Seton Hall

[zappaa]

Tough game, gotta play well???
I don’t know a lot about them but I’m going with that.
Don’t want to get into we should’s , and if we’s we’ll win.
Carrying out Pike’s game plan and playing well should be enough to counter SHU’s best.
We’re better than them

 

[Scangg]

We will likely be favored by more than we have been in a game against them in over a decade

 

[GORU2014]

We will likely be favored by more than we have been in a game against them in over a decade

I think they’ve been favored in every game since the series restarted at least. I’d probably guess it opens at RU -7.5 and moves in our favor pretty quickly.

 

[RULoyal]

Can't look past anyone. The Hall fans on Rivals don't feel very optimistic.

 

[High Quality H2O]

I expect them to play us tough. They have almost 10 players averaging 20 minutes a game (8 @ 20+ and 1 @ 19 and 1 @ 17).
Think Sha keeps their legs fresh.

Ndefo is a smig (small big) who is a great shot blocker, experienced (5th year) and is shorter. The type that seems to be giving Cliff trouble.

 

[RUChoppin]

This game is almost always close, regardless of the relative strengths of the teams.

 

[wheezer]

This game is almost always close, regardless of the relative strengths of the teams.

This is probably a close game most of the way
It doesn’t matter how much better we are

It’s a rivalry game and they will be up for it

 

[Plum Street]

Rivalry game . Anything can happen . But at home I would be shocked if we lose. If this was in Newark , I would say it’s a coin flip

It’s going to be interesting how Holloway does there. He had a fabulous 2 week March run that we can only dream of . But body of work he’s a big step down from Willard.

 

[Classof93CS]

This game is almost always close, regardless of the relative strengths of the teams.

Except the last two were not competitive at all.. SHU by 14 and RU by 20.
Not sure what to expect to be honest.. the RAC's intensity coming off the OSU situation might just consume SHU.

 

[ru66]

Except the last two were not competitive at all.. SHU by 14 and RU by 20.
Not sure what to expect to be honest.. the RAC's intensity coming off the OSU situation might just consume SHU.

or RU will emotionally down and get off to terrible start--I doubt that

 

[RUChoppin]

Except the last two were not competitive at all.. SHU by 14 and RU by 20.
Not sure what to expect to be honest.. the RAC's intensity coming off the OSU situation might just consume SHU.

There have been a handful of blowouts - but there have also been a lot of ties and one-score games, even in years when the spread was much higher. Rivalry games are different.

I'm hoping we've got some juice from the way the last game ended and will be laser focused on taking out frustration on SHU.

 

[RutgersRaRa]

How many of their players have played at the RAC before? The last game they played us at the RAC we won, and afterwards HC Willard said he didn't prepare his players well enough for what it's like to play here.

 

[Mr Magoo]

Shaheen has first-hand experience of playing at the RAC and it didn’t seem to bother him much. I’m sure he’ll have them prepared.

 

[RUChoppin]

How many of their players have played at the RAC before? The last game they played us at the RAC we won, and afterwards HC Willard said he didn't prepare his players well enough for what it's like to play here.

The only player on their current roster who played in our last game at the RAC is Tyrese Samuel. In 2019, he played 21 minutes off the bench and scored 3 points (1-6 shooting), had 4 reb, and 3 tov. He's now their leading scorer through 9 games.

 

[Plum Street]

How many of their players have played at the RAC before? The last game they played us at the RAC we won, and afterwards HC Willard said he didn't prepare his players well enough for what it's like to play here.

Holloway had played a bunch of games in the RAC so he knows

 

[RUChoppin]

Holloway had played a bunch of games in the RAC so he knows

SHU was 4-1 against RU during Holloway's time there:

1/26/97 - RU 72- SHU 75 (RAC)
1/7/98 - RU 81- SHU 49 (RAC)
2/18/98 - RU 54- SHU 64 (CAA)
2/21/99 - RU 55- SHU 57 (CAA)
2/9/00 - RU 63- SHU 65(OT) (RAC)

 

[SBP]

Hearing about what it’s like at the RAC and being in the thick of it 2 very different things.

 

[Plum Street]

SHU was 4-1 against RU during Holloway's time there:

1/26/97 - RU 72- SHU 75 (RAC)
1/7/98 - RU 81- SHU 49 (RAC)
2/18/98 - RU 54- SHU 64 (CAA)
2/21/99 - RU 55- SHU 57 (CAA)
2/9/00 - RU 63- SHU 65(OT) (RAC)

Probably played a few in HS too at the RAC

 

[Plum Street]

Hearing about what it’s like ant the RAC and being in the thick of it 2 very different things.

