actually I think Cam was one of the major reasons why we were one of the best defensive teams in the country. He is extremely smart and cuts off alot of passing lanes. something I wasn't expecting from his transfer. i dont think anyone was expecting it but dude has basketball smarts on defensive side...
High iq BBall player on both sides of the court. Had many seemingly minor but heady plays throughout the year.
First off, Simpson is not getting buried. Second, this kid is a point guard. Simpson is a combo guard.
It’s not impossible. Brian Leonard was the heart and soul of the football program and he took a back seat to a better player his senior year and was still a major piece of the offense (albeit still a starter so not exactly the same thing). My point is that Mulcahy can be a major contributor next season while playing less. He’s a team player so if they are a better team with him only playing 20-25 minutes instead of 32, I’d like to think he’d do it.
THIS is what the "hurr durr Pike's 'defense-first' philosophy doesn't work" people do not understand.
Agreed. Cam (and Paul and Simpson) getting beat off the dribble is what made many of our defensive rotations necessary. In their defense, they were guarding the guys on the other teams who were good at that.
Those people would point to run and gunner type offensive players in the St Peters, FDU, Florida Atlantic and other teams of the yester years. They fail to understand that A) most of those teams wouldn’t be tourney teams in the BIG and B) even if A wasn’t true, most of the time these other teams still strike out trying to pick out the overlooked 3 star offensive studs (how many years of bad teams did those 3 coaches above have before one good year). Odds are just so heavily stacked against picking out the 3 star offensive studs.
There are miles and miles of middle ground between "run and gunner" offenses and what we had last season.
That’s not the point. Most of the time, 3 star offense first kids turn out like Jaden Jones (and he was a 4 star) at the major conference level. There are exceptions, but odds of successfully selecting a 3 star recruit that will be an above average major conference defender (if that’s your intent) are much better than odds of selecting an above average offensive player who doesn’t totally kill you on defense. The reverse isn’t true unless you get a Miller who can’t score at all. One player out of 5 can’t burn you on offense the same way a JJ type defender can. That’s the difference. Unless your offense is so good that your dropping 80+ a night, you can’t afford JJ defenders. You can work around poor shooters to at least have a chance.
Ha! I think you're agreeing with what I thought you were disagreeing with. My bad.
I agree with you on Simpson’s handle. It needs some work during the off season. That’s his weak spot in my mind.
They were trying to land a PG transfer last off-season. Nothing has changed. Paul returning doesnt matter for Noah or any PG we seek after.
I thought the same thing about Cam a year ago. Seemed too slow and at times he was.
Or maybe they are just doing their jobs covering their basis. The staff needs to be recruiting high level PGs in case Paul leaves just like they were recruiting top big men in case Cliff leaves
yes. little guards have guarded big guards before...
The only thing known for sure is that Paul isn't transferring
The deadline to enter the portal is before the draft.
Knowing Paul, how dedicated to Rutgers he was. how much he loved being here. Would love him to stay and be a leader. play SG,SF and play 25mins a game.
Paul is as RU as it gets. He either returns or leaves college basketball.
So true. I was always taught your defense is only as good as your weakest defender.
The staff also knows that you can't have much success with a sophomore and freshman guards running the show. Losing Caleb and possibly Paul is a MAJOR experience hit and needs to be fixed by getting a ball handler in the portal.
Is this just last year? That would mean that more than 1/3 of all the starters in the league were at least Honorable Mention.
Simpson is a stud.100% a starter,was effective when finally given the job and is likely to improve.
Derek,Cam,Gavin ,Mag & Cliff.Starters
