Basketball GAME THREAD: Rutgers Hoops vs. Illinois

[fluoxetine]

Perhaps a second Zoloft? Lol..I hear ya . that T was just garbage.

I’m drinking.



It isn’t helping.

 

[RUTRINI_rivals]

There goes the refs again

 

[PatrickRU92]

4 point swing trying to come back from a big deficit

 

[richthedentist]

Cliff is so lost on defense!!

 

[BIGRUBIGDBIGredmachine]

BS foul on JY leads to a 4 pt swing. No refs don't matter

 

[RUsojo]

pike dialing up Ron in the PnR again. Good adjustment by Pikiell in the tournament so far

 

[ColonelRutgers]

Harper's confidence is really picking up. Man, Omoruyi's defensive instincts are terrible.

 

[bethlehemfan]

Every time we make a run a ******** call.

 

[tfio]

BS call. Possible 4 point swing. Don’t blame refs though.

 

[hbbsm713_rivals]

Like the intensity right now

 

[Plum Street]

Because these loud-mouth jerkoffs on the other side are acting like it's the Superbowl and have been through the roof all game. Good for Paul for putting batboy in his place. Refs are soft as ****.

Someone posted the racial angle here and it got deleted my mods .

 

[Jtung230]

We can do this

 

[RUTRINI_rivals]

That was an and one for Harper

 

[greenknight]

COCKburn sucks on defense attack him

 

[Degaz-RU]

BS foul on that JY steal.

 

[DHajekRC84]

OMG..what is it Going to take for Pikiell to protect his team? Now the calls are really getting to me.

 

[MadRU]

At least Seton Hall lost

 

[RU-AGK]

I am in disbelief that there are folks defending the refs making that call against a team you purportedly root for. Yeah Rutgers has sucked but siding with B1G refs over your guy getting fired up is sad.

It's what makes this board unreadably infuriating at times. Too many clowns trying to one up one another in the "bigger man" competition going on in their Geritol addled heads.

 

[RUby RED]

Cliff needs to develop drastically better defensive awareness to be a legitimate presence in the B1G

 

[RU848789]

Well, at least we're no longer being totally embarrassed. I think people know I don't often get on the refs, but there have just been a few really bad calls - and yes, we have fouled them more than they have, no question, just have an issue with these calls: the 3rd foul on MJ was a good block, the T on Paul was ridiculous and the foul there on JY on the steal, which was a BS call ended up being a 4-pt. play. Yes, they've been better, but they're also getting a bit of help.

 

[rufan4ever]

I’m drinking.



It isn’t helping.

It's Prozac, not Zoloft.

 

[RuBird]

They don't call it for nothing..have to be smarter

No problem with the T........ as long as you call it both ways. Illy players chirping all game. Call it on both teams early to set the tone or don’t call it at all. Somehow it is always called on us

 

[Degaz-RU]

Every single time Cliff hedges on the pick and roll, they find Cockburn wide open in the paint. Every single time

 

[DHajekRC84]

BS call. Possible 4 point swing. Don’t blame refs though.

Perhaps Bo Boroski would have been an upgrade tonight?

 

[FIJI'83]

Totally different game if referring was somewhat favoringIllinois as opposed to being an avalanche favoring Illinois. Hate it.

 

[RUsojo]

Not much McConnell this half

 

[Ronnie_B]

Cliff needs to develop drastically better defensive awareness to be a legitimate presence in the B1G

His offense instincts are pretty raw too, he has a long way to go.

 

[new jersey1_rivals661559]

Cliff is so lost on defense!!

Hate to have to agree with you. Doesn’t have much court awareness.

 

[bethlehemfan]

Ticky tack on Montez wtf???

 

[FIJI'83]

Put Myles back in game ........please .........please

 

[FrankZ_RU93]

took Cockburn to hit Tez in the face to get a foul

Imagine my shock to see 2 in the box. Figured he cold-‘cock’ed someone

 

[rob kight]

Well, at least we're no longer being totally embarrassed. I think people know I don't often get on the refs, but there have just been a few really bad calls - and yes, we have fouled them more than they have, no question, just have an issue with these calls: the 3rd foul on MJ was a good block, the T on Paul was ridiculous and the foul there on JY on the steal, which was a BS call ended up being a 4-pt. play. Yes, they've been better, but they're also getting a bit of help.

And the ref waited until JY was half way down court before calling it

 

[RUsojo]

Like the high ball screens for JY. Gotta set them far enough out to give space

 

[greenknight]

They CANNOT stop the drive to basket. Drive EVERY SINGLE time. Cockburn is slow and cant get out of his own way. He is terrible on defense terrible

 

[BoogieKnight]

Three calls/non calls that have me irate:

1. The T on PM
2. The no call when COCKburn went over MacConnell’s back then literally threw him out of the way for an easy 2.
3. The JY steal.

 

[Degaz-RU]

Not much McConnell this half

Good job by Pike reading the room. McConnell was bad in the first half and Mathis has been good, so Mathis is getting those minutes.

 

[Ruallamerican]

fouls aren't the only reason we won't win

but, you either aren't paying attention or aren't watching.

Ok you win. Fouls in the second half i I do have issues with.

 

[Knightmoves]

Well, at least we're no longer being totally embarrassed. I think people know I don't often get on the refs, but there have just been a few really bad calls - and yes, we have fouled them more than they have, no question, just have an issue with these calls: the 3rd foul on MJ was a good block, the T on Paul was ridiculous and the foul there on JY on the steal, which was a BS call ended up being a 4-pt. play. Yes, they've been better, but they're also getting a bit of help.

Loser talk.

 

[ScarletDave]

Myles Johnson has played 5 minutes 13-5 fouls in first half at one point and somehow we’re down just 13 to a NCAA #1 seed. Illinois only 4 baskets in the second half so far.Credit to these guys for fighting

 

[RUJMM78]

Totally different game if referring was somewhat favoringIllinois as opposed to being an avalanche favoring Illinois. Hate it.

This would be a far closer game if Rutgers made half of their missed layups.