Counter point …

[RUfanSinceAnderson]

Not saying I wholly agree but could we foresee the product (tourney team, etc) falter if we get two “one and done” players. We’ve seen this with Kentucky where they don’t have banner years each year which kids like that. Pike seems to thrive on building a system and players.

Don’t get me wrong- the positive press, the talent in court, the buzz, etc will be off the charts…. But could there be a downside?

 

[RutgersDom]

Not saying I wholly agree but could we foresee the product (tourney team, etc) falter if we get two “one and done” players. We’ve seen this with Kentucky where they don’t have banner years each year which kids like that. Pike seems to thrive on building a system and players.

Don’t get me wrong- the positive press, the talent in court, the buzz, etc will be off the charts…. But could there be a downside?

I would say maybe but more likely at another school. Kids we r getting seem to play D already. Pre- season practice and plug in to this defensive system and we still should hold opponents low BUT score easier.

 

[Loyal_2RU]

Like with all recruiting, it's about execution, coaching, and team building. We will see.
Exciting times.
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[Arizona Knight]

Bring all the smoke. I want to stack these top 20 kids like cord wood.

Allow yourself to image the complete metro area insanity that a top 5 matchup between UCLA and Rutgers in 2024/2025 would look like. Will it happen, who knows. But im all here for what should be a fun ride.

 

[ScarletDave]

We have only won 1 NCAA tournament game so far in this big run. Despite all the great press and hoopla, 1 game. If we want to be serious about consistent Sweet 16s, Final Fours, like Villanova, Kansas, Purdue etc, we need those 5* players

 

[Arizona Knight]

We have only won 1 NCAA tournament game so far in this big run. Despite all the great press and hoopla, 1 game. If we want to be serious about consistent Sweet 16s, Final Fours, like Villanova, Kansas, Purdue etc, we need those 5* players

By February Pike would have that team fully calibrated and a complete buzzsaw for the rest of the conference.

 

[FireBugOBJC]

Kentucky isnt landing 2 of them, they're filling their roster w them

 

[red sail]

If we can get to the Final 4 or God Forbid Natty’s, I can die a happy man. I only started watching Rutgers Hoops in 1983 and never got to experience the 1976 Rutgers Final 4 Team.
1 and dones are 1st World D1 problems!

 

[CranfordKnight]

Guys like Warren, Davis and Ndongo aren't one and done types. Those will be the backbone of the program. I think of the 5* guys as similar but on a much higher level than when Yeboah came in for a year. They enhance the team that Pike has built.

 

[Mr_Twister]

It’s funny that we might thumb our nose at solidly talented players. Please, let’s give it a try. The last 40 years have often been less than mediocre. Very humbling for every one involved. Let’s give change a chance. We have an excellent staff. It’s insane to think they can’t mold a team from excellent players.

 

[bethlehemfan]

Not saying I wholly agree but could we foresee the product (tourney team, etc) falter if we get two “one and done” players. We’ve seen this with Kentucky where they don’t have banner years each year which kids like that. Pike seems to thrive on building a system and players.

Don’t get me wrong- the positive press, the talent in court, the buzz, etc will be off the charts…. But could there be a downside?

It’s a good question. If anyone can navigate it I think it’s pike. I just get excited about his system with Uber talented kids taking nothing away from the current guys who are great and super connected.

 

[RU848789]

The bigger "issue" IMO is the fanbase. I guarantee you that if we have top 10 recruiting classes, there are going to be more than a few "entitled" fans who will crap all over the team at the first sign of problems and will be calling for Pike's head when we have a 4 seed team that loses to a 13 seed in the first round someday. Hint: some of these fans will be the same ones who crap all over the team now when we lose a few, but there will be a lot more of them. Price of success I guess.

 

[fluoxetine]

The bigger "issue" IMO is the fanbase. I guarantee you that if we have top 10 recruiting classes, there are going to be more than a few "entitled" fans who will crap all over the team at the first sign of problems and will be calling for Pike's head when we have a 4 seed team that loses to a 13 seed in the first round someday. Hint: some of these fans will be the same ones who crap all over the team now when we lose a few, but there will be a lot more of them. Price of success I guess.

Counterpoint: this already happens now

 

[bethlehemfan]

Counterpoint: this already happens now

Yeah that’s a total non issue. Comes with the territory. On that big segment pike said he has 500 assistants or something like that. People are so funny sending him their suggestions. Hahahaha.

 

[fluoxetine]

I guess that isn’t really a counterpoint, I probably should have read the whole post first

 

[Scangg]

Kentucky isnt landing 2 of them, they're filling their roster w them

This. It's completely different