Basketball GAME THREAD: Rutgers Basketball vs. Merrimack

[JFK20]

It's time for Steve Pikiell to start bringing in players that DO care about scoring.

Dont worry... Antwone Woolfolk who averaged 2 pts a game during the summer Addidas AAU circuit is coming in.

 

[zebnatto]

When was last time RU looked this bad?

 

[Shell21]

Where’s knight and the new coach?
I’ve sat by the bench many times, Knight is loud and always giving instructions

If they play zone offense in the second half I’m done with pike and this staff. Absolutely clueless and a huge indictment

 

[Joey Bags]

football had more 1st half points than basketball LOL

LOL that's the stat of the day, holy f***

 

[bac2therac]

Has Jones played at all

 

[zappaa]

RHJ?

 

[jordkap]

We now can see the result of losing most recruiting battles over the last 18 months

 

[Degaz-RU]

If they play zone offense in the second half I’m done with pike and this staff. Absolutely clueless and a huge indictment

What offense should they play against a zone defense?

 

[ScarletNYC]

This is a bad team. Gotta stop sugarcoating it.

 

[rucoe89]

Dont worry... Antwone Woolfolk who averaged 2 pts a game during the summer Addidas AAU circuit is coming in.

Easy. Plan it so develop him into the next Souf M.

Oh wait .......

 

[RUSCFORMERLYRULOU]

Let’s finish the game. Then comment.

 

[kcg88]

Four point guards on the coaching staff and this is what they come up with

 

[Shell21]

What offense should they play against a zone defense?

Man to man. It’s not a zone; it’s a matchup zone which is a man d in areas. It plays into its hands.

 

[ClassOf02]

Brand spanking new top notch basketball facility, a long-awaited spot in the NCAA tournament, and we’re going backwards?

I think it’s time to start sounding the alarm bells about Pike.

 

[RutgersClassof2004]

Jacob, Myles, Yeboah such huge losses over last few years. Now we are back to bottom feeding I guess.

 

[Richie O]

 

[biazza38]

Pike really fed the media a load of crap by saying this was his best team yet. Nonsense. This team sucks and can’t shoot. And his recruiting sucks

 

[RUby RED]

Easy way to lose the goodwill you’ve accumulated with the fanbase is to lie to them. Simply no way Pike believed this was his best team yet — it’s the same exact group except we replaced Johnson and Young with Agee and Jones

 

[bac2therac]

Let’s finish the game. Then comment.

Whether we win or not ill have the same comments

 

[RUSCFORMERLYRULOU]

Easy way to lose the goodwill you’ve accumulated with the fanbase is to lie to them. Simply no way Pike believed this was his best team yet — it’s the same exact group except we replaced Johnson and Young with Agee and Jones

Except that cerino saw this team in practice too. And thinks we are a six seed.

 

[AshCatchEm]

Dont worry... Antwone Woolfolk who averaged 2 pts a game during the summer Addidas AAU circuit is coming in.

That scholarship would've been worth more if we simply didn't fill it

 

[Rutgers25]

elaborate ruse by Pike and athletic department to sell tickets. Seems short sighted to me.

 

[bac2therac]

Harper Cliff and Hyatt are the only ones who have showed up for the season

But Geo has coin

 

[Shell21]

I’ll give the team a slight pass on the first game but this is an embarrassment from the top down. Unprepared, no energy, soft play

 

[zappaa]

RHJ?

Let’s finish the game. Then comment.

why would anyone watching or wanting to know what’s going on do that?

 

[kcg88]

Pike really fed the media a load of crap by saying this was his best team yet. Nonsense. This team sucks and can’t shoot. And his recruiting sucks

Honestly the dumbest thing he could've done. If he tempered expectations and we looked like crap this badly at least we'd be thinking, okay, fine, it's a rebuilding year.

 

[RUSCFORMERLYRULOU]

Whether we win or not ill have the same comments

If we outscore them by 25 in the second half yiu wont

 

[bac2therac]

Oh the bestvthing about today is more folk are dropping the mask ruse

 

[JFK20]

Let’s finish the game. Then comment.

We can win the game by 20 points and you would be okay with what you have seen here? This is supposed to be an NCAA Tournament team. I don't care how we play in the 2nd half. That half, and really the whole Lehigh game, are inexcusable.

The bar needs to be raised.

 

[kcg88]

Oh the bestvthing about today is more folk are dropping the mask ruse

Pretty soon there'll be 1,000 fans in attendance again and everyone can stay 15 feet apart.

 

[bac2therac]

If we outscore them by 25 in the second half yiu wont

Actually will

The attitude and coaching speaks volymes

Winning by 20 would only further cement my thoughts

 

[RutgersClassof2004]

McConnell is one of worst players starting on a BIG10 roster. Maybe any D1 roster. His shot is God awful.

 

[bac2therac]

Its cold in the rac..why?

 

[ClassOf02]

Terps down 4 at the half to Vermont. 36-32. At least they doubled our offensive output.

 

[kcg88]

McConnell is one of worst players starting on a BIG10 roster. Maybe any D1 roster. His shot is God awful.

He has no confidence in it either. Every shot he takes is after like three seconds of hesitation.

 

[Rutgers25]

McConnell is one of worst players starting on a BIG10 roster. Maybe any D1 roster. His shot is God awful.

he knows it’s not going in before he even shoots

 

[Mr Magoo]

Man to man. It’s not a zone; it’s a matchup zone which is a man d in areas. It plays into its hands.

I agree with you if it was a match up. But I thought they were just going fro. a 2-3 to a 3-2..in which case you can collapse the zone and beat it from the corners. We have no one in the corners….not that we could shoot for there anyway. The switching zones is confusing the hell out of us. We are way being outcoached

 

[kcg88]

Terps down 4 at the half to Vermont. 36-32. At least they doubled our offensive output.

Vermont is one of the best mid-majors in the country.

 

[zappaa]

McConnell is one of worst players starting on a BIG10 roster. Maybe any D1 roster. His shot is God awful.

Caleb’s stroke 3 years ago was beautiful

 

[zappaa]

If we outscore them by 25 in the second half yiu wont

Who gives a shite