Are we now….

[Scangg]

The problem is that it’s just too little, too late. We’ve dug ourselves a humongous hole that will be impossible to dig out of, even with a different rotation.

Oh totally agree. This season is essentially over barring an absolute miracle run

Still think the team should be better moving forward

 

[PSAL_Hoops]

Respectfully disagree

I agree on Grant. He looked solid. I’m not impressed with Tyson and don’t think he can help even with making a few shots today. Just not good enough on D.

 

[Mikemarc]

Weren’t people talking final four with this team in the summer lol?

That was ridiculous, even at the time.

 

[Scangg]

Delusional

It was a one possession game with a few minutes left when Dylan was essentially a DNP and Ace had the worst game of his life... that is a near miracle

If that happened in some other recent games we would have lost by 40

 

[RU MAN]

More bullish on this team after tonight than before

We actually got something from role players

Acuff is a scoring guard we need

Grant takes Martini's minutes

If those two things hold true we will be much better than we were before once we get Dylan back and Ace doesn't have an F level game

Maybe. But it all depends on how Pike substitutes.

 

[Scangg]

I'm not even hoping for the tournament anymore. I just want to see respectable basketball and enjoy some wins.

This

 

[cm_13]

More bullish on this team after tonight than before

We actually got something from role players

Acuff is a scoring guard we need

Grant takes Martini's minutes

If those two things hold true we will be much better than we were before once we get Dylan back and Ace doesn't have an F level game

Yea Grant looks like a better all around player than Martini at this point. He needs to get more minutes. No idea why it’s taken this long to start working him into the rotation.

Jeremiah looks lost, I’d be fine sending some of his minutes Acuff’s way.

This team is a huge disappointment but there’s obvious changes to make staring Pike right in the face after this one, he needs to make them.

 

[Scangg]

I might agree with you if it were maybe 5 or 6 games ago and we saw what we saw with Acuff and Grant. But we didn’t see it until game 15. If we saw it around game 9 or 10, we might have reaped the benefits with Indiana and Wisky wins. I am filing what we saw tonight as too little too late, although it was a positive, even if we see significant benefits it seems like it is just not going to add up to enough wins with so little runway left for a takeoff. Let’s not forget that we have some tough games ahead that are likely losses plus Big 10 road games. We now have to go 12-4 or at least 11-5, I am not seeing it. Had Pike’s tinkering produced a win tonight I might share in the enthusiasm, but this team just does not get wins. I think we are around a 16-15 team. I hope you’re right, you were right about Grant so you may be right again.

I think people are misinterpreting what I'm saying. More bullish on the team as in not the worst team in the B1G and a team capable of getting wins and playing close games

The NCAA dream is dead

Barring absolute miracle run

 

[Scangg]

Respectfully disagree

So you think Acuff and Grant are flukes? Or that Ace will play this bad regularly? Or Dylan will never recover from the flu?

 

[Scangg]

Maybe. But it all depends on how Pike substitutes.

Pike can't possibly play Martini and leave Grant out of the rotation after tonight. I just can't believe he could justify it even if he wanted to at this point

 

[Rutgers56_rivals]

Football is fine. Middle of the pack big ten 2 years running is a miracle for this program.

That’s my point. We are so bad at so many sports and anyone wanting to say we don’t have a terrible athletic department that would point to the football program is lying to themselves. (Not saying you are)

 

[AdventureHasAName]

Normally, I would ***** and moan about our free throw shooting and 3 point shooting, but this particular team can't even make layups, so I don't really care where on the floor we shoot (and miss) from anymore.

 

[AdventureHasAName]

Pike can't possibly play Martini and leave Grant out of the rotation after tonight.

Want to bet?

 

[RUskoolie]

I am at acceptance.

We had a once in a multi-generational opportunity at RU and our hoops coach blew it and it will ultimately cost him his job. Setting the O/U at 15 wins this regular season.

 

[Scangg]

Want to bet?

I don’t bet, but I would

There is a big different between Grant not playing and him hypothetically being a better option fans want to see but doesn't play vs Grant actually getting a chance to play and delivering

Remember Pike did have Martini as a DNP coaches decision against PSU

 

[RUBlackout]

Normally, I would ***** and moan about our free throw shooting and 3 point shooting, but this particular team can't even make layups, so I don't really care where on the floor we shoot (and miss) from anymore.

Look no further than our warmup drills…..

Everyone on the team throwing alley oops to themselves, trying windmill dunks, and passes of the backboard. You know all situations they face in the true game.
I know they are all kids and want to have fun but what a disgrace. Kk while Wisconsin was shooting FTs.
Only good sign was during halftime Dercack shooting FTs.

No discipline or accountability on this team.

 

[RAC93]

Minnesota may beat OSU so there may be a real discussion between us and Minny for worst team in the conference. I still think they’re worse than us.

 

[RedTeamUpstream94]

Martini will start the remainder of the year. Grant will only see sporadic minutes.

The fact that this absurd statement could very likely be true….

 

[bac2therac]

Minnesota may beat OSU so there may be a real discussion between us and Minny for worst team in the conference. I still think they’re worse than us.

nope Minny blows the game in with spectacular mistakes at the end of regulation and first overtime...bad teams do bad things...

 

[ScarletDave]

Remember Pike did have Martini as a DNP coaches decision against PSU

You mean the only Big Ten game we won this year out of 4? Imagine that. I also think Martini’s most minutes this year came against Princeton, how did that one turn out?

 

[ruhoopshq]

We are the worst team. Minnesota didn't get boat raced by Ohio State. Rutgers did. Multiple double digit losses. Embarrassing.

 

[RAC93]

We are the worst team. Minnesota didn't get boat raced by Ohio State. Rutgers did. Multiple double digit losses. Embarrassing.

I’m think we’re #17, plus the records say Minnesota is #18, so Minnesota takes the title currently. The fact that we are having this conversation of are we 18th, are we 17th in the conference is a really, really sad state of where the season is at currently. Last year, it made total sense that we bad, but this season was obviously supposed to be different than last year (I set my personal expectations lower than others before the season and just was hoping that we made the tournament). But here we are again and we’re not really better off than last season.