greenknight said:

Here in is the problem with people on this site....you are NOT winning with 2 players. There are more than 2 players on this team we just choose to dictate that only 2 players should be taking 80% of shots while everyone else just plays defense and stands there and spectates on offense.. Team 1st Stats 2nd cant play with that mindset LOSS

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I've stated Harper + Bailey + good (not needing great) games from the rest is R winning formula. What's the problem?

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greenknight said:

Did you not watch game Kerkack 26. AB did nothing but take bad shots

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How many times did you see a Derkack shot and say “no no no no YES!”

I don’t care how many points the kid had, it’s not like he was throwing up a ton of quality looks either, he was just hot.

This isn’t even about JD’s performance though.

You have a top 5 future NBA superstar on your roster. He’s LOADED with talent, and presents a matchup issue for a lot of teams.

Today? Carr was a matchup issue for Ace. Very long, athletic, big. Not many teams have a guy like that.

But guess what, MSU has him, and our staff did nothing to change that matchup in our favor. That’s a problem. It was clear as day. Our staff was content with MSU having that matchup, even though it was clearly bothering your win condition. Inexcusable.

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Ridge 22 said:

They have both been horrendous in virtually every game this season. At some point, maybe we just need to acknowledge they aren't B1G caliber players and this is the best they can do.

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I mean i didn't want either in the first place bc i didn't think they were athletic enough to play in the B1G and Martini was too undersized

That doesn't mean they should forget how to shoot a wide open 3

FastMJ said:

Calm down. He’s better at 50% than most of our guys

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No he's not. We didn't play any better with him on the court today, in fact we had more movement without him.

Ridge 22 said:

You seek delusional. Just checking on you. Enjoy those national championships we have won though. Good times.

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Derkack for 20, Harper for 19, Ace making 2-3 more baskets, and Harper a better stopper on D is 'seeking' delusional. OK bruh.

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socaldave said:

Well you are going to, on day 1 of the NBA draft!

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Yup. Will be great for the program that’s for sure!!

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BIGRUBIGDBIGredmachine said:

LOL sure maybe Derkack's breakout game goes for 20 in that hypothetical. Does a healthy Harper still not get 18, 19 and open up Ace for a few more baskets? Harper is also better on D than any of R guards.

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Here in is the problem with people on this site....you are NOT winning with 2 players. There are more than 2 players on this team we just choose to dictate that only 2 players should be taking 80% of shots while everyone else just plays defense and stands there and spectates on offense.. Team 1st Stats 2nd cant play with that mindset LOSS

RAC93 said:

Stop, this team does not execute winning basketball. They could easily have beaten Kennesaw, easily beaten Bama, easily beaten Princeton, easily beaten A&M, easily beaten PSU on the road…..but they didn’t……good teams win, bad teams find ways to lose. These guys find ways to lose, they are 6-10 in their last 16 games. They are not a good team.

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All this ^^^^

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darkcheck said:

In no way does Derkack go for 20 if Harper is 100%. Just my opinion. You’re entitled to yours. Of course I’d rather have Dylan at 100%, but when we did we still lost close to good teams. And he wasn’t even just good he was out of his mind good. My point is the rest of the roster isn’t good enough to win big boy games. It’s a team sport and we have to stop making excuses. It’s a poor roster overall.

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No argument about the roster--I've been barking about that since early December.

BIGRUBIGDBIGredmachine said:

Huh?

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You seek delusional. Just checking on you. Enjoy those national championships we have won though. Good times.

Simply horrendous halfcourt offense. The 3 point shooting was horrendous .Bailey had a poor shooting effort and Harper spent most of the game on the bench with the inured ankle.Kudos to Durkack for a outstanding game scoring 26 points.Michigan State did their thing with the curl offense creating and making close range shots to the basket or getting fouled.This was a winnable game if Rutgers had a healthy Harper ,Martini made some 3 pointers and Bailey made some second half baskets.Bottom line the team has very little chance of winning without 40 points from Bailey and Harper.Bailey is really being challenged with double teams with Harper not playing.Great crowd at MSG but just another loss away from the RAC.

Best player doesn't play and ace goes 3-16. It's pike's fault. Lol

Ridge 22 said:

What color is the sky in your world?

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Huh?

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BIGRUBIGDBIGredmachine said:

LOL sure maybe Derkack's breakout game goes for 20 in that hypothetical. Does a healthy Harper still not get 18, 19 and open up Ace for a few more baskets? Harper is also much better on D than any of R guards.

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In no way does Derkack go for 20 if Harper is 100%. Just my opinion. You’re entitled to yours. Of course I’d rather have Dylan at 100%, but when we did we still lost close to good teams. And he wasn’t even just good he was out of his mind good. My point is the rest of the roster isn’t good enough to win big boy games. It’s a team sport and we have to stop making excuses. It’s a poor roster overall.

PessimisticallyHopefulPragmatist said:

I'll ask again, what action is taking place? What are the actions needed? Let's start small, what is Rutgers doing to promote wrestling?

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T-shirt toss, $1 popcorn and the Rizzler!!

Rokodesh said:

Ace is rail thin. He needs to add muscle, and he will as he gets older.

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It’s mind boggling to me he’s a top 3 pick. Just don’t see it

BIGRUBIGDBIGredmachine said:

LOL sure maybe Derkack's breakout game goes for 20 in that hypothetical. Does a healthy Harper still not get 18, 19 and open up Ace for a few more baskets? Harper is also better on D than any of R guards.

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What color is the sky in your world?