Garbage: Martinelli named second team All-B1G
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Kind of feels like this season was/is NU against the word. The basketball gods (injuries and late game shenanigans), refs, and the media all had an anti NU bias/agenda. Great season for Mart despite all that. He earned that B1G leading scorer title and this just adds another chip on the shoulder, not that he needed one.
I hope he averages 50ppg and 25 rb a game to lead us to bt tourney title and does more in ncaa tourney to bring us to final 4
We saw his importance to the team, especially after Barnhizer and then Leach went down, Hard to imagine any of the others carried that kind of weight
Derik Queen is first team as a freshman? What are they thinking?
Kaufman-Renn? Sure.
Braden Smith? Sure.
John Tonje? Sure.
Brice Williams? Okay, I guess.
Derik Queen? No way.
Torvik has him the #22 player in the conference.
Kaufman-Renn? Sure.
Braden Smith? Sure.
John Tonje? Sure.
Brice Williams? Okay, I guess.
Derik Queen? No way.
Torvik has him the #22 player in the conference.
This is sickening. Like hungry said once leach and Barney went down he was double teamed all the time. Snub city.
The tough one for me was that Brice Williams was named to 1st Team All-B1G. I'd argue Nick was way more important to his team that Wiliams was. Along with:
Ooof, just rough.
- When they played each other, Nick outdueled him 23 pts to 21, despite Williams getting to the line 10 times and Nick only twice. Nick also grabbed 9 rebs to Williams 4, and they both had 3 steals apiece that game. Sure, NEB got the win...
- But in a "knockout" game (final regular season tilt), Williams scored only 7 points against Iowa at home, while Nick closed with 28 on the road at MD (involved in 38 %Poss).
Ooof, just rough.
It's not just the media.
First Team All-Big Ten
- Braden Smith, Purdue
- John Tonje, Wisconsin
- Brice Williams, Nebraska
- Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue
- Derik Queen, Maryland (coaches)
- Vlad Goldin, Michigan (media)
Just curious, Queen seems like he might become a very good player, but was he amazing this year? I thought Reese was nearly as formidable.
He was an exceptional rebounder (IIRC he led the conference) and was a pretty capable scorer. That said, I thought Ace Bailey was a better player.
Ace Bailey was the best college player I have ever seen in person. That night in Evanston he was insane.
Bailey had a 13 of 15 night against Penn State with 4 of 5 from the arc, but no free throws.
Followed that up with a 4 of 17 against Michigan State.
Then a 13 of 20 (5 of 8 from 3) against NU, with 6 of 6 from the line.
Then a 3 of 15 (0 for 7 from 3) against Michigan.
After the NU game he said something along the lines of "My teammates know where I like to shoot from - and they were getting me the ball in my favorite spots."
When our coach doesn’t complain about this stuff including the reffing, doesn’t it just make our program look docile? I like collins, but I’d like to see him channel his inner Doug and get angry.
CCC blows his lid all the time.
Martinelli should use this as motivation in the BTT.
Nobody believes in the Cats. Just win.
There are conflicting thoughts about Ace Bailey from the pro scouts. (Interesting, I thought he was a lock for Nr. 2 behind Cooper Flagg).
nypost.com
No one denies Ace Bailey’s raw talent, but the big question among most observers is whether he can make the most of it. And even in Piscataway — where Bailey’s NIL valuation was estimated last month to be a hefty $1.6 million by On3 — he’s still learning the subtleties of the game.
“Hyper athletic, low processor. He needs much more structure than [there is at the Nets],” one Eastern Conference scout told The Post. “I know the Nets organization well, and I’d say he would not be a good fit for the Nets.
“I think Ace could be a bust potentially, just a scorer. He cannot remember plays, and that’s why they’re not running anything. Oviously, there’s tons of talent there. It’s just [he’s got to go to] the right place.”
Ace Bailey may be the most talented player in college basketball — and its biggest question mark
Many look at Rutgers’ Ace Bailey and see an All-Star waiting to happen, the kind of player who makes his general manager look like a genius. But a few look and see a possible bust, the sort w…
nypost.com
No one denies Ace Bailey’s raw talent, but the big question among most observers is whether he can make the most of it. And even in Piscataway — where Bailey’s NIL valuation was estimated last month to be a hefty $1.6 million by On3 — he’s still learning the subtleties of the game.
“Hyper athletic, low processor. He needs much more structure than [there is at the Nets],” one Eastern Conference scout told The Post. “I know the Nets organization well, and I’d say he would not be a good fit for the Nets.
“I think Ace could be a bust potentially, just a scorer. He cannot remember plays, and that’s why they’re not running anything. Oviously, there’s tons of talent there. It’s just [he’s got to go to] the right place.”
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If you follow fan boards, it’s amazing any Coach keeps his job.
Rutgers' Offensive Efficiency/ Ranking Defensive Efficiency / ranking during his term:
| Year | OffEff | Nat'l Rank | DefEff | Nat'l Rank |
| 2017 | 101.5 | 231 | 99.3 | 70 |
| 2018 | 99.2 | 270 | 96.2 | 28 |
| 2019 | 105.6 | 152 | 96.8 | 46 |
| 2020 | 107.9 | 72 | 90.2 | 6 |
| 2021 | 108.1 | 82 | 90.6 | 16 |
| 2022 | 106.9 | 96 | 96.1 | 53 |
| 2023 | 106.3 | 151 | 90.8 | 6 |
| 2024 | 99.4 | 298 | 91.8 | 5 |
| 2025 | 115.9 | 53 | 104.8 | 123 |
Coach Pikiell has always been able to coach a defense. However, with Bailey and Harper this year, the ScarKnights had their best offensive efficiency ever in his tenure. However, that doesn't mean they have the mental commitment and maturity to defend at an elite level (as Collins would say, "the want to"). Perhaps it's his job to make it work, but I certainly empathize that it can be difficult to get these particular young fellas to buy into a collective system.
Overall, I'd keep him just because I know he can put together top tier defenses. I just wonder if the fluidity of the portal will make it difficult moving forward because elite defense depends on collective execution of scheme.
There is a lot to be said for experience in winning games. Despite RU's prodigious young talent, I think they really missed Omoruyi and Mag this year.
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