Cam can never pass up lightly contested 3s. He is getting better, but again last night he passed up a look late in the shot clock.
GAME 15 MARYLAND: Welcome to R Nightmare
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Excellent point Scangg. Maryland is either dirty, or they tried to take us off our game by being dirty. Or both.
Either way, we kept our composure. Not easy to do while on the court. Eye on the prize. That is a winning attitude.
I think Willard told his team over and over about how tough Rutgers is and in the process put a chip on their shoulder. No athlete wants to be told the other team won because they were tougher. And MD did play tough. From here on, we’re gonna have to prove it all night, every night.
Excellent recap as always. Credit to Maryland . They came to play but just couldn't handle the Rutgers defense, especially in the first half when at times they seemed so frustrated and bewildered you'd almost feel sorry for them. For me what's so different about this year compared to the past is that, talent-wise, Rutgers has appeared to be the better team in virtually all their games, including the Purdue game.
I blame the refs and Maryland’s crybaby coach for not reining in the muggings. Cam, Caleb and Paul all got pounded on fast breaks in dangerous attempts in the air. They went after the body and not the ball. We were fortunate that we didn’t have a serious injury.
Thats a huge improvement. We have hovered in the low to mid 60s for awhile. Cant understate the importance of that improvement
Great point on the fouls. I was sitting there screaming for fouls. Coming out of a timeout that was a no-brainer. I can't believe that Pike didn't remind them of the foul situation. Three well-timed fouls on the floor would have made it near impossible for them to score. Instead they get a 3. Luckily it didn't factor in the outcome yesterday but in a close game little miscues like that could be a killer.
Torvik scored this game as 98 out of 100 for Rutgers. Gives them 8 total games over 95 (Elite efficiency) and 5 straight since losing to Seton Hall.
Was our defense really that much worse? I think Maryland just started hitting 3's. The announcer said they made like 8 of 12 or something crazy like that after starting ice cold and just chucking some defeatist terrible shots
I'm sure it's a bit of both, but hitting or missing 3's makes a defense look much worse or better every time
It's one thing to keep your composure after one incident. It's entirely different to try to keep it when it's repeated over and over, especially if it's the same person
Remember these are alpha competitors with 18-22 year old levels of testosterone pumping through them
Anyone at the game: Did they review the possible shot clock violation on Maryland in the 2nd half? It was right before a tv timeout and the broadcast never showed a replay.
Agreed - up until the end of the first half - there was no point in defending the perimeter tightly. They couldn’t buy a bucket. Their bench guys hit a couple to end the half but we probably didn’t think that much of it. Pike had some bench guys in then too.
Maryland came back out nailing perimeter shots and eventually we adjusted our defense to prevent them from getting g those looks.
One small item. Paul continues to be too hesitant inbounding the ball. He never seems to pull the trigger when he needs to on the first option. Not sure what the deal is with that but it's a consistent pattern
I wonder if maybe Dean can be a late game inbounder when up and teams looking to foul?
Paul is shooting an outstanding 86% from the line anyway. That gives us another great option to pair with Cam at an absolutely incredible 96.8% and 3rd option Caleb at a very good 81%
I wonder if maybe Dean can be a late game inbounder when up and teams looking to foul?
Paul is shooting an outstanding 86% from the line anyway. That gives us another great option to pair with Cam at an absolutely incredible 96.8% and 3rd option Caleb at a very good 81%
No..it was criminal...that was a violation and they let it play on which resulted in a quick rebound and shot attempt and foul which gave MD 2 foul shots. Bad job
This is the danger vs Iowa. We have been giving up the open 3 alot...eventually some team is going to get hot and burn us
I am not sure that Paul had full "composure" at first after that flagrant foul. He popped up quick and I though was going to step towards Reese before the entire RU squad surrounded him and kept him from doing anything crazy.
I noticed the same.
He passed up a 3.
But then got it right back and took the 3 (and made it).
I said the same thing though after the initial pass - let it fly.
Cam needs to use Hyatt's shot selection decision making
As I was watching a bit of Iowa/IU last night, I was wondering what the approach will be against Murray on Sunday. I am sure we will mix it up, but assume he will see a heavy dose of Caleb with a splash of Mag.
