Basketball GAME THREAD: Rutgers Hoops vs. Maryland

[Mr Magoo]

Good thing Mathis is still in

 

[Rutgers1010]

The coach is terrible smh none of his players have the same confidence they had earlier this year

 

[FrankZ]

He’s just going to watch this same crap from Tez game after game

 

[jordkap]

Has Omoruyi blocked a shot this year?

Yes, Wagner then turned it into 2 points at the end of the first half vs Michigan

 

[bac2therac]

Infuriated by players effort and coaching malfeasance today

 

[zappaa]

Let's see if the reporters press Pikiell at the press conference on an experienced team regressing as the season moves on. Pikiell hasn't had to deal with those tough questions before. Would be a different story if this game was competitive. But its not.

100% relevant
It’s the bench Mark of good coaching and good teams.
You get better

 

[anon_0k9zlfz6lz9oy]

Jacob geo need more minutes together. If we roll jacob geo montez/caleb ron and myles to finish this game we win

 

[Shell21]

I’d just go Jacob clear out or high pick and rope at this point . Would anyone be disappointed if Tez actually transfers this time ?

 

[koleszar]

Why is Mathis getting so many minutes?

Don't try and understand the substitution patterns, you will just come away confused and bewildered.

 

[urbanecane]

Mathis being in this game is borderline malpractice. Give me something pike. Jones, mag, somebody.

 

[ClassOf02]

Same substitution patterns....flow of game does not matter.

 

[superfan01]

Play reserves. Send a message

Nervous Lou was right. He was right to be nervous. SMH.

 

[FrankZ]

16-33, while our brick layers are 12-35

 

[bethlehemfan]

Infuriated by players effort and coaching malfeasance today

The effort is real bad. Very lazy on o. Standing around

 

[Rokodesh]

I’d just go Jacob clear out or high pick and rope at this point . Would anyone be disappointed if Tez actually transfers this time ?

Right now if we played 4 guys with tez on the bench that would be an upgrade

 

[BOCA93]

Ball movement on offense is a F’ng joke. 4 dudes standing around watching an iso every trip

 

[shields]

Rutgers1010, did you coach Mathis? He can't do anything wrong to you. Team has been pathetic for sure.

 

[RedChucken123]

Tbh, even though Tez is shooting badly, I'd rather give Ron's minutes to him right now. At least he adds more athleticism than Ron and Paul.

 

[anon_0k9zlfz6lz9oy]

Same substitution patterns....flow of game does not matter.

This. Its so weird his inability to adjust mid game. Its also weird that he is dead set that the starters MUST start the 2nd half too regardless of what happens in the first half

 

[RUTRINI]

100% relevant
It’s the bench Mark of good coaching and good teams.
You get better

The game isn't over. Yet...

 

[Rutgers1010]

No offense plays to make the game easier for the players it’s just a bunch of dribbling and going no where ... get back to what they were doing earlier this year

 

[Caliknight]

We have regressed while Maryland has mightily improved since December. Just shows we aren’t a tournament team.

Morsell didn’t play that game I believe. Maryland is better than us right now.

 

[RU848789]

Has Omoruyi blocked a shot this year?

I'm a little worried that he's not going to be as good as I thought he would be. I get he's still a freshman and had the injury and we didn't have the usual # of OOC games, but I would have thought we'd see more from a top 50 player. Big men do struggle early though, so I'll wait until next year to seriously worry.

 

[Mr Magoo]

Don't try and understand the substitution patterns, you will just come away confused and bewildered.

He’s 1 for 7. I guess that was a big shot he hit.

 

[RUKiid]

Pike has really screwed up Mathis. He is just not the same after being benched

 

[RUBlackout]

The effort is real bad. Very lazy on o. Standing around

That’s the problem!! Nothing to do with the offense pike is running

 

[Groz]

Infuriated by players effort and coaching malfeasance today

After that last timeout(one before this one), all 5 players should have been benched to send a message!

Best of Luck,
Groz

 

[whofrewdatmataRU13]

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[Ridge 22]

We seem to get slightly worse every game somehow

 

[zappaa]

I'm a little worried that he's not going to be as good as I thought he would be. I get he's still a freshman and had the injury and we didn't have the usual # of OOC games, but I would have thought we'd see more from a top 50 player. Big men do struggle early though, so I'll wait until next year to seriously worry.

He’s got nothing

 

[greenknight]

This team needs to forget there is a 3 or line there is no one that can shoot. PM if he's going to drive the key how about you look shot first and attack the basket. He is never shoot 1st

 

[RUsojo]

But everyone else can throw up bricks and play 30+ lmao atleast he plays defensive

Jacob geo need more minutes together. If we roll jacob geo montez/caleb ron and myles to finish this game we win

even though Paul is turning it over a ton he can play with Geo and young as well though I don’t prefer it. Got the core 4 we need to ride it

 

[bethlehemfan]

Make a couple of shots and things could change quickly

 

[rufeelinit]

I am tired of watching this team play. This core group has been together for 2 plus years and still show no cohesiveness on offense. Don't hold your breath waiting for Pike to hold them accountable. If he did he would have cleared the bench by now for a few minutes.

 

[Mr Magoo]

Mathis being in this game is borderline malpractice. Give me something pike. Jones, mag, somebody.

Absolutely. It’s actually not fair to other players.

 

[Randal7]

This season is a huge dissapointment considering what it could have been.

The biggest. The most colossal. Hard to even verbalize it using words available in the english language.

 

[bac2therac]

Cliff is weak

 

[FIJI'83]

When is Geo going to step up and start leading this team? He’s invisible again.

GEO is 3/5 FG. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE HE HAS ONLY TAKEN 5 SHOTS INA GAME WHERE WE CAN’T BUY A BASKET. F’N MINDBOGGLING!

 

[Shell21]

This. Its so weird his inability to adjust mid game. Its also weird that he is dead set that the starters MUST start the 2nd half too regardless of what happens in the first half

At some point if guys aren’t producing game after game or during a game you have to shorten the rotation . We don’t play again until Wednesday , all these guys can play a full 40 maybe minus Myles

 

[RUbanks]

Pike needs an offensive coordinator lol