Not impressed at all
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The freethrow shooting is concerning, and mind blowing. But, I see a huge difference in play. Don't agree that the D was horrible as many here think. I think they just got lazy in the second half. Consistency comes with experience.
Six turnovers to one... big difference between the two tonight. Young will need to take better care of the rock moving forward. First game after sitting a year, I hope that had something to do with it.
Young may become one of the better players but I didn't see it this game. Caleb was one of the better players last year, what changed? Is Young better than McConnell? I guess we'll see. Geo has kind of leveled off. 2pts with a few minutes left against Bryant is not gonna cut it.
Pike was doing a lot of experimenting. Hopefully it won't take too long to find out the best lineups and proper rotation. 3 pt and foul shooting need to improve if we are to have any chance of a good season.
I was pretty disappointed tonight like everyone. But before we jump off the ledge we were up 13 or 15 with 8 minutes left. 8 truly awful minutes to end the game, but still. With 8 or 10 left in the 2nd half I thought we were going to blow them out, honestly.
Obviously not what we wanted to see but the over reaction is a bit dramatic. We’ll be fine and this thread will be a good one to look back on.
also, PSA: if all you come on here to say is “same old Rutgers” just take a walk.
also, PSA: if all you come on here to say is “same old Rutgers” just take a walk.
Don't point guards pass sometimes? Just because he's shorter than everyone doesn't mean he's a true PG.
This. Seriously, it’s one game and we will learn from it. What happen to peter Kiss?
That’s on Pike. We played like we don’t have a PG. Need more pick and roll or screens. We ran the same sets as last year.
No I meant Jay Young who was the Mastermind of our defense the past few years. So many players were out of position and had no idea what they were doing on picks. They consistently had wide open 3s.
Can we all please relax....... We did not play well and will only get better. We have so many more scoring options this year compared to the last 15 years. We started the game playing tough D, but that did not continue the rest of the game. I am sure it will improve.
We played 1 game! The only slight concern I have is that the team will have to be a great 5 players on the court "team" rebounding team. If we don't have everyone rebounding, then we will be in trouble against the bigger Big Ten teams and Seton Hall and Pitt.
Best of Luck,
Groz
Wrong. Paul is a point guard and can definitely play it if Jacob proves he can't.
Best of Luck,
Groz
Very fixable. Guys got back and ran to the paint. Can't do that against a team whose game plan is to shoot 30+ three's in a game.
Pike. Out coached again. What was he doing? He almost lost that game. Wayy too many subs. No full court press or traps, so there's no need to sub. Smh. Poor Caleb and Ron. Can't expect much from CM if he's not in the game. Just like last year. Didn't play him until you needed him. If he gets minutes he'll produce. The whole teams looked bad. Geo played horrible. SMH.. Paul looks really good.
Geo and Caleb are better options. I would even put Harper a head of Paul if he had better conditioning.
Why? Mulcahy looks to have better bball iq than any of those players and is a better passer. Neither Geo or Caleb are much more athletic than Paul.
Here’s a tip. Don’t make any more technical suggestions in an effort to sound like you have a clue. Bryant played zone the entire game. Pick and roll against a zone? Stop faking it. You’ve been outed.
I don't put too much stock in these first games. I guarantee Bryant played better tonight then they did in in their first game.
We have more talent on the roster than we have in a long time. Some of those threes will start falling and free throw shooting can't get worse.
This team will look at lot different at the end of the season then they did tonight. Tons different.
The important thing is the didn't lose the game and have tape of things to work on.
We have more talent on the roster than we have in a long time. Some of those threes will start falling and free throw shooting can't get worse.
This team will look at lot different at the end of the season then they did tonight. Tons different.
The important thing is the didn't lose the game and have tape of things to work on.
You mean against a press? You think Geo or Caleb would be better? Not saying they're bad ball handlers, they're decent but Paul has been playing PG against top high school talent since he was 14 years old. He can handle the ball.
thats true, but we didnt and that to me is what actually concerns me the most
no focus
no leadership
no calming influence
no defensive stops
no playmakers
RU could have won by 20-25 but they didn't and had to withstand a missed last second 3
to be up 14 vs a team like Bryant on your homecourt and then be thanking the basketball gods you hung on isnt a good thing
- Looked like too much hero ball to me.
- Good kick in the ass for the team and hopefully they stop reading their press clippings / tweets / whispers in the ears
- Montez and Mulcahy were the only players who played well.
- Does Jacob Young only run head first to the basket? Can he pass the damn ball? Seemed selfish with the ball and I thought he played way too many minutes. This was a criticism about him at Texas.
- Pike has a lot of cleaning up to do.
- We greatly miss Jay Young and Eugene.
- We are in for a very challenging season if improvement does not occur with rebounding; defense and free throws
- Good kick in the ass for the team and hopefully they stop reading their press clippings / tweets / whispers in the ears
- Montez and Mulcahy were the only players who played well.
- Does Jacob Young only run head first to the basket? Can he pass the damn ball? Seemed selfish with the ball and I thought he played way too many minutes. This was a criticism about him at Texas.
- Pike has a lot of cleaning up to do.
- We greatly miss Jay Young and Eugene.
- We are in for a very challenging season if improvement does not occur with rebounding; defense and free throws
He must be tired again from the too-taxing workload that he gets every game. It's his legs, or something . . .
