I left midway through the third quarter. The players gave up and so did I. It was too ugly to watch seniors make stupid mistake after stupid mistake, drop easy rebounds (the ones that they managed to get position for), miss foul shots. Poor defense against a team that scored around fifty points the other night, and NO purpose or execution of any kind of offense. The final straw was when Canty (who had a baaaad game) was bringing the ball up, looking at coach, and losing the handle out of bounds. That was the last play I could stomach.
I was court side at both NIT games and and it is my opinion that the team and coach did not want to be in this tournament. It took a home court buzzer-beater to beat a Georgetown team.
The great, high school all-american talent is now moving on, leaving only Tyler behind. I see nothing that gives me confidence that we can finish at .500 or better for the next couple of years. I would love to see Stringer get her 1,00 th win; and I wish her the best.
I would hope she can remain at Rutgers but even the great Rutgers defense seems like a thing of the past. The offense? Well...I think the clock has run out.