Can we beat Temple without both Caleb and Paul?
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I actually think the opposite.
Cliff dominates the 1st half. 2nd half he was quiet and we just didn’t get him the ball. I think that is different if Paul is there.
End game I did not feel comfortable at all without Paul on the floor.
take a look at how many assists we had today. Paul didn’t play more than 10 minutes.
Jalen should be on one of the first three teams we’ve played this year. He has no offensive game. Open up a scholly- he will transfer. Simpson is 10x better from day 1
He plays a role on this team
He played a role on last years NCAA team
How about giving the kids credit for the terrific foul shooting which hasn’t happened in ages across multiple player. 28-34 today over 80% and our starters finished 17-17 last game and overall 19-22 which is ridiculously good. Frankly we have real good foul shooters that look like it will be an asset all year. We have quicker guys that are attacking the rim which bodes well.
What game were you watching. We were up 13 at half and stretched it to 18 and they cut it to 10 and it stayed between 10-13 for all but the last 3 minutes when they briefly cut it to 6 then Cliff had the big block and it was back to 12 with a little less than 50 seconds left.
Not sure what game you watched but your statement is so inaccurate . Take the rest of the night off buddy.
THAT is the million dollar question for sure. I’m leaning Simpson, Cam, Caleb, Hyatt, Cliff
Starting really does not matter, but I would guess that Caleb’s minutes will be limited the first game coming back from a knee injury.
Let’s hope they are both able to play. Temple beat #16 Villanova last night. Only 4 Temple players scored in the game with nothing from their bench and only 5 from their center. If we have our full team , we can wear them down.
Nova's 1st game without Jay Wright, that program might be taking a step back.
Not having Caleb and Mulcahy getting time with the newcomers is going to set our chemistry and teamwork back.
Yes … and RU went 1-2 in the NCAA with losses to Houston and ND … and last game 25+ years before that was a lost to ASU.
RU doesn’t have enough firepower to win vs TU without Caleb or Paul. Simpson has talent, but shooting like 36% from the floor.
If the lineup from the 2nd half is what we go on with, it’s going to be a long night.
Nova was due to fade to average once Wright left. Temple has to still play Vandy before facing us while we have a 6 day rest.
Caleb plays and contributes as he gets his legs back. Paul could be gone till the start of December when the big boys come in. Shoulders generally do not heal in a week. Let’s hope it is not the whole season
We’re going to expose Temple. Beating a team that was overrated isn’t a test.
Yes I know about a shoulder injury
Fell down skiing pretty hard last year
Wound up being a small rotor cuff tear
Took a long time, over six months to get a lot better, and still some residual problems nine months later
As far as playing basketball through a small tear event, would be tough I would say
If it was his shooting hand… Harness will affixed and into battle he’ll go. There will be more time set aside on the bench and if Caleb returns soon that will make it quite possible Paul sits a game or 2’
I will be at Mohegan Sun on Friday....I really hope both Caleb and Paul are able to play....
Between your hate of Mag and Miller.... you realize defense is part of basketball right?
The thing that concerns me most about this game is the match up itself (not necessarily the personnel). It’s been a refreshing change seeing this year’s team’s ability to turn defense into offense on fast break opportunities. There’s no question that’s huge. But the rate we’ve been doing that at is not sustainable against better teams, and sometimes it takes a game or two to adapt when suddenly your team isn’t dropping 20+ points in transition and has to earn everything in the halfcourt. Temple only turned the ball over 7 times against Villanova so hopefully we’re prepared for that task on Friday. I really hope Caleb is ready as his defense could be very important in the game.
Could see this coming when we were kissing him that last game .. offense non existent without Paul .. Pikiell all he had to do was go inside to Cliff and we had Mag and Oskar shooting terrible 3s and Hyatt dribbling into tripping turnovers 6 times
It was a bad start and 3 point shooting. We turned it around but it was too late. They were hot from 3 early and we couldn’t hit any. Team played hard and never moped or called it in. We did that last year early.
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