He needs to talk to someone about his offense. This is beyond horrific. He’s so good on defense, but honestly I think it’s starting to cancel out his defense. Can’t have games this
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Awful. Brick after brick and he won't stop shooting. Killing us.
It feels like every 3 he takes is at the worst possible time
Agree, absolutely horrendous game. He’s a really bad, and selfish, offensive player.
Said it a couple weeks ago. Got laughed at. I was wondering if other fans were watching a different game.
And I repeat.....selfish as the day is long. Absurd this board doesn't recognize. Beyond clueless about baller psychology.
5th year senior
He deserves a ton of criticism tonight
He deserves a ton of criticism tonight
Paul and Caleb - ouch. We could have stolen this one
been saying that for weeks. of course the homers here say "Pike won't tolerate selfishness". Oh yeah ? Still don't see it ?
Lol. More than a few. He's a career 27% from three. 22% this season. Yet he shoots jumpers like a guy who thinks he's a shooter.
Have you considered ******* off into the sun?
Poor judgement, yes
Selfish? No f-ing way. Stop it
Selfish? No f-ing way. Stop it
McConnell needs to know when not to take a shot at this point in his career. If he finds himself open from the arc with more than 5 seconds left on the shot clock, there is almost certainly a better option. He also shouldn't be holding/dribbling the ball looking to go 1v1 on his man - our offense works best when we share the ball, not when you try to force into the teeth of the defense.
Just really really bad offensive decisions from him tonight.
Just really really bad offensive decisions from him tonight.
The amazing thing is I am super pissed at Caleb.. and you people are still going to make your posts so dumb I feel compelled to defend him.
It happens . Perhaps no worse 3 was taken then the one he took against the one legged houston guy. This is who he is . We take the good and the bad
and that epitomizes selfishness. crystal clear tonight. he "wanted his" and didn't give a crap about passing for better shots.
It ain't bad shots... it's bad shots when there are better shots available by other players on the floor
Didn’t RU72 say he’s far improved his offensive game?
I’m not gonna miss him. Dude is a liability on O.
I’m not gonna miss him. Dude is a liability on O.
The mid range jumpers when he could’ve gone to the hoop were the worst thing — sometimes it was not the fact he took a shot, but what he did a moment before the shot.
Paul was awful as well today. No aggressiveness. Lacked leadership and free throw shooting was off. Looked like his head was elsewhere
Dude is just in his own head. When you play like tonight, it’s almost more mental than anything. He’s been short arming it almost all season. Might even be thinking about post-Rutgers career and trying too hard. He played looser as an underclassman.
The main shot that I think he is half decent at is his turnaround fadeaway from the post. Think he should try going back to that bread and butter, if he insists on taking shots.
The main shot that I think he is half decent at is his turnaround fadeaway from the post. Think he should try going back to that bread and butter, if he insists on taking shots.
Since the line has been moved back to its current distance, McConnell is 49/203 (.241) from the arc. Usually it's better in the 10-15 foot range, but not tonight. He needs to be limited to a maximum of 2 three point attempts per game.
He took 13 attempts tonight.... that's tied for 4th most in his Rutgers career.
He took 13 attempts tonight.... that's tied for 4th most in his Rutgers career.
Tonight Caleb was like a gambler on a losing streak who just couldn’t stop himself from placing bets.
What was 10x worse than the threes is possession where he goes one-on-one within first 5 seconds of possession and nobody else touches the ball. Mind numbing.
I don't know about worse - they're equally bad. At this point, I cringe as much when McConnell pulls the trigger as I do when Omoruyi does.
Problem with Caleb is that Pike doesn’t have much flexibility to bench him during a game given Mags injury and how much it will hurt us defensively
It's not all McConnell's fault. If Paul really takes leading role on the offense like he should, McConnell would have to limit his forceful offense positions...
I have that moron on ignore. But I saw this and immediately knew he was doing the selfish thing again.
Agreed. I think Caleb would have sat a bit today if Mag was healthy
Mag plays and we win