Basketball LIVE THREAD/PREVIEW: Rutgers Hoops versus Michigan

[RU848789]

JFC, Harper has to be allowed to land...

Just rewatched it - the player catching the pass while in the air must be allowed to land on the floor - that was one of the worst fould calls I've ever seen. 2nd one on PM was also bad.

 

[BIGRUBIGDBIGredmachine]

A lot of contact on geo's layup

 

[Rokodesh]

What the **** are you doing Reiber.

 

[hbbsm713_rivals]

Please tell me they did not call that play up for dean

 

[zappaa]

No fouls on Michigan and we’re playing awful

 

[ColonelRutgers]

WTF Dean

 

[bac2therac]

Lol..we have Reiber taking the last shot

Hello Geo

 

[RutgersMC]

Why did we shoot so early?

 

[KingOfTheEast]

Everytime we have a chance to tie we miss lol

 

[Scangg]

Dean Reibbler?

 

[bac2therac]

THE OFFENSE IS DREADFUL

Yet only down 2 for now

 

[FrankZ_RU93]

Just rewatched it - the player catching the pass while in the air must be allowed to land on the floor - that was one of the worst fould calls I've ever seen. 2nd one on PM was also bad.

Oh I know.

 

[Rokodesh]

Reiber playing horse in the final seconds

 

[Scarlet Ibis]

We’d best get our act together at the half.

 

[FIJI'83]

PM has to get out of the funk and place this team on his back tonight

 

[rob kight]

Why is Cliff not on floor? Last few minutes. No fouls

 

[bac2therac]

Playing like crap but down 2..32-30 aint bad

 

[GORU2014]

Martelli looks like an owl. Too much time at St. Joe’s

 

[cm_13]

DPOY

 

[Mikemarc]

How many chances do we want to tie it..my god.

 

[bac2therac]

We slowed them down for sure

 

[PiscatawayMike]

We're OK. Michigan has been a bad second-half team.

 

[anon1753890747]

I will take the first half

 

[GM]

Hopefully with some jitters out with Paul and RHJ back, we should be fine.

 

[hbbsm713_rivals]

Now play like we have been in the second half and we win

 

[Rokodesh]

We're OK. Michigan has been a bad second-half team.

Let's hope they don't come out swinging

 

[IL Lusciato]

Played a lackluster half and the refs didn't help at all.

Can definitely win this game. If we turn the intensity up on D and get hot on O, we win.

 

[Scangg]

Look at the lineup we are forced to play because of the refs. This is what people talk about when they say the refs influence the game.

You can't credibly analyze the first half without discussing the refs. Not just number of fouls but bad calls against key players. No Paul the offense looks much different. It has an ENORMOUS impact on the game.

 

[Mr. Magoo1]

Zombie game. No energy on either side.

 

[rob kight]

Disappointing half. We should be up by 8-10. Satisfied we are close.

 

[koleszar]

Just rewatched it - the player catching the pass while in the air must be allowed to land on the floor - that was one of the worst fould calls I've ever seen. 2nd one on PM was also bad.

How about Mag just standing there with the ball, Michigan player runs into him and falls, offensive foul on Mag.

 

[FrankZ_RU93]

Down 2, but will assume refs will continue to drain the life out of me with calls that can’t just be made

 

[ClassOf02v.2]

That was a pretty bad half. And we’re down 2.

 

[bethlehemfan]

Survived the refs there. If we are allowed to stay on the floor I like our chances.

 

[BigEastPhil]

The optimism in me says we played awful first half and we re only down 2.

 

[ColonelRutgers]

We aren’t going to win unless we play a helluva lot better defense. This won’t cut it. And Geo needs to step up his offensive game.

 

[RU848789]

Well, we didn't play very well, but we're only down 2 at the half. I can live with it if we can crank up the intensity in the 2nd half and make some more shots. I don't usually whine about the refs, but the call on Paul's 2nd foul (clean block) and the foul on Harper (not being given room to land) were absolutely horrible and gave two of our best players 2 fouls they shouldn't have.

 

[Scangg]

Paul will be rested for second half at least. Our defense wasn't good. Our offense wasn't good. Down 2. Can still crush them

 

[BIGRUBIGDBIGredmachine]

I will take the first half

Given the reffing plus our sloppiness me too

 

[GORU2014]

Martelli getting his money’s worth with his interview