GAME 29 MICHIGAN: Fitting end

[bac2therac]

We have all seen these games as RU fans. This year all too often. A ridiculous fools gold performance in the first half and the complete opposite in the 2nd half and then done in by a dagger at the buzzer that just guts any feeling in your body. Again this team is every bit of its 14-15. Its s an accurate reflection. The collapse in the 2nd half scoring only 8 points in 11 plus minutes with just 3 fg and going 9-36 in the 2nd half is not surprising because we have seen these stretches before in Pikes tenure and this season as well.

I talked about the blueprint was to just outscore the opponents and that is clearly what RU was going for. Are you kidding me? RU was 12-14 and dead in the water after listless performances at the RAC vs Iowa and on the road at Oregon. Sure beating the likes of Washington and USC in track meets felt good but was that sustainable. I do not think even the most optimistic Rutgers fan could have imagined the offensive tidal wave that hit Ann Arbor tonight. A scintillating first half offensive explosion that I am not sure any of us have ever seen. A barrage of 3s 8-15 in the first half and shooting nearly 70%. 57 freaking points in a half vs a team that only gave up 46 in their previous game. Its not even as if you could pinpoint what Michigan did wrong. I mean they were shooting over 50% themselves. It was as if everything RU threw up was going in after J Will banked a 3 in. In the end as I questioned...is this sustainable...you can win certain games like this you cannot win them all. You cannot win when you go cold and you cannot make stops and in the end RU could not make stops

Look at some eeriely similar type close games

Kennesaw LOSS 79-77
Notre Dame WIN 85-84 OT
Penn State WIN 80-76
Seton Hall WIN 66-63
Princeton LOSS 83-82
Nebraska WIN 85-82
Washington WIN 89-85 OT
Michigan LOSS 84-82

5-3 in games that went down to the absolute wire. There was nothing appreciably in the closing minutes that we didnt see in Vegas vs Notre Dame or vs Princeton or at Washington. All games played with total focus on outscoring the opponent and little on defense. You live by the sword you die by the sword. You win some close games. You lose some close games. The one constant is that Rutgers just isnt good enough to win enough close games to make them a tourney team. Michigan is now 9-0 in close games. Somehow having a knack....some coaching, some individual play making, some instinct, some grit and most of all confidence. Credit Michigan, they easily could have been frustrated by failing to slow down RUs offense. They became patient in the 2nd half and did it little by little

I do not think RU was confident in the last few minutes. The offense way out of wack. The wrong people shooting even before that and in the end we had J Will and Acuff taking our shots. How is it not Dylan or Ace....yes Acuff got fouled on the 3 and he had an incredble game but you want Dylan or Ace taking all your shots late. Unfortunately they didnt have great games that we need for RU to win. 13-25 fg shooting for 30 points is nothing to sneeze at but we needed more from them fair or not. Neither was good from 3...1-4 and Dylan was just 2-5 ft. They had 22 in the first half but just 8 in the 2nd. Yes guys like Summerville with 17 and fantastic at the line 7-7 stepped up and Acuff 4-8 from 3 for 16 points. The reality is RU did not deserve this game based on their play in the 2nd half. You cant just try to hang on. RU missed 11 straight shots over about 6 minutes and let the lead wittle from 12 to 4. In fact RU missed 3 shots up 74-62 and 3 chances to give RU a new biggest lead. Utter futility with Ace/Dylan pulling a disappearing act and guys like EO and Zak and Lathan taking the shots. Pike was powerless to stop the boulder rolling down the mountain and he likely waited too long once again to call a timeout. Rutgers didnt value their possessions and they got tight and lost any confidence. The so called stars wilted went it counted. Its not being harsh, these guys will be getting millions in the NBA next year.

A shame because RU was a missed shot away from being in the fringes of the bubble discussion and that would have been unbelievable but at least something to hope for. Instead the loss and how it happened is pretty fitting for this season. A reminder to never get too high on this team even when it does some nice things. A reminder that groundhogs are real and this season was not just meant to be. Rutgers was never truly going to get out the moment they were stuck in and there they are...14-15 and the what could have should have been comments are just meaningless at this point. This team never was and its bitterly disappointing for all of us.

