Recent content by ScarletKnight33

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    Steve Pikiell has always done best with under the radar, defensive, blue collar teams

    Lol this narrative is so funny to me. He had one TEAM that had success over the course of two seasons. There is only one core group of players that he made a tournament appearance with. The current college basketball landscape all but precludes that from being a situation we can replicate. He is...
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    Rutgers basketball: Steve Pikiell 2025-26 preseason Q&A

    Yeah that was a little odd that he singled him out like that lol but let's be honest- have you seen anything from EO that inspires much confidence in his ability to provide high-quality minutes? Personally, I think it is plainly apparent that he only picked up basketball a few years ago and I...
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    What does Pike need to do in 25-26 to NOT be on the hot seat in 26-27?

    I am not convinced that Lathan is incapable of improving his defense from his freshman season. I think he is already a much more polished player than EO and, even I was willing to concede your point about defense, I think he offers much more than EO overall. I generally don't disagree about...
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    What does Pike need to do in 25-26 to NOT be on the hot seat in 26-27?

    In fairness, we weren't successful with the high ranked recruits. I think Pike showed that he is actually doing a fine job recruiting HS with this year's class. I know most people were happy to see J-Will, Derkack, and Lathan leave, but I would trade those three for Francis, Bandalau, and EO in...
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    Pikiell is safe for a while

    This "return to roots" narrative is all predicated on the ONE group of players that had success under Pike's tenure at Rutgers. I like Pike and I am very impressed with what he's done with this program, but people act like he's rebuilt the program from the ground up with Jimmies and Joes time...
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    Guys what’s up with Dorian Jones

    The word here is that a player fitting his exact situation will be heading to RU and an announcement was supposed to be imminent for a week or so at this point. If it's not Dorian Jones, I'm really not sure who it would be.