... besides Jersey Cam's ability to steal the basketball (whoa) is Derick Simpson's passing ability, whoa!!!!!! I thought he was a scoring 2. Tonight he played like a solid backup PG who sees the floor VERY well. Wow.
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He likes to get into the lane and dish like a PG
I don’t want to get too ahead of things here, but I think this team is going to be very very good.
Going to be VERY hard to keep him off the floor IMHO. Arguably the fastest - and in control "fast"- player we've had in a long time (yes, faster/quicker than JY).
Hes not ready to take 7 shots in his first game in the first half. Trying to do too much..settle in first
He had really nice 2nd half..sweet jumper and sexy assist
Paul’s facial hair was a surprise and a key ingredient for a final four run.
Simpson not only great with passing and penetration but his defense is great. He does everything well.
Everything looks improved except FT shooting. Which was weird since we looked ok against Fairfield.
Best pass of the game for me goes to Woolfolk, rebound tip to Simpson, unfortunately he didn’t convert.
Simpson might be the fastest guard we’ve had in a long time…. (Qualifying that since I’ve never seen Fast Eddie play…)
For a Frosh he was poised for his first game, overall…
For a Frosh he was poised for his first game, overall…
A lot of people saying he’s faster than Young have quickly forgotten what a blur JY was. It’s a nice debate to have though.
Most surprising to me was Cam’s defense. Pleasantly surprised.
Love Simpson’s game. There was at least two instances in the first half where Simpson got into the lane and had uncontested shots but instead attempted to make difficult passes that were unsuccessful. Thought at the time that he’s got to shoot it.
I don’t know about him being faster than JY. But as a freshman, he is very much in control which was not always the case with JY even as an upperclassman.
I don’t know about him being faster than JY. But as a freshman, he is very much in control which was not always the case with JY even as an upperclassman.
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I’m not going to worry about that too much yet. I think we were pretty jacked up tonight and didn’t focus as we should at the line. We need to take a breath there and take our time.
Was at the game. Cam was all over the court excelling in every facet of the game.
Exactly. The team was so jacked up. Virtually every missed shot during play and at the foul line was too long.
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I saw a better defensive team than in past years, even without Caleb. Team is very quick and athletic, which is 90% of defense.
Too early to know anything about the offense, obviously
Too early to know anything about the offense, obviously
Watching the freshman tonight gave me similar vibes to going to games in that 2018-19 season and seeing the potential in the young ones Difference is, we got 6 guys already at a good level in the rotation with them.
I was not super hot about Simpson when he was on the floor but he has lots of potential just needs to keep on working. Tonight I like the lineup of Paul, Cam, Cliff, Hyatt/Reiber, and Mag/Reiber.
Can't wait to see McConnell on the floor again.
Should be another great and exciting season.
Fun first game at the Trapezoid of Terror.. lol. Will be returning for a B10 game (Indiana or Purde?)
Can't wait to see McConnell on the floor again.
Should be another great and exciting season.
Fun first game at the Trapezoid of Terror.. lol. Will be returning for a B10 game (Indiana or Purde?)
Yeah I kind of agree. Might give a slight nod to young but Simpson is already in more control. Lots to like about this kid!!!
Agree - Simpson definitely ready to be an impact player. He is a good shooter too - Simpson is exactly what we need!
my most surprising takeaway is that the ball doesnt stop anymore, we actually have some flow and quick passing and overall team speed has improved
Cam dominated the first 5:00 of the 2nd half like I’ve rarely seen before ar RU. Offense and defense even keeping rebounds alive that he couldn’t get.
Simpson is confident. He’s lightening quick but plays slow almost and I mean that in the most complementary way. Hes under control.
He's plenty fast and quick, but he's not faster/quicker than JY. Love his game, though, and he'll hopefully be a better distributor and shooter than JY.
Not finishing around the rim
True, it was mostly in first half, chalked it up to all the adrenaline from the hot start.
Yeah but we still don’t run an offense
If you are going back to Eddie, that’s a long time - some on here probably weren’t alive when he played for RU
A few of us last night all agreed he's faster/quicker than JY. I guess we'll agree to disagree.
He maybe twitchier/quicker in small spots. To me, where JY was the fastest Rutgers basketball player I've ever seen, was in a upcourt situation, end to end he was a blur and REALLY got up the court FAST. With the ball in his hands, end to end he blazed. We haven't seen enough of DS to say if he's on par with that, but in halfcourt penetration situations, moving with the ball, etc. DS looked VERY quick IMHO.
Our crew thought JY was just a touch faster/quicker, so we'll have to agree that you're wrong, lol - either way, it's a great "problem" to have...
One thing I noticed for this game at least our perimeter defenders did a good job of staying on their feet for head fakes and jump shots. It’s a pet peeve of mine perimeter defenders leaving their feet to try and block shots. We seem to commit a lot of fouls on 3s. Hopefully this is being remedied.