 

[RW90]

As much as I respect Pike, I will never understand his aversion to calling timeout to settle his team and stop the bleeding. Saving timeouts for after allowing his opponent to get back into it serves no purpose.

 

[S_Janowski]

We have all seen these games as RU fans. This year all too often. A ridiculous fools gold performance in the first half and the complete opposite in the 2nd half and then done in by a dagger at the buzzer that just guts any feeling in your body. Again this team is every bit of its 14-15. Its s an accurate reflection. The collapse in the 2nd half scoring only 8 points in 11 plus minutes with just 4 fg and going 9-36 in the 2nd half is not surprising because we have seen these stretches before in Pikes tenure and this season as well.

I talked about the blueprint was to just outscore the opponents and that is clearly what RU was going for. Are you kidding me? RU was 12-14 and dead in the water after listless performances at the RAC vs Iowa and on the road at Oregon. Sure beating the likes of Washington and USC in track meets felt good but was that sustainable. I do not think even the most optimistic Rutgers fan could have imagined the offensive tidal wave that hit Ann Arbor tonight. A scintillating first half offensive explosion that I am not sure any of us have ever seen. A barrage of 3s 8-15 in the first half and shooting nearly 70%. 57 freaking points in a half vs a team that only gave up 46 in their previous game. Its not even as if you could pinpoint what Michigan did wrong. I mean they were shooting over 50% themselves. It was as if everything RU threw up was going in after J Will banked a 3 in. In the end as I questioned...is this sustainable...you can win certain games like this you cannot win them all. You cannot win when you go cold and you cannot make stops and in the end RU could not make stops

Look at some eeriely similar type close games

Kennesaw LOSS 79-77
Notre Dame WIN 85-84 OT
Penn State WIN 80-76
Seton Hall WIN 66-63
Princeton LOSS 83-82
Nebraska WIN 85-82
Washington WIN 89-85 OT
Michigan LOSS 84-82

5-3 in games that went down to the absolute wire. There was nothing appreciably in the closing minutes that we didnt see in Vegas vs Notre Dame or vs Princeton or at Washington. All games played with total focus on outscoring the opponent and little on defense. You live by the sword you die by the sword. You win some close games. You lose some close games. The one constant is that Rutgers just isnt good enough to win enough close games to make them a tourney team. Michigan is now 9-0 in close games. Somehow having a knack....some coaching, some individual play making, some instinct, some grit and most of all confidence. Credit Michigan, they easily could have been frustrated by failing to slow down RUs offense. They became patient in the 2nd half and did it little by little

I do not think RU was confident in the last few minutes. The offense way out of wack. The wrong people shooting even before that and in the end we had J Will and Acuff taking our shots. How is it not Dylan or Ace....yes Acuff got fouled on the 3 and he had an incredble game but you want Dylan or Ace taking all your shots late. Unfortunately they didnt have great games that we need for RU to win. 13-25 fg shooting for 30 points is nothing to sneeze at but we needed more from them fair or not. Neither was good from 3...1-4 and Dylan was just 2-5 ft. They had 22 in the first half but just 8 in the 2nd. Yes guys like Summerville with 17 and fantastic at the line 7-7 stepped up and Acuff 4-8 from 3 for 16 points. The reality is RU did not deserve this game based on their play in the 2nd half. You cant just try to hang on. RU missed 11 straight shots over about 6 minutes and let the lead wittle from 12 to 4. In fact RU missed 3 shots up 74-62 and 3 chances to give RU a new biggest lead. Utter futility with Ace/Dylan pulling a disappearing act and guys like EO and Zak and Lathan taking the shots. Pike was powerless to stop the boulder rolling down the mountain and he likely waited too long once again to call a timeout. Rutgers didnt value their possessions and they got tight and lost any confidence. The so called stars wilted went it counted. Its not being harsh, these guys will be getting millions in the NBA next year.

