Basketball PREVIEW/LIVE THREAD: Rutgers Hoops vs. Notre Dame

[Jtung230]

Paul needs less minutes

 

[RU05]

Unwatchable on offense?

 

[#1 RUFan]

Dude you have to be a 65 year old

Lol. My bad, you're right, Pike should've just stayed on the bench at the half.

 

[QD43]

What a difference of level of play from the Indiana-Wyoming game

Right? That game was an abomination.

 

[BIGRUBIGDBIGredmachine]

ND offense is running circles on us . Need to make some serious adjustments.

 

[Proud NJ Sports Fan]

1 foul called on ND. Lol

 

[FrankZ_RU93]

Definitely should have called a foul on that Caleb layup. Let's go!

Nah - perfectly fine to take out our game saver by the knees. Nothing to see here

 

[Danprusa_4]

Better defense in the second half

cliff needs to come alive on offense

and Paul needs to gain his confidence back

and for the love of GOD HYATT PASS

 

[saltpepperketchup]

Some? Last I saw it was close to 30!

Yeah and if we let them shoot 3s we'd be losing right now not winning

 

[PatrickRU92]

BTW not impressed much with ND. We play better competition for sure. Doesn't mean we can't lose but I'm convinced we're a better team.

 

[Colbert17!]

Dude you have to be a 65 year old

Hey I'm older than that and I have no problem with it. It's the in game interviews that drive me crazy!!!!

 

[rubjk]

RU needs to charter a plane, buy hotel rooms and tickets for all of Dayton’s McConnel fans if it’ll make him play like this.

 

[mildone_rivals]

Sorry, I like Cliff , but he looked lost on defense

Cliff could have a huge second half on D. But he needs to be told to step off and let Atkinson dance and bob around and then, when Atkinson gets done with his dance routine, just step a half step close nd use his wingspan and two inch height advantage to keep a hand or two up to bother Atkinson’s shot.

 

[Pancho1939_rivals]

The best news is notre dame is scoring at will. So if we can get some stops we win going away

 

[IL Lusciato]

ND took Caleb out at the ankles/knees. I mean c’mon refs. Has there ever been a college bball game with a team with 1 foul on them at halftime?

Yup. Refs celebrating st paddy's early.

Clowns.

Hopefully second half is more fair. ND is just not as physically talented as us.

 

[RUsojo]

Caleb seems to be a PTP. If I remember he had a big game against Clemson last year.

 

[RC1991]

OMG WTF…..do these announcers and halftime crew have a roster with names and numbers. They misidentified half the team!!

 

[CodyRU]

All things considered. Geo and cliff with 2, and the huge foul discrepancy, I'm pleased to be up 5

 

[DHajekRC84]

His first was not a foul. Rewatch it.

Was too. Hit him side of face. It's the one calls on ND that's sickening.

 

[FIJI'83]

No bench scoring first half. That makes 3 consecutive halves now no points from our bench players. Not good.

 

[PatrickRU92]

Up 41-36 at the half. Anyone else feeling anxious?

always and forever

 

[rubjk]

Davis thinks it’s Paul who’s having his career night.

 

[MLBash93]

Lol. My bad, you're right, Pike should've just stayed on the bench at the half.

I'm just saying the 45 seconds he takes to do the interview doesn't change anything

 

[QD43]

Up 41-36 at the half. Anyone else feeling anxious?

Of course...far from over and them getting hot from 3 scares me.

Need to start getting some calls. Need Cliff to get involved. Need Paul to wake up. Need Hyatt to stop trying to do too much. Need to clamp down on D.

 

[RU05]

ND offense is running circles on us . Need to make some serious adjustments.

Way too many wide open looks around the basekt.

 

[Colbert17!]

BTW not impressed much with ND. We play better competition for sure. Doesn't mean we can't lose but I'm convinced we're a better team.

Don't forget that ND finished the regular season tied for second in the ACC with UNC only a game behind Duke.

 

[richthedentist]

I hope Caleb wasn’t hurt on that last play

No he was mad he said and 1 he was pissed no foul was called

 

[Proud NJ Sports Fan]

Grateful to be up

 

[RUboston]

We MUST play better defense in the second. They had so many freaking open baskets at the rim

This! Defense!

 

[RedTeamUpstream94]

Davis thinks it’s Paul who’s having his career night.

he also said cliff with big block when Hyatt

he half asleep

 

[RUinPinehurst]

41 points in first half. The most first half points this year for RU?

 

[chrebet80]

BTW not impressed much with ND. We play better competition for sure. Doesn't mean we can't lose but I'm convinced we're a better team.

If you’re not impressed with ND then you aren’t impressed with us either

 

[rubjk]

Yup. Refs celebrating st paddy's early.

Clowns.

Hopefully second half is more fair. ND is just not as physically talented as us.

At least no Bo.

 

[richthedentist]

ND 2-7 from 3. Everyone complaining about our D needs to think again. Very few attempts and contested. That was our choice so we gonna give up some in the paint. I'll take that vs this team any day.

Yeah but too many easy pick and roll

 

[RUfubar_rivals]

Davis thinks it’s Paul who’s having his career night.

Those irish guys all look alike

 

[DaveSNJ]

Lol. My bad, you're right, Pike should've just stayed on the bench at the half.

#1 - with you - coaches need to coach f the interviews

 

[FrankZ_RU93]

Cliff did look clueless on D sadly.

Most concerning part of half one. Not a close second

 

[CERU00]

Paul needs less minutes

He almost always plays poor in 1st half.

 

[RUScrew85]

Bald, purple suit, big purple sunglasses. Don't people have mirrors in their houses anymore? That guy looks like a retarded gay Howie Mandell.

 

[Big boy stan]

Maybe Caleb should have committed to Dayton