Fire Pike tonight

[Shelby65]

Idk. It just feels like he's going through the motions relative to a few years ago. He obviously hates the landscape (who can blame him for that?). Him not shaking up the staff after the last two seasons to me is him saying "I'll do what I want, fire me if you don't like it. I don't care either way".

If you want an example of actually not working hard enough, it's Tariq Francis. Complete joke of a signing. He's at a mid-major at best if it wasn't for the BK connection.

At best it's what you said, he's trying but is too stubborn to make changes in his staff, his approach, etc.

He’s not mid-major. He’s low major. And so is nearly everyone on the roster. Grant, Buchanan and Zrno are mid-major.

 

[Mholinko]

Idk. It just feels like he's going through the motions relative to a few years ago. He obviously hates the landscape (who can blame him for that?). Him not shaking up the staff after the last two seasons to me is him saying "I'll do what I want, fire me if you don't like it. I don't care either way".

If you want an example of actually not working hard enough, it's Tariq Francis. Complete joke of a signing. He's at a mid-major at best if it wasn't for the BK connection.

At best it's what you said, he's trying but is too stubborn to make changes in his staff, his approach, etc.

You don’t hear the people defending that signing and whatever jokester compared him to a kyrie Irving type scorer

he has no business on a high major roster like everyone on the team besides jmike and grant

it has to end before the season ends

im a season ticket holder and don’t want to go to anymore games

 

[rsegall]

I think he’s working his butt off but he’s just spinning his wheels, probably burned out and too stubborn/exhausted to change.

How about just being a bad coach. What has he done other than winning an occasional tough game. Championship matter and there are none.

 

[ScarletKid2008]

This is Jordan era level bad but even then I don’t recall this level of apathy and hopelessness before conference play even started.

 

[Rutgers25]

NIL is not an excuse for being at MAAC level.

Pike isn't trying hard enough. His roster building is a combination of laziness and ineptitude. He doesn't motivate. He's afraid to make staff changes. This is the Big Ten. Not 4th grade rec basketball.

he’s definitely a lazy recruiter. No rhyme or reason to the random guys he picks up. It’s been like that well before the NIL craze. Agree about staff as well. B Knight adds no value

 

[RU-Kidding]

This is Jordan era level bad but even then I don’t recall this level of apathy and hopelessness before conference play even started.

Less talented players can normally at least play fundamental basketball, we don’t even see that with this squad and that’s a direct result of bad coaching which has nothing to do with NIL.

 

[-RUFAN4LIFE-]

I want to see Mark, Powers, Nwuli, Grant and Dortch start vs Penn

And lose by 30?

 

[RUBlackout]

And lose by 30?

We will lose by 30 in most games anyway so why not figure out the future at this stage.

Rolling out JMike to throw easy passes to the other team or shoot mid range jumpshots off balance certainly is not the answer.
I get the hate for Francis but I actually feel bad for all these kids--none of them are being put in the proper place to even have a chance at success

 

[-RUFAN4LIFE-]

We will lose by 30 in most games anyway so why not figure out the future at this stage.

Rolling out JMike to throw easy passes to the other team or shoot mid range jumpshots off balance certainly is not the answer.
I get the hate for Francis but I actually feel bad for all these kids--none of them are being put in the proper place to even have a chance at success

Not to UPenn but they will if you start an all freshman lineup.

 

[Shelby65]

You don’t hear the people defending that signing and whatever jokester compared him to a kyrie Irving type scorer

he has no business on a high major roster like everyone on the team besides jmike and grant

it has to end before the season ends

im a season ticket holder and don’t want to go to anymore games

You say JMike ? If you mean high-major roster I assume you mean as a garbage time player.

He had 2 points in 30+ minutes against Central Ct State and hasn’t defended anyone in three years. Terrible on both ends.

 

[Mholinko]

You say JMike ? If you mean high-major roster I assume you mean as a garbage time player.

He had 2 points in 30+ minutes against Central Ct State and hasn’t defended anyone in three years. Terrible on both ends.

My point was that he’s the ONLY player other than grant that’s ever shown a pulse against high major competition

 

[dragonbear]

I had this thought today with Pike. Did he really just stumble into fire with Harper, Caleb, Geo and team? Is that group his only claim to fame? The average product is definitely trending away from that group now. Basically he caught fire for a few years but overall he has not created a great product.

 

[needmorecowbell]

I had this thought today with Pike. Did he really just stumble into fire with Harper, Caleb, Geo and team? Is that group his only claim to fame? The average product is definitely trending away from that group now. Basically he caught fire for a few years but overall he has not created a great product.

Rutgers has such a rich history of winning. How did Pike F up this golden goose blue blood program? lol.