RU was exhausted
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All told we made a statement at Madison Sq Garden this week
If we were I certainly couldn’t tell by that performance.
I call bullshit. We didn’t look exhausted. That’s just sports talk. We were playing with juice and energy. As much, if not more then the well rested Purdue squad.
I agree ScarletKid - rather than exhausting is the first two games got us into an excellent game rhythm. Excellent job by the team and the staff.
the players themselves said they were not tired. They lost to a great tieam.
The only evidence I saw of fatigue was that late in the game we did not close well on some of their three point shots. They made the shots but in some cases we did not contest as we did earlier.
Rutgers didn't lose the game because of lack of energy but rather by the fact Purdue has tremendous 3 point shooters and a center that Rutgers couldn't stop without fouling.
Statistically it was the three point shooting that was the difference
Some we're well defended and some five feet beyond the arc- amazing!
Some we're well defended and some five feet beyond the arc- amazing!
We did not look tired at all. That wasn’t it. A Top 5 team shot 43% from three point land.
We brought our A game. Sweet to see.
We brought our A game. Sweet to see.
I do not think RU was tired at all. Some teams come in the third game and get worn down as the game goes on but I think RU was actually playing off the adrenaline from the previous two nights. I think today at 4:30 would have been where the fatigue could start to set in especially in the 2nd half
Not making excuses is the standup way to talk about a loss, outside of that, it does not mean that they were not tired.
I don' think we played like we were tired. Still shot well in the 2nd half. We improved with each game - Wednesday was not a great looking game but we survived. Somewhere in the 2st half of the Indiana game we turned it around and played our best ball of the season for the rest of Thursday and Friday.
I do think fatigue came into play in the last 5 minutes of the game. Not deciding factor, but still a factor.
The vast majority of posts disagree including me based on eye test and the players said no. I heard it too.
Being somewhat tired is part of the game.
The 1 point I think it DID impact was when their coach P. called 1 of his three remaining TOs before Corey shorted his foul shot. He froze him a bit there. Having him wait definitely brought the adrenaline level down.
Being somewhat tired is part of the game.
The 1 point I think it DID impact was when their coach P. called 1 of his three remaining TOs before Corey shorted his foul shot. He froze him a bit there. Having him wait definitely brought the adrenaline level down.
