There's no issue with the NCAAs, the seeding will be a 10 or 11 instead of an 8.
Beyond that, enough with the player bashing, we have eyes and can see the deficiency in plain sight. There is no recruiting issue if you have an mobile guard bolted to the bench, when you are being pressed.
It's not Mulcahys fault.....you don't ask Cliff to break a press as a dribbler......and you don't ask a wing player, to be a point guard against pressure. He's not a point guard, but that's on Pike not playing Simpson late or carving out the proper role and development through the season.
Onto Northwestern and I'd still rather have the PSU win on the road. That win still counts folks, don't get bent out of shape about tonight's game.
Derek Simpson, not Caleb McConnell, not Paul Mulcahy is the best option to handle the ball and break pressure.
Take this game or last minute debacle and file it away. The larger question is for RU.
What happens when and if a team brings pressure, whether it's Sunday vs Northwestern or in Chicago or in the NCAAs against whomever??
What is Pikes game plan to attack a press to score....is it merely to get across half court and hope something happens??
Beyond the rest of the season, RU will absolutely need another guard this offseason, with Mulcahy back or not. Simpson, Davis and another legitimate 2-way guard is a must have.