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Rutgers vs Wisconsin / Game Thread
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Doorson with epic D. Keep that effort up the whole game. If he and Gettys can do that we'll be alright. Like Corey driving. If he takes off an extra step later he will make more or at least get a foul hopefully.
I like our defense and so do the announcers...at least they're not sh%tting all over us like in years past.
Pikiell has to work the offense so we stop turning the ball over. Not sure what he can change to play more to our strengths, but 9 TOs already will kill us.
We aren't nearly as good as other teams in the flopping department.
We're just not skilled offensively besides a few of our guards but we're athletic and we can play D.
Tougher the competition Rutgers faces the harder it will be for this team to score.Far too many turnovers and missed shots around the basket.On defense Rutgers excessive fouling .The talent disparity really shows in games like this one .33-18 Wisconsin last minute of first half.
Wisconsin is very good, they will not overwhelm..they will weaken you with slow poison and then slice your neck
Well make 3 layups, that we didn't get the rebound off of, and this is a 9-point game at half.
RU runs too many plays with players passing to guys attacking the basket. Need more plays with guys open on the perimeter.
We need to continue to hit our threes and take the ball out of Hayes' hands. It's not over but it's a long hard road.
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Sorry to say but offense looking Jordenesque or hopefully Wisc plays the best D in BIG. We seem to be stumbling to basket and thank goodness Mike made a couple of threes!
Look. This game is exactly who RU is. Very strong defensively. Solid rebounding. They do not give up. They play hard.
That said. It is an awful, awful offensive team. The three centers, despite their size, have zero offensive skills. You then have four players in Freeman, Laurent, Sa, and Omen (the freshman) who also have zero offensive skills. They cannot shoot, they cannot dribble, they cannot pass, they even are poor at catching the ball. When seven players have zero offensive ability you cannot win games against quality opponents.
Add the immaturity of Sanders and it is exceedingly tough to win.
Let's see if the team comes out and continues to play hard and is strong on the defensive end. That is the way to measure the team right now.
That said. It is an awful, awful offensive team. The three centers, despite their size, have zero offensive skills. You then have four players in Freeman, Laurent, Sa, and Omen (the freshman) who also have zero offensive skills. They cannot shoot, they cannot dribble, they cannot pass, they even are poor at catching the ball. When seven players have zero offensive ability you cannot win games against quality opponents.
Add the immaturity of Sanders and it is exceedingly tough to win.
Let's see if the team comes out and continues to play hard and is strong on the defensive end. That is the way to measure the team right now.
It was over when we brought a walk on in during the first substitution instead of Sanders.
Playing really good interior D. Couple of things not going Rutgers way down low. Guarding tall scorers at the 1,2, or 3 will be the achillies heel on D all year.
The difference is that Eddie's offenses will always look Jordanesque, Pikiell's won't once he has some players with experience in his system.
I agree with much of what you wrote. I disagree that the centers have zero offensive skill. Diallo and Doorson need to match Wisconsin ruggedness on D with their own on O. I do agree that this isn't a team that Freeman, Sa, or CJ can play well against. They're just not physical enough to compete with Wisconsin's bigs.
I'm interested in seeing how Pike approaches the second half. I'd go big, but he knows his team.
Freeman needs less minutes, looks like he gets tired and falls asleep a few times. Not sure who you give them to though.
lol didn't mean it in a "we can have a run early/comeback" way; more like a "I'd feel a little better" way, that's all.