Basketball Rutgers Basketball's struggles continued as they lose to Iowa on the road

[biazza38]

I turned it on for 1 play, saw the Iowa post man travel/drag his pivot foot. Not called. I turned it off.

 

[RU09FOOTBALL]

What makes it worse is that Iowa is not even a good team

 

[ClassOf02]

Never thought a Pike coached team would be this soft. Utter disaster.

 

[RUbacker]

this team is a brutal watch. literally do nothing well at all

How do you miss so many shots inches from the basket ?

 

[superfan01]

I said the team is better.

You and others for months said Mag was the reason why RU fell apart.

Let's just wait until March and see where things stand.....I'm not counting missed layups or bunnies around the basket for Mag, but I would be hard pressed waiting for your response back on whether you still believe the Mag narrative.

At best I know what I am seeing on the court so far and the narrative appears to have quieted down (I think).

Your Spencer and mulcahy call was one of the worst in board history. You should be embarrassed for spreading a false narrative about Spencer. Pike 100% wanted him.

Sorry but this roster is worse than last year and the results say so.

 

[sct1111]

I am wondering if we got Gavin because everyone else saw what we did not see

Literally has zero bball IQ.

 

[FIJI'83]

Another game against legitimate competition where the best we can hope for is to lose by less than 10.

 

[RW90]

Pike being completely out coached

Stop. John Wooden couldn't win with this roster.

 

[Sweet Peas Corner]

Down 15 and Iowa isn’t even a good team.

Hope Hobbs has a short list in his back pocket cause Pike has loss his mojo.

 

[ColonelRutgers]

Maybe should have red shirt Gavin and just put him in the weight room. So weak underneath

His problem isn’t strength. His problem is he’s bad at everything. A great shooter with a two month record of bricks.

 

[gmay8]

Seton Hall is on pace to score 85 points at home against #7 team in country.
Rutgers can’t hit a layup

 

[G- RUnit]

We are small. We miss Paul

 

[FinalFourOrBust]

I hate commentators.
It's not the defense that has put Rutgers down, Iowa is shooting 36%
We need to hit shots and stop turnovers, 6.

They’re on pace to give up 90 points but sure great defense I guess

 

[NickRU714]

Defense is complete garbage today

It's the 5min Gavin played obviously.
If HC Pike would only bench him, Iowa would have approx 3pts for the game.

Okay, I'm done with the trolling about how all the faults of the team are Gavin and his 17mpg.

 

[rucoe89]

Noah and Simpson haven't made a shot either. Noah has an hairball and simpson hit the side of the backboard on a wide open 3

The entire team is playing terrible

Yup. Surprised some don’t understand you win by putting the ball through the basket. It’s been an annual weakness of Pikiell teams. Defense covered it up. Now we have no defense so we are fully exposed.

 

[rtabachk]

2-12 on layups lol

 

[G- RUnit]

His problem isn’t strength. His problem is he’s bad at everything. A great shooter with a two month record of bricks.

The shots underneath appear to be strength issues. Go up strong?

 

[RU Mike73]

Pike being completely out coached

How many layups has Pike missed. We are 2 of 12 on layups.

 

[FinalFourOrBust]

We are small. We miss Paul

The same Paul who’s had his minutes cut drastically at Washington? Eh I’ll pass

 

[RUJMM78]

What concerns me the most is the lack of playing time for Griffiths and when he is on the court the performance is woeful.He was expected to be a key offensive contributor this season as a prelude to next season with the four freshmen.I see very little help coming from the current squad for next season.The transfer portal will be needed .

 

[richthedentist]

2-12 on layups that says it all

 

[Shell21]

How do you miss so many shots inches from the basket ?

this has been an ongoing problem for years but even more so this year. We mostly just have poor offensive players who haven’t developed much under our staff

 

[runner3283]

Pike is clueless

 

[Shell21]

2-12 on layups and 6-26 overall. just brutal

 

[G- RUnit]

JMike another lay up miss.

 

[robjknight]

Another layup blocked because Simpson (and then other guards) refuse to pass.

Wolf was all alone under the basket

 

[socaldave]

Stop. John Wooden couldn't win with this roster.

Wooden would never put this roster together

 

[RUJMM78]

How many layups has Pike missed. We are 2 of 12 on layups.

Recruiting matters .

 

[Mr Magoo]

I turned it on for 1 play, saw the Iowa post man travel/drag his pivot foot. Not called. I turned it off.

The refs have zero to do with this debacle. I’m surprised they’re not laughing at us

 

[RUTrack94]

Just get through the game injury free … looks like half the games or more in the B1G will be 15-25 point losses. No go to guy like RHJ, Geo, Cam. Stonehill game killed my expectations for the year.

Could be wrong (OSU was a close loss) and teams can always have an off night to get an upset win.

 

[ColonelRutgers]

No leaders either

 

[rubs]

Wide open player and our guards force the okay and lose the ball

 

[NickRU714]

Zero passes
Contested wild layup attempt by Davis
Clif rebound (good!)
Clif throws it out of bounds.

 

[bac2therac]

Hyatt lol

 

[tom49]

2-12 on layups and 6-26 overall. just brutal

I actually thought it was worse than that. Pitiful.

 

[Salvi's Headband]

I forgot the game was on. Lucky me

 

[FIJI'83]

No one helped Hyatt. Sad and pathetic

 

[fluoxetine]

This is another game where with normal-ish shooting we’d be winning or at least close. And I get it, putting the ball in the hoop is the point of the game, but there isn’t much to be done except keep trying, the shots aren’t actually bad shots.

I also maintain its impossible the team is actually as bad at shooting as they currently look

 

[RUOtBOtOR]

This team is so bad lol

 

[rufan4ever]

Same story...can't win if we don't hold opponent to 65. Iowa on pace for 80+.