So what? They aren’t that good. The idea is to get better..not to pad a record with weak wins (that was last year). Illinois is giving ND a heck of a game on the road tonight.
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So what? They aren’t that good. The idea is to get better..not to pad a record with weak wins (that was last year). Illinois is giving ND a heck of a game on the road tonight.
And what I am saying is we have a lot less pad the record opponents this year. Way less. And with a young team and so many new contributors, we need a few of those to gain some confidence and work together as a team.
I would not want to have a more difficult schedule this year for our team.
5 out of our first 10 games are against tough opponents and 3 of those 5 are away.
That’s what.
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If the SJU game is any sort of litmus of how this team reacts when down then I’m not too concerned about the fight in them. The Quick turnaround is rough and will prove to be a gut check.
I think playing these this early is a Good Thing if we’re forced to do it. I guess I’m more interested in seeing how the guys react over the span.
The funny thing about hoops is if we get red hot shooting and making those extra passes we may steal one or scare the bejesus out of someone. And that would be sweet.
I think playing these this early is a Good Thing if we’re forced to do it. I guess I’m more interested in seeing how the guys react over the span.
The funny thing about hoops is if we get red hot shooting and making those extra passes we may steal one or scare the bejesus out of someone. And that would be sweet.
I want wins. No one cares about scaring a very good team in a close loss. Winning the game against teams better than us is the way to improve the program.
That's fine. We just disagree here. The pre-league baby schedule was for last year. This year is more difficult but we will be still less prepared for the league than other teams, IMO.
My issues are more that Carino's article is lending itself to people starting to make excuses already - implying the B1G is screwing us with the schedule. We don't get any respect because we never seem to earn any. Start winning and it's amazing how things change. The good teams and players always seem to have things go their way. It's similar to the people who constantly complain about the refs. I coached AAU and HS basketball for many years and one thing I always told my kids is that sometimes refs aren't going to be fair or good....that's life....tough shi*t and no one else cares. Now, go out and get a lead so that the quality of the refs won't matter. It's always excuses.
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I don't think this was about drumming up controversy, but pointing out a uniquely difficult set of games in the conference this year and in Rutgers history.
The league set it up so that we'd fly to Top 40 Miami for an 11/28 game, fly home on 11/29 for a conference game against #9 MSU on 11/30, then fly to #22 Wisconsin two days later for a game on 12/3. That's tough sledding for any team.
I don’t think we disagree all that much. Maybe a little bit about this season’s OOC.
But if you see my post above responding to someone else, I say the same thing you are saying. Go out and win the game. Wins against good teams garner respect. We need to win some good OOC games and more important, we need to beat B1G blue blood hoops teams. I was in MSG against Indiana and behind me a 20 something Indiana fan was pissing on RU in the first 10 minutes. Long story short, he stfu the rest of the game.
Let’s beat some good teams and shut them up.
Nonetheless, I thrilled the team, fresh off a few days rest, got the win in Miami and hope they use that to propel them to a win Friday in a packed RAC.
Let's sweep all 3!! After last night, anything's possible. Not saying one really good road win means we're going to the Dance, but it does mean we have the talent to at least be 0.500 and maybe, just maybe, a bubble team. Strap in boys and girls, it's going to be a run ride.
Yup. I wanted one win out of SJU, Miami, and SHU, and one win out of this six-day stretch. Miami win takes care of both... now let's get greedy.
F That!
I want at least 1 more win against MSU / or Wisky...it's time to bring back the spirit of the NIT boys of 1967 / the Final 4 Boys of 1976!
Way too long!!
Hit those 3's, rebound like a mutha, MAKE your FT's, cut down on TO's and play tenacious D..
MO
