Nothing. You and a few others have this weird thing about pitting players and fans against one another.
The Baker legacy
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Like I said....every player who puts that uniform....I am a fan of
Show some class
Really disappointed in some of our “fans”. They keep trying to suck the joy out of this thing but ef them! They are likely failures in their own lives who transfer their anger here.
Yes, I am a sports fan who says some players are better than others on a message board. Very astute observation on your part.
I’m done with you. You bring nothing to the board and I question if you are a Rutgers fan at all.
Yeah him too but I’m talking about the other guy who just keeps digging holes with his comments rather than ever admitting he may be wrong or there may be other valid opinions.
I get it. I do not dislike him at all he was a big find for Pike in the most important position to stabilize team and move it forward. Hes had a really solid 4 yrs it's worked out well for both parties and he has done his job to put team in position to reach the next level. He"s tapped his potential pretty well.
They should pay him AND retire his jersey. The worst of our fans‘ heads would explode. Addition by subtraction as they say.
I think the last bad 30 seconds the other night will be mostly forgotten about when it comes to his legacy. It was a team wide choke job. Geo helped change this program. He also had the game winner in round 1 .
His legacy is safe as a winner with rutgers standards. Time will heal this wound.
His legacy is safe as a winner with rutgers standards. Time will heal this wound.
Whole lot of nothing stated in that post. What’s laughable is trying to drag someone for giving props to the best player on the team before anyone else was ready to commit lol
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For someone who makes such a bold claim about basketball knowledge - your analysis of Geo was pretty pedestrian. I'm certainly no Bball genius and I can do better.....
- Geo was recruited in the 400's and performed well above both his star and overall ranking - he jumped in an produced right away as a freshman as an off guard paired with Sanders. Shooting a respectable .360 from the arc as a frosh.
- His Sophmore year he was converted to a lead guard and played significant minutes out of team need when Sanders chose not to return - this appeared to hurt his efficiency and may have in fact hurt his overall career as he pretty much stayed in this role throughout the rest of his career - but was at his best when paired next to a real PG.
- While not particularly quick - he has a deceptive change of pace with the ball in his hands and enough athleticism to get to the rim
- He has worked to improve to become an adequate but not spectacular man-on defender on the perimeter. He appears to be not as good as a team defender - getting lost in space at times.
- He moves to his right pretty well and can get to the rim against most man-on defenders.
- He is currently the best player on the team at creating his own shot off the dribble - JY and RHJ are both better at getting to the rim, but both appear to be more comfortable in catch and shoot situations
- He has a propensity to take/make bad shots from mid-range - his 2pt shooting percentage has increased over time to almost 51%
- His 3 point shooting has diminished this year to an unacceptable .309.
- He's been one of the better / most consistent FT shooters on the team over the course of his career
- He's hit some clutch/game winning memorable end of game shots in his career
Fact is if you asked Rutgers fans where Geo played prior to here... where he is from in the USA ... or how many big offers he held most could not do that. If he’s back ...great... if not best of luck in whatever life brings you.Rutgers now needs more players who today are better than Baker.
Simple. THANK YOU.
ambassador. Culture changer. Recruiter. If he’s not here, Paul isn’t here. Likely others too.
ambassador. Culture changer. Recruiter. If he’s not here, Paul isn’t here. Likely others too.
Are you serious about retiring his jersey?
he has been a clutch performer here. No doubt, but in the league he has played in.....he is below average at his position.
He will be remembered extremely well. Similar to the reason Geoff Billet is remembered more fondly than Rob Hodgson (no slight to Rob) and IMO would've been remembered more fondly than his brother had Todd stayed. If you have an okay team, you're going to find yourself in a lot of close games. And Geo vs having a guy who can't hit the game winner or come up with the big stop (remember Miami his soph year) is worth so much more than his stat line would suggest. Simply scoring the last 5 to bring home RU's first NCAA tournament win in 38 years will be one of his defining moments, even if he didn't have to do anything superhuman.
I agree that geo was the right guy at the right time at the right school. He will not be remember for being a great player, lock down defender or great shooter. Instead he will be remember for being a great individual that worked hard, got better as the program got better and being the leader on the team that got Rutgers back to the tournament.