Norm turned men into women. That's a very silly question. The 2006-2007 Red Shit Storm was the softest team we've ever had. Don't mistake a bad season opener for a lack of toughness. Pointer is one of the toughest players we've had in the last 20 years. He can't shoot. That doesn't mean he isn't tough.
Against WV, SU, Uconn, Louisville, Nova, Duke etc. how often did Norm's teams not give up from tip off? Oh, but he usually out-toughed Rutgers. (Except when the game actually mattered).
To their credit, DJ Kennedy and Paris Horne were tough players. Justin Burrell, Malik Boothe, Eugene Lawrence, Lamont Middleton, Avery Patterson, Larry Wright Qu'raan Calhoun, Anthony Mason Jr, Aaron Spears and Ricky Torres were all soft on both ends of the court.