And the moral of the story is....if you give even half that effort in the first half you win easy.
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Rutgers vs Penn State / Game #2 Thread
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Geo taking the second to last 3 and getting blocked, bad. Then he should have pumped and drove on the last one, we were only down 1 didn't need a 3. But shoulda woulda coulda
Only saying this cause we lost.
Myles has to dunk it instead of passing out to perimeter.
That was gonna be Geo’s one shinin moment. Why do things like this happen to good people. Why
No problem there. We had 3 or 4 chances. That's making a play or making a shot. Not coaching.
There were opportunities around the rim with time still on the clock....bad bounces. Good effort by the team. They looked tired. I'm thinking Geo elevates over that block on a good night. I thought we had them.
I really thought his 3 on the last possession would fall....well, just not his night to make a game winner.
No...he has one so call it and set up your bread and butter which is iso for geo.....
That was awful shot selection. On a night when he just didn’t have it and two was all we needed.
Or any shot.
Rule number 1. If you're not making shots..drive and get to the line.
Nope, stay outside and chuck. They knew that same last second shot was coming top of key.
And if he did that..we’d be complaining why did he go to Gio who was 0 for 10.
Nothing wrong with letting them play. Had the chances that last possession to win,
You're wrong! Myles got the ball and there was NO ONE to guard him. He panicked and threw it out instead of dunking the damn ball. If he did. It's game over.
No iso play tonight for Geo. PSU too quick with the hands.
But that play aside. Miles was once again awesome down the stretch. He's not our offensive go to guy so his instincts were somebody else shoot. It was there. He'll regret that. But he was great again.
I'm NOT complaining about Myles. I love Myles. Why don't you get that???? His instincts there were off. He should have dunked the damn ball, but his instinct at that moment IMO, was to throw it outside. He needs to take charge there and dunk the damn ball That's all I'm saying. He dunks it there and we win the damn game!
He was. And he's a RS freshman with 3 years ahead of him. This is a lesson - he needs to be more aggressive, and to go harder to the rim. He's been awesome this year - and he'll be better next year, partly due to this moment.
Just watched the last series on replay and can not believe he didn't take that right up to win it!
I don’t know....but he did have a timeout to use. That’s all I’m saying. Call it and settle the guys down.
Exactly how? Slow down and read my comments.
That play aside ...um agree.
It was there. Um agree.
He'll regret it...
Man..just saying otherwise ....OTHERWISE...meaning not counting that play, decision, missed opportunity he was good.
I can't help you beyond that my friend. I'm frustrated too but picking a fight not there.
I have mixed emotions on this. I thought in real time Pike should have taken a TO. But I understand in that moment, we had all of the momentum and should have hit a shot and won the game. We had 4 opportunities, especially when Myles got the ball wide open after a missed shot. Instead of dunking the ball, he passed it out. Big mistake. He dunks it there, it's game over, because PSU didn't have a TO.
In rereading your post, I think I overreacted about your comment, "He's not our offensive go to guy so his instincts were somebody else shoot." I thought you were giving him cover for not dunking the ball. Sorry. I'm just mad that his instinct there was to pass it outside instead of dunking it there when no one was covering him. If he dunks it there, it's game over. PSU did not have a TO.
There would be time, but it was running out because they didn't have a TO.
Heart Break Hotel.Another winnable game that Rutgers gave away with a abysmal first half followed by a gallant second half surge that resulted in a one point loss.Some day Rutgers will learn to make layups and be more consistent shooting 3 pointers and the end result will be wins instead of gut wrenching losses.Time and again Rutgers needed a go to scorer in crunch time and fans kept waiting for Baker to make a 3 pointer but it didn't happen.In fact the 3 point shooting all game was abysmal which made the comeback more challenging.I give the team credit for not giving up after the dreadful first half.They played hard but once again lack shooters with the game on the line.Rutgers really needs a player like Stevens who can create shots off the dribble from any where on the court and is a very good foul shooter.The crowd was outstanding and in the second half the noise was deafening.The RAC would have been total madness if only Rutgers could make a layup on the last shots of the game.
We should have called a timeout is a bad take. We got multiple great looks to win the game. That's more than you can ask for. No way we get that many good looks off a timeout. You can't just say we should have called a timeout because we didn't convert. The looks were there. Really really good looks all bc we DIDN'T call a timeout
Cool.
I just watched it like 3 times, and there would have been like 7 or 8 seconds there for them to inbounds and get it up court.
Watching miles post game..lesson learned.
Penn State fan here. Another view on Myles: He kind of bobbled it a bit and I bet he thought he'd be called for traveling if he tried to gather it, so he got rid of it to a guy with a clean look.
Turned out to be a game-winning break for Penn State that the feed wasn't clean. Pretty smart play by the kid after the bobble, if that's the way it went down.
What happened after that was typical end-game stuff when the ball is bouncing around.
Turned out to be a game-winning break for Penn State that the feed wasn't clean. Pretty smart play by the kid after the bobble, if that's the way it went down.
What happened after that was typical end-game stuff when the ball is bouncing around.
I’m still sad about the end of that game so maybe I shouldn’t be posting shoulda coulda woulda stuff.
But this game, the Iowa dagger, and Fordham all with different outcomes and we're playing in Bloomington Sunday with a chance to win and get on the bubble going into the B1G tourney.....
I feel like this time next year the conversation on this board is a lot different. Go RU.
But this game, the Iowa dagger, and Fordham all with different outcomes and we're playing in Bloomington Sunday with a chance to win and get on the bubble going into the B1G tourney.....
I feel like this time next year the conversation on this board is a lot different. Go RU.
Very unfair statement.. (about reading the press, not about the morally corrupt school.)
I think it is our being a little flat in relation to Penn St being super-amped-up. We usually over come a talent shortage by being bigger, playing tougher, and winning in the last 15 minutes of the game (which we very nearly did). It actually offers a perspective on what Iowa, Nebraska or (now) Indiana sees when they play us on a good night. Nobody wants to play us on a good night. I'm confident that now we'll do to Indiana what we did to Iowa (Game 1 or 2) and we'll be ape-s#!t in the Tournament.
Ill leave it at this.....great comeback from an extremely poor 1st half. This is one game in a development process. The real prize starts next year. Lets finish this year off strong finish 500 hopefully get an NIT bid and make that push for NCAA next year
he knew he didnt have a firm grasp on the rebound and didnt want to get blocked again