I’m heading up from Georgia for this game and hope and pray that the home winning streak doesn’t come to an end. R good guys win a close one 72-70
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THE OFFICIAL RUTGERS-PURDUE PREDICTION THREAD
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Boiler fan here. First of all, it's Haarms, not Paarms. Kudos to Rutgers' great season thus far. It's good to see you guys competing.
As for this matchup, it's probably more on Purdue's attitude and drive than anything else. We have come out flat during long stretches of every road game except for the Michigan 2OT game. Started down 20-4 at Maryland but then had a chance to tie at the end. Basically didn't show up against Illinois.
Purdue's problem is that several players are one-dimensional. Williams is a load but can't really defend and gets in foul trouble. Haarms is 7'3" but doesn't have much of a true post game. Wheeler's 1-dimension is shooting the 3 but he sucks at it this year. Don't expect him to even play much. Eastern is an enigma. His shot is uglier than an IU coed, but has actually started making shots the last couple of games. He's a very good defender though. Eric Hunter is a solid combo guard but multiple different guys will run the point. Sasha Stefanovic is your classic white 3-point specialist. Very quick release but is very inconsistent. Went 0-8 against MD.
I will be interested to see how Painter guards Baker. But then again it depends on who starts in the first place. Boudreaux started against Wisconsin and had an excellent game.
Good luck tomorrow. I expect a battle. Rutgers 65, Purdue 61.
Born and raised in Princeton, NJ. Was at the Rutgers vs. Michigan football game for Rutgers' first big ten win in football, and I've attended the last few purdue vs rutgers games at the RAC.
Happy for the state's sake that schiano returned and the basketball team has started off strong.
Both my parents and I are purdue grads, so BoilerUp on this one. This years permutation isn't nearly as good as the last 5-6 years, but they're capable nonetheless.
Should be a good game. Goodluck moving forward
Happy for the state's sake that schiano returned and the basketball team has started off strong.
Both my parents and I are purdue grads, so BoilerUp on this one. This years permutation isn't nearly as good as the last 5-6 years, but they're capable nonetheless.
Should be a good game. Goodluck moving forward
Going with a 2 game prediction here just based on hunch.....as zapaa has said and I agree 100% it is tough to predict "legs" of a team in the middle of a season.
Last year our swoon lasted 3 games. If this year it is 3 again Game 3 is today.
Purdue 61
RU 52
RU 74
UM 55
Last year our swoon lasted 3 games. If this year it is 3 again Game 3 is today.
Purdue 61
RU 52
RU 74
UM 55
If we don’t win today it won’t be because of tired legs, unless the team has a case of the flu. It will be because the other guys had a better game plan and executed it better. I think our guys will be flying all over the court with a high level of energy and intensity, fueled by the raucous crowd.
Don't agree. It doesn't seem logical, but it is real. I have seen it with my own eyes in my family. The wall is not make believe.
It is not the same I get it.......there is a reason when one trains for a marathon usually every few weeks a "step back" week is recommended.
Our players are not going through the motions.....they play EXTREMELY HARD.
Our players are not going through the motions.....they play EXTREMELY HARD.
Not saying the wall isn’t real, just that we won’t see it tonight. And yes, we do play intense defense.
The last 2 years it seemed like Geo hit a wall because he was playing so many minutes. Last year some of the freshmen may have hit it too.
This year, especially tonight, we have several key factors that are different:
- only one freshman
- Geo playing much fewer minutes
- minutes are distributed more, among 9 guys
- this year we have more to play for
- home crowd sellout and winning streak
Don’t underestimate the power of motivation. I could see us hitting the wall more at our next true road game (not at MSG).
The wall argument doesnt make sense with this Rutgers team bc of what you said. We are the deepest team in the league with no stars logging heavy minutes all season. Paul is the only freshman but hes playing less minutes than he did in HS. The sophomores all have a year under their belt. If anything, our depth and lack of a star with big minutes should be an advantage we have over other teams when discussing the "wall" factor.
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