Basketball LIVE GAME THREAD: Rutgers vs. Northwestern

[TonyLieske]

We are only down 18, this game is still easily winnable. I like Pike!

 

[GoodOl'Rutgers]

not worried

well.. am a bit worried about the weave offense.. be more aggressive

NOW.. I'm worried.

 

[bac2therac]

The whole thing to beat a team like Nwestern is to nip them in the bud..ru had that chance but didnt show

 

[rucoe89]

Good Lord on the NW shooting.

They are better shooters, better rebounders and better passers. We may have better athletes, but better athletes that can't put an orange ball through an orange rim may as well be gymnasts because they are of no use on a basketball court.

 

[RUby RED]

Who said this isn’t “same old Rutgers?”

 

[rufeelinit]

Amazing how good an offense can look when hitting shots. They are getting open looks and knocking them down. Meanwhile nothing but tentativeness and chaos on our end.

 

[RUz91]

good lord what is happening to this team?

 

[bac2therac]

Holy crap they can’t miss

They are wide open every shot

 

[ScarletteK80]

Ugh, ugh, and more ugh.

 

[RUScrew85]

Don’t worry guys, even if we lose here we have plenty of chances for good wins later.

Sarcasm?

 

[biazza38]

NW is on fire. At some point they should come back to earth

Not if we don’t play D

 

[rucoe89]

good lord what is happening to this team?

They are now prepping for the NIT.

 

[BOCA93]

I’m amazed at how woefully unprepared RU is to start this game on both ends. They’re giving NW open shot after open shot mixed in with a back door cut every now and then. Forget about the O

 

[richthedentist]

Starting to worry about Pikell this guy is getting horribly out coached every game lately his substitutions suck no offense everything sucks

 

[Mr Magoo]

Got to try to get this to single digits at the half.

 

[anon_0k9zlfz6lz9oy]

Pikes postgame presser: “give northwestern the credit, chris is a great coach. Big ten, best conference in the country, theres no easy nights in this league. I take the blame here, i didnt have the guys ready”. Blah blah blah. Coach, just ****ing teach these guys an offense to run, its pathetic to watch

 

[ScarletNut]

We peaked too early this season

 

[biazza38]

NW is 50% from 3 and shooting nearly 20% above their season avg from the floor currently. Unreal.

It’s because we suck on D and on O.

 

[motorb54]

Johnson out beyond the foul line on D leaving Paul Mulcahy and Young under the basket so the NW bigs gets easy O rebound putback for 2.

 

[GoodOl'Rutgers]

We need it sub-10 before halftime

 

[RUby RED]

Mulcahy just sucks plays so far off his guy keeps getting picked and burnt on 3 pointers

What’s your obsession with Mulcahy? Whole team looks like shit tonight

 

[greenknight]

The problem is he doesnt run an offense. Calling high ball screens every possession and occasionally running motion and horns is literally, and im not kidding when i say this, literally stuff youll see 4th grade GIRL REC teams running. Hes not a good coach, hes a motivator

Not true I coach 5th & 6th grade girls rec...fast breaks fast breaks fast breakd

 

[DennisHajekRC84]

Hey Pike, please clap less and freaking coach more!

 

[rucoe89]

NW is 50% from 3 and shooting nearly 20% above their season avg from the floor currently. Unreal.

Credit their coach for recruiting kids that can shoot the ball and not rely on athletes alone.

 

[Mr Magoo]

Johnson had a layup and kicked it out

 

[Scarlet Blind]

Northwestern had 8 days off, that's crazy.

 

[greenknight]

Ho bad is that 6'10" 5ft from hoop and u pass it out

 

[anon_0k9zlfz6lz9oy]

Bob wenzel just went into the RU huddle, said heres what pike said “he was clapping his hands and just talking aggressive telling them they need to play harder on screens and we’ll start running a weave on offense” hahahaha. Come on man, ohhhh shit we got them, theyll never know whats coming when we hit them with the weave

 

[bossnj1]

You all need to settle down a bit, jeez. The world is not coming to an end , get a grip

 

[bac2therac]

Afraid to shoot

 

[RUsince52]

MJ could've put the rebound back with a one step drive.

 

[MS-RU]

Credit their coach for recruiting kids that can shoot the ball and not rely on athletes alone.

They are 6-15 lol. Stop acting they figured out some magic formula.

 

[RUby RED]

You all need to settle down a bit, jeez. The world is not coming to an end , get a grip

Ok boss

 

[Mr Magoo]

Harper is the invisible man. WOW has he regressed lately

 

[RU205]

Crowd sounds loud with the team down 14

 

[RUby RED]

Harpers decision to only take fade-aways the last 5 games or so makes no sense

 

[RUsince52]

They are making shots that aren't difficult.

 

[RU205]

everyone is afraid to shoot

 

[Rutgers25]

So freaking tentative ...

 

[BillyC80]

Along with everything else that sucks tonight, NW is shooting into that weak-ass section of the crowd behind the basket. No intimidation over there whatsoever.