Huge road game for Rutgers tonight.
- Indiana is 67 in the NET, means a Q1 game for Rutgers
- Rutgers will be a Q3 home game for the Hoosiers, good opportunity to damage their resume
Defensively
- Stay connected like they were against Columbia
- Need to have solid man-to-man rotations
- Focus on help defense when Ballo/Reneau get the ball
- Mgbako has been up and down this year, but he is a threat near the rim so force him away from the basket, he's 64% around the rim but shoots 40% on far jump shots
- Force Indiana to shoot from deep, they're terrible at 30.3% on the year (305th nationally)
- Ogbole has been playing well (improving from game to game) need him to limit unnecessary fouls and increase his role on the defensive end
- J-Will and J-Mike need to put pressure on Indiana's guards w/o fouling, be aggressive but not too aggressive, you know Indiana is gonna get the home whistle tonight from the refs
- Rutgers has to find a way to rebound the ball, limit the second chance opportunities despite Indiana not being great at offensive rebounding
Offensively
- Crisp ball movement and solid ball distribution is a must (just like last game against Columbia), LIMIT THE ISO BALL
- Dylan Harper has been incredible all year, would love to see him snag some more assists
- Need Bailey to continue taking jumpers from the elbow, that's his best shot, let the offense come to him and work shots in the flow of the offense
- J-Will is great on his step back jumpers and floaters near the rim, would like to see a few more of those attempts in this game
- Feed Sommerville in the post, but just need him to get a bit more physical going up around the rim
- Rutgers must hit between 8-10 three-pointers in this game
- Pikiell MUST have Ace or Dylan on the floor at all times, Rutgers cannot afford to have both off of the floor at the same time like last game against Columbia
Rutgers has a real shot at pulling off a nice win tonight, let's hope they're ready for a wild crowd at Assembly Hall
- Indiana is 67 in the NET, means a Q1 game for Rutgers
- Rutgers will be a Q3 home game for the Hoosiers, good opportunity to damage their resume
Defensively
- Stay connected like they were against Columbia
- Need to have solid man-to-man rotations
- Focus on help defense when Ballo/Reneau get the ball
- Mgbako has been up and down this year, but he is a threat near the rim so force him away from the basket, he's 64% around the rim but shoots 40% on far jump shots
- Force Indiana to shoot from deep, they're terrible at 30.3% on the year (305th nationally)
- Ogbole has been playing well (improving from game to game) need him to limit unnecessary fouls and increase his role on the defensive end
- J-Will and J-Mike need to put pressure on Indiana's guards w/o fouling, be aggressive but not too aggressive, you know Indiana is gonna get the home whistle tonight from the refs
- Rutgers has to find a way to rebound the ball, limit the second chance opportunities despite Indiana not being great at offensive rebounding
Offensively
- Crisp ball movement and solid ball distribution is a must (just like last game against Columbia), LIMIT THE ISO BALL
- Dylan Harper has been incredible all year, would love to see him snag some more assists
- Need Bailey to continue taking jumpers from the elbow, that's his best shot, let the offense come to him and work shots in the flow of the offense
- J-Will is great on his step back jumpers and floaters near the rim, would like to see a few more of those attempts in this game
- Feed Sommerville in the post, but just need him to get a bit more physical going up around the rim
- Rutgers must hit between 8-10 three-pointers in this game
- Pikiell MUST have Ace or Dylan on the floor at all times, Rutgers cannot afford to have both off of the floor at the same time like last game against Columbia
Rutgers has a real shot at pulling off a nice win tonight, let's hope they're ready for a wild crowd at Assembly Hall
