Pikiell on Rutgers podcast

[RUJON]

Full program update as he enters year three, focus on roster, new facilities, scheduling.

https://www.thescarletspotlight.com/podcast/2018/6/25/episode-9-steve-pikiell

 

[ThroughBlue]

Thanks for posing OP. I was curious as to how Rutgers would look this year.

 

[RUJON]

Thanks for listening

 

[boilerzz]

Full program update as he enters year three, focus on roster, new facilities, scheduling.

https://www.thescarletspotlight.com/podcast/2018/6/25/episode-9-steve-pikiell

 

[duckboy33]

Pikiell is turning around the Rutgers program. It's going to take some time but Rutgers is going to start moving up the Big Ten standings soon.

 

[SloppyHopkins]

Pikiell is turning around the Rutgers program. It's going to take some time but Rutgers is going to start moving up the Big Ten standings soon.

From 14th to 13th within the next 5 years guaranteed. They'll fight it out with Iowa and Illinois.

 

[JimboBBN]

I seriously forget that Rutgers exists sometimes. Although they do hold a special place in my heart in football

 

[duckboy33]

From 14th to 13th within the next 5 years guaranteed. They'll fight it out with Iowa and Illinois.

I'm serious. Their coach is the real deal. They're going to move to the middle of the pack unless some other program snatches him up.

 

[olsonab]

For my team's sake, I hope they don't get Okoro and Cooper...

 

[xWVU2010x]

I'm serious. Their coach is the real deal. They're going to move to the middle of the pack unless some other program snatches him up.

Im from NJ, RU had a surprisingly solid Big Ten tournament but the players who feuled that run are leaving. Lol a veteran heavy squad and they finish 14th and they leave college hoops with nothing to hang their hat on but upsetting a few CBI teams in the conference tournament. Only at Rutgers could a coach be considered a hot commodity after such a season.

I will give you that Pikiell is doing about as good as he probably can there, he is picking up the pieces left behind from a coach who was horrible even for Rutgers standards, but that program is a career killer, unless some magic A list coach who has some oddball tie to the school or state wanted to come in and save the program there is nothing good coming down the line for RU hoops, the disfunction surrounding it runs so deep, the resources the RU AD does have gets thrown into the football money pit to try and make 4th tier bowl games, no up and comer has a chance.

 

[duckboy33]

Im from NJ, RU had a surprisingly solid Big Ten tournament but the players who feuled that run are leaving. Lol a veteran heavy squad and they finish 14th and they leave college hoops with nothing to hang their hat on but upsetting a few CBI teams in the conference tournament. Only at Rutgers could a coach be considered a hot commodity after such a season.

I will give you that Pikiell is doing about as good as he probably can there, he is picking up the pieces left behind from a coach who was horrible even for Rutgers standards, but that program is a career killer, unless some magic A list coach who has some oddball tie to the school or state wanted to come in and save the program there is nothing good coming down the line for RU hoops, the disfunction surrounding it runs so deep, the resources the RU AD does have gets thrown into the football money pit to try and make 4th tier bowl games, no up and comer has a chance.

I know people will doubt now. But Pikiell is absolutely going to make this program competitive. I know the casual fan will laugh but those who understand basketball understand he's a great coach. Give him some time to clean up the mess Eddie Jordan left. He really put Rutgers basketball behind the eight ball for a couple of years.

 

[xWVU2010x]

I know people will doubt now. But Pikiell is absolutely going to make this program competitive. I know the casual fan will laugh but those who understand basketball understand he's a great coach. Give him some time to clean up the mess Eddie Jordan left. He really put Rutgers basketball behind the eight ball for a couple of years.

Rutgers is behind the 8 ball every year. They occasionally bag a big recruit who doesnt pan out, or transfers out after 1-2 years for a real program, or in this year's case "declares for the NBA draft" without a prayer of making the Summer league. After that they somehow seem to end up with NEC talent across the board everywhere else being coached typically by a guy in way over his head against Big Ten/Big East coaches like Izzo, Beilein, Painter, Wright, Huggins, Calhoun, Ryan or even journeymen/up and comers like Crean, Buzz Williams, Willard.

So I will laugh, but I feel bad for Pikiell because I actually believe this is one of the better RU basketball coaches of the last 30 years, but he has no chance to get that program to the tournament, and should he have a decent season and make the CBI or even the NIT (much harder to make with the new rules), I would expect a regional Big East or AAC program with some history behind it like a Georgetown or UConn to give him a good offer and real chance to compete nationally leaving Rutgers in shambles yet again.

 

[duckboy33]

Rutgers is behind the 8 ball every year. They occasionally bag a big recruit who doesnt pan out, or transfers out after 1-2 years for a real program, or in this year's case "declares for the NBA draft" without a prayer of making the Summer league. After that they somehow seem to end up with NEC talent across the board everywhere else being coached typically by a guy in way over his head against Big Ten/Big East coaches like Izzo, Beilein, Painter, Wright, Huggins, Calhoun, Ryan or even journeymen/up and comers like Crean, Buzz Williams, Willard.

So I will laugh, but I feel bad for Pikiell because I actually believe this is one of the better RU basketball coaches of the last 30 years, but he has no chance to get that program to the tournament, and should he have a decent season and make the CBI or even the NIT (much harder to make with the new rules), I would expect a regional Big East or AAC program with some history behind it like a Georgetown or UConn to give him a good offer and real chance to compete nationally leaving Rutgers in shambles yet again.

Did a Rutgers grad bang your wife?

 

[xWVU2010x]

Did a Rutgers grad bang your wife?

Lol no, I just live closeby and get a much closer look at the train wreck than most. Nothing wrong with the school, and them being successful in either sport is something that I would actually enjoy, it just cant happen for a variety of factors. They are in so far over their head with the B1G move and nobody in NJ outside of the small subculture of alums who like sports seems to care if they compete or not, and as I said what resources they do have go to football since the school/state poured a TON of money into it during the Schiano years and it is not something they would ever abandon at this point.

 

[duckboy33]

Lol no, I just live closeby and get a much closer look at the train wreck than most. Nothing wrong with the school, and them being successful in either sport is something that I would actually enjoy, it just cant happen for a variety of factors. They are in so far over their head with the B1G move and nobody in NJ outside of the small subculture of alums who like sports seems to care if they compete or not, and as I said what resources they do have go to football since the school/state poured a TON of money into it during the Schiano years and it is not something they would ever abandon at this point.

Prepare to be shocked. Piekell is the real deal. However, you might be right about another school swooping in and getting him if Rutgers improves vastly.