Pike gambled by recruiting primarily "offensive" portal players thinking he could teach them defense. He lost that gamble, and we've lost this season. Jeremiah is a car crash every time he goes to the hoop, Martini and PJ are absolutely useless, J Mike is trying but nobody plays the same level of defense as he does, Dylan and Ace are showcasing as they wait for the draft- win or lose doesn't matter to them, Derkack is a turnover waiting to happen, Acuff plays tentative, it's like Schiano says... you need to play complementary ball to win. We don't play fundamental D and we can't rebound.
Even though JMike can't hit his free throws, he gives them so much energy and raises the level of the defense. But nobody can actually match what he's doing. JWill comes close sometimes defensively, but "car crash" on offense was a perfect description. The minute Derkack puts his head down and drives he's blowing right through the defender whether the guys slides in front of him or not. There's absolutely no finesse to move around him (a charge waiting to happen EVERY TIME)!!!
Can't agree more with this assessment. After this season Rutgers needs to go back to Riley Ball. That is playing brutal defense while keeping games low scoring. Boring and brutal to watch? Absolutely! But it is the winning formula for Rutgers. Proof is in the results.
The offense is not the problem. Let's be real here they are getting destroyed in the paint all season long! It's embarrassing to watch. Pikes gamble bringing in all offensive players backfired! Ogbole and Martini are getting killed down low!! Lathan is a true freshman and is playing well on both sides. I can't ask for more from him. Pike has to go!!
No offensive or defensive strategy. The kids sometimes show effort but mostly look lost on both ends of the floor. I don't think this team could beat last year's Rutgers team.
Mannnn, disappointing. Someone needs to fill Dylan in on the MJ "flu game." Even if he was in there for just ball control, jeez. I am with you on the NIT goal....however, one thing to be extreeeemely careful of: Correct me if I am wrong but I think that due to expansion there are 3-4 BigTen teams that will not qualify for the B10 Tournament. We will not be favored to win many more of the remaining schedule.
JWill, Derkack and Martini had more turnovers than field goals....AGAIN!! Can't win like that. i'm convinced Martini is literally only there for the education. Unless he's playing Princeton he looks completely lost out there. How does he get minutes (let alone start) and how do you miss a 3-pointer that bad... THAT WIDE OPEN??? What a waste of 2 lottery picks.!!! It's been 14 games and i can easily say PIkiell whiffed on EVERY ONE of these transfers!! Everyone gets beat off the dribble and no one can score consistently. Lathan can actually contribute offensively if someone can just teach him to play some D without fouling. Tyson Acuff looks like he's moving in slow motion, and JWill is falling down now without anyone even touching him!! I'm literally at the point where i tremble when anyone but Ace and Harper have the ball. Lathan just can't stay on the court otherwise we'd have a 3rd scorer!!
Yes Lathan is legit offensive weapon, but like most of the team, doesn't have a legit defined role on either side of the court. It's really baffling what Pike has done here. Just a huge head scratcher and huge huge missed opportunity. The good vibes I had for him and the program have all but evaporated.
@@knightwatch9712 Totally agree. And, Jesus, where's the offensive rebounds too? i looked up at halftime and Indiana attempted 20 more shots than us. What is Pikiell teaching this supporting cast to do exactly! I said the roof for this team would've been the Sweet 16. At this point, they're literally lucky to be invited to the CBI!! Totally disappointed! But at least we'll get to see Ace and Dylan in the NBA!! 👌
I was excited to see 2 superstars be coached to make others around them better and that comes from coaching. I'm not watching an NBA 2 star showcase with losing basketball games. Feel like I've been scammed. This team is the LA Angels with Ohtani and Trout. Or even 3 win 2023 Colorado football with Shadeur and Hunter but Ace and Dylan aint coming back next year lol. Only thing this may have helped with is when Dylan's back, Ace acts like an adult. I think he finally will, but will it help? I'm sorry, I'm not having fun watching 2 stars go crazy when I know we're gonna lose! The national media is going to DESTROY Pike if this is an overall losing record team this season when he had 2 national superstars. Thank god I'm a Knicks fan.
If we have a losing season, Pike deserves to be destroyed by the media. This is as disappointing as it possibly could be. Seven assists. Seven assists!!!! You can't play basketball this way
I told you Larry K, the supporting cast is atrocious. You have arguably the two best players in the country coming in straight out of high school, and you can't put together a supporting cast!? Unacceptable! We were talking Big10 Ten Championship and elite 8!! Now NIT!! I'm sorry. Pike, thank you for all your hard work making us respectable. Now it's time for you to go!!
This team and past teams continue to lose Big ten games on the road and as well non conference games each past few seasons.... all on coach Pike. Winning at home games doesn't make you a good team to the tournament... Must win road games to be a great team... were not close
Pike gambled by recruiting primarily "offensive" portal players thinking he could teach them defense. He lost that gamble, and we've lost this season. Jeremiah is a car crash every time he goes to the hoop, Martini and PJ are absolutely useless, J Mike is trying but nobody plays the same level of defense as he does, Dylan and Ace are showcasing as they wait for the draft- win or lose doesn't matter to them, Derkack is a turnover waiting to happen, Acuff plays tentative, it's like Schiano says... you need to play complementary ball to win. We don't play fundamental D and we can't rebound.
Even though JMike can't hit his free throws, he gives them so much energy and raises the level of the defense. But nobody can actually match what he's doing. JWill comes close sometimes defensively, but "car crash" on offense was a perfect description. The minute Derkack puts his head down and drives he's blowing right through the defender whether the guys slides in front of him or not. There's absolutely no finesse to move around him (a charge waiting to happen EVERY TIME)!!!
Dylan and Ace are only trying to impress scouts at this point. They know it's over.