A shame because RU was a missed shot away from being in the fringes of the bubble discussion and that would have been unbelievable but at least something to hope for. Instead the loss and how it happened is pretty fitting for this season. A reminder to never get too high on this team even when it does some nice things. A reminder that groundhogs are real and this season was not just meant to be. Rutgers was never truly going to get out the moment they were stuck in and there they are...14-15 and the what could have should have been comments are just meaningless at this point. This team never was and its bitterly disappointing for all of us.

What kind of recap is this?

A joke of a write up without even once mentioning the refs, that’s what it is.

“The reality is RU did not deserve this game based on their play in the 2nd half”…gtfo with this.

 

[Scarlet Shack]

It’s not the 5-3 in those close games

It’s blowing games
Texas A&M
Princeton
At Penn state
Iowa
Ar Michigan

Where we had control of the game and didn’t keep control of it to close it out

That’s the diffeenxe between .500 and being a 9 seed ….

 

[Scarlet Shack]

What kind of recap is this?

A joke of a write up without even once mentioning the refs, that’s what it is.

“The reality is RU did not deserve this game based on their play in the 2nd half”…gtfo with this.

Bac …

You have to at least acknowledge that the refs calling the game soft had an inpact on us more than Michigan

,certainly we need to learn to adjust …and that trend of not adjusting to close out games is a theme that has been haunting us

But at least acknowledge the refs game they called did have an influence on the outcome ….

 

[RocktheRac]

What kind of recap is this?

A joke of a write up without even once mentioning the refs, that’s what it is.

“The reality is RU did not deserve this game based on their play in the 2nd half”…gtfo with this.

It all evens out in the end

 

[S_Janowski]

It all evens out in the end

O look who it is, BACs brother.

You can’t take this write up seriously without mentioning the refs.

 

[bac2therac]

What kind of recap is this?

A joke of a write up without even once mentioning the refs, that’s what it is.

“The reality is RU did not deserve this game based on their play in the 2nd half”…gtfo with this.

the refs are your bag and discussion..there is a thread on that

refs werent good but the bottom line is RU had 3.6 seconds to defend a play and the guy was wide open

the bottom line was RU scored just 8 POINTS IN 11 MINUTES... If you are going to do that I dont want to hear anything about the refs. Pike had the wrong lineup in far too long and the wrong people taking shots and his star players disappeared in crunch time. If you want to concentrate on the refs, you have your thread.

 

[S_Janowski]

the refs are your bag and discussion..there is a thread on that

refs werent good but the bottom line is RU had 3.6 seconds to defend a play and the guy was wide open

the bottom line was RU scored just 8 POINTS IN 11 MINUTES... If you are going to do that I dont want to hear anything about the refs. Pike had the wrong lineup in far too long and the wrong people taking shots and his star players disappeared in crunch time. If you want to concentrate on the refs, you have your thread.

There is a thread. You posted in it, but made zero mention of the refs.

Your problem is and always has been failing to realize multiple things can be true.

We failed to execute well in the last few minutes, but the refs phucking blew…and cost us the game.

You realize you can still win games when you fail to execute well, right?

If you want people to take these summaries seriously after a game like this then you damn we’ll need to address the reffing, which was a major factor in this game.

 

[bac2therac]

Bac …

You have to at least acknowledge that the refs calling the game soft had an inpact on us more than Michigan

,certainly we need to learn to adjust …and that trend of not adjusting to close out games is a theme that has been haunting us

But at least acknowledge the refs game they called did have an influence on the outcome ….

Its not my thing to bellyache about the refs. Its just another excuse among many to as why RU didnt get it done this year. One excuse after the other. No one was talking about the favorable refs vs USC. Michigan was an awful 21-32 at the line by the way. The refs didnt cause RU to score only 8 points...3fg in 11:14. To me the story of the game isnt the refs. If people dont like it fine. Everyone is entitled to their opinion.

