Basketball LIVE THREAD: RHoops welcomes No. 13 Illinois to town

[Barnaby&Neill]

Uneasy feeling. We’ve pissed away a lot of possessions and had some lapses on defenses. Feel like we should be winning by more.

 

[FrankZ]

Well Pike opted for my first instinct to leave Cliff out until under 4. Survived. Somehow, some way dodge the 2nd anytime soon.

 

[robjknight]

I’ll take a 9 point lead at half if Cliff only has one foul.

 

[richthedentist]

Let’s keep at least 9 points lead at halftime

 

[brookdale-soda]

Caleb mid range jumper should be his only shot all game. He'd have a consistent 12-15 ppg

 

[Scangg]

Agee not giving us much

Big effort and heart out there though. We have no good answer for Kofi

 

[RUPartisan]

As good as Caleb is in may aspects he still doesn't seem to know his limitations.

 

[socaldave]

Great game

 

[mildone]

Cliff out too long

Disagree. It’s a luxury to be able to rest him like that. Keeps him fresh and out of foul trouble.

 

[FrankZ]

Need PM to do his thing again. Need a couple buckets

 

[BIGRUBIGDBIGredmachine]

Caleb using his body so well there

Again they play 3 small guards usually at a time. Caleb and Paul need to make them pay in the paint

Their guards are wicked quick but we are bigger...gotta bully em.

 

[BillyC80]

Uneasy feeling. We’ve pissed away a lot of possessions and had some lapses on defenses. Feel like we should be winning by more.

Would be nice to play with at least a 2 possession lead for the rest of the half

 

[Scangg]

Good team box out there on Kofi

 

[FrankZ]

Need PM to do his thing again. Need a couple buckets

Thank you

 

[FrankZ]

Cmon Ron geez

 

[robjknight]

Geo absent so far

 

[koleszar]

Harper killing us with his hero ball.

 

[FrankZ]

2nd on Kofi so flipping huge

 

[bac2therac]

Missed opportunities

 

[rtabachk]

Harper killing us with his hero ball.

Geo killing us more with 0 pts

 

[RUScrew85]

Cliff popped up after that foul like Gumby! (Dammit)

 

[robjknight]

Need Ron to stop dribbling in the paint. Need to pass

 

[jkernpop]

Big fella ball cliff 💪🏻 let’s go!

 

[Scangg]

Paul needs to go contact contact spin on that post up and it's a lay up. Frazier is leaning so far forward to try his best to hold up to the size differential

 

[bac2therac]

Lets good a basket here

 

[RUsojo]

Cliff is an absolute monster

 

[FrankZ]

Screw that 3. Hang on here

 

[RUScrew85]

Well they were going to make a three eventually.

 

[Morrischiano]

Huge 3 by Illi

 

[mikebal9]

Geo killing us more with 0 pts

No one is killing us. We're winning by 9.

 

[BIGRUBIGDBIGredmachine]

If harper can finish better at the rim we're up 15+

 

[jordkap]

Well they were going to make a three eventually.

Was hoping it’d be their next game

 

[FrankZ]

PM here

 

[bac2therac]

Rutgers 33-24

Excellent half

 

[koleszar]

PHEW!!! on that 3

 

[FrankZ]

Whew on the late release. Knew the next one was dropping too.

 

[RUTRINI]

Great first half

 

[fluoxetine]

Need to play better in the second half. We were bailed out by Illinois bricking all their threes there

 

[GRU23]

Just need to be a bit sharper on O, but what a defensive half.

 

[rtabachk]

Good lead. Second half needs to continue with the same effort! Can't dip.