ask TCU played Oklahoma last night and then this afternoon went out and knocked off the #1 team in the country
Big 10 Tourney 2nd round game thread: RU-Northwestern
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ask TCU played Oklahoma last night and then this afternoon went out and knocked off the #1 team in the country
What recruits will remember is the final 5 minutes of the half and how we could have completely folded but didn't and, instead, made a nice run.
this is all we can ask for. realistically taking the homer glasses off, our fans should not have expected a win today. Just want to make sure we head into the offseason with good vibes and not memories of 30 point plus losses. Need to fight, even RU loses by 20 at least we will have fought
this was very similar to the Iowa game at the RAC where Iowa came in with a purpose and just blitzed us from the get go. Sometimes these games happen when you are playing a very good team. Its a NCAA team that came to play tonight with its A game and showing the country what they are made of. RU just never seem to have a chance...blitzed from the start, almost too passive
Our game is totally about effort and hustle. That's what produces offensive rebounds. Not unreasonable to think that we can't match last night's energy against a better team that is rested and motivated.
Good point -- it's been 1 game. These kids are young. If they make the semis we can talk about tired legs. We tend to project our old man physical stamina onto these young athletes who are in peak physical shape.
yeah but its tough to blame being tired on the first 7-8 minutes of the game...its one thing in the 2nd half. I just think they were unprepared for Northwestern to bring the haymaker tonight
I didn't see any quit from our team that half, even with nothing going our way. Let's see how they respond to start the 2nd half.
True, but a lot of our offensive rebounds are also due the the fact that we miss more shots than any team on the planet.
18 points.. they can do this.. come out and score the 1st 5-6 in the 2nd half and NW might just pucker up.
Its a reach.. but that 2nd half start could be the whole ballgame.
What an amazing story that would be.. surviving a 31-0 run to win a game.. and possibly knock NW out of the tourney.
You gotta have heart
Its a reach.. but that 2nd half start could be the whole ballgame.
What an amazing story that would be.. surviving a 31-0 run to win a game.. and possibly knock NW out of the tourney.
You gotta have heart
that would make complete sense if RU played with some sort of effort, purpose, and energy. "we're playing for respect'...ok , go earn it 2nd half. Lose? well..ok. you dug yourselves the grand canyon. But fight back and represent...super. go home and hold heads high.
It's not the legs per se in these situations it's the combination of mental and physical. When things start to get away when you're a little tired you make lazy mental errors. The lazy pick, the lazy pass, the out of control drive, giving up the back door, not getting back etc. if you have some success different story. But to have success in these situations helps to have some ballers.
I didn't. I thought we'd lose by 18 because we'd be tired, mentally and physically. We don't have the depth or maturity to keep up the pace of a conference tourney yet.
And for those who think playing a game last night when the other team didn't wouldn't make a difference, care to redefine physics and biology for us? You just sound like douches.
Agree, however, sometime you just don't get your legs back right away and it can be a mental thing, too, which is what we saw during that run IMHO. We were simply getting beat ALL over the floor abs it wasn't even close. Those 3 straight stops, Johnson's 3, and BAMM we suddenly have life again.
And give credit where credit is due they shut the freaking lights out of the basket during that run!
Hope for the best in the 2nd I guess!
Our dance team is way hotter - so we got that goin' for us...
Northwestern is a lock, why do I keep hearing various posts on the board today questioning this
At this point come strong out of the blocks. Try and cut it in half by the 10 minute mark and then go from there.
There's still achance with team as they never give up. Last year this is a 40 point loss.
There's still achance with team as they never give up. Last year this is a 40 point loss.
Get a couple easy baskets at the start of the half. Get it to 10 points at the under 12 timeout.....dammit why do I do this to myself
This is the perfect example of why you need a consistent shooter or two just to stop the other teams run. We always hit a cold spell at some point, but now the other team is to the other extreme. Can't afford to have so many empty trips with the way we play the game.
Maybe they come out cold and put a few points up to make it a game.
Maybe they come out cold and put a few points up to make it a game.
A bunch of young, well conditioned athletes being too tired? Please. Maybe a small factor, but nowhere near the main issue. We can't shoot and they can - it's that simple.
Chris Collins is not about to take his foot off the gas in the second half.
I hope that we can settle down and run our offense more effectively the rest of the way.
It looked to me like our team panicked on the offensive end when the NW run got going.
I hope that we can settle down and run our offense more effectively the rest of the way.
It looked to me like our team panicked on the offensive end when the NW run got going.
Ive seen teams come out and play great on day 2 because they have a game under them and the other team doesnt and is tight...gave you the TCU example. Sometimes it goes one way, sometimes another but I just think we shouldnt fall back on it....every team has to play back to back nights at some point. What I didnt like is we were shellshocked...its one thing 16-0 but 31-0 run is almost unheard of, I just dont like excuses trying to defend it...it is what it is
and he shouldnt...the lead is down to 16. Key for Northwestern isnt maybe about pouring it on, its about playing smart....taking the right shots, they are not going to hit all their 3s like they did
Fans need to focus on what is needed to improve the team instead of looking for lame excuses such as tired legs.
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