St Peter’s vs Purdue / Game Thread

[RUJMM78]

What I like about St.Peters was their composure .A school that many sports fans never heard of has now beaten Kentucky,Murray State and Purdue where they were big underdogs.Simply amazing performance on offense and defense .Coach Holloway has done a masterful job in making substitutions throughout the game.

 

[fluoxetine]

I know, I’ll cut you a break.

It hurts when the truth and another year of tournament failure hits you like a bucket of cold water.

Torvik ratings:
Big 10 #2
Big East #4

QED

 

[rob kight]

With the BiG out of it, I guess we can all root for St Peters!!

 

[RutgersNo1]

 

[GM]

Pike needs to learn from

nothing stopping any BIG team from copy catting the SPU winning recipe. Big FAIL for the BIG and shows just how ordinary our RU season was. SPU repping Jersey, embarrassing for the state university.

I mean, it’s been an incredible run. But it’s not the most likely scenario. All of their players are hot. If we played the tournament when we played like we did on that four game stretch we may be there. Tourney results generally aren’t a good way to judge anything on

 

[Mr. Magoo1]

Pathetic by Purdue. Just awful.

Clown performance by the B10

Might have to make the top 4 or 5 in the B1G next year to make the tournament. Not sure the committee is going to fall for it 3 times in a row

 

[Rokodesh]

You mean “why are there no random dudes from New Jersey who can shoot the hell out of the ball and also look like they could star in an 80s porn/ cocaine cowboys film?”

Sounds like a Netflix movie to me

 

[burtmanjack]

Torvik ratings:
Big 10 #2
Big East #4

QED

I’ll do you one better:

B10 teams left (yet again) — nada.

But take solace in the intramural season. Curse of the B10 fan.

 

[fluoxetine]

Might have to make the top 4 or 5 in the B1G next year to make the tournament. Not sure the committee is going to fall for it 3 times in a row

Yes, that’s how it works. They think: how did the conference do last year? And then base the bid numbers on that. Good news though, the SEC only gets one next year so that opens up spots for us. But, alas, the MAAC gets three.

 

[GM]

I’ll do you one better:

B10 teams left (yet again) — nada.

Congrats, you have one good team.

 

[fluoxetine]

I’ll do you one better:

B10 teams left (yet again) — nada.

But take solace in the intramural season. Curse of the B10 fan.

You are Nova + nothing. Basically like the AAC who also has a team left. I think the Big East is slightly better than the AAC and MAAC though.

 

[burtmanjack]

Congrats, you have one good team.

Congrats, you have one good team.

well, by that standard you have none.

 

[Rokodesh]

Pike needs to learn from

nothing stopping any BIG team from copy catting the SPU winning recipe. Big FAIL for the BIG and shows just how ordinary our RU season was. SPU repping Jersey, embarrassing for the state university.

Nothing is embarassing, stop being so scared. This isn't about us.

 

[burtmanjack]

You are Nova + nothing. Basically like the AAC who also has a team left. I think the Big East is slightly better than the AAC and MAAC though.

well, if your opinion regarding the B10 is any clue, what you think isn’t really relevant.

and by that standard the B10 is nothing + nothing.

 

[fluoxetine]

@burtmanjack Big 10 fans know how to use the quote function though.

It’s because we are also better academically.

 

[fluoxetine]

well, if your opinion regarding the B10 is any clue, what you think isn’t really relevant.

and by that standard the B10 is nothing + nothing.

 

[NewJerseyHawk]

If you don't have at least a mid level PG, it's tough to win in tight games. Hunter was on his heels the entire game vs the pressure and I would had Ivey foul out on 3 drives to the hoop, when you are in the double-bonus....if St Peters drew a charge on Ivey, make them make the call.

St Peters was a step quicker all game long and it's not a fluke....if you beat Kentucky and Purdue in this tournament and you still don't believe they can get to New Orleans, you're crazy.

The only problem is when the B1G gets knocked out, it's the style of play that's bad...when the SEC or other leagues go home, its crickets.....

 

[burtmanjack]

@burtmanjack Big 10 fans know how to use the quote function though.

It’s because we are also better academically.

I went to Harvard (lived in Winthrop House). So obviously that’s not the standard.

 

[fluoxetine]

If you don't have at least a mid level PG, it's tough to win in tight games. Hunter was on his heels the entire game vs the pressure and I would had Ivey foul out on 3 drives to the hoop, when you are in the double-bonus....if St Peters drew a charge on Ivey, make them make the call.

St Peters was a step quicker all game long and it's not a fluke....if you beat Kentucky and Purdue in this tournament and you still don't believe they can get to New Orleans, you're crazy.

The only problem is when the B1G gets knocked out, it's the style of play that's bad...when the SEC or other leagues go home, its crickets.....

No.. it’s a fluke.

