The Maturation of RU Players will Lead to Wins

[BillyC80]

We’re watching the “coming of age” of 5 key players — 4 sophs and one frosh — who will lead us to many victories going forward.

We’ve already seen glimpses:
- Harper and McConnell knocking down one FT after another in crunch time to close out games.
- Myles coming up with big blocks and boards to keep us close against top teams.
- Mathis keeping us in games early with key buckets when we were otherwise getting beat.
- Paul, on the road against the #9 team, in a hostile environment, with the crowd chanting “air ball,” calmly knocks down a shot from deep, takes another ball to the rim for a finish, and has two sweet passes for would-be assists.

It’s not always pretty, and the results are frustrating because we’re so close in these road losses, but the growing pains are preparing us for great winning moments as this team matures.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

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[BillyC80]

clicked on thread to find out when......

This year. In our last 8 conference games, in the B1G tourney and in the NCAA tournament.

 

[PeteGiam07]

Glad the team doesn't have a game till Sunday. They need that extra day to regroup.

 

[RUSONIC]

Wait till next year, this fan base will expect 20 point blowouts and an undefeated season. Rutgers fans are the best fans and the worst fans in America.

 

[PeteGiam07]

Wait till next year, this fan base will expect 20 point blowouts and an undefeated season. Rutgers fans are the best fans and the worst fans in America.

It's NJ/NY. Seton Hall fans are the same way.

 

[BillyC80]

Wait till next year, this fan base will expect 20 point blowouts and an undefeated season. Rutgers fans are the best fans and the worst fans in America.

After making the NCAA tournament this year, bigger expectations will be warranted. Not 20-point blowouts and undefeated season, but I can see Top 20 all year and a deeper run in the tournament.

 

[Loyal_2RU]

clicked on thread to find out when......

Click on the next season link after clicking on the link below

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/rutgers/1975-schedule.html

For reference:

Schedule and Results

G Date CTOURN = Conference Tournament
NCAA = NCAA Tournament
NIT = National Invitation Tournament
CBI = College Basketball Invitational
CIT = CollegeInsider.com Tournament" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(116, 118, 120) rgb(221, 221, 221); border-image: initial; padding: 4px 3px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); white-space: nowrap; background-clip: padding-box; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Type Opponent Conf Tm Opp OT W L Streak Arena we
1 Fri, Nov 29, 1974 REG @ Hawaii Ind W 75 70 1 0 W 1 Neal S. Blaisdell Center
2 Mon, Dec 2, 1974 REG @ Utah WAC L 89 92 1 1 L 1 Jon M. Huntsman Center
3 Thu, Dec 5, 1974 REG Columbia Ivy W 114 85 2 1 W 1 College Avenue Gymnasium
4 Sat, Dec 7, 1974 REG Colgate Ind W 75 65 3 1 W 2 College Avenue Gymnasium
5 Thu, Dec 12, 1974 REG @ Manhattan Ind W 85 77 4 1 W 3 Alumni Gym
6 Sat, Dec 14, 1974 REG @ St. John's (NY) Ind W 85 74 5 1 W 4 Madison Square Garden (IV)
7 Tue, Dec 17, 1974 REG Princeton Ivy W 73 67 6 1 W 5 College Avenue Gymnasium
8 Fri, Dec 20, 1974 REG Temple ECC W 75 56 7 1 W 6 College Avenue Gymnasium
9 Thu, Dec 26, 1974 REG N Seton Hall Ind W 89 81 8 1 W 7
10 Sat, Dec 28, 1974 REG N Southern California (6) Pac-8 L 66 81 8 2 L 1
11 Mon, Dec 30, 1974 REG N Saint Joseph's ECC W 91 56 9 2 W 1
12 Sat, Jan 4, 1975 REG Long Island University Ind W 97 87 10 2 W 2 College Avenue Gymnasium
13 Sat, Jan 18, 1975 REG Lafayette ECC L 66 72 10 3 L 1 College Avenue Gymnasium
14 Tue, Jan 21, 1975 REG @ Delaware ECC W 110 93 11 3 W 1 Delaware Field House
15 Sat, Jan 25, 1975 REG @ Pittsburgh Ind L 79 82 11 4 L 1 Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
16 Mon, Jan 27, 1975 REG @ West Virginia Ind W 86 84 2OT 12 4 W 1 WVU Coliseum
17 Thu, Jan 30, 1975 REG @ Bucknell ECC W 94 72 13 4 W 2 Davis Gym
18 Sat, Feb 1, 1975 REG @ Navy Ind W 75 70 14 4 W 3 Dahlgren Hall
19 Thu, Feb 6, 1975 REG @ Syracuse Ind W 76 75 15 4 W 4 Manley Field House
20 Tue, Feb 11, 1975 REG @ Connecticut Yankee L 89 90 15 5 L 1 UConn/Hugh S. Greer Fieldhouse
21 Sat, Feb 15, 1975 REG Fordham Ind W 97 90 16 5 W 1 College Avenue Gymnasium
22 Wed, Feb 19, 1975 REG @ St. Bonaventure Ind L 91 93 16 6 L 1 Reilly Center
23 Sat, Feb 22, 1975 REG @ La Salle (17) ECC W 96 82 17 6 W 1 Tom Gola Arena
24 Wed, Feb 26, 1975 REG William & Mary Southern W 88 70 18 6 W 2 College Avenue Gymnasium
G Date CTOURN = Conference Tournament
NCAA = NCAA Tournament
NIT = National Invitation Tournament
CBI = College Basketball Invitational
CIT = CollegeInsider.com Tournament" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(116, 118, 120) rgb(221, 221, 221); border-image: initial; padding: 4px 3px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); white-space: nowrap; background-clip: padding-box; text-align: center;">Type Opponent Conf Tm Opp OT W L Streak Arena
25 Thu, Mar 6, 1975 CTOURN N Saint Peter's Ind W 80 63 19 6 W 3 Madison Square Garden (IV)
26 Sat, Mar 8, 1975 CTOURN @ St. John's (NY) Ind W 79 77 OT 20 6 W 4 Madison Square Garden (IV)
G Date CTOURN = Conference Tournament
NCAA = NCAA Tournament
NIT = National Invitation Tournament
CBI = College Basketball Invitational
CIT = CollegeInsider.com Tournament" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(116, 118, 120) rgb(221, 221, 221); border-image: initial; padding: 4px 3px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); white-space: nowrap; background-clip: padding-box; text-align: center;">Type Opponent Conf Tm Opp OT W L Streak Arena
27 Sat, Mar 15, 1975 NCAA N Louisville (3) MVC L 78 91 20 7 L 1 Mabee Center
Additional Schedule Records

