THE OFFICIAL RUTGERS-ALABAMA PREDICTION THREAD

[bac2therac]

Alabama 81 RUTGERS 66

 

[zappaa]

Alabama has to stop Harper, that’s it.
They have no one else to contend with.

90-65
Harper with 30

 

[Degaz-RU]

Prediction?

 

[RW90]

JWill outrebounds Cliff, but the rest of the Tide easily outscore RU.
ALA 88
RU 64

 

[dfr1966]

RU pulls off the upset, 76-74

 

[bac2therac]

Alabama has to stop Harper, that’s it.
They have no one else to contend with.

90-65
Harper with 30

yeah I tried to be kind with my prediction. I do think they will compete for a half and then run out gas. Much more interested in Saturdays game. I think Ace will have a game tonight.

 

[RUJMM78]

Alabama has the size and athleticism to make it very difficult for Rutgers to score.Bailey must help Harper with scoring at least 20 points.

Alabama 83 Rutgers 67

 

[BOCA93]

I was really impressed with the way Bama got after it on D last night and on the boards. Worried they will bully RU too much. 82-66 Bama

 

[RUHotTrumpetMonkeyLove]

I think our legs are more tired than Bama’s who also played OT. Bama 88 - Rutgers 63

I’m more interested in hearing predictions on Cliff’s line tonight. 6 points, 8 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 PF.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

Stop it guys. I know Greg Anthony was in the studio but Alabama is not UNLV of 20+ years ago. They had a war last night too.

I have no clue what is going to happen tonight, but this just like any B1G game. If we think we can't stay close with Alabama we aren't winning 10 B1G games. Doesn't mean we wont have a bad game and actually lose by 20, but expectations of losing bad, I hope, are silly.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

I think our legs are more tired than Bama’s who also played OT. Bama 88 - Rutgers 63

I’m more interested in hearing predictions on Cliff’s line tonight. 6 points, 8 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 PF.

They are going to need a shot blocker and Cliff should be hungry so unfortunately he could have a good game. However he was invisible when I watched and barely played. Cliff has been awful and tentative.

I don't think Cliff will see any minutes if/when we go small. He would have to guard Ace or Dercack or Jwill.

 

[fluoxetine]

Stop it guys. I know Greg Anthony was in the studio but Alabama is not UNLV of 20+ years ago. They had a war last night too.

I have no clue what is going to happen tonight, but this just like any B1G game. If we think we can't stay close with Alabama we aren't winning 10 B1G games. Doesn't mean we wont have a bad game and actually lose by 20, but expectations of losing bad, I hope, are silly.

I don't think that's necessarily true, because I think it's pretty clear we aren't very good right now. But there are certainly worlds where we get good later in the season.

Anyway, Alabama 82 Rutgers 74

 

[fluoxetine]

Also Alabama would probably be the best team in the Big Ten.

 

[zappaa]

Stop it guys. I know Greg Anthony was in the studio but Alabama is not UNLV of 20+ years ago. They had a war last night too.

I have no clue what is going to happen tonight, but this just like any B1G game. If we think we can't stay close with Alabama we aren't winning 10 B1G games. Doesn't mean we wont have a bad game and actually lose by 20, but expectations of losing bad, I hope, are silly.

Optimistic Greenie
They play Physical D and have speed at guard

 

[toby83]

Prediction?

Beat me to it lol

Kenpom

 

[bac2therac]

Stop it guys. I know Greg Anthony was in the studio but Alabama is not UNLV of 20+ years ago. They had a war last night too.

I have no clue what is going to happen tonight, but this just like any B1G game. If we think we can't stay close with Alabama we aren't winning 10 B1G games. Doesn't mean we wont have a bad game and actually lose by 20, but expectations of losing bad, I hope, are silly.

Its a total house money game. Bama is ranked in top 10. I am sure Rutgers will compete with the elevation of competition and another good test to move everybody forward.

 

[bac2therac]

Also Alabama would probably be the best team in the Big Ten.

Except they lost to Purdue but I actually agree I would still pick Bama to win the Big 10

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

I don't think that's necessarily true, because I think it's pretty clear we aren't very good right now. But there are certainly worlds where we get good later in the season.

Anyway, Alabama 82 Rutgers 74

maybe i am a tad too dramatic....however

aren't other teams getting better

aren't most team dealing with roster turnover

yes we have more freshman than most...they also hit walls too which could be an issue down the road

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

Optimistic Greenie
They play Physical D and have speed at guard

I am actually not that optimistic. I know they have no time to prepare, but they have the assets to contain Dylan. That would make it necessary for others to step up.

That should be Ace, but I don't have warm fuzzies about him right now

 

[bac2therac]

maybe i am a tad too dramatic....however

aren't other teams getting better

aren't most team dealing with roster turnover

yes we have more freshman than most...they also hit walls too which could be an issue down the road

Some teams are ready to go right out of the gate..aka Wisconsin. Some aren't..aka Pike coached team.

I feel better after last night than I did after Kennesaw while also realizing Notre Dame is likely just a 10th place ACC pesky Bannon type team. Alabama is a whole other kind of elephant

There was unrealistic hyped about the team pushed by some here, mods, media. What we are finding out is that this isnt a tourney ready team. We need to approach them as a young team actually figuring out roles and how to win. Because these guys are only here for 1 years it has to happen at an accelerated pace. I think the Vegas experience will them exponential growth

 

[rtabachk]

Bama is 9th in the country in rebounding. We lose by a solid 20 points minimum.

www.thescore.com/ncaab/events/2435880

 

[toby83]

spread only 9.5 right now, fanduel PA

will go to 11

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

Some teams are ready to go right out of the gate..aka Wisconsin. Some aren't..aka Pike coached team.

