to UCLA which has the potentail like last season to have a long run in the NCAA Tournament.
I think his transferring for academic and hoops feels different.
Offense being ran through him
I assume this means UCLA is in? Of the 3 Myles is the guy I was rooting for. Love that guy.
Ya, an RU grad.
I know there is some thought that if Young had hung around maybe Mulcahy does not develop the way he has, but imagine this team with all 3 guys.
They got a 4 seed. Will be rooting for them because of Myles.
And agree with RU#s that I’m glad JY and Tez didn’t make the tournament.
I don’t care about “Vanilla Kiss” one way or the other.
...and to be near his family
Exactly, for the latest on Johnson head over to LinkedIn, not a basketball forum
Isn’t young also an RU grad ? I think he got his degree here , same as Peter kiss . They are both rutgers men .
Mathis values the Catholic education at St. John’s
I feel good for Peter. Trust me he got along very well with every guy on RU. On his last season at RU he only played a couple minutes in two games but he still practiced hard and rooted so hard for our guys sitting on the bench that entire season. Young and Mathis both decided to leave and Young's numbers were down this season across the board and Mathis did about the same as what he did at RU. I think if Jacob had stayed Paul would not have had the chance to shine and improve as he did. He led the BIG 10 in assists and is averaging over 9 points per game. Jacob never got too many assists.
Why not feel good for young and Johnson too? Both are rutgers alums like many here
Johnson, Young, and Mathis cheated themselves out of a solid chance at a Big Ten men’s hoops title and a lasting legacy here. Short-sighted.
Johnson and young got rutgers degrees . They are fellow alums and rutgers men . Just like Peter kiss
Jacob Young and Oregon take on Utah State Tuesday night on ESPN in the NIT
Each transfer is different.
MJ - gave us 4 years, but hurts he had two more in eligibility. good kid. Was a great ambassador for RU, why not stay!?!?
Young - less forgiven bc tweeted immediately after the game so sounded like going pro and then lands at Oregon, followed his brothers path…but cmon the timing was awful…glad he’s out
Mathis - I thought this was about Jaden Jones likely stealing his minutes so makes less sense now…I think one more offensive option could have won us 2-3 extra games this year, not unhappy he’s out
Kiss - got a legit shot, didn’t deliver…shot poorly, were there locker room issues? Happy for him, makes me wonder why couldnt have played better for RU hope I get to see what he does against a 1 seed?
MJ - gave us 4 years, but hurts he had two more in eligibility. good kid. Was a great ambassador for RU, why not stay!?!?
Young - less forgiven bc tweeted immediately after the game so sounded like going pro and then lands at Oregon, followed his brothers path…but cmon the timing was awful…glad he’s out
Mathis - I thought this was about Jaden Jones likely stealing his minutes so makes less sense now…I think one more offensive option could have won us 2-3 extra games this year, not unhappy he’s out
Kiss - got a legit shot, didn’t deliver…shot poorly, were there locker room issues? Happy for him, makes me wonder why couldnt have played better for RU hope I get to see what he does against a 1 seed?
I honestly don’t think JY cares. It was more about him than team.
Negative, Myles left to pursue academics at one of the best engineering schools in the country. Young was a chemistry issue with the rest of the team. It was best for RU that he left IMO.
And I think the absence of that attitude was one of the keys to the success Rutgers has had this season.
As much as I loved Myles if he stayed I don't think that we see the development that we did with Cliff.
After seeing the show in the conference tournament by the nation's leading scorer I hope that they get knocked out in the first round.
Mathis didn't do himself any favors, probable got around the same minutes, didn't start and didn't get his RU degree, oh and didn't get another shot at NCAA tourney. Poster child for the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence.
But if they don't get knocked out in Dayton, it'll be fun to watch him do pushups and taunt the fans and media again in the next game as he single handedly demolishes the Arizona defense.
Young was a good player that was great at times and not so good other times.
I think Paul wouldn't have improved as much if Jacob stayed .
Myles was good, but Cliff proved better and gave RU a better offense.
Mathis wasn't missed and both him and RU didn't really lose by his leaving..
I belive once the team ahusted to those 3 leaving, it became a better team than it would have been if they stayed
I think Paul wouldn't have improved as much if Jacob stayed .
Myles was good, but Cliff proved better and gave RU a better offense.
Mathis wasn't missed and both him and RU didn't really lose by his leaving..
I belive once the team ahusted to those 3 leaving, it became a better team than it would have been if they stayed
And Oregon ran the offense through him. They should be a NC favorite. Oh, wait.....
I’m happy for Kiss. I always thought we made him focus on shooting the three too much when he really should have had a more well-rounded offensive role.
I’ll be rooting for him and Bryant. Hopefully, our fans at the arena will too. And hopefully Bryant fans can recognize that and return the favor.
I’ll be rooting for him and Bryant. Hopefully, our fans at the arena will too. And hopefully Bryant fans can recognize that and return the favor.