Is there anything Pike doesn't f75k up. What an incompetent.
Lathan S.
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Why is everyone blaming Pike? I guess the lack of NIL has no part in this. Rutgers fans have deep pockets, but short arms. They don't have the ability to reach deep enough into those pockets to grab the money.
If you have an extra million for an undersized center that can't play defense you could have sponsored him.
It was beyond fu**ing dumb. Chow does nothing but spew invectives all the time!
This. He is not worth what he is asking for
If Pike paid him what he is asking, then that would be the F75k up
Simple minded people just looking to place blame.
100%, Find a center that plays defense. Last year was a failed experiment. Go back to what works. Be a top 10 defensive team, run and be a fast break team. If Pike doesn’t figure it out, move on.
The pike issue is not the money. Its capitulating to Lathan, who threatened to bail if we added a transfer center.
Simple minded people with "look at me" posts
We couldn’t just put this in the thread that’s specifically about Lathan transferring?
Chow needed another "Look At Me" thread!
I am not sure why RutgersChow has an alternate account called RUChow but I do know that he is a ******* idiot on both of them.
when it first happened I agreed. But the reality is Lathan wasn’t a very physical post presence on both the offensive and defensive end. If Manny keeps developing he will be more of a net positive than Lathan could be. Doesn’t change the fact they need another 5, but Somerville isn’t a Pike prototypical big
I expect that from hopper. He's not too bright. Not from a guy I have some respect for Bac.
Says the guy who gave Pike a lot of credit for making the Big 10 tournament 5 years ago. I'll keep knocking Pike. You keep knocking 18-22 year old kids if it makes you feel better.
Pike actually fixed his mistake of allowing Sommerville to dictate who he could recruit. Pike letting him walk is fixing that mistake. If Sommerville can con some team into giving him seven figures then good for him. I hope it's another B1G team. We'd be winning 3 ways.
They want out because they aren't getting the money they think they deserve. Not from us. Read between the lines.
He was a freshman who already had a better offensive game than Myles and Cliff. He has defensive upside with the right teacher.
Again, the fact that you think I was serious when I said “Pike made the Big Ten Tournament” when talking about the years that everyone made it says a lot more about you than it does about me.
There is not another poster on this website retarded enough to think that was a serious comment.
You really think its only about the money, and they all respect his ability to make them better? OK then.
Hell yea it's about the money. @Richie 0 already stated as such regarding Lathan. As a Rutgers alum I'd love it if Lathan went to another B1G team for $1MM. We win two ways. Not paying him, and getting score at will on him.
You were arguing in SUPPORT of Pikiel. It would have to be serious, and it was.
No, you absolute ******* moron. The conversation went like so:
You: Waters was more successful than Pike at Rutgers
Me: WTF are you talking about idiot, Pike made the tournament here and Waters never did
You: Waters made the NIT, that is a tournament
Me: Good point, maybe we should count Pike’s Big Ten Tournament berths.
I was MAKING FUN OF YOU which was apparently a mistake because you are literally too stupid to insult in any way more complicated than just straight up calling you an idiot
My god man
I'm sure the money is important, but it started with EO, who couldn't believe how much basketball he learned at Oregon. A lot of guys see where the program is going and have simply lost respect for him as a coach. I don't see where this is surprising.
That's your opinion. That's not a fact. What is a fact is Lathan left for a pay day, one Pike wasn't willing to give him. You can say that's a mistake, but I say it's not. Lathan isn't great. I'd take my money and chances elsewhere.
Sorry, suck up to it. And by the way, Waters was a better couch than Pike.
Somerville was only a freshman, he has enormous potential. Maybe everyone criticizing him now makes some feel better for losing him, but i seriously doubt his replacement will be anywhere near as good.
I agree, and maybe he can turn into a Julian Reese or Trevion Williams type player, but I don’t think spending a ton of money on a to be sophomore Center in the big is smart….especially when we have limited NIL as is
Here, you can stop waiting and go back to smelling your own farts.
Responsible for the most NCAA tourney appearances in 2 generations. Highest ranked recruits of all time. Another recruit in the league, 2 recruits in the Sweet 16.
How much money did your *** donate to NIL?
Incompetent is fans not seeing a tweener who was a round peg trying to fit in a square hole. He was not a fit for Pike's system and only about NIL. He was leaving no matter what type of season RU had.
But why would we want a guy that can't play the 5 well? Bad defense, no hustle, poor rebounder, doubtful he could even take an opening tip off. Plus too slow to play the 4 and was apparently a locker room issue.
Yeah, Pike's incompetent for saying don't let the door hit you on the way out.
THIS about a million times over again. Last year he wanted to be guaranteed the starting center role, or at least minimal competition. Richie confirmed that again too. Now he thinks he’s worth $1 million. Under no circumstances was an undersized center who plays no defense worth that to us. He’s not even an efficient scorer outside of making free throws.
I’d be willing to bet my mortgage right now that whoever replaces him will be better than him at defense. He’s materially worse on that end than anyone who played center for Rutgers under Pike. That includes Shaq Carter who was also a weak defender but just understood where he needed to be better than Lathan (because he came in more experienced as a JUCO transfer). I see his level of D as a likely ceiling for Lathan on that end. In 2 years…. He’ll still likely be worse next year. He was horrendous at D. Truly awful.
So yeah - the next center probably won’t be as good at offense but if that person doesn’t try to do too much on that end, and plays solid D, they will ultimately be an upgrade to the team even if the side by side stats don’t show that.
He had very little defensive upside, and only scored like 4 points per 40 more than Myles did his first year. Myles shot 5% better, averaged 8 rebounds per 40 more, more than double the assists and blocks. The two don't really compare. Lathan's best quality is his ability to draw fouls and his FT shooting.
For every point Lathan scored he allowed 3 on defense