18 points, 17assists, 7 rebounds
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Corey’s first game was last night
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Interesting observation. He’s top ten on RU’s all time list in assists in just three seasons on a team that, for the most part, sat at the bottom of the NCAA shooting stats.
Good for C. I see he is back in Jersey right now, maybe the NBA came calling after one game :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:
I would have to think that's because he played tons of minutes from the get go, and the ball was always in his hands. He certainly wasn't a pass first, make your teammates better type guard.
He’s not as much of a ball hog as people seem to think. He is a willing passer. His biggest issue with respect to passing was that when he drove to the basket he got tunnel vision and wasn’t able to kick out or spot open big men down low. That is more of a skill thing then willingness.
This 1000000000%. On the court he was a terrific teammate and played hard on both ends and really helped out on the defensive glass. He just couldn't shoot and didn't have vision when penetrating. Against a zone (not that we saw a lot) he was very good at making the right passes and being a non entity from a scoring standpoint
He had to make some money off his time diminishing skill set. Simple as that. Rutgers wasn't paying him.
Yeah not sure this notion of pike lost him lol. Kids been trying to go pro(or had that mentality) since high school with his buddy D. bacon. Corey also has the opportunity to finish school for free as noted by Pike.
He would be nice to have this year for sure but that ones not on Pike
He would be nice to have this year for sure but that ones not on Pike
Doubt one year of Serbian money replaces the value of the degree. Short and long term. No way to excuse this one but it is what it is.
He was sitting on his couch until the last week of December. His only income was promoting whatever on his Instagram.
From any other poster this would be funny but the sad thing is you actually blame Pike for Corey trying to go pro lol.
Yeah there is certainly a share of blame shouldered by Pike for not re-recruiting the only PG on the roster and getting him to stay his SR year instead of playing basketball professionally in Serbia.
He did “re-recruit” him when he took over the head coaching job from Jordan.
Sanders decision to try and go pro was a personal one and giving Pike a share of the blame is ridiculous.
Keep up your agenda though!
All decisions are personal. You sir have the agenda. Take a step back and see what happened with an objective view.
I think you are not seeing this from the current perspective of a D1 player in Sanders shoes.
Let's make no mistake about it. Sanders is a good kid with a great brain. Very smart.
Still, he went to college to play D1 basketball. Myles Johnson is the exception with how these players choose their degrees. Corey Sanders goal in life from a career perspective was to play basketball, and promote a brand from the kind of personality it was. It was not to get a degree, graduate, play ball for two years, and go into the real world that many of us on this site choose to do. I wish players thought differently about a degree, but not all do.
No I do and I agree with you. But obviously his decision is the wrong one form a value proposition. Pikes job is to get through to him and his family what we all saw coming.
I feel bad for Corey Pike wasnt able to get through to him and made it even easier for him to leave us if what some allege Pikiell offered is true (I don’t believe that though because it would be a display of gross incompetence).
That's true. It seems like Sanders has always had an idea others couldn't see, or seemingly some weird people in his circle. I agree with you there,too. We wouldn't have seen that much of a changed player I don't think even if he stayed a year.
It was a harsh reality for Sanders to only be able to spend two days with a G league team before they cut him. That was reality.
You've posted this theme multiple times in multiple threads pointing blame at both Pike and Sanders.....so it is an agenda. I guess at 20 years old you made every perfect decision for your life that lead you to where you are today.....a finger pointing Monday morning QB who seems obsessed with the decision of a 20 year old former RU player and posting about it on a fan board.
Maybe instead of projecting what you might have done....or what would seem normal in your world, put yourself in this kid's shoes. First he has a daughter...so maybe he's trying to provide for her in the short term. Second, maybe college wasn't his thing and playing one more year at RU and earning a degree in order to get some $50k entry level job was a much lower priority to trying to earn a paycheck using his basketball skillset while he is in his prime physical age. Third, playing at RU is not exactly basketball nirvana. Beyond a degree and that entry level job, what would it get him except perhaps a couple more wins this year compared to last year.....in his mind, why wait to chase his dream? Further, he is now a professional bball player and you are denigrating him for making a bad financial decision with li it even knowing what he makes or what his longer term outlook will be in the Euroleague etc. if he continues to have games like this first one and continues to progress....he should be OK financially.
You guys are making an assumption that I think you shouldn't assume.
He can still get his degree. Corey tried to leave every season. He has a kid and needed to make money. If a law firm tried to hire me after my sophomore year of college, I would have left.
People on here are f'ing dicks. It's not Pike's fault Corey left, it's just life. Maybe go get a life of your own and stop second guessing everyone else like this.
And @RUsojo , you're one of the most miserable people i've ever seen on this site and that is saying something.
People on here are f'ing dicks. It's not Pike's fault Corey left, it's just life. Maybe go get a life of your own and stop second guessing everyone else like this.
And @RUsojo , you're one of the most miserable people i've ever seen on this site and that is saying something.
Seems like a reasonable response here is, congratulations on a fine start. Hoping this portends bigger and better things. Go Scarlet!
It was Corey's decision to leave. When he arrived on campus he wanted to only play one year or a maximum of two. Coach got him to stay a third year. Corey declared for the NBA twice. You cannot beg a kid to stay. If he had stayed our offense would have run almost entirely through him again. I like the idea of other guys as being more involved as well. He wanted to support his little girl too. I don't see where any blame should go to coach. Two years in a row Corey came back late after Christmas and he often trained over the summer in other parts of the country. He is a great kid but now we seem more united as a team. I think the split was inevitable.
What’s pathetic is that you see this as an issue if being soft.
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I mean, who was he to kick to last year? We legitimately had no options. When you look back at last years roster its kinda funny. Take corey off that team and we win maybe 6-7 games. Its a shame we couldnt get some shooters for corey
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