Where is the offense going to come from?

[Goku]

Pike’s best team, the 2020 team that had Covid cut it short, had 7 guys that you could trust to score. Any of them could carry the team one night and give us 15+ points. And most of them gave us 10 points a night to pitch in.
Geo
Ron
Yeboah
Myles
Caleb
Young
Tez

I see 2 of these 15+ points guys on this team right now. Cliff and Fernandes. Who can legitimately step up in the next 10 games to join the list?

I just don’t see trustworthy scorers on this team. It’s concerning

 

[RUJMM78]

Pike’s best team, the 2020 team that had Covid cut it short, had 7 guys that you could trust to score. Any of them could carry the team one night and give us 15+ points. And most of them gave us 10 points a night to pitch in.
Geo
Ron
Yeboah
Myles
Caleb
Young
Tez

I see 2 of these 15+ points guys on this team right now. Cliff and Fernandes. Who can legitimately step up in the next 10 games to join the list?

I just don’t see trustworthy scorers on this team. It’s concerning

Griffiths better be one of them.

 

[Kbee3]

The offense will eventually come from Dylan and Ace.

 

[RUJMM78]

The offense will eventually come from Dylan and Ace.

A year to late.

 

[Roy_Faulker]

First game - ask this question after the 4th. Things should settle in by then.

 

[bethlehemfan]

there’s a few out there imo.

 

[Jerseylegends]

Gavin Griffith... Princeton is a tough team to play your first college game against. Remember idk if Gavin has faced tough competition in Connecticut. Don't know if his aau history but it's different for a guy like jamichael Davis, he's been in some big games against top competition with his highschool and has played in overtime elite pro league with his aau team. But Griffiths will adjust and become one of the top scorers. Just has to understand that you have to go hard every minute of every play against top competition.

 

[bethlehemfan]

Gavin Griffith... Princeton is a tough team to play your first college game against. Remember idk if Gavin has faced tough competition in Connecticut. Don't know if his aau history but it's different for a guy like jamichael Davis, he's been in some big games against top competition with his highschool and has played in overtime elite pro league with his aau team. But Griffiths will adjust and become one of the top scorers. Just has to understand that you have to go hard every minute of every play against top competition.

He will figure it out. Gonna take a little time imo

 

[needmorecowbell]

Pike’s best team, the 2020 team that had Covid cut it short, had 7 guys that you could trust to score. Any of them could carry the team one night and give us 15+ points. And most of them gave us 10 points a night to pitch in.
Geo
Ron
Yeboah
Myles
Caleb
Young
Tez

I see 2 of these 15+ points guys on this team right now. Cliff and Fernandes. Who can legitimately step up in the next 10 games to join the list?

I just don’t see trustworthy scorers on this team. It’s concerning

This was my fear before the season started. On top of that RU is not a good defensive team right now. Hopefully when Mag is 100% they will be better in both sides of the court. I don’t see that happening until Jan/Feb. most likely too late for this year.

 

[needmorecowbell]

Griffiths better be one of them.

Maybe in a year or two. Most fans had him at 8-12 points per game this year.

 

[Joey Bags]

Maybe in a year or two. Most fans had him at 8-12 points per game this year.

5 stars don’t take 2 full years to develop in today’s basketball. They just don’t. Eventually he will go off, probably within the first 5 games.

 

[NickRU714]

Gavin Griffith... Princeton is a tough team to play your first college game against. Remember idk if Gavin has faced tough competition in Connecticut. Don't know if his aau history but it's different for a guy like jamichael Davis, he's been in some big games against top competition with his highschool and has played in overtime elite pro league with his aau team. But Griffiths will adjust and become one of the top scorers. Just has to understand that you have to go hard every minute of every play against top competition.

I haven't rewatched the game yet (hopefully tonight) but I don't really get the negative feedback on GG by some.

He literally played the least minutes on the team. Hard to contribute when your not in the game.

Played less than half the minutes Davis did and scored the same amount.

 

[needmorecowbell]

5 stars don’t take 2 full years to develop in today’s basketball. They just don’t. Eventually he will go off, probably within the first 5 games.

He wasn’t a 5 star. And like it was pointed out many times, not all 5 stars contribute year one in a big way. Many sit the bench.

 

[Rokodesh]

Maybe in a year or two. Most fans had him at 8-12 points per game this year.

He's played one college game and now he's 2 years away

 

[rutgers1998]

Yes Monday was not a good showing but why do so many fans make claims after one game. This is year 8 of pike as coach. Don’t we all understand by now that he takes his time with his teams and they will never peak to start the season. Let the team settle in and find their roles. Also, we were missing Mag on Monday let’s not forget that he’s coming back sooner than later

 

[Joey Bags]

He wasn’t a 5 star. And like it was pointed out many times, not all 5 stars contribute year one in a big way. Many sit the bench.