 

[S_Janowski]

the bottom line was RU scored just 8 POINTS IN 11 MINUTES... If you are going to do that I dont want to hear anything about the refs. Pike had the wrong lineup in far too long and the wrong people taking shots and his star players disappeared in crunch time. If you want to concentrate on the refs, you have your thread.

And we shot 68% in the first half, going 18-20 from fg at one point.

IT ALL EVENS OUT.

Until you get phucked by the refs.

 

[ScarletDave]

A


Harper and Bailey turned into freshmen in the final 5 mins. They don’t “suck” theyre freshmen. Problem is we have 0 veteran leadership on this team. JWill is the guy but he fumbles the ball too much in critical posessions

 

[bethlehemfan]

Having Rutgers on the uniform vs Michigan particularly on the road just makes it harder. It’s reality. It is an excuse but it’s also a factor.

 

[RUJMM78]

BAc- excellent recap that puts in context this loss was similar to many preceding games.The team had ample opportunities to win this game if they had a pulse in shooting in the second half.The two star players don't perform to their capabilities and the rest of the team shoots bricks. Nail biter type games can go either way.Michigan clearly knows how to win sometimes by luck which was the case in todays game.The season started with high hopes and now will likely result in a losing season .

 

[bac2therac]

There is a thread. You posted in it, but made zero mention of the refs.

Your problem is and always has been failing to realize multiple things can be true.

We failed to execute well in the last few minutes, but the refs phucking blew…and cost us the game.

You realize you can still win games when you fail to execute well, right?

If you want people to take these summaries seriously after a game like this then you damn we’ll need to address the reffing, which was a major factor in this game.

the refs didnt cost us the game

3 fg in 11 minutes cost us the game....and i need to say it louder...I AM NOT CONCERNED ABOUT REFS WHEN YOU MAKE 3 FG IN 11 MINUTES
9-36 fg in 2nd half cost us the game
1-10 3 pt fg in the 2nd half cost us the game'
ace/dylan disappearing cost us the game
Pike game management cost us the game
not valuing possessions cost us the game
wrong people taking the wrong shots cost us the game
allowing an open 3 with 3.6 sec cost us the game

a ref blowing a travel sucks, it really does but blown calls are part of the game and the fact is the game never should have been down to that last possesion

you started a thread about refs...you are not all that interested in the whys of this game and why this game wasnt alll that different from some other losses this year. you are entitled to your opinion and i wouldnt disparage your thread

 

[bac2therac]

A


Harper and Bailey turned into freshmen in the final 5 mins. They don’t “suck” theyre freshmen. Problem is we have 0 veteran leadership on this team. JWill is the guy but he fumbles the ball too much in critical posessions

good point..the leadership was lacking all year, not even through 29 games did Ace or Dylan grow into that role and so when you get into that crucial 8 minute mark where you want to keep a cushion on the lead there is no one to stablilze and J Will is clearly not that guy

 

[bethlehemfan]

Just a shame with Dylan being out and sub par for that extended stretch.

 

[S_Janowski]

the refs didnt cost us the game

3 fg in 11 minutes cost us the game....and i need to say it louder...I AM NOT CONCERNED ABOUT REFS WHEN YOU MAKE 3 FG IN 11 MINUTES
9-36 fg in 2nd half cost us the game
1-10 3 pt fg in the 2nd half cost us the game'
ace/dylan disappearing cost us the game
Pike game management cost us the game
not valuing possessions cost us the game
wrong people taking the wrong shots cost us the game
allowing an open 3 with 3.6 sec cost us the game

a ref blowing a travel sucks, it really does but blown calls are part of the game and the fact is the game never should have been down to that last possesion

you started a thread about refs...you are not all that interested in the whys of this game and why this game wasnt alll that different from some other losses this year. you are entitled to your opinion and i wouldnt disparage your thread

And I need to say it LOUDER.

- We shot 68% from fg in the first half.
- We went 18-20 fg during a long stretch in the first half.

