Give a frizzle-haired Steve Pikiell a lab coat, goggles, black rubber gloves and a beaker, and the Rutgers men’s basketball coach will begin experimenting.
“I’m like a mad scientist in practice,’’ Pikiell said.
The reason for Pikiell’s madness?
Let Pikiell explain.
"We can move him around a little bit,’’ Pikiell said, referring to his team’s star play-making point guard. “He’s had a tough job for the last few years. He’s had to bring the ball up, he’s had to score every point, he’s had to defend the best player.