Hubert Davis can't even stomach saying the letters in his declination.
https://goheels.com/news/2023/3/12/mens-basketball-mbb03122023.aspx
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UNC declines NIT and...
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That's what RU should have done as well....shut it down and revamp the roster with recruiting. There's nothing you can get from playing more games except risk more injuries.
Cowards and Chicken sh!ts.
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No Simpson needs more experience.
So play for one guy’s development? Cliff could risk getting hurt…. But experience is good I guess.
Development for Simpson and Woolfolk.
As much as all of us hate the idea of playing in the NIT we are not a blue blood who is "above" playing in it and getting young guys more experience is important.
We don't have a roster full of young guys....we're mostly built with upperclassmen.
Instead of declining it just play the guys who need development. Cliff and Paul can sit out, play Simpson and Wolf and the bench.
This board is amazing. Rutgers makes NCAA tournament 3 years in a row (I’m counting covid), now we are talking about declining the NIT. This program is just getting started. Maybe when we have 6 national championships we can discuss declining the NIT during an off year. For now, let’s go on the court.
Mike Rice was on the Rams' roster the last time we played Fordham at the RAC in the NIT.Can’t wait to play Fordham at the RAC…
Even UNC just look like sore losers for declining it imo.
I'm looking at the roster and unless we are planning on starting Woolfolk, Simpson, Chol and Jalen Miller next year, I don't see the upside. There's more likely a situation that some kids transfer or move on after graduation. Every teams situation is different. No one can tell me who won the NIT last year or 3 years ago. It's TV content and that's it.
Didn’t know that but I was there. Back then we prayed for an NIT invite. At least that has changed.
What was the point of continuing to play out the conference regular season in years when we had no shot at the tournament?
The mood of the team must be of deep disappointment.Losing a game in the NIT would just be used by Rutgers critics as justification for non selection to the NCAA Tournament.I agree the emphasis should be placed in improvement of next seasons roster with shooters. Fans should realize that being a bubble team can have disappointing results.There needs to be a larger margin for error.
UNC was a preseason #1 team and bluest of bloods. You end the embarrassment
Rutgers is none of these things
Win the NIT! Do it for Caleb!
Rutgers is none of these things
Win the NIT! Do it for Caleb!
I like that the bar is higher now. Don’t see much of an upside with the crap NIT, but it’s up to the players. Hopefully, we use it to get Simpson, Woolfolk and whomever else we think might be in the rotation next year and not waste it and treat it like we are in the NCAAs. I have no interest in trying to win it if it means less time for those players.
they should have played him against Minnesota and we wouldn't be in this mess
Hawk - I’m sure Pike consulted with Caleb / Paul and Cliff etc. If they didn’t want to participate, we would’ve declined as well.
RU barely has any post season history
of course you accept the bid...ask Xavier similar story to rutgers last year
of course you accept the bid...ask Xavier similar story to rutgers last year
Thanks. You just keeping pounding home how old I am…lol.
Different roster and different situation completely. The season ended for me tonight or could have ended 3 days from now in Dayton or 5 days from now somewhere else in Orlando or Sacramento.
Just because someone burns you, doesn't mean you have to accept it.
Anybody know the ticket process? Thru Rutgers?
I will support the team and hope they win cause I'll be traveling tues-wed
I will support the team and hope they win cause I'll be traveling tues-wed
Irrelevant....different rosters and different situations.....they weren't good until February 2022 and got hot and played a ton of their younger players. Our roster is not built that way, whatsoever.
Cliff still needs development too.