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Rutgers vs Michigan State / Game Thread
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Sometimes it comes down to one sequence; this was it. Played a great game as we could given the ref I MEAN foul trouble
Now the meaningless late fouls for us to even it up after they screwed us when it mattered
IMMEDIATELY. One of the worst reffed games I've ever seen
Is he the new Tim Higgins...I think that was the ref right?
Had no doubt it was coming too...that’s the extra infuriating bit
Tim Higgins and Jim Burr. Both awful, but Higgins in particular.
If you watched any games reffed by Burr and Higgins against us, you at least would have ended that with a tear emoji.
Shooting was the big difference
Got basically nothing from Thiam today
This was an excellent veteran MSU team coming off a loss and RU didn't have much rest
Got basically nothing from Thiam today
This was an excellent veteran MSU team coming off a loss and RU didn't have much rest
Just taking the kids out of the game. As an undergrad I sat courtside!
Just can’t have those slow stretches of offense like we did those first 8 minutes or so of the 2nd half
Pike needs to design more double screen and cross court plays so the guards can get more open looks.
Nothing to be ashamed about tonight.
Nothing to be ashamed about tonight.
That’s a good MSU team. I like what I saw from our guys tonight. Great effort. The RAC was rocking. Program is on the rise. Lots to look forward to this season folks.
They are also a far more experienced team and it showed up tonight.
I’m just tired of seeing people complain about the refs in every single game thread. There were some bad calls tonight, no doubt about that, but we just played the #9 team in the country close for 40 minutes with a bunch of freshman and sophomores playing significant. I would have loved to see an upset but when you are building the program in the way Pike is, sometimes getting beat by a great team like Michigan State is more beneficial for the growth of young players than winning.
Biggest takeaway for me.....MASSIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE against an experienced and the 9th ranked team.
Refs were not the difference but their calls hurt RU tonight at moments when it was still in doubt
Lots to build on from a house money game. The biggest positive I think was we got some nice contributions from our bench, in a game where our stars didn't deliver. McConnell played some really good minutes, as did a few others.
One area we really need to work on his defending ball screens. They got so much action from those.
One area we really need to work on his defending ball screens. They got so much action from those.
Kiss and baker 8 of 25. And Thiam invisible. That won't work.
Ok, its over. Tough game not embarrassed. Build!
Ok, its over. Tough game not embarrassed. Build!
I don’t think the refs were the reason we lost.
We lose an evenly called game, But we got the worst of the calls by FAR both halves.The hold on Issa and the non-walk on that big man both were calls that went against us, and what they were big calls.
We are less talented than many of the teams we will play in the Big Ten.
Hence we have to play harder, chippier, more physical. Hence we get more fouls called.
Let’s not blame the refs. Blame our cold spell in the 2nd half, our struggles foul shooting and the talent level. We’ll get there.
Hence we have to play harder, chippier, more physical. Hence we get more fouls called.
Let’s not blame the refs. Blame our cold spell in the 2nd half, our struggles foul shooting and the talent level. We’ll get there.
So I'll take that as a no. For the record, I don't think it's the reason we lost either and I never said that. As you really didn't answer my question yet decided to give a diversionary answer. But I didn't see it called down the line, we got quite a few questionable calls, them, more the benefit of the doubt. Where were their questionable calls?
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We came out of halftime sluggish, especially defensively, and lost the game in the first 4 minutes of the second half.
Some ****** calls, yes, but the refs didn't cost us the victory.
Some ****** calls, yes, but the refs didn't cost us the victory.
Just watched that stretch again after the 6 pt play to the Winston bucket. 4 fouls on RU (1 that could have been a push off on Winston prior to his bucket), and a no walk call. The foul on Thiam precipitated my ‘Farce’ quip earlier in the thread.