 

[rudad02]

Glad the team doesn't have a game till Sunday. They need that extra day to regroup.

They do.

 

[KevH]

We’re watching the “coming of age” of 5 key players — 4 sophs and one frosh — who will lead us to many victories going forward.

We’ve already seen glimpses:
- Harper and McConnell knocking down one FT after another in crunch time to close out games.
- Myles coming up with big blocks and boards to keep us close against top teams.
- Mathis keeping us in games early with key buckets when we were otherwise getting beat.
- Paul, on the road against the #9 team, in a hostile environment, with the crowd chanting “air ball,” calmly knocks down a shot from deep, takes another ball to the rim for a finish, and has two sweet passes for would-be assists.

It’s not always pretty, and the results are frustrating because we’re so close in these road losses, but the growing pains are preparing us for great winning moments as this team matures.

This is my hope. I keep reminding myself that we're a pretty young team and that experience may be the difference. Still need a little more talent... especially up front.

 

[Scarlet Shack]

Click on the next season link after clicking on the link below

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/rutgers/1975-schedule.html

For reference:

Schedule and Results

G Date CTOURN = Conference Tournament
NCAA = NCAA Tournament
NIT = National Invitation Tournament
CBI = College Basketball Invitational
CIT = CollegeInsider.com Tournament" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(116, 118, 120) rgb(221, 221, 221); border-image: initial; padding: 4px 3px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); white-space: nowrap; background-clip: padding-box; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Type Opponent Conf Tm Opp OT W L Streak Arena we
1 Fri, Nov 29, 1974 REG @ Hawaii Ind W 75 70 1 0 W 1 Neal S. Blaisdell Center
2 Mon, Dec 2, 1974 REG @ Utah WAC L 89 92 1 1 L 1 Jon M. Huntsman Center
3 Thu, Dec 5, 1974 REG Columbia Ivy W 114 85 2 1 W 1 College Avenue Gymnasium
4 Sat, Dec 7, 1974 REG Colgate Ind W 75 65 3 1 W 2 College Avenue Gymnasium
5 Thu, Dec 12, 1974 REG @ Manhattan Ind W 85 77 4 1 W 3 Alumni Gym
6 Sat, Dec 14, 1974 REG @ St. John's (NY) Ind W 85 74 5 1 W 4 Madison Square Garden (IV)
7 Tue, Dec 17, 1974 REG Princeton Ivy W 73 67 6 1 W 5 College Avenue Gymnasium
8 Fri, Dec 20, 1974 REG Temple ECC W 75 56 7 1 W 6 College Avenue Gymnasium
9 Thu, Dec 26, 1974 REG N Seton Hall Ind W 89 81 8 1 W 7
10 Sat, Dec 28, 1974 REG N Southern California (6) Pac-8 L 66 81 8 2 L 1
11 Mon, Dec 30, 1974 REG N Saint Joseph's ECC W 91 56 9 2 W 1
12 Sat, Jan 4, 1975 REG Long Island University Ind W 97 87 10 2 W 2 College Avenue Gymnasium
13 Sat, Jan 18, 1975 REG Lafayette ECC L 66 72 10 3 L 1 College Avenue Gymnasium
14 Tue, Jan 21, 1975 REG @ Delaware ECC W 110 93 11 3 W 1 Delaware Field House
15 Sat, Jan 25, 1975 REG @ Pittsburgh Ind L 79 82 11 4 L 1 Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
16 Mon, Jan 27, 1975 REG @ West Virginia Ind W 86 84 2OT 12 4 W 1 WVU Coliseum
17 Thu, Jan 30, 1975 REG @ Bucknell ECC W 94 72 13 4 W 2 Davis Gym
