True
I almost puked though. Not the way I wanted to start the season.
I mean yeah but I learned a lot about this team tonight. None of it good.
First game last year we exploded offensively with Eugene hitting 3,s. We know what happened after that. Best thing long term for this team is a close win against a team that had no business being in the game.
You learned a lot after one game?? C’mon.
You learned a lot after one game?? C’mon.
Yes. I'm not drawing any firm conclusions. After two games last year we were 60% from three. Obviously that reverted and we ended up below average. But those games also gave us a glimpse at how the team would be better than the previous two years.
I could also argue if we didn’t shoot the 3 so well in game 2 last year (we won by 4)..we lose that game.
We win this game tonight without having to rely on the 3. That could also give us a glimpse this years team May be better than last.
It’s silly to say you learned a lot after 1 game. Very silly
I’d wait 3 or 4 games to get an idea on this team
I could also argue if we didn’t shoot the 3 so well in game 2 last year (we won by 4)..we lose that game.
We win this game tonight without having to rely on the 3. That could also give us a glimpse this years team May be better than last.
It’s silly to say you learned a lot after 1 game. Very silly
I’d wait 3 or 4 games to get an idea on this team
We smashed Drexel in game 2 last year
I'm going to go out in a limb and say that Bryant probably isn't a sub 300 team. Those guards are pretty solid.It took this team exactly ONE GAME to completely deflate my excitement for the season.
Yeah, I know it’s just one game, but if we’re capable of playing like dog shit against a sub 300 team, it does not bode well for how we will play against tougher competition.
This team looked like absolute mess on offense. And I don’t just mean because we couldn’t hit shots. The whole offense just looked disjointed and out of synch.
The only bright side is that there’s nowhere to go but UP from this awful performance.
Not saying they will be great by any stretch, but they were picked sixth out of 11 in the NEC preseason poll. Veteran team in key roles. They are likely not in the 300s.I'm going to go out in a limb and say that Bryant probably isn't a sub 300 team. Those guards are pretty solid.
Yes, winning is the main thing that matters but the level of competition also matters.Rutgers was a 20 point favorite against Bryant and quite frankly Rutgers was fortunate they won.The Rutgers offense was woeful and the defense allowed far too many open 3 point shots.Pikiell kept changing personnel but there was no cohesive unit for any sustained time period.Players fans expected to score had poor shooting totals which hopefully will be a reality check to stop reading the press clippings and spend more time in the gym shooting.It actually is.
Winning is all that matters.
Yes, winning is the main thing that matters but the level of competition also matters.Rutgers was a 20 point favorite against Bryant and quite frankly Rutgers was fortunate they won.The Rutgers offense was woeful and the defense allowed far too many open 3 point shots.Pikiell kept changing personnel but there was no cohesive unit for any sustained time period.Players fans expected to score had poor shooting totals which hopefully will be a reality check to stop reading the press clippings and spend more time in the gym shooting.It actually is.
Winning is all that matters.
Watched a bunch of games the past 3 days. For some reason it’s really noticeable the start to this season how sloppy and ugly the play is, especially the shooting. Even those MSG games on Tuesday were poorly played. Kansas - Duke was a turnover fest on every possession and Michigan State. - Kentucky was a foul fest with Sparty going into long offensive drouts. Some other B1G teams haven’t looked better. Play has been bad.
Id rather win ugly than lose looking good.
but true, winning and looking good woukd have been ideal.
I sense Rutgers football angst bleeding over...we are so programmed as a fan base!:Laughing
No real deer in the headlights period of adjustment for him. He came ready to play. He's a gamer.Paul looked very good for his first game
I mean yeah but I learned a lot about this team tonight. None of it good.
Did you learn any more today?
Did you learn any more today?
Yes. Two datapoints are better than one. Many of the issues we had against Bryant have been cleaned up.
More answers than questions todayMore questions than answers
Fair enough.
Think today is evident why I think it’s silly to “learn” something about a team after 40 minutes.
It’s going to take at least a few more games to learn what this team is
Post less.Agree, crazy how this board is so up and down, chill people and enjoy the ride, this year is going to be fun, at least for the people that allow themselves to have fun. Have lurked on this board since the beginning but never posted,amazing how miserable people can be.