Basketball GAME THREAD / PREVIEW: Rutgers Hoops versus Nebraska

[RUTrack94]

Instead of making history, RU will repeat it …

 

[Mikemarc]

What happened to our acclaimed defense at the toughest arena in the B1G.... That's on Pike

Again, why are you only here when we struggle?

 

[JudgeSmails56]

Look who shows up now to pick at carcass

He’s pretty much spot on. We just have no shooters and no go to guy.

 

[Mikemarc]

NET is irrelevant, they may not win another game

We also may not lose another game. This team is crazy inconsistent.

On to the next one.

 

[bac2therac]

people give up with 4mins still left in the game and only down by 10pts.... makes no sense to me

We were never coming back

 

[Rokodesh]

losing to Purdue by 50 was less embarassing than this

 

[BIGRUBIGDBIGredmachine]

Panic is officially setting in.

 

[RUDiddy777]

Been a while since I’ve seen one this bad.

 

[MV9000]

game plan was bad from start to finish. Random insertion of wolf. Miller. Oskar we’re comical

 

[rucoe89]

Give Nebraska credit. Alot of times at the RAC teams simply missed wide open 3s. Nebraska didn't..

They do deserve credit. They came to play. Coaches had them ready to break down our defense. They had more than one option to score and they did. THey are the better team. Don't really see Rutgers finishing higher than 8 or 9 this season. They have zero offense talent at this time and their primary defensive cog is out for the season.

 

[Mr. Magoo1]

I hope Mulcahy does not start the next game. Rather play Simpson if he’s not going to shoot.

 

[Mikemarc]

Panic is officially setting in.

I've haven't been comfortable all week. Again, not surprised by this outcome.

Win the next game and we're good

 

[bethlehemfan]

Well that was pathetic

 

[Mr. Magoo1]

Imagine giving up over 80 to Nebraska

Will do wonders for the Net

Totally convinced NET is garbage now

 

[RUboston]

Rutgers being Rutgers. Doing what they do best: tease you, get your hopes up, and then reality hits. Losing by ten at home to Nebraska. Inexcusable. Three straight losses.

 

[RUTRINI_rivals]

Take away is MAG loss cannot be overcome. Sorry to say.

 

[bac2therac]

Panic is officially setting in.

Deservedly so

 

[RUKiid]

Worst part the effort and body language was poor.

 

[Mikemarc]

Take away is MAG loss cannot be overcome. Sorry to say.

It can. haha.

 

[RU Mike73]

people give up with 4mins still left in the game and only down by 10pts.... makes no sense to me

How did that turn out?

 

[Mr. Magoo1]

This was the only game of the last 6 that I felt comfortable about….oh well

 

[RUAir-Raid]

Damn worst part of the season to start a losing streak

 

[G- RUnit]

Soooo disappointing.

Lots of this is on Pike.

Cliff no D. Not great on offense.

Hard to fault Paul with all assists but he has to score.

Hyatt and Simpson nice games.

Caleb is not a point guard.

Foul shooting hurt.

You have to give Oskar more minutes in a shoot out.

Jaden can’t score and gave up 6 points in 20 seconds. Well at least he didn’t foul a three point shooter in seconds.

MSG killed us.

 

[DHajekRC84]

Mag or no mag. This team should know how to play Rutgers Defense and what they need to do on offense.

 

[motorb54]

How many of our turnovers were from forcing passes to Cliff, a guy who does not have good hands?

 

[Knightmoves]

Nebraska looked like the Tourney team tonite.

 

[anon_0k9zlfz6lz9oy]

All the good vibes from early this year gone. Caleb no offense and now no defense, zero. Paul totally lost. Cliff no hands. Cam gonzo. How have we totally fallen apart?

Realistically had we not pulled the rabbit out of the hat @ purdue we’d have a much different outlook on this season. We have overachieved to date imo

 

[essexknight]

Terrible loss. Give Nebraska credit. Tominaga is a really good scorer. He is not just a shooter, but he can create scoring opportunities for himself. RU really needs someone like that.

 

[essexknight]

What happened to our acclaimed defense at the toughest arena in the B1G.... That's on Pike

The defense is not the same without Mag.

 

[anon_0k9zlfz6lz9oy]

Deservedly so

What does this do to us seeding wise? As of 10pm today we are officially a _____ seed?

I say this drops us from 6 seed to 9 seed range? And now we have to win 3 of the remaining 5 to make up for this loss. Not gonna be easy

 

[RUfubar_rivals]

Nobody could guy tomananga.
Walker did what he wanted at will.
Neb other players played really smart and sharp and tonight they were the much better team.
Oh yeah and Pike was badly out coached

 

[RU-Hunter]

Seems to be some finger pointing on the team. Things are great when winning

 

[RedTeamUpstream94]

Well that was pathetic

Sure was

 

[Rokodesh]

How many of our turnovers were from forcing passes to Cliff, a guy who does not have good hands?

Cliff will also go for the score even if you send 3 guys to guard him at the basket. He almost NEVER passes out until it's too late. Infuriating

 

[BIGRUBIGDBIGredmachine]

How many of our turnovers were from forcing passes to Cliff, a guy who does not have good hands?

We had 11 total, I bet 7 or 8

 

[greenknight]

Why did they just stop play? Refs made us play a whole defensive possession without Mag

Dude straight up faked it....not so mu h as a limp

 

[greenknight]

Putrid offense has been a Pikiell hallmark. The defense was where money was made. But after a season of film, teams have figured out how to break down the defense. No one worries about Rutgers offense. This team can't even make layups. That's not hyperbole -- the stats show it in terms of offensive efficiency.

Heres an idea just play man and cover the shooters. Another team that knocks down like 12-15 3's on us.

 

[greenknight]

Are there people actually saying Cliff is going to be a high draft pick if he declares?

I've said it from the very beginning as I've seen him play a number of times in HS. Zero chance he gets drafted. Does not have the court smarts, cant post up, very weak hands and extremely weak lower base on defense. Everyone calling 1 & done I said at the very least 3 yrs. He will be playing overseas or G-league possibly

 

[Scangg]

I've said it from the very beginning as I've seen him play a number of times in HS. Zero chance he gets drafted. Does not have the court smarts, cant post up, very weak hands and extremely weak lower base on defense. Everyone calling 1 & done I said at the very least 3 yrs. He will be playing overseas or G-league possibly

Cliff was always a project. Everyone was not calling him a 1 and done

 

[RUDiddy777]

What happened to our acclaimed defense at the toughest arena in the B1G.... That's on Pike

Second best defensive player and rising offensive player went down at the start of a 4 in 11 stretch. Likely have only had 4 practices. The whole thing was a disaster tonight. Nothing fit together no matter what Pike tried. D wasn’t there. Needs to get some good practice in this week.