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RU has a 41% chance of winning. Syracuse has a 36% chance of winning and there's a 23% chance it gets canceled. Lol
Do the legal sports betting apps work like that ? The rutgers game will appear once you get into another state that has the same legal sports betting app?
That's because you beat a zone by making shots over the top of it and this Rutgers team is not built on shooting. (This is still an improvement from the days when we couldn't shoot or do anything else; at least now we can rebound)
In this scenario, an upset would be cuse winning. So the @rutgersal jinx would ensure victory for RU
Ah.....I guess his post when over my head.
Like the double reverse that didn't quite work against Penn State
You actually don't beat a zone defense by shooting over the top of it, you actually have to move the ball and have players who can drive around picks set against players who are in a zone defense.....drive around picks set, to set up space and isolate defenders against a zone and attack off the bounce...make their zone defense move their feet and see if they can stop Jacob Young and Mathis on the baseline drive without fouling or midrange, pass or lob for a dunk/layup....make them give up the mid range shot to Harper, Mulcahy or whomever flashes to the foul line,, who is a capable passer/slasher....
A zone defense also is VERY difficult to rebound and keep teams off the offensive glass, because you have no idea as the defense, where the ball is going and who to box out. An offensive rebound here or there, will get you points, draw fouls and get teams in foul trouble.
Cuse just plays a zone better than everyone else, because that's all they are coached to do. What good does a zone defense do, if you are Cuse and you fall behind on the scoreboard........??? You can't force turnovers from a zone, unless you are extremely sloppy on offense.....a missed shot is fine, you get a shot attempt and a chance to offensive rebound....a turnover is not good, so 3 point shooting percentage isn't a measure of success. A zone works against a Bryant or Rider that has no chance for an offensive rebound.
Crash the glass, box out and make their guards work on offense, which will wear them down and take away their legs, so they're not as good a shooting team, in the 2nd half.
I suspect that teams may decide to try and mimic the Cuse plan if it's successful in stretches tonight, but most good teams are not good at playing zone defense. ....teams need or would rather defend, rebound or force turnovers, vs allowing a team to just shoot....At the end of the day, the more RU sees a zone, the better it will become at playing it. Either way, I don't know if Cuse can keep RU out of the paint off the dribble or off the backboard for 40 minutes.
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@rutgersal is the jinx when he puts a team ru football is playing on upset alert.
mess hoping maybe if he put us on upset alertit would workin reverse
Agree with Hawk. Unless we are having a rare great shooting night we don't want to just chuck 3's bc its a zone D. Attack it. Mulcahy at the foul line is a zone shredder with some Harper there too. If we do shoot 3's the pass inside then ball reversal 3 is the way to go.
Keep trying to attack inside and could see early foul trouble from their starting center who is really the backup. We should be able to pound them on the glass all night long. When Rutgers relentlessly attacks the rim, we are at our best. Syracuse shooting a lot of 3's should lead to some nice long rebound transition buckets. Young and Mathis still will get out and push the pace before that zone gets set up.
Keep trying to attack inside and could see early foul trouble from their starting center who is really the backup. We should be able to pound them on the glass all night long. When Rutgers relentlessly attacks the rim, we are at our best. Syracuse shooting a lot of 3's should lead to some nice long rebound transition buckets. Young and Mathis still will get out and push the pace before that zone gets set up.
Its Syracuse with 4 star talent at every position....RU actually has more problems on their hands with frosh guard Kadary Richmond....
Richmond was offered by a slew of schools locally (Seton Hall, St. Johns, Rutgers, Pittsburgh etc) before he got more exposure and the Cuse got involved.
Buddy Boeheim is out for Cuse. But he is what I call a "chucker"....that means he takes a lot of bad shots from 3 and gets hot occasionally. But he's a bad defensive guard and we would've eaten him alive in transition.
Richmond is the real deal...he has game and might present problems for Mulcahy or whomever draws that assignment on defense.
I'm sorry this is an easy cover, very Rutgers/Seton Hall like game from last year.
Syracuse beat Niagara 71-57 last year to our 86-39.
Syracuse shot 24-54 44.4% 3pt 9-25 36%
Rutgers shot 35-57 61.4% 3pt 9-18 50%
Talent level isn't close.
Syracuse beat Niagara 71-57 last year to our 86-39.
Syracuse shot 24-54 44.4% 3pt 9-25 36%
Rutgers shot 35-57 61.4% 3pt 9-18 50%
Talent level isn't close.