Now That's Rutgers Basketball

[RU848789]

After three lethargic wins against cupcakes, a bad loss to a DePaul team we should've beaten, an epic loss to Lafeyette, where we sleepwalked through it, and a meltdown loss at UMass that should've easily been a W, as we played well for 30 minutes, we finally put together 40 minutes of Rutgers Basketball, featuring consistently intense and smart defense, strong rebounding, decent ball movement, and decent shooting, especially from deep, and we won by 10 against the best team we've played this season. Should be 7-0, but are 4-3.

Question is whether we can play like this consistently, which we certainly haven't shown at all this year. If we can play like this fairly regularly and get Geo back, we might still be competitive in the B1G, although I'm not going to worry about that yet, as it was just nice to see the team finally get a W. You could tell how much it meant to them.

And I'm very happy for Caleb, who finally played a really good game with 16 points and 6 boards and excellent defense - we know he's not a top player, but there's no way he's as bad as he's shown so far. Was also nice to see great games from Harper (23/9) and Cliff (11/9) and strong games from Paul (5/7/7 with only 1 TO and 2 steals), and Hyatt with 11. Jones was quiet with 4/2, but I feel like he's starting to get it and we got good minutes from Mag and finally Miller, who was a bundle of energy on defense. Agee struggled. Nice game plan/coaching and great crowd. I can enjoy the next few nights, but Illinois will be very tough - do we know when Geo might be back?

 

[SBP]

Yup all of the above..
Agee not ready for prime time. He’s slow and still can’t remember not to dribble in the paint

 

[RU848789]

Yup all of the above..
Agee not ready for prime time. He’s slow and still can’t remember not to dribble in the paint

Yes, but how did he score 14 against UMass (didn't get a chance to watch it)? I've yet to see him do much on offense (or defense) in any other game.

 

[goru7]

Yes, but how did he score 14 against UMass (didn't get a chance to watch it)? I've yet to see him do much on offense (or defense) in any other game.

He played against air or that would be UMASS defense , the worst we will see the rest of the year.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

I saw a guard stay in front of an opposing guard for 94 feet. I saw 4 attempts at drawing a charge.

These were 1st for the 2021-22 season.

We still have too many guys in the rotation that need to tighten up on D.

 

[cm_13]

Yup all of the above..
Agee not ready for prime time. He’s slow and still can’t remember not to dribble in the paint

Agee I think can be serviceable as a backup big, especially In games like last night where Cliff’s minutes are managed well and he can stay out of foul trouble.

In the first few games of the season, Agee looked flat out lost at times, particularly on the defensive end. I think he’s starting to figure it out and the lapses have been fewer over the last few games. Definitely needs to stop putting the ball on the deck though.

There’s obviously going to be a drop off when Cliff isn’t on the floor, but Agee doesn’t have to do a ton out there, just be Shaq Carter and I would be happy with that.

 

[RU-ROCS]

Yup all of the above..
Agee not ready for prime time. He’s slow and still can’t remember not to dribble in the paint

It drives e crazy that as a 5th year senior he constantly comes down with a rebound below his waste and gets stuffed by a guard!