Pike had Ogbole on the bench during the most important free throws.
Basketball GAMEDAY THREAD: Rutgers Basketball versus Alabama
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Team could be more potent if we shared the ball
Oh come on. There was 0 laziness or lack of effort tonight.
Great game, showed heart. Lot to work on, but the team is growing before our eyes.
We have to figure out a way to get open 3s for guys like Martini , Hayes and Acuff....If we can develop that into the offense we are going to be tough to stop..
A lot to like about this team and the way they’ve played this week. AL may be their toughest opponent all year. Just Need to Clean up the rebounding and make some 3s
On the replay, Nelson pulled Sommerville away by the shoulder. Don't like the Nelson guy. Seems like he had 10 fouls tonight and still in the game.
The fear is will the same game and outcome get repeated
Need to fix the board problem
J will picked up 2 fouls in the first 2 minutes...has to b smarter
Harper wont score 36 a night
Supporting cast needs to convert when they are called upon
This and 2/13 from 3. Future could be bright but it will depend on the supporting cast
Jwill getting 4th was the game, the refs sucked
Sears no called twice for his 5th
Basket to go up 3 by them under 1:30 was a walk
Bama is a great team. No shame. Like the improve D. Hopefully, this will start a run.
Tonight we proved we can run and gun with one of the best. The energy level of our team was great.
He really hasn't even been competent offensively yet. He was surprising against sister marys school for the blind or who ever.
He was a little better tonight at trying to score every time he touched it. He will get better, but tonight wasn't a night I wanted to see him down the stretch.
The roster construction is already looking poor. Need more from Martini, Hayes, and Acuff. All three are awful defenders, not adding rebounding, or scoring. Missed on toughness when evaluating what to add in the portal. The rebounding and defense need to improve if the team is going to do anything.
JMike needs to be benched for good, Derkack needs to be reigned in.
JMike needs to be benched for good, Derkack needs to be reigned in.
Well crud. Thought we might steal this one after the great first half. But rebounding woes did us in.
Extremely gutsy game by RU, IMO. Pike not going to the bench a whole lot, and we played freshmen for huge minutes. We got more tired than they did, I think. On the plus side, our young players showed lots of toughness in a very physical game.
I had two question marks, two concerns, back when we were 4 - 0. Getting the freshmen to understand the level of intensity they need to reach to beat good teams. And figuring out how to rebound and defend the paint without a dominant center.
I think the freshman have figured out the need for 40 minutes of intensity, of playing with high focus. So that’s not a question mark for me anymore.
The jury is still out on if this team can overcome the lack of a dominant center.
Extremely gutsy game by RU, IMO. Pike not going to the bench a whole lot, and we played freshmen for huge minutes. We got more tired than they did, I think. On the plus side, our young players showed lots of toughness in a very physical game.
I had two question marks, two concerns, back when we were 4 - 0. Getting the freshmen to understand the level of intensity they need to reach to beat good teams. And figuring out how to rebound and defend the paint without a dominant center.
I think the freshman have figured out the need for 40 minutes of intensity, of playing with high focus. So that’s not a question mark for me anymore.
The jury is still out on if this team can overcome the lack of a dominant center.
I’d argue differently.
The same flaws sunk us.
1. not rebounding on defensive glass
2. Embarrassing shooting behind the arc
I’m pretty confident #1 will be a major wart that sinks the team multiple times this season.
#2 we might have some nights where the portal guys actually make a few. But overall it’s another season of being a bottom tier 3 point shooting team
Interesting stats. We win the TO battle 20-9 and the FT battle (30-35 vs. 25-36), which usually bodes really well, but we lost the rebounding battle 43-30 and especially the 3-pt battle, 10-25 vs. 2-12. Losing JWill really hurt as he was playing very well and Derkack/Acuff didn't play nearly as well in his absence.
If you can score at the rim you can live without threes. Gotta improve our rebounding. Alabama is an elite rebounding team though. At least we were in position to make rebounds and contested most of them.
Agreed. We're not lazy ... we're untalented (and sometimes stupid/selfish). Nobody should be shooting or handling the ball except for Harper and Bailey. That's on Pike.
Rutgers is just 5 days removed from being outscored 40-15 in 15 minutes by Kennessaw and we got this tonight
Not impressive? like literally every guy they throw out there can score from 2 levels (minus cliff) . They are insanely hard to defend
I like Greg Anthony's take on things and not just because he's been positive about RU.
The TBS post-game isn’t leading with the Alabama win - they are talking (fawning actually) over Harper and Bailey.
I don't really blame JWill for foul trouble... two of his early fouls would not have been called in 75% of games. Not about being smarter... he just got the crap end of the stick early, so a legitimate foul late put him over the limit.
Can't always predict when the roulette wheel will put you on the bench.
Take aways
We are more than a bubble team, no doubt!
JD takes WAY too many drives. Misses most.
As does JMike.
Lathan out of position …alot.
JWill, great, but often reckless, on D costs us.
Martini… a bust thus far
Acuff is slow still out if shape… but getting there
That said. Excited for the rest of the season.
We are more than a bubble team, no doubt!
JD takes WAY too many drives. Misses most.
As does JMike.
Lathan out of position …alot.
JWill, great, but often reckless, on D costs us.
Martini… a bust thus far
Acuff is slow still out if shape… but getting there
That said. Excited for the rest of the season.
Oglebe held his own and looked serviceable. If Lathan improved his D we will be ok. Alabama is an elite rebounding team.
I don’t think bama played particularly well but it was our weaknesses as a team especially on defense that allowed them to play poorly and stay in the lead all night.
Alabama gets after it when it comes to rebounding. They are all committed to it.