IT ALL EVENS OUT.

And you did disparage my ref thread by purposely posting in it and calling out Pikiell, but not mention ANYTHING about the refs, in a thread about the refs.

Goodnight.

 

[bac2therac]

And I need to say it LOUDER.

- We shot 68% from fg in the first half.
- We went 18-20 fg during a long stretch in the first half.

IT ALL EVENS OUT.

And you did disparage my ref thread by purposely posting in it and calling out Pikiell, but not mention ANYTHING about the refs, in a thread about the refs.

Goodnight.

no i called out Pikiell because he should take alot of the blame for this collapse we witnessed

 

[S_Janowski]

no i called out Pikiell because he should take alot of the blame for this collapse we witnessed

Then do that in your own thread, and don’t disparage my ref thread with content that has zero to do with the refs.

Because you clearly lack the ability to ever talk bad about refs.

Thank you.

 

[RutgersChow]

We have all seen these games as RU fans. This year all too often. A ridiculous fools gold performance in the first half and the complete opposite in the 2nd half and then done in by a dagger at the buzzer that just guts any feeling in your body. Again this team is every bit of its 14-15. Its s an accurate reflection. The collapse in the 2nd half scoring only 8 points in 11 plus minutes with just 3 fg and going 9-36 in the 2nd half is not surprising because we have seen these stretches before in Pikes tenure and this season as well.

I talked about the blueprint was to just outscore the opponents and that is clearly what RU was going for. Are you kidding me? RU was 12-14 and dead in the water after listless performances at the RAC vs Iowa and on the road at Oregon. Sure beating the likes of Washington and USC in track meets felt good but was that sustainable. I do not think even the most optimistic Rutgers fan could have imagined the offensive tidal wave that hit Ann Arbor tonight. A scintillating first half offensive explosion that I am not sure any of us have ever seen. A barrage of 3s 8-15 in the first half and shooting nearly 70%. 57 freaking points in a half vs a team that only gave up 46 in their previous game. Its not even as if you could pinpoint what Michigan did wrong. I mean they were shooting over 50% themselves. It was as if everything RU threw up was going in after J Will banked a 3 in. In the end as I questioned...is this sustainable...you can win certain games like this you cannot win them all. You cannot win when you go cold and you cannot make stops and in the end RU could not make stops

Look at some eeriely similar type close games

Kennesaw LOSS 79-77
Notre Dame WIN 85-84 OT
Penn State WIN 80-76
Seton Hall WIN 66-63
Princeton LOSS 83-82
Nebraska WIN 85-82
Washington WIN 89-85 OT
Michigan LOSS 84-82

5-3 in games that went down to the absolute wire. There was nothing appreciably in the closing minutes that we didnt see in Vegas vs Notre Dame or vs Princeton or at Washington. All games played with total focus on outscoring the opponent and little on defense. You live by the sword you die by the sword. You win some close games. You lose some close games. The one constant is that Rutgers just isnt good enough to win enough close games to make them a tourney team. Michigan is now 9-0 in close games. Somehow having a knack....some coaching, some individual play making, some instinct, some grit and most of all confidence. Credit Michigan, they easily could have been frustrated by failing to slow down RUs offense. They became patient in the 2nd half and did it little by little

I do not think RU was confident in the last few minutes. The offense way out of wack. The wrong people shooting even before that and in the end we had J Will and Acuff taking our shots. How is it not Dylan or Ace....yes Acuff got fouled on the 3 and he had an incredble game but you want Dylan or Ace taking all your shots late. Unfortunately they didnt have great games that we need for RU to win. 13-25 fg shooting for 30 points is nothing to sneeze at but we needed more from them fair or not. Neither was good from 3...1-4 and Dylan was just 2-5 ft. They had 22 in the first half but just 8 in the 2nd. Yes guys like Summerville with 17 and fantastic at the line 7-7 stepped up and Acuff 4-8 from 3 for 16 points. The reality is RU did not deserve this game based on their play in the 2nd half. You cant just try to hang on. RU missed 11 straight shots over about 6 minutes and let the lead wittle from 12 to 4. In fact RU missed 3 shots up 74-62 and 3 chances to give RU a new biggest lead. Utter futility with Ace/Dylan pulling a disappearing act and guys like EO and Zak and Lathan taking the shots. Pike was powerless to stop the boulder rolling down the mountain and he likely waited too long once again to call a timeout. Rutgers didnt value their possessions and they got tight and lost any confidence. The so called stars wilted went it counted. Its not being harsh, these guys will be getting millions in the NBA next year.

