Basketball GAMEDAY THREAD: Rutgers Hoops vs. UMass-Lowell
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Pretty low blow going after someone in a game thread, but you've always done this low blow.
Whatever credibility you had on this board over the years as a "good guy" has eroded. You're an @ss and everyone knows it.
No doubt. He and Cam look phenomenal. Whole team looks ready for big games.
People always say shit in game threads - it's what game threads are for. Pretty sure bac would agree it wasn't his best take. I also didn't go after "him" per se, whereas you came after me including calling me a childish name. I'd say you're the one who looks like an idiot now.
Which team in the B1G, besides Illinois, gives Rutgers problems with speed?
You're underestimating the value of a true PG on the floor. It's hard to maintain a semblance of offense for most of the game without a true PG on the floor. It can make any good team look bad offensively, Cam is a combo or 2G, Derek a combo or 2G. Paul is very important to the success of this team and our offensive flow. I'm surprised they didn't go with Jalen more.
It's college basketball. There's gonna be some clunkers and we weren't gonna cover every spread by 15 points. Very glad that even without Caleb and Paul this never turned into a one possession game.
The decision to shoot, pass, or drive belongs to every player when they get the ball. I understand what Paul brings. But he doesn't control lazy sloppy play. Players and coaches do.
It got down to 6 with them having the ball with a minute to go. Should never have happened.
We got lucky a bit and we made our free throws..a great thing.
I agree. This is the third game in six days. Guys didn't have their legs under them, and it's challenging to execute game plans in such a short turnaround.
That's not luck. You either make your free throws or not. This team continues to excel at the FT line.
It was never in doubt. And UMASS-L will have over 20 wins. This could literally be their only loss.
The defense and rebounding were poor in this game.Rutgers should have played some zone because U Mass Lowell players were too quick for Rutgers defenders.
The free throw shooting has really improved dramatically. We played a much better opponent today compared to the first two
We were also playing our 3rd game in 6 days, and one man down in the rotation. While your assertion may be true, I'd also chalk up a certain amount of it to fatigue and missing Paul.
Weird - couldn't quote your post, perhaps because it says it's my post - not sure how that happened. Anyway, below is what you said.
"You weren't at the game
Ru led by double digits most of the 2nd half
Ru was up 63-50 with 6 minutes to go
Some bad decisions led to the score getting closer than it should have but i was never worried about the outcome"
Don't think being there matters much for commentary, but despite the big lead we had, we fumbled the endgame, which is inarguable. It was 67-61 and they had the ball a couple of times with more than a minute left - hard to believe you were never worried, at least a little (as a Rutgers fan, I certainly was, even though I thought we'd be able to hang on). Good thing we made our FTs.
"You weren't at the game
Ru led by double digits most of the 2nd half
Ru was up 63-50 with 6 minutes to go
Some bad decisions led to the score getting closer than it should have but i was never worried about the outcome"
Don't think being there matters much for commentary, but despite the big lead we had, we fumbled the endgame, which is inarguable. It was 67-61 and they had the ball a couple of times with more than a minute left - hard to believe you were never worried, at least a little (as a Rutgers fan, I certainly was, even though I thought we'd be able to hang on). Good thing we made our FTs.
This.
We are eight deep. Now we are six, maybe seven deep. Woolfolk/Reiber was our sixth man for 30 minutes today.
I think UMASS got as close as 6 or 7 with 60-90 seconds left. To each his own, but I agree, wasn't worried.
As talented as Derek and Cam are, there is no replacing Paul for what he does. A PG makes sure everyone on the floor in the right spot for each play called on offense and defense, like a QB on an offense or defense. Cam and Derek are used to playing the 2 on the floor. They aren't going to fully grasp what and where everyone is supposed to be doing like Paul does in his 4th year here, as opposed to Cam and Derek's first year here. I'll guarantee you there were plenty of mistakes and breakdowns today all around on offense and defense from the guards spots led to the lapses on O and D without Paul on the floor directing traffic. I'm just glad we survived and won without Paul.
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I wasn't saying we got lucky making our free throws. It was an "Exclusive" AND.
The improvement so far at the line is going to win us a few more games than in past if we can maintain it.
