Game Thread - Rutgers vs Hartford

[RickB113]

Just stop. Raising the expectations has nothing to do with a 1-4 Hartford team. We have been playing terrible defense. They are getting wide open look after wide open look.

 

[RUAEPI]

The book is out on us! We can not shoot over a zone. We need to get some easy points in transition. Use our side to get them in foul trouble. And for god sake hit some free throws!!!!!

 

[78CollegeAve]

Cy -- RU will pull this out. We have a staff this year that will adjust. And a staff that won't stand for being embarrassed like the last staff that always had multiple excuses.

Expectations? Yeah, a home game against a team that's lost to Central Conn, Rider, Drexel and Appy State.

 

[RUONTHERISE]

This is ridiculous

 

[cyrock3]

Really?

Yep. It was very likely that an off game or two were going to happen.

That's why folks were told to pull the brakes.

 

[scarletNJ49]

getting bad here. another 3 by #1.

 

[Rutgers Rah]

Absolutely embarrassing

 

[RUonBrain]

There goes our NCAA hopes.

 

[babbs09]

Goddadmn we are being outplayed. They want it so much more than we do. Been turning the ball over all game. Now they are in the bonus with over 10 min left. Not good.

 

[OTBOTOR]

Hartford has a 9 point lead with 10:22 left.

56-47

 

[78CollegeAve]

Defending the 3 is about hustling ... and the RU guards simply aren't hustling today. Yet ...

 

[TheRacRU]

Great D and hustle from Corey. Hopefully sparks some energy.

 

[ArminRU]

Time to start drafting the "Fire coaches" thread :cool2:

 

[greenknight]

They need to push the tempo
I'm coach these guys are running for hours with all misses free throws

 

[RUz91]

these refs blow

 

[greenknight]

Your most DYNAMIC player should not be sitting on bench Need to raise energy level and press them full court and try to get in up tempo game with Saunders and Johnson

 

[ScarletDave]

Don't we get to pick the refs as the home team? Doesn't anyone keep track of who gives us bad calls?

 

[RUinMass]

I must be a jinx since it's my first time watching the team and we are losing

 

[Jim_from_RU]

Cannot understand why we continue to struggle defending the 3.

 

[78CollegeAve]

Good to see that there are Rutgers fans that expect to lose to a 1-4 America East program that lost at home 2 days ago. If the guards would move their feet on D, the they can pull this game out. But are Williams and Johnson having a contest to see who can be lazier?

 

[RUeric]

Our defenders sag way too much on the wings. Just leaving shooters wide open in the corners.

 

[RUinMass]

Not being able to hit FTs doesn't help

 

[ANewRU]

Here we come, great effort to close deficit

 

[cyrock3]

Way to twist words here 78. The point is that fans should have expected at least one loss to a bad team.

Obviously that makes your hyperventilating here look silly so you twist my words to fit your narrative.

 

[greenknight]

Not real happy with the coaching down the stretch

 

[Rokodesh]

Team has to learn how to win, nobody should be surprised.

 

[SirPerceval]

they're just pulling sh@t out of their ass at this point.

 

[78CollegeAve]

3 seconds on the shot clock and the RU defender takes a step back instead of contesting the shot. That's how you let an American East program hit 11 or straight baskets.

Yeah, why bother guarding kids behind the arc.

 

[greenknight]

Simply put, we're being outplayed.

You can't stop them in half court game you have to PRESS them take them out of their game

 

[Caliknight]

These guys are just hitting everything.

 

[TheRacRU]

Hartford is shooting absurdly well in this half.

 

[babbs09]

well when Hartford is shooting 78% from the floor in the second half....for fvcks sake.

 

[Rutgers Rah]

Not over, they won't make every shot they take forever

 

[biazza38]

Good to see that there are Rutgers fans that expect to lose to a 1-4 America East program that lost at home 2 days ago. If the guards would move their feet on D, the they can pull this game out. But are Williams and Johnson having a contest to see who can be lazier?

Inexcusable loss, but when you see teams like Indiana lose to Fort Wayne you realize it's a little more difficult than you expect to avoid a wtf loss

 

[scarletNJ49]

almost not mad...nothing you can do when a team hits every freaking 3 they throw up

 

[greenknight]

78% is lack of defensive pressure. the need to run the court if they want any chance to win game

 

[TonyLieske]

This will hurt fan support. Buzz was just starting to build.

 

[greenknight]

Williams PISS POOR defense

 

[soundcrib]

Why Mike?

 

[greenknight]

Get your head out of your ass