THE OFFICIAL RUTGERS-FLORIDA STATE PREDICTION THREAD
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Who else is injured other than the center? Assuming no other injuries I think this one is going to be a wake up call. Similar to the Miami game last year.
FSU 68
RU 53
They have a freshman guard a good three point shooter off the bench that turned his ankle last game . He's a main rotation guy for them.
Safe to say this is our biggest test. I am concerned
RU 92
Tallahassee College 22
RU 92
Tallahassee College 22
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This will come down to how we shoot from the perimeter and the FT line. In a loss we look like we belong.
4 MINUTE MEDIA TO
RU 54
FSU 54
FINAL
FSU 62
RU 56
4 MINUTE MEDIA TO
RU 54
FSU 54
FINAL
FSU 62
RU 56
Very strange that neither team has been tested on paper and yet there is a strong lean towards the size/talent of FSU on the road playing their best game of the season.
I don't have any more confidence in FSU than I do RU other than reputation and track record over the last 10-12 years....and I can count on probably one hand, the amount of times I can recall Florida State playing lights out on the road against a reasonable opponent.
This is really one of those games where the result of the game will have people saying "See I told you" in both directions....
A) See I told you the soft schedule does nothing to prepare the team for FSU
B) See I told you the performances (even against lesser competition), gave the team confidence to eventually lean on, for a game like FSU
While either side will be right, the game is still basketball and is it Corey Sanders hitting FT's and shooting 6-14 from the floor or is it Geo Baker getting into the lane and creating shooting space for Mike Williams, Thiam and Sanders??
Most of college basketball is scouting, advanced scouting and preparation and I get the impression that both FSU and RU will be dialed in for what the other team wants to do.....which will make this an ugly, unattractive slugfest.
FT shooting decides the game....for RU.....
RU 67, FSU 60.....
I don't have any more confidence in FSU than I do RU other than reputation and track record over the last 10-12 years....and I can count on probably one hand, the amount of times I can recall Florida State playing lights out on the road against a reasonable opponent.
This is really one of those games where the result of the game will have people saying "See I told you" in both directions....
A) See I told you the soft schedule does nothing to prepare the team for FSU
B) See I told you the performances (even against lesser competition), gave the team confidence to eventually lean on, for a game like FSU
While either side will be right, the game is still basketball and is it Corey Sanders hitting FT's and shooting 6-14 from the floor or is it Geo Baker getting into the lane and creating shooting space for Mike Williams, Thiam and Sanders??
Most of college basketball is scouting, advanced scouting and preparation and I get the impression that both FSU and RU will be dialed in for what the other team wants to do.....which will make this an ugly, unattractive slugfest.
FT shooting decides the game....for RU.....
RU 67, FSU 60.....
~~Ive watched FSU a bit. ~~(I live in Fla and follow ALL Fla teams)
Their 7Ft 4" center from Chad is sidelined with an injury
6'6'' Terrence Mann is averaging a team best 17pts 6 rebs
Like us they have a forward from Ontario Canada Kabengele
Their best win is a 20pt win vs George Washington who lost to Rider
Writers cite defensive lapses and poor free throw shooting as the "glaring errors" so far
FSU always comes to play...usually pretty "scrappy"
If Baker hits like he is capable, Freeman plays like last game. Corey too
and we play solid "D" like vs ECU
I expect us "to be in it" until the end
Rutgers 73
FSU 69
Their 7Ft 4" center from Chad is sidelined with an injury
6'6'' Terrence Mann is averaging a team best 17pts 6 rebs
Like us they have a forward from Ontario Canada Kabengele
Their best win is a 20pt win vs George Washington who lost to Rider
Writers cite defensive lapses and poor free throw shooting as the "glaring errors" so far
FSU always comes to play...usually pretty "scrappy"
If Baker hits like he is capable, Freeman plays like last game. Corey too
and we play solid "D" like vs ECU
I expect us "to be in it" until the end
Rutgers 73
FSU 69
You're counting on us hitting free throws? We're at 57% for the year. Free throws are going to cost us many games again this year.
Hawk, the difference for me is the ability to shoot. Yes, both teams have played (and beat) a bunch of cupcakes, but at least FSU has shown that they have multiple guys who can actually score the basketball efficiently. Rutgers has struggled to score against terrible competition, including 3-pt FG percentage that is below 30%. For this reason, I just have to pick FSU in this game, though I certainly think it will be a competitive game because of our defense and rebounding prowess.
FSU 75
RU 65
As for the crowd, I don't think our fans will show up like people are predicting. Ten plus years of sub-.500 records (with a total of 26 years since our last NCAA tournament appearance) have depleted our core fan base. With this being a week night, I can't see more than about 5,000 showing up. I hope to heck I'm wrong.
By the grace of an amazing fan and forum member. Ive come into great seats tonight. Friggen ecstatic. LETS GO RUTGERS