Sorry Tony but this was a BAD loss. Period.
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15 seconds left with the ball up 5,
Please don’t play the “relax” card after a horrific loss like this
C’mon Jim
Please don’t play the “relax” card after a horrific loss like this
I’d agree if the program and team were top tier, and we were realistically fighting for a tourney bid.
When you are building a program, playing very easy teams out of conference, it’s good to get a loss as s barometer of where the team really is at.
Extremely frustrating but this team is only good when it gives 100% effort and this loss might be a wakeup call. Effort and Hustle is this teams identity. I know pike went with a smaller lineup down the stretch but some of those offensive boards are just disturbing
Pike stuck with that small lineup waaay too long against taller guards.
And I know this isnt what anyone wants to hear, but the amount of frustration everyone has at this loss shows how far we have come. We take these for granted, didnt exactly under Eddie Jordan
This loss was awful, the way we lost was worse than awful.
Do we get the what did you expect excuse next from some of you
Do we get the what did you expect excuse next from some of you
I see that SH education paying off for you. Go away. You have NOTHING to crow about. We just beat you genius.
LOL what? Well, in that case, bang up job and looks like we’re headed in the right direction.
You have the try really hard to blow a 5 point lead with 13 seconds left.
We are definitely headed in right direction. One loss isn’t going to change my mind.
Horrible coaching job. Horrible job by the players. Team flat as a pancake. Three times during the last 2 minutes they could not inbound the ball. Wake up coach and design an inbound play. Freeman stopped playing defense because he had 4 fouls. This lead to one easy paint basket after another for SB at the end of the game and OT. Coach, tell him not to worry about fouling out and keep playing hard on defense. Also, Sanders did not once use his "NBA talent" to drive the basket. Foul shooting was pathetic. Loss was a real buzz kill. RAC will be empty again until they get a BG10 win.
They played awful but even UNC lost to Wofford. Bad games happen. We know we have the capability to beat a good portion of the Big Ten.
the difference is Rutgers can't afford those losses. UNC no one will remember
Was UNC up 5 with the ball and 10-15 seconds left? Stop with the excuses. It was a horrible, unacceptable loss.
We still beat you. And you're still a salty loser who has to wander to an RU message board on a Friday
they should have learned this lesson LOONG ago. The minutes Freemna, Sanders, and Williams have played ..we are NOT a young team. Just a very immature one.
It's one thing to lose when the other team is making great plays to beat you. RU beat themselves in every way imaginable tonight. Pike may have had his worst coaching performance since arriving. No intensity or hustle from the players. Abysmal FT shooting. Getting out rebounded by a smaller team.
Offense clicked tonight when it went through Geo. I just didn't understand some of the personnel decisions tonight. I'll trust the coaches but tonight really left a sour taste in my mouth.
Offense clicked tonight when it went through Geo. I just didn't understand some of the personnel decisions tonight. I'll trust the coaches but tonight really left a sour taste in my mouth.
Team shot like 43% tonight. Was the offense the issue with 15seconds left and the ball?
Typical Rutgers. Big wins followed by a WTF loss. We see it in every sport
Bad loss tonight. I think what you were trying to say is that sometimes a bad loss motivates a team like ours to look in the mirror and quit taking lesser teams for granted. Hopefully this loss is the motivation we need to starts a long winning streak, which would be a good thing. Otherwise, losing to a 4-8 Stoney Brook team is not a helpful step in the rebuild. Certainly not how Pike drew it up tonight.
Bad loss. But in all of these years of pike coaching the team did you think a wtf was not gonna happen? Up to the team to get over it and learn from it
Team has no margin for error because of the inconsistency on offense .Missed foul shots,inability to finish around the basket and allowing Stony Brook to tie the score with 7 seconds remaining in the game and Rutgers had a five point lead.Totally unacceptable performance from beginning to the end of the game .All the positive perception after the Seton Hall win was flushed down the toilet after this abysmal performance tonight.Its a sad reminder of previous seasons where Rutgers had embarrassing losses at the RAC.
exactly. we were just getting some real positive "Rutgers may have turned the corner press"...followed up by this. Coach of the week, Metro Player of the week, Team of the week...yeah..ok. Nice follow-up. You just can't do this when you are playing to exercise the rep. and earn back some respect.
This whole thread, from the beginning to end, was all about how bad we were playing. Regardless of what the outcome was..We played bad tonight. I think it’s very good and very teachable that finally our bad play had consequences. We played bad in spurts in many games..but were fortunate to play an easy schedule that we overcame it. Couldn’t overcome the bad play tonight. And i think that’s good.
It’s not good we played bad. But it’s good we got the outcome we deserved. Move on.
Every program on the way up has 3-5 of these games across 2-3 seasons....welcome to the club, eventually it would be time for one...whether it's PSU up 4 with 22 seconds vs Rider and losing at buzzer at home.
It's 30 games to look at the steps taken...RU has to look at the league games at 10-12 Stony Brook and S HU type battles...you can't get all of them
It's 30 games to look at the steps taken...RU has to look at the league games at 10-12 Stony Brook and S HU type battles...you can't get all of them
The lame excuses never end and fans wonder why Rutgers has been a bottom tier program for decades.There must be accountability placed on the coaching staff and the players for this abysmal performance.The goal for a winning season has just got more difficult and there is no margin for error with this team.Stony Brook wins this game on the road by better rebounding and foul shooting.I doubt many fans would believe that would happen.
UNC can sustain a loss to Wofford...RU as a program cannot afford these kind of losses if it wants to take the next step. Losing is part of the process in getting there but we have been here before too. There is no bright side of this lost
On the other hand you can't realistically expect you are never going to have these. This was a perfect storm let down game. Let's see how things play out before you all slit your wrists.
we may lose because of our poor shooting but nobody will outwork Rutgers. well if you get outplayed and lose, shake hands and move on. When you follow up a game like beating #15 in state rival with not really being into playing your coaches ex team on your home court...wow. just a turd. a big Rutgers turd. good night.
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