A shame because RU was a missed shot away from being in the fringes of the bubble discussion and that would have been unbelievable but at least something to hope for. Instead the loss and how it happened is pretty fitting for this season. A reminder to never get too high on this team even when it does some nice things. A reminder that groundhogs are real and this season was not just meant to be. Rutgers was never truly going to get out the moment they were stuck in and there they are...14-15 and the what could have should have been comments are just meaningless at this point. This team never was and its bitterly disappointing for all of us.

If Davis plays the point, Harper the two, and JWill only limited minutes, we have two or three more wins. If we go with that lineup the last 5 minutes tonight we win.

 

[bac2therac]

well

Then do that in your own thread, and don’t disparage my ref thread with content that has zero to do with the refs.

Because you clearly lack the ability to ever talk bad about refs.

Thank you.

well you have how many posts here while i have one post addressing Pike in my thread..i will delete that and bring it here

 

[S_Janowski]

well

well you have how many posts here while i have one post addressing Pike in my thread..i will delete that and bring it here

Good, I ignored your post there anyway.

I’m not deleting $hit here lol.

 

[bac2therac]

what was Pike doing when his star players disappeared or when they missed 11 straight fgs or scored just 8 points in 11 minutes..why drop f bombs because they are hurting....what did he do to stop what was going on

 

[bac2therac]

Good, I ignored your post there anyway.

I’m not deleting $hit here lol.

who cares you seem very obsessive in all your posts

 

[S_Janowski]

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what was Pike doing when his star players disappeared or when they missed 11 straight fgs or scored just 8 points in 11 minutes..why drop f bombs because they are hurting....what did he do to stop what was going on

I don’t mind the F bombs from Pike. He drops plenty during games.

Maybe we will see a change in him going forward and into next season and be a bit more vocal to the press so the league can hear it.

No more Mr. Nice guy all the time when you’re getting boned by the refs.

 

[RutgersChow]

What kind of recap is this?

A joke of a write up without even once mentioning the refs, that’s what it is.

“The reality is RU did not deserve this game based on their play in the 2nd half”…gtfo with this.

Always blaming the refs for a loss is for losers.

 

[fluoxetine]

If Davis plays the point, Harper the two, and JWill only limited minutes, we have two or three more wins. If we go with that lineup the last 5 minutes tonight we win.

JMike (and JWill I guess) is like the one thing I agree with you on lol.

 

[S_Janowski]

who cares you seem very obsessive in all your posts

You post about the weather non stop and listen to police scanners for fun.

Please don’t call me obsessive.

 

[fluoxetine]

I'm not big on the ref conspiracy stuff in general but when they miss game changing obvious calls with 3 seconds left I think it's okay to complain about that.

 

[RU-ROCS]

After a beautiful offensive performance in the first half sharing the ball all over the court, the second half became me-ball, too much dribbling, no passing and no moving well without the ball. That combined with absolutely terrible one-sided referring were the difference!

 

[darkcheck]

Always blaming the refs for a loss is for losers.

Exactly. Losers don’t look in the mirror for what they could have done better. Just point the finger. Message, “don’t be a loser”.

 

[darkcheck]

We have all seen these games as RU fans. This year all too often. A ridiculous fools gold performance in the first half and the complete opposite in the 2nd half and then done in by a dagger at the buzzer that just guts any feeling in your body. Again this team is every bit of its 14-15. Its s an accurate reflection. The collapse in the 2nd half scoring only 8 points in 11 plus minutes with just 3 fg and going 9-36 in the 2nd half is not surprising because we have seen these stretches before in Pikes tenure and this season as well.