18 Sat, Feb 1, 1975 REG @ Navy Ind W 75 70 14 4 W 3 Dahlgren Hall
19 Thu, Feb 6, 1975 REG @ Syracuse Ind W 76 75 15 4 W 4 Manley Field House
20 Tue, Feb 11, 1975 REG @ Connecticut Yankee L 89 90 15 5 L 1 UConn/Hugh S. Greer Fieldhouse
21 Sat, Feb 15, 1975 REG Fordham Ind W 97 90 16 5 W 1 College Avenue Gymnasium
22 Wed, Feb 19, 1975 REG @ St. Bonaventure Ind L 91 93 16 6 L 1 Reilly Center
23 Sat, Feb 22, 1975 REG @ La Salle (17) ECC W 96 82 17 6 W 1 Tom Gola Arena
24 Wed, Feb 26, 1975 REG William & Mary Southern W 88 70 18 6 W 2 College Avenue Gymnasium
G Date CTOURN = Conference Tournament
NCAA = NCAA Tournament
NIT = National Invitation Tournament
CBI = College Basketball Invitational
CIT = CollegeInsider.com Tournament" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(116, 118, 120) rgb(221, 221, 221); border-image: initial; padding: 4px 3px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); white-space: nowrap; background-clip: padding-box; text-align: center;">Type Opponent Conf Tm Opp OT W L Streak Arena
25 Thu, Mar 6, 1975 CTOURN N Saint Peter's Ind W 80 63 19 6 W 3 Madison Square Garden (IV)
26 Sat, Mar 8, 1975 CTOURN @ St. John's (NY) Ind W 79 77 OT 20 6 W 4 Madison Square Garden (IV)
G Date CTOURN = Conference Tournament
NCAA = NCAA Tournament
NIT = National Invitation Tournament
CBI = College Basketball Invitational
CIT = CollegeInsider.com Tournament" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(116, 118, 120) rgb(221, 221, 221); border-image: initial; padding: 4px 3px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); white-space: nowrap; background-clip: padding-box; text-align: center;">Type Opponent Conf Tm Opp OT W L Streak Arena
27 Sat, Mar 15, 1975 NCAA N Louisville (3) MVC L 78 91 20 7 L 1 Mabee Center
Additional Schedule Records

Loyal

There are some analogies for sure

 

[RutgersLarry]

Nice thread!

 

[BillyC80]

This is my hope. I keep reminding myself that we're a pretty young team and that experience may be the difference. Still need a little more talent... especially up front.

I’m thinking next year we can get enough from Riebers to replace what we lose from Shaq graduating. Tougher to replace what we got from Kwasi this year, so we have to hope a combination of Palmquist and Mag will help with that.

Otherwise continued improvement from our 4 sophs and Paul, plus hopefully the re-emergence of Geo and JY will make us a top 20-25 team all year. If we land Cliff then top 20 or better.

 

[KevH]

I’m thinking next year we can get enough from Riebers to replace what we lose from Shaq graduating. Tougher to replace what we got from Kwasi this year, so we have to hope a combination of Palmquist and Mag will help with that.

Otherwise continued improvement from our 4 sophs and Paul, plus hopefully the re-emergence of Geo and JY will make us a top 20-25 team all year. If we land Cliff then top 20 or better.

I just wonder how ready the newcomers will be.

 

[Loyal_2RU]

Loyal

There are some analogies for sure

Including losses at Pitt and St Bonnie's lol

 

[Loyal_2RU]

Including losses at Pitt and St Bonnie's lol

And close losses on the road...