We got a team folks…

[Arizona Knight]

you can see them jelling. Complimenting each other. Poise. Balls. It’s all coming together. What a fun win. Time for a drink!

 

[RUwishbone]

Back it up now on Monday with a win.

 

[Salvi's Headband]

It's just a bummer that Dylan's illness came when it did because I think we would have seen signs of this earlier (and did perhaps vs Columbia)

 

[Shelby65]

you can see them jelling. Complimenting each other. Poise. Balls. It’s all coming together. What a fun win. Time for a drink!

Two spelling errors in such a short post. Do better.

 

[zebnatto]

Two spelling errors in such a short post. Do better.

Shelby, tell Shelby he is an ***.

 

[Scangg]

It's just a bummer that Dylan's illness came when it did because I think we would have seen signs of this earlier (and did perhaps vs Columbia)

and also during a stretch of winnable games too unfortunately

Really finally starting to look and feel like a team... momentum is building...

Win the next 3. Why not?

 

[Rokodesh]

It's just a bummer that Dylan's illness came when it did because I think we would have seen signs of this earlier (and did perhaps vs Columbia)

It forced the other guys to step up, I'm not sure we win today if we are playing the same way as before Dylan's illness.

He no longer has to score on every play. We can move the ball around and take better shots.

 

[T2Kplus20]

you can see them jelling. Complimenting each other. Poise. Balls. It’s all coming together. What a fun win. Time for a drink!

Need to win 20 to make the tourney. That's a long road ahead!

 

[Arizona Knight]

Two spelling errors in such a short post. Do better.

You're still alive?

 

[DC8690]

It's just a bummer that Dylan's illness came when it did because I think we would have seen signs of this earlier (and did perhaps vs Columbia)

Yup said the same thing tonight

 

[Shelby65]

Shelby, tell Shelby he is an ***.

Shelby will do so, since Shelby enjoys talking to himself.

 

[RUDave_01]

There was a lot more team play, especially on offense. It seemed like they were passing the ball better and finding the open guy... and the open guy knocked down the shot more often than not. Kudos to them on gutting out a tough win.

 

[PiscatawayMike]

Finish the regular season 9-4 and we'll be dancing. I'll worry about the next game this weekend. I'm celebrating tonight's win for the next 24 hrs!

 

[bac2therac]

2 more wins in a row we can talk

 

[zebnatto]

2 more wins in a row we can talk

Sorry, we can talk now. You're kind of overplaying the "realist, mature, seen-it-all-before" card, imo.

 

[zappaa]

We are a very dangerous opponent in the eyes of any opposing coach

 

[RUboston]

Great win last night (and UCLA); great TEAM performance. I was having heart palpitations and predicting the worst with the missed FT's down the stretch, but Ace sank the most important two. That and his inbounds block and catch was what clutch players do at crunch time. His post game interview showed him having fun and excited about playing Big Ten hoops and quieting the away crowds.

Hopefully, they've turned the corner and will continue to get better and make some Tourney noise. Would love to have Kennesaw State and Princeton games back but I like what I'm seeing now.

 

[bac2therac]

Sorry, we can talk now. You're kind of overplaying the "realist, mature, seen-it-all-before" card, imo.

For me 2 more wins puts them back in business on the bubble with a legit resume. Right now they dont have that

 

[RW90]

Provided we take care of business Monday night and next Saturday in Manhattan should really make for a fun day.

 

[RUisB1Gtime]

Dylan and Ace have to be aggressive every night. Jump shots go hot and cold. They have to get to the rimm consistently and get to the foul line if we are truly gonna make a run. It won't happen relying on outside shooting

 

[Mholinko]

For me 2 more wins puts them back in business on the bubble with a legit resume. Right now they dont have that

Agree

Need 2 more Q1 wins to get onto the bubble

 

[ScarletDave]

The last 3 “Dylan Healthy” games: Columbia, UCLA, Nebby. All offensive explosions and Wins. Keep rolling 1 game at a time

 

[Local Shill]

Need to win 20 to make the tourney. That's a long road ahead!

That's a 1990s way of thinking. 20 wins would be nice but it's not close to the most relevant item. Rutgers needs a bunch more quad 1 wins and no additional quad 3 losses. Thw two quad 3 losses is a major major problem.

 

[Local Shill]

Finish the regular season 9-4 and we'll be dancing. I'll worry about the next game this weekend. I'm celebrating tonight's win for the next 24 hrs!

9-4 might well do it. But among the 4 losses, none can be quadrant 3. Another quad 3 loss might be a fatal blow. USC at home is quad 2 for the moment but could slip to quad 3.

 

[Mholinko]

9-4 will do it assuming none of the 4 losses are home against Minnesota

The rest of the games at least at the moment look like Q1 or Q2 games provided everything holds true including the road game against Washington is probably still Q2 right now

 

[T2Kplus20]

9-4 might well do it. But among the 4 losses, none can be quadrant 3. Another quad 3 loss might be a fatal blow. USC at home is quad 2 for the moment but could slip to quad 3.

9-4 is not enough. Unless we win 2-3 in the B1G tourney.

 

[fluoxetine]

Need to win 20 to make the tourney.

No we don’t

 

[T2Kplus20]

No we don’t

Probably 21 or 22 including the B1G tourney.

 

[LeapinLou]

2 more wins in a row we can talk

As a fan, I'm trying to focus more on the journey than the destination. As you are well aware, we are still in a deep hole. But this low Derkack/high Grant version of the Knights has something going right now. Let's see if it can translate at PSU.

 

[fluoxetine]

Probably 21 or 22 including the B1G tourney.

No not even remotely close. If we have 20 wins on selection Sunday we are an absolute mortal lock.

 

[T2Kplus20]

No not even remotely close. If we have 20 wins on selection Sunday we are an absolute mortal lock.

1. We have 2 shockingly bad losses
2. We are Rutgers

20 would be bubble. 21 should be a lock.

 

[Arizona Knight]

1. We have 2 shockingly bad losses
2. We are Rutgers

20 would be bubble. 21 should be a lock.

No 2 is not a weakness but instead a strength for us this year. If we are on the bubble I have to think the powers that be will want Dylan and Ace in the field.

 

[RUisB1Gtime]

If we go 9-4 rest of way....that woukd make us 19-12 and 12-8 in a P4 conference....We would definitely be in

 

[fluoxetine]

1. We have 2 shockingly bad losses
2. We are Rutgers

20 would be bubble. 21 should be a lock.

This is silly. We have two bad losses but they are far from "shockingly bad". They are Q3. Lafayette in 2022 was "shockingly bad".

20 is an absolute mortal lock.
19 is extremely likely
18 will be in the conversation.

You are way way off on this.

 

[Mr. Magoo1]

9-4 is not enough. Unless we win 2-3 in the B1G tourney.

I doubt even 2 wins there would do it. As we’ve learned, almost the entire tournament is decided before the conference tournaments even begin, except for the winners of them.

 

[fluoxetine]

Every year we are near the bubble (not that we are near the bubble right now) people do this lol, oh we need 25 wins to get in! Oh but if there is a bad loss in there we might need to be 30-1! Teams like Iowa/UCLA/Nebraska that are all considered tournament teams at this point are projected at 19-12.

 

[T2Kplus20]

No 2 is not a weakness but instead a strength for us this year. If we are on the bubble I have to think the powers that be will want Dylan and Ace in the field.

Okay, that's a good point. Dylan and Ace are stars.

 

[RUisB1Gtime]

Hold serve at home including MSG which will be tough.....and go 3-4 on road....or one home loss and 4-3 on road....Not impossible...