Basketball GAME THREAD / PREVIEW: Rutgers Hoops versus Nebraska

[Corycord1]

Looks like rehired Eddie Jordan to prep for this game. Terrible EFFORT. We are getting out toughed

 

[KnightLife1994]

This team is babyshit soft. Good lord. No swagger. No intensity. Only one doing anything worth a damn is Hyatt.

Cliff is not an NBA player. G League player. Nothing!! Anyone with moderate athletic ability takes him to the woodshed

 

[Rutgers56_rivals]

Ballgame. Team looks lost and lackadaisical. Cliff has been such a remarkable disappointment.

 

[RU848789]

Sleepwalking. Just ugly, especially on D giving up 65%. Better wake up or this will be our worst loss of the year.

 

[RU Mike73]

What a piss poor performance. This team has regressed badly. 65% shooting including 10 layups. Sad half. Better wake up quick. Worst half of the year.

 

[bac2therac]

Crowd stinks.

Lmfao

Absolute garbage on the court

Dont blame fans

 

[zappaa]

We’re going to win by 10

Not with Paul afraid to play offense and Cliff a turnstile

 

[Duff366]

Cliff is getting mauled by some guy I've never heard of before.

Walker is avg 13 and 7 one of the most underrated players in college basketball

 

[Nycrusupporter]

Shoot the 3 Hyatt

He makes 2 and isn't looking for his shot ever since. It's so freaking weird

No one on the team is ever ready to catch and shoot. I don’t understand it.

 

[Bayonnebomber79]

Crowd stinks.

They are reflecting the performance on the court

 

[rucoe89]

Stop

Does it look like Pikiell is earning his extension last 2.5 games? Maybe it turns around second half, but nothing seems to show as a brights spot to lead them just getting outplayed by a what looks like a better team.

 

[Antnee79]

Pike better be ripping everyone a new a—hole in the locker room.

 

[zappaa]

Cliff is down right useless

Paul equally horrendous

 

[mikeyoc]

ABSOLUTE PISS POOR DEFENSE

EACH ONE OF THEM RIGHT DOWN TO PIKIELL

Might be time to play regular half court defense. Trap not working

 

[fatsam98]

Complete garbage

 

[babbs09]

I only caught the last minute of the first half. Look like absolute dogshit.

 

[Scangg]

Expect Pike to rip into the team and a different team second half

 

[motorb54]

Our press has hurt us. When it created turnovers we did not finish.
when it did not they had open threes
forcing it to Cliff isn't working, too many turnovers on the pass attempts then too many turnovers
if Cliff gets the ball but is doubled

 

[MV9000]

If mag was the only thing holding this team together it’s really bad.

 

[Ruthinking]

Shoot the 3 Hyatt

He makes 2 and isn't looking for his shot ever since. It's so freaking weird

He doesn’t want to be selfish is my read…which is so stupid

 

[biazza38]

40?!?!?
We gave up 40?!?!?

 

[tfio]

Can’t let the loss of Mag derail the whole ******* season. Time to figure it out

 

[NYSportsFan]

Cardinal sin - giving a bad team all the confidence in the world. No bueno.

 

[rucoe89]

People say I’m off my rocker saying 3-3 over the last 6? Included Nebraska in the 3.

Nebraska is just not a great team, so expect this to be a win.

2-4, 1-5 and 0-6 are all realistic for this team. When you have no offense to speak of your options on how you win are limited.

 

[bac2therac]

We’re clueless right now. They are torching us.

Pressing is worthless..bad strategy expanding a ton of energy and they dribble right to hoop

 

[rufeelinit]

Pike ought to be chewing this team out big time in that locker room. Defense is just awful and that level of energy is just not going to cut it.. Little to no resistance on drives. Cliff again getting destroyed on defense and clueless on what to do when doubled in the post.. We should stop pressing because it ain't working without the urban legend. We are lucky to only be down 5 given their TO's. Just a pitiful performance. We cannot win playing this way and yes this is a must win situation.

 

[SBP]

Where’s the vaunted D? With not much O it’s a potential disaster. Lots of standing around, horrible passing

 

[FinalFourOrBust_rivals142702]

Rutgers will still win going away

 

[Caliknight]

Can’t let the loss of Mag derail the whole ****ing season. Time to figure it out

Going to take time. Time we don't have sadly. Bottom line is we aren't holding teams to below 65. We simply have to find another way to win. And that takes time.

 

[High Quality H2O]

I can’t take another blown opportunity off a turnover.

 

[rob kight]

The one good thing about this game will be the game film. Pike can show our players how a Nebraska team can find open players and how to drive to the basket. Tominaga all of 5’10” drives and scored surrounded by Cliff and Hyatt.

 

[RedTeamUpstream94]

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They are reflecting the performance on the court

Team has zero intensity. Nebraska has no ball handlers - feel like they would crumble if we brought pressure bout it never comes

 

[Scangg]

He doesn’t want to be selfish is my read…which is so stupid

When you're hot, shooting is unselfish

 

[rufeelinit]

I would rather see us fouling more. At least it would signal some effort. We seem to barely to be able to move our feet or get our hand up to contest shots.

 

[bac2therac]

The fact is to beat a hot shooting team you have to be aggressive offensively..instead we are passive and cant keep up with scoring

 

[Scangg]

2-4, 1-5 and 0-6 are all realistic for this team. When you have no offense to speak of your options on how you win are limited.

Offense isn't the problem

 

[RUDead]

Pressing is worthless..bad strategy expanding a ton of energy and they dribble right to hoop

This team is a lot quicker than us. Pressing isn't going to work.

 

[shields]

Walker is good player.

 

[RUTrack94]

Looks like Cliff is afraid to foul … seems like 4-5 baskets around and over Cliff.

 

[Ruthinking]

You would think we Cliff would have some idea of what to do when he gets double teamed