Can't agree more with this assessment. After this season Rutgers needs to go back to Riley Ball. That is playing brutal defense while keeping games low scoring. Boring and brutal to watch? Absolutely! But it is the winning formula for Rutgers. Proof is in the results.
Well said. We don't do anything very well and we have a bunch of players who give NOTHING
Really enjoyed this recap ✌️Right on point 😎 Unfortunately 😩
Yes. Sadly. What a letdown this season is. I wasn't convinced they'd be as good as some said, but I did not think it would be this pathetic.
This game lays bare RU doesn’t have offensive options beyond Harper and Bailey.
True.
Only reason this wasn't a blowout is they lost Reneau.
@@kdpowers it kind of was a blowout. Final score is a 10 point differential and several times during the game it was more than 10.
The offense is not the problem. Let's be real here they are getting destroyed in the paint all season long! It's embarrassing to watch. Pikes gamble bringing in all offensive players backfired! Ogbole and Martini are getting killed down low!! Lathan is a true freshman and is playing well on both sides. I can't ask for more from him. Pike has to go!!
@ 100%. The problems are not limited to to offense.
No offensive or defensive strategy. The kids sometimes show effort but mostly look lost on both ends of the floor. I don't think this team could beat last year's Rutgers team.
Sadly I agree. This is a pathetically unorganized team.
Free throws man. Had high hopes for football and basketball but here we are
Sadly, it's groundhogs day with Rutgers sports.
Mannnn, disappointing. Someone needs to fill Dylan in on the MJ "flu game." Even if he was in there for just ball control, jeez. I am with you on the NIT goal....however, one thing to be extreeeemely careful of: Correct me if I am wrong but I think that due to expansion there are 3-4 BigTen teams that will not qualify for the B10 Tournament. We will not be favored to win many more of the remaining schedule.
Yes. Not everyone makes the Big Ten tourny this year. Gonna be a rough ride til the end it seems. I was also thinking about the Jordan flu game.
Totally agree, but that's why MJ is the Goat. It can't just be talent. You have to be obsessed!!!
He was coughing a bit but he looked like he could've played.
JWill, Derkack and Martini had more turnovers than field goals....AGAIN!! Can't win like that. i'm convinced Martini is literally only there for the education. Unless he's playing Princeton he looks completely lost out there. How does he get minutes (let alone start) and how do you miss a 3-pointer that bad... THAT WIDE OPEN??? What a waste of 2 lottery picks.!!! It's been 14 games and i can easily say PIkiell whiffed on EVERY ONE of these transfers!! Everyone gets beat off the dribble and no one can score consistently. Lathan can actually contribute offensively if someone can just teach him to play some D without fouling. Tyson Acuff looks like he's moving in slow motion, and JWill is falling down now without anyone even touching him!! I'm literally at the point where i tremble when anyone but Ace and Harper have the ball. Lathan just can't stay on the court otherwise we'd have a 3rd scorer!!
Yes Lathan is legit offensive weapon, but like most of the team, doesn't have a legit defined role on either side of the court. It's really baffling what Pike has done here. Just a huge head scratcher and huge huge missed opportunity. The good vibes I had for him and the program have all but evaporated.
@@knightwatch9712 Totally agree. And, Jesus, where's the offensive rebounds too? i looked up at halftime and Indiana attempted 20 more shots than us. What is Pikiell teaching this supporting cast to do exactly! I said the roof for this team would've been the Sweet 16. At this point, they're literally lucky to be invited to the CBI!! Totally disappointed! But at least we'll get to see Ace and Dylan in the NBA!! 👌
2.5 years of effort down the drain too.
@@AjaxtheGreater33 if they don't make the NIT, the national basketball media will probably force Pike to be fired.
Why don't the reporters in the post game presser as tougher question. Like why is the bench so bad?
It needs to be discussed. We paid these guys to come here.
I was excited to see 2 superstars be coached to make others around them better and that comes from coaching. I'm not watching an NBA 2 star showcase with losing basketball games. Feel like I've been scammed. This team is the LA Angels with Ohtani and Trout. Or even 3 win 2023 Colorado football with Shadeur and Hunter but Ace and Dylan aint coming back next year lol. Only thing this may have helped with is when Dylan's back, Ace acts like an adult. I think he finally will, but will it help? I'm sorry, I'm not having fun watching 2 stars go crazy when I know we're gonna lose! The national media is going to DESTROY Pike if this is an overall losing record team this season when he had 2 national superstars. Thank god I'm a Knicks fan.
If we have a losing season, Pike deserves to be destroyed by the media. This is as disappointing as it possibly could be. Seven assists. Seven assists!!!! You can't play basketball this way
Very well said. I don't care about a few highlights per game. I want to be somewhat relevant. This is a cruel joke.
Rutgers has a bunch of elementary players surrounding Harper and Ace.
Yup. I have no clue what this "team" is supposed to be.
Even if Rutgers had only ONE future first round draft choice starting, you'd think we'd be competent and competitive. Wrong!
Yup. Absolute joke.
I told you Larry K, the supporting cast is atrocious. You have arguably the two best players in the country coming in straight out of high school, and you can't put together a supporting cast!? Unacceptable! We were talking Big10 Ten Championship and elite 8!! Now NIT!! I'm sorry. Pike, thank you for all your hard work making us respectable. Now it's time for you to go!!
This was a huge failure by Pike. And it's two years in a row. Unmitigated disaster.
This team and past teams continue to lose Big ten games on the road and as well non conference games each past few seasons....
all on coach Pike.
Winning at home games doesn't make you a good team to the tournament...
Must win road games to be a great team...
were not close
Yes agreed. It's ridiculous that it's such a pronounced ongoing issue.