Rutgers got really solid minutes from Mathis and Harper tonight. Kiss wasn’t invisible out on the court which took pressure of baker, who really was impressive. Baker looked calm and confident which I didn’t see vs St. John’s. Also the defense was superb tonight, we made Miami look really sloppy and it showed through their turnovers. Certainly not the best we could have played but it got the job done and showed a flash of how this team can be in the big ten.
Difference between this game and st johns
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Baker took their highest scorer (Lykes) out of the game with his length, and Thiam completely neutralized Vasiljevic.
Incredible defense all around, and UM was only 7-28 from three point range.
Incredible defense all around, and UM was only 7-28 from three point range.
Kiss did enough tonight. Issa was disappointing on O but not invisible. Harper’s IQ is A+.
Issa is critical on D. Would have loved 1 more of those 3s to drop, but you have to live with it.
Agreed. Issa needs to step it up and make one or two more threes. However it is encouraging that Issa didn’t play well and this team won. Shows guys can step up. Also Harper is going to be real good by his senior year. As you said, very intelligent player
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I said earlier that we needed more from Kiss, Harper and Johnson.....Kiss and Harper played better, and we needed every point we got
the defense looked great, and the game was won on the next to last shot, the three pointer blocked by Gio....after that, Miami looked rattled and the
second three pointer had a much less chance of being good, a more hurried shot
went to read the Seton Hall board.....of course they were rooting for Miami, because in the long run Miami winning makes the Hall win look even better....,
several fans were more inclined to discredit Miami, saying they looked tired, and the
home crowd was dead, did not help, etc
typical response....a few did note that we played
excellent defense.....which we did
I said earlier that we needed more from Kiss, Harper and Johnson.....Kiss and Harper played better, and we needed every point we got
the defense looked great, and the game was won on the next to last shot, the three pointer blocked by Gio....after that, Miami looked rattled and the
second three pointer had a much less chance of being good, a more hurried shot
went to read the Seton Hall board.....of course they were rooting for Miami, because in the long run Miami winning makes the Hall win look even better....,
several fans were more inclined to discredit Miami, saying they looked tired, and the
home crowd was dead, did not help, etc
typical response....a few did note that we played
excellent defense.....which we did
Wasn’t meant to minimize, he had some opportunities at the rim and open from 3 that could fall...love that we won without his A game.
In a strange way, being on the road helped. The kids were too keyed up against St Johns. Hopefully that won't happen Friday
Typical of them. Still much harder to get that win on their home court than on some neutral court where no one watching the game cares about either team.
The best thing to do is just forget about the St. John's game. The way the Johnnies shot that night they would have beaten Gonzaga.
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RHJ is going to be real good long before his senior season.
Difference between this game and St. John’s is that Miami didn’t shoot out of their damn minds.
Prettt much can end it there lol.
We probably won’t face a better shooting performance from beyond the arc all year.
Prettt much can end it there lol.
We probably won’t face a better shooting performance from beyond the arc all year.
True, but I still think we played better D overall tonight.
Harper looks like a third year player and not a kid playing his 6th college game. Amazing smarts and poise. Can you imagine what he and Mathis will be like in years to come?
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I have the hope that tonights game makes us
play better Friday then if we got beaten easily by Miami
the team should feel really good, and confidence
helps
Agreed. Bummed that Thiam’s shot is not falling, but the kid earns his minutes with great D!
Jamowski has it 95% right
As for Issa. Let’s not forget the 2 HUGE free throws
As for Issa. Let’s not forget the 2 HUGE free throws
Question to those that know basketball very well. Why wouldn’t we try to post Issa up more and get himebthe ball low when being defended by smaller guards? There was one possession where the small PG was guarding him. I know he is not a post player but he probably can hit a 10 foot turnaround over a smaller guard.
for SJU they were too jacked and then were scared of SJU. When adversity hit they had no response. The frosh were deer...gerber babies. Tonight they faced it and fought and grew up. Tonight they were confident in the gameplan and their abilities. Alot of growing up between those two games and there was alot of learning lessons taking from that loss
That was only 1 possession and it isn’t easy with a 30 second shot clock. Pike does call a specific set that is designed to get Issa on the low block
How about some love for Shaq guys? Excellent rim protector tonight, altered shots, blocked a few, hit the glass. Not a stat monster, but he did his job beautifully tonight.
We should. One of the few beefs I have with Pike’s offense is that we do not do a good job of exploiting our size advantage. For example, Doorson was 0-0 tonight and he’s shooting 92% so far this year!
he doesnt need to score, its all about his role on defense and just his presence alone in the paint is a factor on offense
I do t know why we don’t do this more with Issa. He has worked on his low post moves, it’s easy to see that.
I don’t know why we don’t call that play, but Coach Pike knows way more than me and he is obviously looking to ru different sets than you and me.
Great win. Go Knights!
I don't think his low post game is there yet. Not consistently at least. But I get what you're saying. A little jump hook would be nice to see