HE IS BACK
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What a relief... he made what likely is the smartest long term move. Let's hope that he commits himself to honing his game and becoming a great basketball player, in many phases of the game.
The D league wasn't going anywhere and Corey is likely to get watched closely this year by scouts. He actually made the right move.
THANK THE LORD!!
This is like landing a huge recruit! What a relief!!
This is like landing a huge recruit! What a relief!!
He stated that he was leaning toward leaving yesterday. So yes, of course we did. People get bad advice all the time.
I am very happy for Corey. I really hope that no matter what happens next year and his choices in the future that he gets his degree. I do believe that there is a professional basketball life waiting for him, but I doubt that's the NBA and I imagine he'll one day use his degree from Rutgers.
I am of course also so pleased that he'll be back on the team next year and he can enjoy a continued rise of the quality of basketball at Rutgers and score his 1,000th point.
I know, there was a 3-page thread on it - just having a little fun. I rarely post in those kinds of speculative threads, since I've found that most of the posters have no clue about what's really going on (nor do I) and I prefer to just wait to see what the outcome is. This time, it's a great outcome for RU and for Corey, I believe. We now have a fighting chance at 0.500.
He made some good strides defensively last year and in sharing the ball more, but he still clearly has things to work on, like his left hand dribble and his outside shot (and FTs) and if he can improve those things, his stock will go up. He's certainly athletic enough for at least a few cups of coffee in the NBA.
Good News for RU and Corey. Another year will better prepare him for pro ball and will help us this season to be somewhat competitive.
yes we will need improvement from both Thiam and Eugene after frosh yrs. I hope we see some major upgrades from all our players so maybe we increase league wins from 3 to 5.
great news as the program and coaching staff can now get back to focusing on getting better not being sidetracked...until next year
program needs Corey now for a bridge to the future recruits who will be the ones who get the program back to the NCAA. RU could not afford a single digit season this year.
program needs Corey now for a bridge to the future recruits who will be the ones who get the program back to the NCAA. RU could not afford a single digit season this year.
I hope Baker can surprise and hit 3's and use his length guarding. I also hope Myles Johnson can be a contributor and that we find one more contributor with our last scholarship. Somehow I hope we can get to .500 this coming season.
Welcome back, Mr. Sanders!
Definitely have some optimism going into next season. Players usually show incremental improvement year to year in most programs, especially as they move from underclassmen to upperclassmen. We finally have a coaching staff that I feel confident in to give the team the expected incremental lift.
Corey struggled with his offense in the early going with Pikiell's system, but started to get more comfortable with it past the midway point in the year. Coming in this year knowing what to expect hopefully he can make strides forward this year and become a more complete player. I'd love it if he could play his way into legitimate NBA Draft talk this year.
Definitely have some optimism going into next season. Players usually show incremental improvement year to year in most programs, especially as they move from underclassmen to upperclassmen. We finally have a coaching staff that I feel confident in to give the team the expected incremental lift.
Corey struggled with his offense in the early going with Pikiell's system, but started to get more comfortable with it past the midway point in the year. Coming in this year knowing what to expect hopefully he can make strides forward this year and become a more complete player. I'd love it if he could play his way into legitimate NBA Draft talk this year.
Sanders will go down as the most interesting player ru has had in the past ten years.
Awesome news!
Here's hoping the program gets to the level where it's commonplace to sweat out a player going pro, and not a unique and hair-raising event.
Here's hoping the program gets to the level where it's commonplace to sweat out a player going pro, and not a unique and hair-raising event.
When someone says they are leaning towards a certain direction, you tend to believe them. Sanders coming back to RU is best for himself.and the team. A very good choice for him.