Rutgers vs Iowa / Game Thread
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Bad inbound pass, lucky bounce, bad percentage shot = ' W ' for them !
Well the bounce wasn't entirely luck. Their guy did a good job to get a hand on it and deflect it toward the basket, rather than allow RU to pick it off. That was by design. But from that point on, I agree it was all luck.
It was a great inbounds pass had just the right amount of air in it for it to be beyond Rutgers finger tips. Can’t execute better than that.
IMO bad call by the staff not to defend the inbound when you have 7 footers on the bench. Our extra guy was face guarding Bohannon to prevent him from receiving a pass and we had another guy next to him around midcourt. To me the first guy was wasted considering the time factor. But in the end all we had to do was get a hand on the ball and knock it back toward midcourt or almost anywhere on the court except toward their basket.
Didn't happen for us. Painful, but another learning experience. A game we should have won on our own.
Didn't happen for us. Painful, but another learning experience. A game we should have won on our own.
The pass was NOT completed. The Iowa man played defensive back and got a hand on it to prevent the interception. That was by design. His job was either to catch it or deflect it forward.
And from the RU perspective, knocking the ball out of bounds is the second worst thing you can do! (Fouling, of course, is the worst.) If you knock it out of bounds, you allow them a very manageable catch and shoot for the win.
No no no.....the worst thing you could do is ALLOW THE BALL TO GO INTO THE CORNER WHERE AN OPPOSING PLAYER CAN CATCH IT WITH 2 SECONDS LEFT AND BANK A 3 FOR THE WIN. That is the worst thing you can do. Knocking it out of bounds gives the opposing team 1 or 2 seconds to run a play but you at least have a chance to setup. Not ideal but with out a doubt not the worst thing you can do
Must I explain it again? They did not "allow" the ball to go into the corner. The Iowa player made a good play to get a hand on the pass which he could not catch. The ball bounced into the corner. Surely you are not suggesting our defenders are responsible for the direction of the bounce of a deflected ball?
of course not. that's my point. the defenders need to make the play. it was the best case scenario until the rutgers defenders didnt get a hand on it. all they had to do was deflect/hit/tip the ball in any direction other than at the iowa basket.... kuddos to iowa for making it happen.
the more I watch the shot, the more it was not a prayer shot, he actually got a decent look and arc on it. It was just it wasnt necessarily an accurate shot as it was going to glass not through the cylinder.
I sit in 212 so I had a good angle and as I was watching while recording it through my phone, my quick reaction was this isnt going in, the trajectory is off...damn glass
I sit in 212 so I had a good angle and as I was watching while recording it through my phone, my quick reaction was this isnt going in, the trajectory is off...damn glass
Here is a question for the Rules Experts. If Iowa tosses the ball the full length of the court and Rutgers knocks it out of bounds, where does Iowa inbound the ball from. Remember there was no change of possession.
Let's say the ball was deflected out out bounds.
Who touched it last, RU or Iowa?
As an Iowa fan, I agree Joe's last shot was lucky; however, Ron Harper uncharacteristically hitting so many three's was somewhat lucky for Rutgers. Iowa also missed a lot of bunnies (particularly in first half), along with several free throws too. Should be an interesting re-match in Iowa City. If both teams play to their potential, I think Iowa is about an 8 to 10 point winner.
Your team hit a miracle shot
Harper will hit many 3s going forward.
Take your extremely fortunate win and be thankful
Step back and think about it...Iowa recruits and plays the game the right way (i.e., no cheating). Many, many, more programs to hate on than Iowa.
Dude, your team is 12 - 13, so calm down. Not here to "rub it in" just wanted to get the Rutgers angle on the game. Just surprised at level of hate here.
Didn't seem like you were here to rub it in. But are you really surprised people on here feel the way they do after the way we lost last night. I'm sure no other board would be any different under the same circumstances. Visiting the Iowa board just once it sure seems like you guys like to trash and "hate" on Rutgers/New Jersey a good amount
Another arrogant Iowan. I hope Harper lights you jackasses up on your home court.
Now get the hell out of here with your crap.
Only asshats come on our board and tell us to calm down. Get the hell out of here.
Hans is rubbing it in.
Yeah they have an older and better team right now and will prob win with ease in Iowa
But let's not forget they, Iowa, was a very bad team not too long ago.
RU should have won last night
Pretty soon, a few seasons, this program should be on par with Iowa in talent and experience
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RU looks forward to visiting corn country after you lose two of your next three games. Greater likelihood of Harper hitting a bunch of threes again than one of your players hitting a shot off the side of the backboard from a cross court baseball pass that gets tipped to the corner with three seconds left in the game to win.
GO RU
I am not sure why, it is the day after an incredibly disappointing loss against a very good team that we could have and should have beaten at home. I was watching #10 warm up during the half and he could not hit a shot, he would have been the person I wanted to take the shot last night and he hit it, lucky for you unlucky for us.
Congratulations on the win and good luck the rest of the way ( unless you play Rutgers again)
#10 shoots 45% from 3 on relatively high volume (four attempts per game). Aside from Bohannon, that is the LAST guy on Iowa’s team you should have wanted to take the last shot.
That may be true and I will be the first to admit that i know very little about Iowa’s team but as I watched him miss three after three during the halftime warm up it looked to my Untrained eye that he was just not feeling it. I guess I was wrong
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