I talked about the blueprint was to just outscore the opponents and that is clearly what RU was going for. Are you kidding me? RU was 12-14 and dead in the water after listless performances at the RAC vs Iowa and on the road at Oregon. Sure beating the likes of Washington and USC in track meets felt good but was that sustainable. I do not think even the most optimistic Rutgers fan could have imagined the offensive tidal wave that hit Ann Arbor tonight. A scintillating first half offensive explosion that I am not sure any of us have ever seen. A barrage of 3s 8-15 in the first half and shooting nearly 70%. 57 freaking points in a half vs a team that only gave up 46 in their previous game. Its not even as if you could pinpoint what Michigan did wrong. I mean they were shooting over 50% themselves. It was as if everything RU threw up was going in after J Will banked a 3 in. In the end as I questioned...is this sustainable...you can win certain games like this you cannot win them all. You cannot win when you go cold and you cannot make stops and in the end RU could not make stops

Look at some eeriely similar type close games

Kennesaw LOSS 79-77
Notre Dame WIN 85-84 OT
Penn State WIN 80-76
Seton Hall WIN 66-63
Princeton LOSS 83-82
Nebraska WIN 85-82
Washington WIN 89-85 OT
Michigan LOSS 84-82

5-3 in games that went down to the absolute wire. There was nothing appreciably in the closing minutes that we didnt see in Vegas vs Notre Dame or vs Princeton or at Washington. All games played with total focus on outscoring the opponent and little on defense. You live by the sword you die by the sword. You win some close games. You lose some close games. The one constant is that Rutgers just isnt good enough to win enough close games to make them a tourney team. Michigan is now 9-0 in close games. Somehow having a knack....some coaching, some individual play making, some instinct, some grit and most of all confidence. Credit Michigan, they easily could have been frustrated by failing to slow down RUs offense. They became patient in the 2nd half and did it little by little

I do not think RU was confident in the last few minutes. The offense way out of wack. The wrong people shooting even before that and in the end we had J Will and Acuff taking our shots. How is it not Dylan or Ace....yes Acuff got fouled on the 3 and he had an incredble game but you want Dylan or Ace taking all your shots late. Unfortunately they didnt have great games that we need for RU to win. 13-25 fg shooting for 30 points is nothing to sneeze at but we needed more from them fair or not. Neither was good from 3...1-4 and Dylan was just 2-5 ft. They had 22 in the first half but just 8 in the 2nd. Yes guys like Summerville with 17 and fantastic at the line 7-7 stepped up and Acuff 4-8 from 3 for 16 points. The reality is RU did not deserve this game based on their play in the 2nd half. You cant just try to hang on. RU missed 11 straight shots over about 6 minutes and let the lead wittle from 12 to 4. In fact RU missed 3 shots up 74-62 and 3 chances to give RU a new biggest lead. Utter futility with Ace/Dylan pulling a disappearing act and guys like EO and Zak and Lathan taking the shots. Pike was powerless to stop the boulder rolling down the mountain and he likely waited too long once again to call a timeout. Rutgers didnt value their possessions and they got tight and lost any confidence. The so called stars wilted went it counted. Its not being harsh, these guys will be getting millions in the NBA next year.

A shame because RU was a missed shot away from being in the fringes of the bubble discussion and that would have been unbelievable but at least something to hope for. Instead the loss and how it happened is pretty fitting for this season. A reminder to never get too high on this team even when it does some nice things. A reminder that groundhogs are real and this season was not just meant to be. Rutgers was never truly going to get out the moment they were stuck in and there they are...14-15 and the what could have should have been comments are just meaningless at this point. This team never was and its bitterly disappointing for all of us.

