Basketball RUTGERS-OHIO STATE GAME THREAD

[Pancho1939_rivals]

Mathis needs to come out. Forgot how to box out today

 

[Joey Bags]

We’re gonna lose out lmao

 

[bac2therac]

shredded on the boards

 

[tfio]

Outhustled once again....and once again

 

[Terry_2426]

Not an ounce of confidence within Myles right now

 

[rtabachk]

Game over

 

[jersey07080]

Getting burnt on hustle plays is the most frustrating.

 

[IL Lusciato]

I'm sorry, but Pike needs to realize that the absolute lack of offense also hurts the gains made by good defense.

So many games we start to get stops in D and have a chance to build a run, but the horrible offense just kills any chance of it. We need at least a TINY but of emphasis on offense at some point.

 

[RUsojo]

I’m sure local press didn’t travel but someone needs to ask pike to explain how Geo Paul and Young “compliment” each other on offense. Very curious to hear the BS he uses.

 

[Mr. Magoo1]

How can people honestly be complaining about the refs? We have been an absolute shitshow the entire game.

 

[jersey07080]

We’re gonna lose out lmao

This type of insight is why I pay for premium.

 

[RUby RED]

Effort is gross

 

[soundcrib]

bRUtal

 

[bac2therac]

just one of those days guys. maybe we can use this to light a fire under our asses

i would agree if we just didnt pull a similar crapfest for 32 minutes vs the worst team in the league...one would think they would have learned

this game was lost in the first 5-7 minutes

 

[bethlehemfan]

We forget fundamentals on the road. Refs don’t help but when you play lousy you don’t get the whistle.

 

[koleszar]

This team looks like they smoke dope before the game. Everyone is just loafing around.

 

[RUsince52]

Just standing around under the basket on D, no blockouts.

 

[ScarletteK80]

We’re gonna lose out lmao

Be very careful that you don't choke little man.

 

[MV9000]

They come out at away games playing scared and passive. ****** defense to boot. You don’t win that way.

 

[Scarlet Knut]

I really expected we'd win this game. My two keys were Myles not getting in foul trouble and would Geo be back. Both were wrong.

 

[RUDiddy777]

Something has seemed off about this team for weeks with no shows from too many major players.


That being said, havent we been down double digits in a ton of road games this year and eventually the game came down to the wire?

Geo has been way way way off. Looks like they just didn’t show up tonight or think they can always catch up in the second half...

 

[ScarletteK80]

This team looks like they smoke dope before the game. Everyone is just loafing around.

Wrong, they looked tight imo. A little smoke might have helped out. :Wink:

 

[RutHut_rivals]

Wesson initiates a lot of contact and never gets called for the foul. Pike has to speak up. Yes, KW is a good player but.

 

[Scarlet Knut]

Very disappointing.

 

[RW90]

Charmin Soft.

If the season ended today, I'd rather we not dance. No sense getting excited just for a first round loss.

 

[bethlehemfan]

Ohio State has struggled but they’re good particularly at home. Not sure why anyone expected a win here. I was hopeful but no way I expected one here

 

[Caliknight]

Shooting. On the road you need it even more than home. It's always been our issue.

Hustle, D, rebouding...if you can't score, all those things get negatively impacted.

Pike. For the love of God. Go to Europe and get a deadly knock down shooter. If the D gets hurt a little bit, so be it. It's the next step truly compete on the road.

 

[Scarlet Blind_rivals]

How does Ohio St have zero fouls in 8 minutes into the 2nd half. I saw quite a few obvious fouls on shots not called.

 

[RUsojo]

i would agree if we just didnt pull a similar crapfest for 32 minutes vs the worst team in the league...one would think they would have learned

this game was lost in the first 5-7 minutes

Playing the same combinations.

 

[Joey Bags]

This type of insight is why I pay for premium.

On premium as well, guy.

Also, where is our winning offense gonna come from?!

 

[Caliknight]

Ohio State has struggled but they’re good particularly at home. Not sure why anyone expected a win here. I was hopeful but no way I expected one here

Me neither. Every B1G team is good at home, including us.

Was hoping we'd be more competitive.

 

[ColonelRutgers]

I'm sorry, but Pike needs to realize that the absolute lack of offense also hurts the gains made by good defense.

So many games we start to get stops in D and have a chance to build a run, but the horrible offense just kills any chance of it. We need at least a TINY but of emphasis on offense at some point.

It's called recruiting.

 

[PatrickRU92]

i would agree if we just didnt pull a similar crapfest for 32 minutes vs the worst team in the league...one would think they would have learned

this game was lost in the first 5-7 minutes

but we're just not showing the effort tonight which is REALLY odd for this team. I mean if we played a little defense and boarded we still might have lost but not like this. we aren't going to sleepwalk like this again (I hope)

also doesn't help that OSU has run their offense perfectly tonight.

this is one of those games that you just forget about and move on.

 

[bac2therac]

more open 3s...lol

 

[JudgeSmails56]

Expected outcome.. we aren’t going to beat anyone decent on the road since we have no one that can shoot.

 

[RUJMM78]

They come out at away games playing scared and passive. ****** defense to boot. You don’t win that way.

The woeful offense impacts how the team performs in other aspects of the game.

 

[RUsojo]

Finally a good lineup combo here

 

[BOCA93]

How many open looks are they going to give OSU from 3!!!

 

[bethlehemfan]

Caleb struggles

 

[bac2therac]

Ohio State has struggled but they’re good particularly at home. Not sure why anyone expected a win here. I was hopeful but no way I expected one here

they lost 2 at home. this was a winnable game albeit tough...other Big 10 schools who are vying for the ncaa are now winning on the road, the only ones who arent are RU and Indiana