I feel better after last night than I did after Kennesaw while also realizing Notre Dame is likely just a 10th place ACC pesky Bannon type team. Alabama is a whole other kind of elephant

There was unrealistic hyped about the team pushed by some here, mods, media. What we are finding out is that this isnt a tourney ready team. We need to approach them as a young team actually figuring out roles and how to win. Because these guys are only here for 2 years it has to happen at an accelerated pace. I think the Vegas experience will them exponential growth

One and done means one i thought

 

[bac2therac]

One and done means one i thought

My mistake..working on 4 hours sleep with coffee IV posting away in my car

 

[bac2therac]

spread only 9.5 right now, fanduel PA

will go to 11

Lot of things happen in these tourney. Rutgers can lose by 30 but they could lose by 8. Bama also had an OT game in a more physical game anf a third game to come Saturday. They could get up big then coast and the lead gets chipped down

 

[Degaz-RU]

maybe i am a tad too dramatic...

Can we pin this to the top of the board?

:CHOP:

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

JaMike going to see some time in this one.....
1. Hound Sears
2. Keep Dylan's minutes in the low 30s

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

Can we pin this to the top of the board?

:CHOP:

No you may not....Overly dramatic is questioning why Ace was in the game at the end of regulation and then watching him hit the big shot on O and getting the rebound (finally) on the other end.

 

[Degaz-RU]

JaMike going to see some time in this one.....
1. Hound Sears
2. Keep Dylan's minutes in the low 30s

3. DON’T SHOOT UNLESS THERE’S UNDER 5 SECONDS LEFT ON THE SHOT CLOCK.

 

[Rutgers1976]

WIll be a lesson to Rutgers about the the type of defense you need to play to be a solid B1G team and get past the first weekend in the tournament. Bama 86-70. Then we seeif they learn the lesson moving forward. Glad we get to play these tough teams early instead of some of the cupcakes in the past. Don't need to see Lafayette on the schedule. Michigan State does this, they usually get beat, but it toughens them for later on.

 

[fluoxetine]

maybe i am a tad too dramatic....however

aren't other teams getting better

aren't most team dealing with roster turnover

yes we have more freshman than most...they also hit walls too which could be an issue down the road

Sure everyone gets better. The worlds in which this team is competitive involve us improving as a quicker rate. I would not take that for granted but I think it is possible for a few reasons:

- We have the #2 rated player and #2 projected draft pick who has not really played well or even helped us thus far. He certainly could end up being very good in a couple months.

- We have huge rebounding woes which Pike has shown an ability to fix in the past.

- We have huge defensive woes and while I think this is more difficult to fix than rebounding, Pike is an elite defensive coach working with almost an entirely new roster.

- For better or worse, Pike kind of sucks at the beginning of the year. It's bad because we go off and lose to Temple or Kennesaw State every year. It's "good", at least in this context, because it means what you see in the OOC is not necessarily what you get for the year.

 

[fatsam98]

I think we're catching Bama in a good spot tbh coming off their big win over Houston.

I think we play hard and keep it relatively close

Rutgers 79
Bama 87

 

[toby83]

3. DON’T SHOOT UNLESS THERE’S UNDER 5 SECONDS LEFT ON THE SHOT CLOCK.

easy prediction tonight is JaMike trying to drive on their whole team and stuffed by either the bottom of the rim or Cliff

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

3. DON’T SHOOT UNLESS THERE’S UNDER 5 SECONDS LEFT ON THE SHOT CLOCK.

yes and no. Not sure which is the right answer. Dercack and Jwill made shots last night that were huge for us longer term.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

@G- RUnit
We have almost hit 1 1/3 years in to JaMike's career and he is in fact being viewed just like Simpson!!!!!!!!

Like clockwork

 

[toby83]

Lot of things happen in these tourney. Rutgers can lose by 30 but they could lose by 8. Bama also had an OT game in a more physical game anf a third game to come Saturday. They could get up big then coast and the lead gets chipped down

I get that, but let snot overlook that Burton is by far the best ND player, he played three minutes and we had to get to OT to win. Don't want to **** in anybody Cheerios but is what it is.

 

[Corycord1]

RU gets into an up and down slugfest, runs out of gas. I think Ace has a big night but rebounding and the inability to get a stop kill us in the end. Bama 105 RU 92

 

[Saint Puppy]

Potential bloodbath tonight, but I'll be kind and say 'Bama 92-70.

 

[zappaa]

RU gets into an up and down slugfest, runs out of gas. I think Ace has a big night but rebounding and the inability to get a stop kill us in the end. Bama 105 RU 92

Explain what Ace does to have a big night against the Bama Defense?
I wanna make sure I’m watching the same guy.
All I see is low percentage off balance jump shots.
What will his big night look like?

 

[Corycord1]

Explain what Ace does to have a big night against the Bama Defense?
I wanna make sure I’m watching the same guy.
All I see is low percentage off balance jump shots.
What will his big night look like?

He’s streaky and a guy who needs to see it go through but if what I said above comes to fruition and it’s a wide open track meet, I like Ace’s ability to get easier buckets then he has, in transition when Rutgers gets running. A more wide open game will benefit his game imo, but I obviously could’ve wrong.