Basketball GAME THREAD: Rutgers 🏀 vs. Nebby

[shields]

Better beat Minny, sure as hell not beating MSU if we get them.

 

[RU848789]

If it weren't for the refs, we'd only be down 27.

 

[NickKnight 1]

Mathis has missed his last 16 3’s. Caleb’s missed his last 7. Ron just got over a 1-27 stretch. It’s so readily apparent that we need to bring in shooters

Pike says defense comes first

 

[Rutgers56]

I know many said if we lost three straight, we’d still make the tournament but I don’t think anyone considered a 25+-point loss to the worst team in the conference.

 

[newell138]

This game is on the refs! They screwed us big time.

 

[bethlehemfan]

Ok on to Minnesota

 

[RW90]

30 points... think I just threw up a little in my mouth...

 

[Knightmoves]

Palmquist now in the game.

 

[greenknight]

While we dribble between both legs, around the back do absolutely ****ing nothing with no purpose. Nebby is attacking the basket

Welcome to 5 out kick you in your teeth basketball RU. How about you try less dribbling and more cutting and passing

 

[RU848789]

Fred Hoiberg coaches to win.

Steve Pikiell coaches to be a "nice" guy.

Dumb post.

 

[RU_DIO]

How the hell coming to the end of the season and an NCAA berth and you don't show up?

 

[RUJMM78]

I got a feeling the media reaction to this fiasco won't be favorable.Just imagine the pressure on the team when they play Minnesota on Saturday.Carr can score 30 points the way Rutgers is playing defense.

 

[80RU]

I just noticed that they are close to having us doubled up on rebounds as well.

 

[Knightmoves]

When I said I thought we get in with an 0-3 finish.. that did not include losing to Nebraska by 30. We will almost certainly need a win to get in at this rate. The good news is that with two shots at it we should still have a 70-75% chance.

Bracketologists are back tracking.

 

[RedChucken123]

Harper complaining to Mag when he made the dumb play, leaving his feet with nowhere to go.

 

[Scarlet Blind]

Go with JY and 4 freshman, full court

 

[PiscatawayMike]

Feels like last season... need to win last regular season game on the road to ensure a bid.

 

[RUsojo]

Geo and Ron not playing much in the first half regardless of how they played was a real head scratcher.

 

[cyrock3]

Dumb post.

I thought we had nothing to worry about.

Everything was all good.

People who were worried were just being too much.

C'mon where's your typical bravado where you go around calling people out and mocking them.

Hahaha not so tough now.

 

[CERU00]

i can only shake my head at posters who were really arrogant coming into this game like it wasnt important

Arrogant? Lol because we didn't think this was the most important game on our history?

 

[newell138]

The good news is the BIG track championships are on next

 

[King of S]

When I said I thought we get in with an 0-3 finish.. that did not include losing to Nebraska by 30. We will almost certainly need a win to get in at this rate. The good news is that with two shots at it we should still have a 70-75% chance.

Agree- need to win one more after this debacle.

 

[tfio]

Can we start recruiting kids who are good at shooting the ball into the basket? I feel like that would help us a lot

 

[RUinOhio]

don't understand why harper is in there.

 

[RUby RED]

What players measurably improved under Pike this year? Regressed? Most assuredly Pike has not improved as a coach. Team has tuned him out.

Realistically I’d say no one has clearly improved. It looked like Ron had through 7 games, but that got stretch appears to have been fools gold. Maybe JY, tho he remains inconsistent. Myles has perhaps fine-tuned his defense and cut down on the fouls, but beyond that, everyone is basically the same player they were last year, if not worse

 

[newell138]

Looks like our NCAA drought could continue

 

[Scarlet Beach]

This team is bipolar- when they are on, they are on. If they are off, well, then we have games like tonight.

 

[greenknight]

Maybe this teams needs a good ass whooping to snap them out of this funk.

They've already had a bunch of ass whippings it doesnt help. These guys do not show up to play every game....that is the stars I am talking about people you expect to show up and they DONT

 

[RU848789]

Ridiculously bad foul by Palmquist

 

[richthedentist]

Wow its great to see an inbounds play since we don't have one we have 21

 

[anon_0k9zlfz6lz9oy]

OMG just got done working wtf happened!?!?

Was on a zoom like 7:10 til now

 

[80RU]

Oskar Has already made two inexcusable mistakes on defense

 

[RUJMM78]

I can't remember a game where a opponent made more layups against Rutgers

 

[fluoxetine]

Bracketologists are back tracking.

I guess. I don’t think it’s unreasonable. An 0-3 finish was never going to be comfortable and that was assuming “normal” losses.

 

[ballgame4u]

Even Pikell threw in the towel with 16 minutes left he takes Myles out and doesn’t put him back in

lately it seems like he is preparing for johnson not to be back and is getting cliff extended time

 

[greenknight]

Opie just schooled them

 

[SleepingGiantIsAwake]

LOL. How do you get beat on an inbound with 1 sec left? Like 3rd grade basketball.

 

[RuBird]

Down 30. All we need is 10 3’s and a suffocating defense to tie. Let’s go baby😜

 

[bac2therac]

When I said I thought we get in with an 0-3 finish.. that did not include losing to Nebraska by 30. We will almost certainly need a win to get in at this rate. The good news is that with two shots at it we should still have a 70-75% chance.

i am really scared about the NET. we saw what a Louisville loss to UNC by 40 did to their NET, now RU is losing by 30 to #138. We could be 50 tomorrow

 

[KevH]

You should cheer up (although I couldn't if I was in your shoes); NCAAT is definitely still within reach...

Not sure it matters. There is something wrong with this team, and we can never rely on them to bring their best consistently. It's damn near impossible to get excited about watching them play. Performances like tonight's are becoming the expectation.