I didn’t realize his ranking dropped. Regardless he’s elite talent, doesn’t seem to have the same issues that sometimes befall other elite HS players

 

[bethlehemfan]

I didn’t realize his ranking dropped. Regardless he’s elite talent, doesn’t seem to have the same issues that sometimes befall other elite HS players

His ranking is meaningless at this stage imo. People can see with their eyes. People are comparing him to jones and I get that in some ways but gg is a lot different than jj. Gg will have some moments and he will get better. People just have to be realistic. Very few freshman come in to this league big ten ready regardless of rankings.

 

[Mr. Magoo1]

He wasn’t a 5 star. And like it was pointed out many times, not all 5 stars contribute year one in a big way. Many sit the bench.

5 star won’t sit at Rutgers…but then again, we never had one before.

 

[needmorecowbell]

5 star won’t sit at Rutgers…but then again, we never had one before.

I’m not suggesting he should sit. He’s clearly one of the top 7-8 and most likely will be a starter all season because they need him. But anyone who sees the stars and says he will lead the team in scoring doesn’t understand how this works.

 

[Joey Bags]

I’m not suggesting he should sit. He’s clearly one of the top 7-8 and most likely will be a starter all season because they need him. But anyone who sees the stars and says he will lead the team in scoring doesn’t understand how this works.

I think the concern is us benching him for poor defense if his offense can outpace his poor defensive decisions. Though his offense was disorganized game 1.

 

[snowboarder]

Maybe in a year or two. Most fans had him at 8-12 points per game this year.

He will get more then 12 a game
Without a doubt
One game
Played very little and I believe Pike over reacted to Alloco

 

[snowboarder]

I’m not suggesting he should sit. He’s clearly one of the top 7-8 and most likely will be a starter all season because they need him. But anyone who sees the stars and says he will lead the team in scoring doesn’t understand how this works.

He may
It's one game and he hardly played

 

[PiscatawayMike]

5 star won’t sit at Rutgers…but then again, we never had one before.

Wally Judge

 

[Mr. Magoo1]

Wally Judge

True. But Wally Judege was already exposed as less than that at K-State when he fell to us.

 

[PiscatawayMike]

True. But Wally Judege was already exposed as less than that at K-State.

True

 

[needmorecowbell]

He may
It's one game and he hardly played

Many people defending Gavin keep saying but he’s a 5 star. That means nothing. The kid has to play defense and be more aggressive. It doesn’t just happen. it takes time for most freshmen, including 5 stars.

 

[Degaz-RU]

Are people forgetting we played St. John’s in what ended up being an intense game in which Pitino pulled out all the stops to win? GG had 17 points in that game and hit three 3-pointers.

So he’s had one good game and one subpar game. As a true freshman getting used to the speed and intensity of college basketball.

Relax folks.

 

[bac2therac]

the fact is this team is a total question mark across the board.

 

[needmorecowbell]

the fact is this team is a total question mark across the board.

100% this team may figure out how to play together quickly or it may take time. This is a much different team than last year and they lost a lot of experienced players. I lean to it taking some time as I predicted before the season.

 

[FinalFourOrBust_rivals142702]

Many people defending Gavin keep saying but he’s a 5 star. That means nothing. The kid has to play defense and be more aggressive. It doesn’t just happen. it takes time for most freshmen, including 5 stars.

He also wasn’t a 5 star. Had an aggregate score in the 40s. Solid 4 but those guys don’t always have impacts their freshmen year.

 

[RUsojo]

If Gavin is on the bench the points will come from the bench. If he starts the points will come from Gavin and our guards being able to get to the rim and cliff thriving in the PnR with better offensive spacing.

 

[RUsojo]

If Gavin is on the bench the points will come from the bench. If he starts the points will come from Gavin and our guards being able to get to the rim and cliff thriving in the PnR with better offensive spacing.

Bump

 

[Briccnerff]

Pike’s best team, the 2020 team that had Covid cut it short, had 7 guys that you could trust to score. Any of them could carry the team one night and give us 15+ points. And most of them gave us 10 points a night to pitch in.
Geo
Ron
Yeboah
Myles
Caleb
Young
Tez

I see 2 of these 15+ points guys on this team right now. Cliff and Fernandes. Who can legitimately step up in the next 10 games to join the list?

I just don’t see trustworthy scorers on this team. It’s concerning

Gavin Griffiths