 

[RUfanSinceAnderson]

Pike needs to learn from

nothing stopping any BIG team from copy catting the SPU winning recipe. Big FAIL for the BIG and shows just how ordinary our RU season was. SPU repping Jersey, embarrassing for the state university.

Such a dumb take

 

[fluoxetine]

I went to Harvard (lived in Winthrop House). So obviously that’s not the standard.

Apparently Harvard is also overrated.

 

[biazza38]

Might have to make the top 4 or 5 in the B1G next year to make the tournament. Not sure the committee is going to fall for it 3 times in a row

Completely disagree. Look how deep the conference is and the conference records/overall records. The B1G doesn’t have championship teams but they have solid teams 10-40

 

[RedTeamUpstream94]

why are seton hall trolls on here?

puffing their chest over the accomplishment of a team thats NOT even Seton Hall?

Should we go over to the Seton Hall board and talk sh#t about Iowa State?

its seriously bizarre.

and a sad way for presumably grown men to spend their Friday evenings (have alwys felt trolling other boards is a big time loser thing to do)

 

[burtmanjack]

Apparently Harvard is also overrated.

Maybe. But not as much as the B10.

 

[RUTRINI_rivals]

Remember when I said I didn’t want to have to debunk any stupid posts suggesting we should try to emulate St Peter’s and some dickwad started screaming and calling me names?

Well here’s one of those posts.

Single elimination games can have deceptive results. We play in the BIG and have to play a different style to compete night in night out.

 

[NewJerseyHawk]

 

[RUTRINI_rivals]

What I like about St.Peters was their composure .A school that many sports fans never heard of has now beaten Kentucky,Murray Sate and Purdue where they were big underdogs.Simply amazing performance on offense and defense .Coach Holloway has done a masterful job in making substitutions throughout the game.

Plus they didn't beat themselves.

 

[fluoxetine]

If he’s actually as good as you people who have watched 3 games think he can put together a national championship in a couple years at Hall and I’m sure he’ll have no problems making money.

 

[anon_ivydyf0amkzay]

My St Peters / Providence file still alive
National peacock day baby!

 

[tico brown]

They must be going ballistic over there.

Think they want to can Matt Painter?

Can you post the link?

 

[Mr. Magoo1]

Completely disagree. Look how deep the conference is and the conference records/overall records. The B1G doesn’t have championship teams but they have solid teams 10-40

I’ll give you overall records but conference records don’t mean as much when a conference is overrated. Also agree that we have a lot of teams that were just on the bubble but it’s two years in row that the league as a whole stunk up the place. If next years’s regular season repeats itself, they will take a lot of heat for picking 9 B1G teams. Personally, I think Purdue, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan State and Wisconsin were over seeded and Indiana, Michigan and us were under-seeded. We really had about 8-9 teams in the 5-10 range.

 

[tico brown]

This would be glorious

 

[Rokodesh]

If he’s actually as good as you people who have watched 3 games think he can put together a national championship in a couple years at Hall and I’m sure he’ll have no problems making money.

What do you mean "you people"?

 

[Rokodesh]

Maybe Holloway replaces Coach K now

 

[RU84]

Let’s hope he doesn’t go to the Hall. RU might be back in their shadow.

 

[G- RUnit]

This is why hoops so much better than football and perhaps why tourney should be expanded. Who is to say that Iona couldn’t do the same. So many good teams!

 

[fluoxetine]

This is why hoops so much better than football and perhaps why tourney should be expanded. Who is to say that Iona couldn’t do the same. So many good teams!

Iona could do the same. But “team can do a thing” doesn’t imply that they should automatically be given the opportunity to do so.

 

[bethlehemfan]

So is matt painter still running great stuff?

 

[Scarlet Beach]

I said this at the beginning of the year when people were saying Purdue was a final four team, that I didn’t think they had the guard play to make the Final Four.

This was nowhere more evident than in this game. No PG to control things and direct the offense, no reliable SG to hit clutch buckets down the stretch, and I didn’t think Ivey was a reliable “star” (like Ayo was for Illinois for example).

In that game Purdue lost to RU (yes, there was a lucky last-second shot by Harper Jr.), Purdue just looked like the type of team that was going to be given a good seed in the tourney but had a good probability of eventually losing to a double-digit seed. Which happened tonight. But hey, they still got to the Sweet 16- many similar teams who showed similar vulnerabilities during the regular season from a number of conferences have lost in the round of 64 or round of 32 over the years.

 

[Zimm80]

Pike needs to learn from

nothing stopping any BIG team from copy catting the SPU winning recipe. Big FAIL for the BIG and shows just how ordinary our RU season was. SPU repping Jersey, embarrassing for the state university.

Definitely ordinary, & same old Rutgers gives out a contract extension , rewarding ordinary is like giving out a participation trophy, you just can’t make this xhit up .