I don’t think bama played particularly well but it was our weaknesses as a team especially on defense that allowed them to play poorly and stay in the lead all night.
Basketball Rutgers Basketball's upset bid of No. 9 Alabama falls short in second Players Era game
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Alabama gets after it when it comes to rebounding. They are all committed to it.
That’s just flat out incompetence. Harper and Bailey can’t combine for 80-90. Some people here spew 💩.
Reid plowed over Derkack late, no call. Would have been his 5th. Instead, he ends up making several big plays down the stretch.
First foul on Williams... huh? I thought he was going to box out Cliff on a shot attempt, not just hit a guy passing through. Really didn't see a foul there. It came back to haunt us later.
We need some help from the bench. Tonight wasn't good there other than good effort.
Saturday is kind of a must win for comijg out of the week where we wanted to be in the worst case, 6-2. Then rest up to get that dumb Columbus monkey off our back. We are owed a win there.
First foul on Williams... huh? I thought he was going to box out Cliff on a shot attempt, not just hit a guy passing through. Really didn't see a foul there. It came back to haunt us later.
We need some help from the bench. Tonight wasn't good there other than good effort.
Saturday is kind of a must win for comijg out of the week where we wanted to be in the worst case, 6-2. Then rest up to get that dumb Columbus monkey off our back. We are owed a win there.
We don't shoot the 3 or rebound, plus have a weak bench and still almost won the game. The problem is if Dylan and Ace don't come up huge EVERY night we are in trouble.
JMike needs to be benched, EO has earned more minutes at the 5, JWill is indispensable as another option to drive in-control.
Ace needs to have more set up for him with Dylan.
Ace needs to have more set up for him with Dylan.
Harper and Bailey scored 59 points which is outstanding.Rutgers loss the game because of rebounding and the failure to make 3 point shots.Tremendous college game between two teams that kept scoring because of all the foul shots.
We never really moved the ball around. It was all 1 v 1, sometimes with 1 pass. We did nothing to make Bama work hard on D.
They made us run all over the place, especially in the first half, with lots of passes and picks. We got more tired than them.
So yeah, we would be more potent if we passed the ball a lot more. Get it back to Ace and Dylan for shots. But get 5-6 passes and better picks in first, forcing opponents to switch and chase. Wear them down.
That whit dude has game and he manhandled LS on offensive FT rebound. He is alot stronger than you think
Basically this
Great, Harper dropped 36 and Ace is a stud.
After that our supporting cast didn’t do much and we can’t rebound or defend. Someone tell me why I should expect different the rest of the way. Also, what is up with our defensive rotations. Wide open threes. And then when our guards get blown by, there is no center to block the shot. We were close but there isn’t a ton I like
They turned the ball over 20 times, we had many defensive lapses, we got destroyed on the boards, we got destroyed at the 3 point line and WE STILL HAD THE BALL UNDER 1 MINUTE DOWN 2 WITH A CHANCE TO TAKE THE LEAD. Bama defense was not that good (Rutgers only turned it over 9 times), Bama 20 turnovers and they are not that great defensively. They live by the three and they very well may die by the 3, they will likely be a 1 or 2 seed but I will not be shocked at all if they get beaten in the tourney before the final four.
Ogbole needs to play 25 minutes per game. Lathan is still learning the game and needs to get stronger.
I'm getting really aggravated what does Derkack have to do to draw a charge. He should have 4 that have not been called in last 2 days. Got crushed on the last one when he lowered his shoulder
Will be a bad rebounding team all season. And iffy defensively. We're gonna have to be efficient on O. Harper hero ball is not the answer. Ace, Acuff, Martini, and Hayes can all shoot. But we need ball movement
This was EO’s best game for RU for sure. Hope that improvement continues.
Agreed. There were really no easy baskets for us. We just have two supremely talented players who can score in almost any situation . Our offense doesn't create easy shots or get people open except when Dylan draws double teams.
Never seen someone eat more contact at both ends of the court and not get a single call
I think we should play them together so Sommerville is guarding someone smaller (strength-wise) than him.
Because Rutgers was the better team to watch in the second half. What analysis could they do for Bama in the second half, “look at that great form on the free throw” .. they had no highlights
Absolutely need Ace to take more 3’s, the shot selection is too inefficient
Yup…disagree
You sound like you have never played basketball I. Your life.
Game went as well as you could have expected. Wish we made a few more plays but way more positives than negatives that’s for sure.
Yes but RU didn’t take full advantage by scoring after TOs. Especially in the first half with many empty possessions.
GO RU
I’ll say this as well. And I hate to say it because I pray it doesn’t happen ….
But Harper’s style of play is not sustainable for a full college season. None the less as a freshmen. He takes A LOT of physical contact every game. VERY often getting hit while in the air. His usage volume is insane. I fear one of these drives he’s going to get hurt or if he doesn’t then he’s going to be worn down the back end of the season - happens to even the best freshmen who don’t have the volume he’s getting
But Harper’s style of play is not sustainable for a full college season. None the less as a freshmen. He takes A LOT of physical contact every game. VERY often getting hit while in the air. His usage volume is insane. I fear one of these drives he’s going to get hurt or if he doesn’t then he’s going to be worn down the back end of the season - happens to even the best freshmen who don’t have the volume he’s getting
It wasnt their best game but did you see the game vs Houston last night or vs Illinois. They have so many options offensively and rebound very good. Their TO situation was a disaster true and I think they did take RU somewhat lightly
They have the tools.
The rest of the team shot 9 for 38 (6 for 34 if you take out Williams - who is the only other player on the team that can handle the ball).
I dont know when was the last time you had to keep score at bowling...its been as automatic for like 50+ years.
Most teams loose when 2 best players have awful games. How often did we win when Geo and Ron were throwing up bricks. Can’t do that without elite defense.
Which teammates exactly ? it’s not a good roster. Summerville, Ogbole, Derkack, Martini and JMiss bring next to nothing on offense, and Pike must think Hayes is unplayable for D reasons. And Acuff isn’t the answer.
3 $5s, 2 $10s and a $20 will not ever equal a hundred bucks no matter how you rearrange them in your wallet. Our superstar isn’t a magician.
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The guards and wings to pair with Dylan and Ace just don’t really fit well. This was an offseaon talking point. Hayes fits well but admittedly in a gamr against team like bama he just can’t get on the floor. Hopefully in conference play he can find his niche. Because those wide open dercack threes tonight either off penetration or as simple as offensive rebound tap out, are absolute onions if in Hayes hands.
It just feels like Pike has already feel in love with Dercack yet if we could find a better offensive fitting piece in his role that wasn’t a total liability on defense like Hayes, we would be in good shape. And even though for us it seems dercack is an option when we need more D, it was a bit alarming to me anyway that Bama basically hunted him on offense the last quarter of the game.