They got a name for winners in the world
I want a name when I lose
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
Call me Deacon Blues

Or

Call me RU screw

 

[PiscatawayMike]

A shame because RU was a missed shot away from being in the fringes of the bubble discussion and that would have been unbelievable but at least something to hope for. Instead the loss and how it happened is pretty fitting for this season. A reminder to never get too high on this team even when it does some nice things. A reminder that groundhogs are real and this season was not just meant to be. Rutgers was never truly going to get out the moment they were stuck in and there they are...14-15 and the what could have should have been comments are just meaningless at this point. This team never was and its bitterly disappointing for all of us.

Appropriate song for tonight...

 

[bac2therac]

Appropriate song for tonight...

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this was my game 9 recap title after the Ohio State game

 

[RAC93]

As Alec Baldwin said in Glenngarry Glen Ross “Put that coffee down! Coffee is for closers!” Rutgers never really proved they were worthy of drinking the coffee as closing was a big issue for them. Alabama, Texas A&M, Kennesaw, Princeton, Michigan, Penn State, Iowa, all games within grasp that they could not figure out how to make enough winning plays and close them and win. They did close out some games SHU, Notre Dame, Northwestern, Washington, Nebraska that were close, but just not enough of them. The lack of ability as closers in the last 10 minutes of games and lack of ability to get stops on defense best explain this team’s 14-15 record.

 

[G- RUnit]

What kind of recap is this?

A joke of a write up without even once mentioning the refs, that’s what it is.

“The reality is RU did not deserve this game based on their play in the 2nd half”…gtfo with this.

BAC’s biggest weakness on these recaps is the refusal to acknowledge officiating is often the biggest issue of the game. It doesn’t even out and 85% of the time since we joined the B1G we have received the short end of the stick.

Yes everything BAC said was true but officiating just as much a factor if not THEE factor. Michigan had double the RU foul shot attempts. Nathan got banged around fairly good. No calls. Wolf bangs Dylan, foul on Dylan. Ace almost never gets a foul call against him. How is that possible? Thought Michigan traveled right before last time put. No commentary. How does play clock go from 3.3 to 3.6. No explanation. Dylan with 4 fouls. Michigan was in the bonus long before RU. Pike has to work Refs far better.

Oh well. Great effort.

 

[G- RUnit]

Exactly. Losers don’t look in the mirror for what they could have done better. Just point the finger. Message, “don’t be a loser”.

That is the stupidest cliche in the world.
That may be true in Little League or Pop Warner but where margins between teams are so close, officiating is crucial.

Don’t blame the officials, don’t let the game come down to that, blah, blah,blah. That’s a nice thought like puppies, kittens and rainbows but it’s not reality at all.

 

[Degaz-RU]

the refs didnt cost us the game

3 fg in 11 minutes cost us the game....and i need to say it louder...I AM NOT CONCERNED ABOUT REFS WHEN YOU MAKE 3 FG IN 11 MINUTES
9-36 fg in 2nd half cost us the game
1-10 3 pt fg in the 2nd half cost us the game'
ace/dylan disappearing cost us the game
Pike game management cost us the game
not valuing possessions cost us the game
wrong people taking the wrong shots cost us the game
allowing an open 3 with 3.6 sec cost us the game

a ref blowing a travel sucks, it really does but blown calls are part of the game and the fact is the game never should have been down to that last possesion

you started a thread about refs...you are not all that interested in the whys of this game and why this game wasnt alll that different from some other losses this year. you are entitled to your opinion and i wouldnt disparage your thread

All of what you say is true. Rutgers played like crap in the final 11 minutes.

But what is ALSO true is that Rutgers nonetheless wins if the refs make the MOST OBVIOUS traveling call in the history of college basketball with 3.3 seconds left. Full stop end of story.

 

[RW90]

It’s not the 5-3 in those close games

It’s blowing games
Texas A&M
Princeton
At Penn state
Iowa
Ar Michigan

Where we had control of the game and didn’t keep control of it to close it out

That’s the diffeenxe between .500 and being a 9 seed ….

We also saw this the very first exhibition game they played together vs SJU.