Ironically, I think their reliance on Edey — and all of those 2-point shots — leaves them vulnerable to hot shooting teams. Mind you, they’re better at shooting threes this year, but yeah they are susceptible to being upset if a team figures out how to limit Edey or he has an off game.
Agree 100% with the Ogbole piece and we will have JWill this time
Agree. I think we are better off if Purdue comes back an wins this game. You would think Purdue would have an easier time getting good perimeter looks for Smith, Loyer..etc with Edey in the post.
I know that but struggling two straight games vs Minnesota and @ Ohio St will mean a loss is going to come. Why not us, a team we always play well against.
I’m thinking it’s too early to write a check that Ogbole can’t cash. But agree that he can help us inside on both ends of the floor. Purdue game will tell RU fans a lot about Ogbole. Fingers crossed.
UConn is better than Purdue.
DJ Carstensen was one of the refs, he always favors Purdue in any matchup
There is pretty much zero chance that Ogbole won't be able to do better than Wolf on Edey
Jinx invoked and wins again. Nice work. I like Painter, dislike Edey.
Ogbole's Rutgers bio says he weighs in at 260 and 242 pounds. Not sure why the bio writer couldn't settle on one weight or the other.
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This is why Purdue makes an early exit in the NCAA’s they don’t have the ridiculous Big 10 refs calling their game and they don’t end up with such a wide disparity at the free throw line
Agree on Ogbole as the better option. That being said, Zed Key did a nice job on Edey.
The last game broadcast announcers said Ogbole now up to 290 lbsOgbole's Rutgers bio says he weighs in at 260 and 242 pounds. Not sure why the bio writer couldn't settle on one weight or the other.
Emmanuel Ogbole - Men's Basketball - Rutgers University Athletics
Emmanuel Ogbole (22) Center - Ogbole is a 6-foot-11, 242-pound center from Aune-Adoka, Nigeria who joins RU following one season at the junior college level with
What is the source of the 290 Ogbole weight? That is a lot of muscle added in the few months since the bio was written.
Today, it only puts them at 3-10 Q1/2, Q1 2-6 Q2 1-4 BUT 7-1 Q3, Ws vs 82 Minn(31-75), vs 84 RU, N vs 105 UCLA(51-100) could all become Q2 wins would help. W vs Q2 75 Maryland is a factor too but 2-6 3-5, 5-1 or 2-6, 4-4, 4-1 look better with 5 gms tg. I doubt Minn, RU and MD all get and stay above 75 at the end.
Have you heard of freshman mistakes? It happened once, and maybe we could move on from it?
Just don't see OSU getting in unless they win the B1G Tournament. They have some talent - especially in their backcourt. They're a dangerous team right now with Holtmann getting fired and will screw someone else's chances of getting in the NCAA. They're out though
Because OSU looks to be a team that could end up with 18-20 wins and be another team we will be up against for a bid if we make a nice run here. Also we now play Purdue off a loss instead of a 10 game win streak. They will be more focused now, just human nature
UConn has five starters that all can score 20 points plus their half court offense creates lots of dunks and pick and roll layups.
My bad on the question- I was not thinking they were in the conversation because they have been a long skid lately. We can control what is in front of us and the last game of the season against Ohio State. Wonder if RU will get any extra "points" for their later performance with Jeremiah being activated vs. Ohio State being 2-10 in their last 12 games. More focused? We will see.