True . Some programs seem to handle it better than others

 

[RutgersMO]

Tough game, gotta play well???
I don’t know a lot about them but I’m going with that.
Don’t want to get into we should’s , and if we’s we’ll win.
Carrying out Pike’s game plan and playing well should be enough to counter SHU’s best.
We’re better than them

Clock management (make sure someone isn't tinkering with the on / off switch), guard the dreaded OSU* double out of bounds play as well.

GO RU!

MO

 

[RutgersRaRa]

Holloway had played a bunch of games in the RAC so he knows

Any idea about attendance and how loud we were when he played here?

 

[Scarlet Shack]

Any idea about attendance and how loud we were when he played here?

Same as now

 

[RUChoppin]

Any idea about attendance and how loud we were when he played here?

It was pretty rockin' during that era

1996-97 - G. Billet/Hodgson
1997-98 - G. Billet/Hodgson/Greer
1998-99 - G. Billet/Hodgson/Greer/Kent/Jones/Salvi (NIT)
1999-00 - T. Billet/Jones/Kent/Salvi (NIT)

 

[zappaa]

Holloway had played a bunch of games in the RAC so he knows

RAC then, RAC now, two different places

 

[Plum Street]

RAC then, RAC now, two different places

Yep . It gets late early for opponents now

 

[BIGRUBIGDBIGredmachine]

Play angry but focused and disciplined, R wins by 12+/-.

 

[RUBlackout]

Never take any team for granted…go in with a killers mentality

 

[hbbsm713]

Rutgers is -7

 

[ScarletDog]

Rutgers will win by at least 20. Team is hungrier after getting OSU game taken from them. I fully expect a beat down. Seton Hall kids will come out with a chip on their shoulder but leave with their tail between their legs.

 

[RUChoppin]

Overall, RU and SHU have played 72 times, with SHU leading 41-31.

Since Rutgers joined the Big East in basketball, RU and SHU have played 43 times, with SHU holding the edge 22-21. In that time, RU is 11-10 at home, 8-12 away, and 2-0 on a neutral court.

The average score across those 43 games is RU 66.8 to SHU 66.3

12/43 (28%) have finished regulation within 1 possession (4 OT games)
28/43 (65%) have finished regulation within 2 possessions (4 OT games)

 

[MadRU]

SHU now doesn’t have a single player now near as good as Holloway was.

 

[asgot]

SHU was 4-1 against RU during Holloway's time there:

1/26/97 - RU 72- SHU 75 (RAC)
1/7/98 - RU 81- SHU 49 (RAC)
2/18/98 - RU 54- SHU 64 (CAA)
2/21/99 - RU 55- SHU 57 (CAA)
2/9/00 - RU 63- SHU 65(OT) (RAC)

It is not the same place now. Way harder to play at the RAC now then it was then

 

[Rutgers25]

It is not the same place now. Way harder to play at the RAC now then it was then

Why? We’re a better team now but the RAC in late 90s/early 00s was a madhouse. The game in 2000 that we lost in OT was a wild atmosphere

 

[runner3283]

I expect them to play us tough. They have almost 10 players averaging 20 minutes a game (8 @ 20+ and 1 @ 19 and 1 @ 17).
Think Sha keeps their legs fresh.

Ndefo is a smig (small big) who is a great shot blocker, experienced (5th year) and is shorter. The type that seems to be giving Cliff trouble.

Question concerning cliff. It has been discussed that cliff hasn’t gotten any better on defense and may have regressed slightly. Has pIke brought in a coach to work with cliff on getting better defensively? Isn’t that the coaches job?

 

[BillyC80]

I can imagine coach Pike: “You don’t always win the games you deserve to win. Let’s leave no doubt.”

 

[RUChoppin]

It is not the same place now. Way harder to play at the RAC now then it was then

It's harder to play Rutgers now at the RAC, because the team is a lot better than we were then. But the RAC was rocking and loud in the late '90s.

 

[shufan199_3]

Going to be an interesting game. Seton hall had a lot of injuries in the offseason and that has hindered the team playing well so far. Having Yetna out has really hurt seton hall as well.

Random question - Do they sell alcohol at Jersey Mike's Arena?

 

[hoquat63]

Going to be an interesting game. Seton hall had a lot of injuries in the offseason and that has hindered the team playing well so far. Having Yetna out has really hurt seton hall as well.

Random question - Do they sell alcohol at Jersey Mike's Arena?

Yes you can get a beer

 

[shufan199_3]

Yes you can get a beer

Thanks. Saw an article from last year saying they stopped selling. Pretty excited to be in enemy territory tomorrow. Going to be a fun game.

 

[bethlehemfan]

Going to be an interesting game. Seton hall had a lot of injuries in the offseason and that has hindered the team playing well so far. Having Yetna out has really hurt seton hall as well.

Random question - Do they sell alcohol at Jersey Mike's Arena?

That’s not a random question! However you should know they don’t serve smurfs so wear red.