Great recap as usual, Bac. As for Cliff, besides his stellar 13 boards, the other glaring stat for him in the opposite direction was 4 TOs . That just should not happen. Even Pike called him out for the TO's in the post game. Cliff has got to be better with the ball when teams throw 2 and 3 guys at him. Hopefully he will continue to learn to make the quick pass out to an open shooter or cutter. In fairness to Cliff, he did not see this type of double-teaming too much last year because Ron and Geo got a lot more attention on the perimeter. So, it is a learning process. He is a smart kid and a hard worker, so I think he will get much better at this as the season progresses.
It's much easier for Hyatt to get his shot off than Cam because he gets it off so quick and elevates so high. Cam has to pick his spots.
I think Willard’s game plan was very clearly based off of watching film from the Seton Hall game. We just handled the pressure a bit better this time.
I thought it was a few steps lower. Worth noting Caleb took a huge rest (almost a nap) in the middle of the 2nd half. I am very happy Pike gave him a long rest after he played the entire 1st half (or close to it)
I also was cursing Hyatt's made 3 at the end of the 1st half when we should have been playing for the last shot. That was vintage Hyatt!
Maryland shot 36%, Ohio State shot 42%, Wake Forest shot 42% and we won* all of those games. I suppose Ohio State's actual percentage would dip under 40% if you take out the illegal shot.
True. Extra double and triple team drills for Cliff and the bigs will be thrown into practice going forward.
I was surprised to hear him call out Cliff....that is unusual....obviously he views this as a problem and correctable
His shot selection, in fairness, has been much better in the last few games. And he’s holding his own on the defensive end even on the occasion when he he needs to step out and defend the perimeter he hasn’t burned us as badly as last year. Definite improvement.
That was the play where he had just missed a wide open 3 from the same spot, had Cliff with a great seal to the baseline, and instead chucks a contested 3
It was sooooo Hyatt 🤣
Hyatt doesn't elevate so high on his shot at all
Cam can get his shot off just fine. He is just too unselfish and doesn't want to take bad shots. His release point is very high which helps too.
There are many many times Spencer could take a slightly contested 3 or a little deeper 3, and he turns it down. He really needs to be pulling the trigger any chance he gets. Cam is the best shooter on the team by so far. If we could get him more like 6 to 8 3pt attempts a game we would never lose
No. never did and Pike asked for it and was ignored. Thought that live at the game it was a shot clock violation.
Assuming I'm reading the rules correctly, it was not criminal - because it's not reviewable. I think this falls into the same category as the OSU endgame rules violations which weren't reviewable, because a whistle never blew. As far as I can tell, the general principle is that if play hasn't been stopped by a whistle or made basket or out of bounds, the play can't be reviewed, as they don't want to stop the rhythm of the game. It's just a mistake and I'd personally rather not see a host of situations added to review (except the endgame situation we saw at OSU), as the games already get bogged down in reviews in the last 2 minutes.
Section 2. Instant Replay—Voluntary Use (Except Where Noted) Art 1. Officials may use such available equipment only in the following situations (page 106 in the rule book in the link below):
b. Scoring. 4. Determine if the ball was released on a try for goal before the sounding of the shot clock horn when the try is successful. The officials must recognize the potential mistake and signal to the scorer that an instant replay review is required prior to the ball next becoming live. When the try is unsuccessful, a review is not permissible.
https://www.quickscores.com/downloads/ftmeadesports_20222023_Mens_NCAA_Basketball_Rulebook.pdf
I thought this may have had to do with Reiber’s minutes. Maryland was still pressing quite a bit at that point. With Caleb sitting, it was smart to put a better ball handling big on the floor. Dean’s more reliable as a handler than Cliff, Mag or Hyatt. Certainly do not want the latter 3 playing long stretches together with any combo other than Paul and Caleb.
How? Seems pretty clear to me, when the rule (in the voluntary review section) says, "when the try is unsuccessful, a review is not permissible," meaning if a shot taken at the end of the shot clock misses, a review is not allowed. Period. The only time a potential shot clock violation is reviewed for a missed shot is at the end of any period when the game clock reads zero - to see if there was a violation before the clock ran out, so time could be put back on and further play could ensue. That's part of the mandatory review section.
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