Basketball GAME THREAD: Rutgers Hoops vs. NJIT

[RU Mike73]

Can we cancel B1G season?

 

[FrankZ_RU93]

Geo returning to us

 

[Degaz-RU]

Geo on fire

 

[bac2therac]

Same bonehead nothing on last possession

 

[FrankZ_RU93]

Geo returning to us

And then that

 

[koleszar]

Nice last shot play again, it’s now becoming a staple of Pike’s tenure. No shot at all or a tough NBA 3

 

[Mr. Magoo1]

We’ll run that same play at the end of the game

 

[RU82]

It’s very hard to reconcile what we’re seeing now with what we were hearing before the season. How the hell did we “handle” Nova and UCONN?

 

[Shell21]

How about running someone off a baseline screen so they can’t just pack it in on geo

 

[RU-Choppin-Ohio]

Can we cancel B1G season?

Stop being idiotic.

 

[SCNJ]

Other than shooting, McConnell is doing the other things well tonight. Rebounding, playing good D, nice assist on the Jones three. Mulcahy is completely lost out there.

I agree but when Mulcahy who is more or less an old school point guard, plus Cliff who is great but not a threat outside the paint, you can’t have 3 guys who can’t shoot on the floor together

 

[anon_0k9zlfz6lz9oy]

Alot of people thought geo choked fumbling vs houston. Its honestly just the fact that hes not that athletic and doesnt have a great handle. We need to come up with something else for last shot. Like try to run something.

with that said, geo overall had a very good first half

 

[bac2therac]

We are going to have multiple bad losses in the coming weeks..next 2 very concerning

 

[MS-RU]

Jones need to play significantly more minutes

 

[GM]

Pike is going to tear them a new one for their defense, at least the offense is looking better

 

[FrankZ_RU93]

Nothing I dread more with this team than the end of the first half disaster you know is coming

 

[RUsojo]

Looks like Geo playing well? Pull up jumpers catch and shoot or getting to rim? Don’t have BTN plus

 

[anon_0k9zlfz6lz9oy]

How about running someone off a baseline screen so they can’t just pack it in on geo

Its so weird. Every team in america knows what happens if we have the ball with the shot clock off. Its worked like 2/12 times but the two were memorable so we always go back to it

 

[MV9000]

To be fair, although we are sucking ***, they are raining contested 3s. Even banked one.

 

[RUich]

Maybe we are just not all that good after all. Hard to imagine how poorly we are playing.
NJIT is not a powerhouse.

 

[biazza38]

this team is going to be frustrating.
Thank god Pike is killing it in recruiting

 

[zappaa]

Paul with another 0 line

 

[AreYouNUTS]

“Embarrassing” would be nice to describe that half.

 

[anon_0k9zlfz6lz9oy]

Looks like Geo playing well? Pull up jumpers catch and shoot or getting to rim? Don’t have BTN plus

Little bit of everything. Hes playing very well, my only critic would just be hes dribbling too much at times and thats never good as he doesnt have a great handle

 

[RU Mike73]

@RU-Choppin-Ohio

Not an idiot. Joking around on a message board. Stop being a douche bag.

 

[knight82]

Cliff getting hit in the nuts reminded me of a Bobby Knight story from years ago. An Indiana player got hit hard in the jewels during practice one day. As the kid is on the floor in agony, Bobby goes over to him and says, "I hope you werent planning on using those tonight"

 

[jkernpop]

The quest to lead after the first half continues…

 

[RUFanlivingNC]

Can’t watch the game, like most. Can someone break down the first half to me.. is Cliff hurt? Why are we lossing .

 

[greenknight]

3 garbage teams so far 3 garbage results. None of these teams should be within 25 points of us.

 

[FrankZ_RU93]

It’s very hard to reconcile what we’re seeing now with what we were hearing before the season. How the hell did we “handle” Nova and UCONN?

Unmatched expectations are a very bad thing. Admittedly got tricked by the comments myself.

 

[fluoxetine]

Alot of people thought geo choked fumbling vs houston.

I don't think anyone has ever said this. I mean if anything Geo gets way too much credit as a player because he has performed better in big spots not the other way around.

 

[anon_0k9zlfz6lz9oy]

Can’t watch the game, like most. Can someone break down the first half to me.. is Cliff hurt? Why are we lossing .

Btn+ for $10/month is worth it imo. You can replay every big ten game in all sports and watch games like this live

 

[fluoxetine]

I gotta say I am starting to get a little pissed that these guys are making me sweat every one of these games out on gamecast. Put one of these teams away ffs.

 

[DHajekRC84]

Other than shooting, McConnell is doing the other things well tonight. Rebounding, playing good D, nice assist on the Jones three. Mulcahy is completely lost out there.

Yes. He is.

 

[ScarletKid2008]

3 games vs 250ish ranked programs and third game we’re losing at half at home.

the team just doesn’t look like they have any flow. Doesn’t make sense becusse this teams strength was the seniority + cohesiveness

 

[Shell21]

Alot of people thought geo choked fumbling vs houston. Its honestly just the fact that hes not that athletic and doesnt have a great handle. We need to come up with something else for last shot. Like try to run something.

with that said, geo overall had a very good first half

Best play we run is when Ron comes off the baseline and sets a fake ball screen ( ghost screen ) for Geo and slips out for 3. This way Geo can read the d . Oh and you need some off ball action so the d can’t just sit back in help and clog the lane

 

[RU-Choppin-Ohio]

When Rutgers is in the Tourney.....this thread needs to be bumped....

I am flagging it now and setting a March 15 reminder

 

[Mr. Magoo1]

It’s very hard to reconcile what we’re seeing now with what we were hearing before the season. How the hell did we “handle” Nova and UCONN?

Scrimmages are ********

 

[BigEastPhil]

Shot selections by Caleb, Mulcahy and Harper are maddening. Cliff non existent on first half. Too many shots by Caleb and Mulcahy. Team has low bb iq and appear selfish. Some guys just want their shots. Play Hyatt and Jones

 

[knight82]

Can’t watch the game, like most. Can someone break down the first half to me.. is Cliff hurt? Why are we lossing .

Cliff got hit in the nuts and still looked woozy when he came back in near the end of the half. NJIT is raining 3s and Mulcahy is a human turnover machine.