Basketball Rutgers vs Northwestern / Game Thread

[RUOtBOtOR]

I can now see why JY and Eugene bolted. Two high energy, give everything they had type guys. Must have been so frustrated with Ron and Geo. They couldn’t give two s****.

 

[Scangg]

Reiber basketball IQ=0 he plays hard though, which is refreshing

This really isn't true at allll

 

[RU848789]

Some life on D...

 

[RUTrack94]

Actually winning in the 2nd half … 14-12 … lead down to 16

 

[BIGRUBIGDBIGredmachine]

like the Jordan era now--just hoping we can get final score to look respectable taking the L

 

[BROTHERSKINNY]

Come on RU, close the gap!

 

[RW90]

If only we could move the team alarm clock ahead an hour.

 

[Scangg]

Oskar with a big play on rebound and causing the turnover

 

[FIJI'83]

Where is Souf Mensah when you need him?

 

[greenknight]

Reiber needs to play 20 minutes a game

 

[Scangg]

That was out!

 

[kcg88]

Get Oskar Palmquist out of my face forever.

 

[rucoe89]

CO does not bring much offensively. Rieber may bring more.

 

[greenknight]

CO has the absolute weakest hands

 

[RUsojo]

This one has the feel of another team getting out to a huge lead and knowing they’re the better team and not going to be very interested in the game as the clock dwindles.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

Paul should be the only guy wearing the C

 

[cm_13]

Cliff can dunk from the B1G logo, why bother putting it on the deck there?

 

[koleszar]

I'm trying to figure out what Palmquist brings. I just don't see what Pike sees, offensively he just stands in the corner defensively well there is no defense.

 

[kcg88]

CO does not bring much offensively. Rieber may bring more.

Cliff is leading us in scoring.

 

[RUBlackout]

Sit Papmquist…better yet pack his bags and send him back to Sweden. He is just awful!!!

we finally have some energy and that guy just lets the air out of the tire

had cliff caught that nice pass from PM and dunked it this teams finds massive energy

 

[Scangg]

Not a foul. Let them play ref

 

[rucoe89]

How do you expect to keep our Swedish recruiting pipeline? We need bodies to field a team.

 

[RW90]

Nance is a nice player.

 

[Mr Magoo]

like the Jordan era now--just hoping we can get final score to look respectable taking the L

Yup..Pike lost this game in the first half..by watching the team sleepwalk with no accountability

 

[cm_13]

Paul should be the only guy wearing the C

Him and Cliff are the only two starters who have been engaged for the entire game.

 

[DennisHajekRC84]

Harper wouldn't even bend over or dive for the loose ball.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

So Cliff gets the ball knocked out of his hands, watches it roll out of bounds instead of grabbing it, we could’ve cut the lead to 12. Instead they pick the ball up, go down the other end score a bucket plus one. Lead back up to 16. Maybe 17.

 

[RUJMM78]

A loss here means Rutgers will have a loss against four of the bottom 5 Big Ten teams:
Maryland, Penn State, Minnesota and NW. And we barely got by Nebraska.

You are what your record says you are.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

He's had the same mannerisms a few weeks ago. 0% chance he stays. Leaves us with Cliff, Paul and a bunch of fringe three stars. Less talent on this team since pre Gary Waters.

Why does anyone care if a guy not good enough to play on a team without a bench stays or dgoes.

 

[Caliknight]

I'm trying to figure out what Palmquist brings. I just don't see what Pike sees, offensively he just stands in the corner defensively well there is no defense.

He's a better shooter than Caleb. And the D sucked across the board anyway so he's trying to get offense. Problem is he can't shoot either. Being a better shooter than Caleb doesn't say much.

 

[RU848789]

CO does not bring much offensively. Rieber may bring more.

huh? Cliff is leading us in scoring tonight with 14

 

[runner3283]

Harper has to be the slowest player in the league

CO has the absolute weakest hands

 

[BIGRUBIGDBIGredmachine]

knew we had no answer for Nance a 6'10 PF with Pike's portal miss on real PF

 

[Mr Magoo]

Harper wouldn't even bend over or dive for the loose ball.

You’re assuming he can

 

[Scangg]

Paul should be the only guy wearing the C

This team might be worse but more likable next year with his leadership

 

[RW90]

Yup..Pike lost this game in the first half..by watching the team sleepwalk with no accountability

Story of the game right there. I really think the team play takes on his personality.

 

[FIJI'83]

Where is Joey Downes when you need him?

 

[RUBlackout]

I actually like Reiber and think he will develop. Whoever said he has no IQ is not true.

 

[BROTHERSKINNY]

There is like 150 people in their arena and I am not joking.

 

[kcg88]

Why does anyone care if a guy not good enough to play on a team without a bench stays or dgoes.

Because he's a freshman and by all accounts has some skill. If the entire point is that you're a player development program, then guys transferring out early is a big problem.

Check out Nance's freshman numbers at Northwestern. You don't want high-potential guys to leave your team.