Basketball GAME THREAD: Rutgers vs. DePaul

[RUTrack94]

There’s no way we’re going back to the dance this year.

And next year? Oof

No way we win a B1G game either

 

[socaldave]

This is Bakers team and it shows

 

[ScarletDave]

Shame we wasted 4 straight threes in like 2 minutes for nothing

 

[RedTeam1994]

And no one happier than the announcers

 

[BIGRUBIGDBIGredmachine]

Ugly final play drawn up. Bad loss.

 

[RUJMM78]

Big East teams seem to have better 3 point shooters.

 

[Proud NJ Sports Fan]

DePaul stinks too.

 

[ClassOf02]

Tonight cemented two things. 1) B1G got embarrassed by Big East in the Gavitt games, so very possible the conference will get fewer teams into the tournament than expected. 2). #1 doesn’t matter cause we ain’t sniffing the bubble.

 

[gigantor1024]

Very very very badly coached team.

Lost by 3 and took 27 less free throws than the other team. Idk how that’s badly coached really. Players can’t call their own fouls at this level

 

[bethlehemfan]

Tough loss on the road one sided officiating.

 

[sunsetregret]

I do not like this style of offensive basketball. I didn't like it the last two years and I still don't like it.

 

[fluoxetine]

DePaul 16-29 Fts, RU 4-6. Criminal job refs.

It was like this all last year with all different refs. We don’t shoot FTs because we don’t draw fouls.

 

[Mr Magoo]

bad bad loss, early wound to our tournament chances

Tournament? Long long way to go. At least the BIG is much weaker. Problem is the league won’t get as many teams in.

 

[rtabachk]

We needed this loss. It's been a poor lazy start to the season. Maybe this kicks things into gear.

There's no way this team can compete with Nova. Nova must have started their walk ons in their scrimmage. This team is not a step above mediocre.

 

[GORU2014]

Well, now we really know that we're not going to be very good this year (couldn't be sure after the first 3 games IMO). So much for all the talk about this being Pike's best team. Disappointing.

Patience. Didn’t really gel until the SHU/Caldwell games in 2019.

 

[DennisHajekRC84]

Fracking sick of pikes inability to do anything... ANYTHING but give Baker the ball we n Ed g as me like that. No D1 Coach can be in that shallow on coming up with be something different. Ron just made the last 2 3s.

 

[Rokodesh]

This is an awful team. We have no one that can get inside. No mid range shooters. Defense is horrific. Can't steal, can't transition after a miss. Just awful basketball making DePaul look like we're playing Kansas.

we miss Young more than anyone else. Nobody can slash. Caleb stands around and throws up some of the ugliest shots ever. Not good at anything right now

 

[Rutgers25]

We’re poorly coached offensively, but more importantly we’re not that talented. Very weak down low, no good ball handlers, poor shooters. I don’t think we won more than 6 big ten games.

 

[RU848789]

No game should ever have a 21-13 disparity in fouls, especially when one of them (RU) is scoring mostly inside. That's what led to the 33-6 disparity in FTs, which is just wrong. Yeah, we didn't play that well, but the refs didn't help.

 

[bethlehemfan]

If you think we are poorly coached you are seriously stupid.

 

[AshCatchEm]

We def deserved to lose

 

[jtung230]

Announcers: “that was a whole lot of nothing”.

 

[anon_0k9zlfz6lz9oy]

Pikiell has lost a lot of credibilty for his hubris in hyping a very mediocre team.

Hes always hyped up every team hes had. Hes overly optimistic and exaggerates alot. Its just who he is

 

[Scarlet Craig]

That practice facility seems to be paying for itself for both basketball teams. Sheesh.

 

[Shelby65]

Again, Geo hero ball is lame. Coach lets him

 

[SCNJ]

DePaul won 5 games last year. FIVE

We didn’t play DePauls team from last year

 

[runner3283]

Could be a long season if these guys don’t wake up.

They are wide awake, they just stink

 

[RUTrack94]

Being a Rutgers fan really sucks … for every high you see 10 lows

 

[Proud NJ Sports Fan]

This isn’t a tourney team. Miss JY and Miles..


None of these guys got better. Still can’t shoot and now we can’t rebound. This isn’t a tourney team. Simple lack of talent tells me that .

Unless they gel and show dramatic improvement, it’s a last place battle with Pen St

 

[RocktheRac]

We saw Pike's suspect coaching last season. This confirms it. We have gone as far as we can with him/ Poor game coaching and recruiting

 

[RUOtBOtOR]

Garbage loss. Not a well coached team.

 

[AshCatchEm]

If you think we are poorly coached you are seriously stupid.

What game are you watching?? Not ONE PLAYER down the court when we rebound it at the end. Is that good coaching? What an asshat comment.

 

[FrankZ]

Pikiell has lost a lot of credibilty for his hubris in hyping a very mediocre team.

Yeah the preseason fanfare is what bothers me. Team hasn’t passed the eye test all year.

 

[RutgersK1d]

We don’t run an offense. That’s all

 

[jtung230]

If you think we are poorly coached you are seriously stupid.

Call me stupid

 

[RutHut]

That play-by-play guy was a little excitable. We are not good.

 

[AshCatchEm]

What a waste of my night

 

[ClassOf02]

Lost by 3 and took 27 less free throws than the other team. Idk how that’s badly coached really. Players can’t call their own fouls at this level

Rotations poor, too much Paul/Caleb on the floor at the same time (mostly Caleb), no one to turn to from the Mag/Reiber/Palmquist class, Agee an obvious miss, coming out slow in the first half, lazy defense & rebounding, and if you’re angry about the foul discrepancy, work the damn refs.

 

[scarletrat]

embarassing loss. hopefully can wake them up from this...

it did take DePaul hitting every crazy 3 in last 5 min of game to squeak this out...

 

[SCNJ]

They’re not poorly coached. They just don’t have anyone who can dribble drive to the basket. They miss JY even with his flaws.