Rutgers vs Michigan State / Game Thread

[kcg88]

Jacob Young throws the ball up like there's a magnet in it that's going to guide it into the basket.

 

[bac2therac]

Cassius with the dagger..it was only a matter of time....43-32...this lineup is garbage, you cant have Young with Mulcahy at same time

 

[Captain Hogleg]

Holy shit - somebody on this team make a layup please! Pike should be lighting these guys up Bobby Knight style for some of this. It’s costing them games.

 

[anon_0k9zlfz6lz9oy]

Jacob young comes in and shit falls apart. Too predictable. Shame pike still doesnt recognize this.

 

[kcg88]

Good night.

 

[tfio]

Same shit different game. Same shit different year.

 

[RUJMM78]

43-32 Michigan State spurt because Rutgers shooting bricks.

 

[G- RUnit]

why is Young playing

Harper misses another shot.
Why is Harper playing?

 

[bac2therac]

Jacob young comes in and shit falls apart. Too predictable. Shame pike still doesnt recognize this.

Pike has no one to blame but himself, his lineups and sub patterns have been hot trash most of the year

 

[Jim_from_RU]

Game over.

 

[kcg88]

Harper misses another shot.
Why is Harper playing?

Good point, what with all the shotmakers we have on the bench.

 

[Joey Bags]

We’ll be lucky to win a single conference game smh

 

[BillyC80]

Great ball movement by the team, especially Paul for the assist.

 

[ScarletDave]

Back to back 3s put the game away for MSU. It was that easy. Wish we had a single player that could shoot a basket. 4 points so far in the second half for Rutgers, 13 mins remain

 

[czxqa]

Yeboah sinks a 3, finally something goes in.

 

[soundcrib]

Why limit to 19 years when its almost 30 years without one NCAA bid.?

Sorry, typo. Yes 29 years.

 

[Night Man]

and its not that RU is playing all that bad, its that MSU clearly isnt on tonight, this is a game for the taking. When RU loses to a a lesser team, the usual refrain is oh that team shot lights out, just one of those nights. Well tonight, MSU is struggling to make shots..ones that are open. You have to take advantage of the opportunities given to you in how a game goes.

Last year we saw what happens when RU really capitalizes in the 1st half, MSU wins going away because they're a great 2nd half team. Again, no one should be celebrating that first half

 

[RU848789]

Young is the only guy who can guard Winston - if only he could get his offense going...

 

[RUby RED]

Geo has not been super effective or assertive this year but it’s clear we’ve gotta have him on the court close to 35 mins a night. Any more than 8-10 mins of Young in conference play is gonna eat this team up

 

[RUJMM78]

Yedboah has a nice 3 point shot.

 

[czxqa]

Gotta respond with a run of our own now.

 

[BillyC80]

Keep Paul in.

 

[Night Man]

why is Young playing

Because he's the only one who has made a free throw

 

[G- RUnit]

Hey Young hits foul shots

 

[anon_0k9zlfz6lz9oy]

Young just got bailed out. Hes gotta stop being so out of control

 

[soundcrib]

Why RU taking out Paul?!

 

[bac2therac]

pretty good defense last couple of possessions...good job by Pike there pressuring the ball coming up

 

[BillyC80]

Young drawing fouls and getting to the line. Has got to help. Especially when he makes the FTs.

 

[G- RUnit]

Good D by Young. Good foul shooting by Young. Nice minutes

 

[RU848789]

Nice response to going down 43-32 with an 7-0 run to make it 43-39. Great TO by Pike and Young with 4 straight FTs

 

[BillyC80]

RU down by 4.

 

[RU Mike73]

RI on a 7-0

 

[G- RUnit]

Harper turnover. Time to yell at Young.

 

[Night Man]

Harper is close. He realizes he can take guys off the dribble, just hasn't realized it's in a slasher sense and not a point guard sense

 

[czxqa]

Lead down to 4. Hope is not lost folks.

 

[bethlehemfan]

Young some good minutes there. Fingers crossed

 

[RUJMM78]

Rutgers has found a offense having Young drive to the basket and get fouled.

 

[Caliknight]

Harper trying to take people all off the dribble in settled situations is an instant turnover. Every time he tries that cross over it gets picked.

 

[BillyC80]

Let’s go RU, down only 4, with the ball, 11:04 left.

 

[bac2therac]

good response but it means nothing if we cannot get the lead...have to stop letting MSU go on these mini spurts. This is the time we need to really value possession...mistakes matter, everything counts going forward.