Basketball GAMEDAY THREAD: Rutgers Hoops vs. St. John's in Charity Exhibition

[knight_ru]

Everyone has played at least seven minutes at halftime. By comparison, Rick played four players four minutes or less. Coach is definitely trying out different combinations and treating this as a time to experiment. That said, the three-point shooting has not been good. 4 turnovers by Andre is also not good.

 

[PiscatawayMike]

Nice... get the misses out of the way for when the games count

 

[FinalFourOrBust]

You would have a rebuttal if you think you could beat an old man in a 5 mile race.

Another zinger. Take it easy on me dude. Geez.

 

[MadRU]

0-11

 

[RUJMM78]

The loss of Spencer 3 point shooting must be replaced by Griffiths shooting.Pitino always had outside shooters wherever he coached.

 

[fatsam98]

I loved this game in front of a hostile crowd for purposes of getting the nerves and whatnot out of the system before the Princeton opener.

The shooting stats are absurd though lol

 

[ScarletLongIsland]

Lots of subbing. Pike is using this to see what works beyond starters. Pitino is going full speed ahead with starters. JMike looks real good and confident

 

[RutgersChow]

How’s our tempo? Is it just our ice cold shooting?

Game means nothing, but neither does tempo in the long run. Only winning matters. Let's see if we are better replacing PM and CS with more speed and better shooting. I have my doubts. I also have no knowledge of this, but I'm afraid Pike is giving to much coaching responsibility, and listening too much to Branden Knight and company - JMO.

 

[RU_PAYBACK]

Plenty difficulty inbounding the ball

 

[rubjk]

Game means nothing, but neither does tempo in the long run. Only winning matters. Let's see if we are better replacing PM and CS with more speed and better shooting. I have my doubts. I also have no knowledge of this, but I'm afraid Pike is giving to much coaching responsibility, and listening too much to Branden Knight and company - JMO.

I think he’s adjusting to talent level.

 

[rubaseball78]

You’re in your feelings

Have no clue what that means.

 

[SBP]

Plenty difficulty inbounding the ball

Still???! THAT is unacceptable

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

I have last 3 weeks of March blocked off…..i guess i can start making plans to go away

😃

 

[zebnatto]

Any positives?

 

[Scarlet Blind]

They did say they were down 20-30 points at one point of the first half in the game vs Senegal and won by 2pts.

 

[RutgersChow]

Everyone has played at least seven minutes at halftime. By comparison, Rick played four players four minutes or less. Coach is definitely trying out different combinations and treating this as a time to experiment. That said, the three-point shooting has not been good. 4 turnovers by Andre is also not good.

Because he is not that good - selfish and can't play any defense.

 

[RutgersChow]

Still???! THAT is unacceptable

Is Brandin Knight still drawing up eighth grade inbounds plays?

 

[Scarlet Blind]

4 Bigs are Cliff, Woolf, Chol, Oskar
6 Guards/Wings Derek, JMike, Noah, Gavin, Hyatt, AWill

 

[RutgersChow]

Lots of subbing. Pike is using this to see what works beyond starters. Pitino is going full speed ahead with starters. JMike looks real good and confident

Thought he was better than the 4* from PA who decommitted from day one.

 

[RutgersChow]

I think he’s adjusting to talent level.

Our starters will have better athleticism but not appreciably better talent, if at all.

 

[Scangg]

12-2 run cuts it to 7

 

[babbs09]

Score check?

 

[koko2315]

Any positives?

Jmike looks as advertised!

 

[koko2315]

Score check?

52-43 under 10:00

 

[rubjk]

Jmike looks as advertised!

Gavin too

 

[FinalFourOrBust]

Is Brandin Knight still drawing up eighth grade inbounds plays?

Guy got us ace. He can draw up whatever plays he wants.

 

[RUtrumpet92]

Down 52 43, 9:49 to go. Palmquist at 7 minutes, our other eight are at 11+. Clearly we are experimenting today.

 

[RutgersChow]

Guy got us ace. He can draw up whatever plays he wants.

That's pretty stupid.

 

[koko2315]

Gavin too

Offensively he’s not shy which I love
Defense needs work

 

[Scangg]

Griffiths 3-6 from 3, 1-5 from 2

 

[Scangg]

Offensively he’s not shy which I love
Defense needs work

How do the rest of the new guys look defensively?

 

[FinalFourOrBust]

That's pretty stupid.

You’re right. Keep crying about him.

 

[rubjk]

Looks like Simpson, Hyatt, Cliff, Gavin, Davis is an effective group.

 

[RUGiddy777]

That’s an amazing response. I have zero rebuttal.

This is a game thread. Act like it.

 

[ScarletLongIsland]

Gavin having a nice 2nd half

 

[RUGiddy777]

Thought he was better than the 4* from PA who decommitted from day one.

Was surprised there wasn’t more talk about him from the open practice. He’s gonna be a nice contributor.

 

[rubjk]

Also as always it’s clear Pike can adjust during a game.

 

[koko2315]

58-54 down 4 with 5:46

 

[ScarletLongIsland]

down 4 with 5:46 to play. This team will be fine

 

[RutgersChow]

You’re right. Keep crying about him.

Not crying about him. Everybody who knows anything about the game has seen our inbounding cost us big games, and seen him going over inbounds plays late in the games. Ok, he recruited Ace, a relative, but otherwise I'm just not a big fan.