Basketball GAME THREAD: Rutgers vs. Lafayette

[bac2therac]

Haven’t watched the team at all so this is a general statement (and one I’ve made about Daniel Jones)

A lot of “Player X isn’t the problem”.

The real problem is nobody saying “Player X is solving the problems.”

Regardless of who is causing problems, our “star” player’s (RHJ, Geo and Cliff) don’t appear to be solving problems.

Tinker with the margins and role players all you want. But if the stars aren’t solving the teams problems, then we aren’t going anywhere.

Bingo

Our vaunted stars lack of leadersip and urgency are the main cause

 

[richthedentist]

Second time Hyatt has fouled this guy for 3 foul shots

 

[kcg88]

I'm watching Seton Hall vs. Ohio State on the other screen and it's insane how much better at EVERYTHING those two teams are. Get ready for some 30+ point blowouts this season.

 

[whofrewdatmataRU13]

Score?

34-32 Lafayette

 

[richthedentist]

One word Unwatchable

 

[Salvi's Headband]

It's too painful to watch. What a sad situation.

 

[MS-RU]

I can’t watch this anymore. It’s absolutely brutal. There are better, much more consistent shooters at my local gym.

 

[babbs09]

Just awful

 

[Proud NJ Sports Fan]

How many fast breaks have they converted this season

 

[toby83]

Harper still on bike

 

[richthedentist]

awesome 3-16 from 3 point range

 

[Shell21]

Why is geo hitching on his threes now?

 

[RutgersSam]

I honestly think Pike starts believing his own BS and as a result overrates his team. How else could he recruit players like Reiber and Palmquist?? Can he ever win a recruiting battle for a quality highly coveted player? We don't even pass the eye test with this team.. we're smaller, less confident and just look diminutive versus pretty much every other team I've seen so far in the B1G. This is all on our clueless leader.

 

[MS-RU]

LOL at Geo and his shooting tonight.

 

[chickenpatty2]

Can they just have someone, you know, drive to the basket, or some other basketball-like moves?

 

[bac2therac]

Wow we are so poorly coached

 

[sport2231]

We are also very bad at finishing around basket when we get fouled. But that probably has as much to do with the fact we are just bad at shooting as anything

 

[anon_0k9zlfz6lz9oy]

I can’t watch this anymore. It’s absolutely brutal. There are better, much more consistent shooters at my local gym.

This isnt even an exaggeration haha

 

[Rokodesh]

I can't believe how bad this team is. Comical

 

[Salvi's Headband]

Wtf

 

[mikeyo]

Really trying to understand how the coaching staff actually thought
that Reiber was a D1 player when they scouted him in HS

 

[zebnatto]

You gotta think that any kid on Lafayette would have been thrilled to get an RU offer.

 

[Shell21]

More fouls on 3’s. Poor coaching poor playing

 

[richthedentist]

How many times are we going to foul this guy on 3 pointers

 

[Proud NJ Sports Fan]

Really trying to understand how the coaching staff actually thought
that Reiber was a D1 player when they scouted him in HS

Amazing, right ?

 

[Salvi's Headband]

We are so effing bad

 

[anon_0k9zlfz6lz9oy]

The seton hall ohio state game just had an incredible finish. Two very good teams. Were down 4!? Jesus

 

[kt124]

if our offense was even decent we would be elite it’s maddening - don’t make FTs, don’t make open 3s

 

[bac2therac]

Booooo

3fg in 9 minutes vs a shit team...make that 2fg

 

[Eagleton96]

Lol

Maybe because he is awol

He is. But your constant sniping and personal attacks suck.

 

[Salvi's Headband]

The rout is on!

 

[kt124]

sheeeeesh we are very bad

 

[Shell21]

lol. Geo another horrible pass. More pathetic effort across the board

 

[suggakane]

who's keepiing score?

 

[koleszar]

Holy sh*t this team is worse than I thought down 7 you have to be kidding me

 

[RUSCFORMERLYRULOU]

Down 7.
you know what the problem is though? This team isn’t any fun to root for.

 

[kcg88]

Someone needs to ask Pikiell point blank what made him think this was his best team.

 

[zappaa]

He is. But your constant sniping and personal attacks suck.

Is Pike coaching or is this a Gleeson scenario where we have no players?

 

[bac2therac]

He is. But your constant sniping and personal attacks suck.

Lmfao

Thats not why he is a colossal disappointment

And where is the personal attack..nil?

He is 5th year senior

Stop treating him like a baby

 

[Proud NJ Sports Fan]

Embarrassing