Game Over 2 minutes in

[richthedentist]

All you had to do was watch the first 2 minutes of that game and you knew the team had nothing I think in the first 2 out of 3 possessions we just threw lazy passes that were bad turnovers and we weren’t boxing out on defense and it never got any better the rest of way !! When is Pikell going to do something on the sidelines other than fold his arms!! Come on and get mad and yell chew them out during a timeout for once

 

[knight82]

Exactly! I knew after the first few minutes it wasn't our night. I think Pike needs to bring his buddy Schiano over to give these guys a pep talk about chopping

 

[RUChoppin]

At one point in the first half I felt Pike should have subbed in a lineup of Brooks, Mag, Palmquist, Reiber, and Doucoure just to send a message to the main rotational guys and to have the assistants chew them up on the sideline.

 

[DHajekRC84]

That's just about all I could watch. Checked back a few times hoping for better and was shocked how bad it got.

 

[RUScrew85]

Seems the players started believing their press and stopped working.

On the plus side they did it early in the year so there is time to bounce back.

 

[bac2therac]

this team hopefully got a dose of humility last night, nothing is given, you have to work for it

stop reading the press clippings

 

[rudad02]

Too bad because we wasted a pretty well officiated game.

 

[Mr. Magoo1]

Too bad because we wasted a pretty well officiated game.

I just think that we played so badly, even the usual suspects couldn't complain about the refs on here. It was irrelevant.

 

[Kbee3]

That's just about all I could watch. Checked back a few times hoping for better and was shocked how bad it got.

There were actually a few times in the second half where Rutgers had chances to get back in the game. They just needed to make a big shot. But they didn't.
BTW, IMO anyone who drives to the hoop 1 on 3 should be given a seat on the bench.

 

[RUJMM78]

Michigan State futility with excessive turnovers gave fans false hope that Rutgers could win the game.What happened was Michigan State getting better and Rutgers worse.To only score 45 points is mind boggling until you realize opponents will review the tape and expose Rutgers weaknesses in future games.

 

[zebnatto]

There were actually a few times in the second half where Rutgers had chances to get back in the game. They just needed to make a big shot. But they didn't.
BTW, IMO anyone who drives to the hoop 1 on 3 should be given a seat on the bench.

Agree. As awfully as we played we got the game to 36-30. MSU scored the next five and it was downhill (even more steeply) after that.