GAME THREAD: Rutgers Men’s Basketball Heads to East Lansing to Take on Michigan State Thursday Night

[FrankZ]

Brick FT never in doubt

 

[bac2therac]

And then Cliff mises one and one

Not going to happen tonight

 

[gmay8]

Wheels coming off offensively.

They were on?

 

[kt124]

you gotta let the boys play on that loose board

 

[bac2therac]

Had our chances

Just didn't have it and were outplayed

 

[RutgersClassof2004]

What can you do. Cam was ice cold. Rest of team didn't do much either.

 

[richthedentist]

Now the reffing has turned MSU setting illegal picks everywhere and not one called

 

[bethlehemfan]

If you can’t make a shot you ain’t gonna win.

 

[njxchange]

Rutgers offense looking like Rutgers Football team offense...

 

[fluoxetine]

I can’t wait for the recap thread exploring 78 different reasons why we lost a game by 7 when they shot 50% from 3 and we shot 5%

 

[kt124]

no one leaves practice till they make 3 in a row from each corner each wing and top of the key

 

[ScarletteK80]

Well guys, it was just not your night. Time to go see if our ladies can defend the RAC.

 

[mikeyo]

What can you do. Cam was ice cold. Rest of team didn't do much either.

Pretty lucky they're not down by 20

 

[PiscatawayMike]

Looking as if it's not R (K)night

 

[miketd1]

No one played particularly well tonight.

We aren’t deep enough to get away with 6 players having off nights.

 

[G- RUnit]

Can’t shoot 1-16 for three. Bummer

 

[FrankZ]

Well thanks to Caleb for hitting the one 3 that had nerve to drop, or this was a royal goose egg

 

[jordkap]

1-19. Hyatt and Cam. That’s silly.

Yet, still in the game. Goes to show you that we are better than them

 

[RW90]

Had our chances

Just didn't have it and were outplayed

Defense wasn't too bad. Our old road shooting woes resurfaced.

 

[FIJI'83]

This game was so doable for us. Cannot win with defense alone especially when it’s not our patented lock down defense.

 

[richthedentist]

If you shoot 25% from 3 you are winning

 

[koleszar]

So glad we decided to give a home game away to MSU.

 

[RU848789]

Just not our night, I think. It happens. Still could make a run and make it close, but it's not feeling like that is going to happen, since we simply can't shoot tonight. 20-16 (9 more shots than MSU!) and 1-16 is putrid. And the two missed front ends hurt.

 

[RUisB1Gtime]

Game is not over!! Just hit a few 3s and d up....

 

[ClassOf02]

We had our chance there in the last 6 or so possessions. Got tons of defensive stops, but we a) turned it over 3 times, b) missed front end of 1&1, c) had Simpson jacking up a 3. Not utilizing Paul in the offense seems like a mistake.

 

[RU Mike73]

Tragic performance at a place where we have never won.

 

[rufeelinit]

We keep wasting possessions shooting threes (by players who just can't make them). Pike might be a really good coach, but I will never understand why he doesn't tell these kids to stop shooting them.

He is in a tough spot as no one is really standing out and deserving of more shots. You just have to keep trying to get good shots and hope they start going in.

 

[Scangg]

What is the Rutgers record for worst 3 point shooting performance?

 

[fluoxetine]

But our three point D is horrific. Horrific. And where else was it horrific? Iowa. Our one other real loss this year.

Weird how 3 point d seems to swing so wildly. It’s. Almost. Like. You. Can’t. Really. Control. It. That. Much.

 

[RUSCFORMERLYRULOU]

I mean more than half the voters didn’t put us in so not sure what’s overreaction here…

I wouldn’t have ranked us and certainly won’t now.

Yep, out of the top 25 for sure. Have not been in the top 25 two weeks in a row for…whatever. This game is over.

At this point, give me the two wins at home and then we will get the Sparty rematch

 

[njxchange]

....................................

still looking for that consistency...

 

[80RU]

If they were only three for 17, this would be a two point game. Amazing when you think about it.

 

[DennisHajekRC84]

I can’t wait for the recap thread exploring 78 different reasons why we lost a game by 7 when they shot 50% from 3 and we shot 5%

How bout when you're 1 of 16 and the other team has 7 fouls you try to drive to the basket.

 

[miketd1]

Could sure use some Marco’s Pizza to binge eat my sadness away

 

[bac2therac]

I can’t wait for the recap thread exploring 78 different reasons why we lost a game by 7 when they shot 50% from 3 and we shot 5%

We lost because we did nothing

We were down 6 and didnt value the possession

Except for Cliff and Paul at times we played poor D and our offense trash

 

[njxchange]

this is why we need 5* guys who can create their own shots at will.

our guys offense IQ is like 90 compared to defense IQ of 150

 

[RUby RED]

I mean more than half the voters didn’t put us in so not sure what’s overreaction here…

I wouldn’t have ranked us and certainly won’t now.

Oh I agree we’ll drop out of the rankings. But I don’t view this game as a huge indictment of us. Still view us as a back end top 25 team

 

[RUSCFORMERLYRULOU]

How bout when you're 1 of 16 and the other team has 7 fouls you try to drive to the basket.

Or the bad substitution patterns after we made the first half run.

 

[koleszar]

Rolling with Hyatt is laughable at this point.

 

[mildone]

Defense wasn't too bad. Our old road shooting woes resurfaced.

I think it’s been pretty bad. O rebounding has kind of kept us in it, I think. I also really want to know why we haven’t played full court D. There must be a reason, just want to know what it is.