There are teams that will lose a lot more than they win (like Rutgers), but no opponent is a cakewalk in every single game they play.
There are tons of great basketball players out there, and you have to be pretty good to make it onto a Div 1 college team. Some may not have the depth of quality players that other schools have, but on any given night one or two of their players can get hot, while the better team is cold.
That’s what happened last night. Yes, RU could have and probably should have won by a lot more than 2 points, but give Bryant some credit. They took it to us, both inside and out, and by fouling us 25 times kept us out of rhythm and put us at the FT line where we suck.
It was a good lesson for our guys, to realize they have to bring their best every time, and not to assume we should win just because we’re the “better” team playing at home.
So, while we did not eat cake last night, we did eat some humble pie, and that might be a good thing.
There are tons of great basketball players out there, and you have to be pretty good to make it onto a Div 1 college team. Some may not have the depth of quality players that other schools have, but on any given night one or two of their players can get hot, while the better team is cold.
That’s what happened last night. Yes, RU could have and probably should have won by a lot more than 2 points, but give Bryant some credit. They took it to us, both inside and out, and by fouling us 25 times kept us out of rhythm and put us at the FT line where we suck.
It was a good lesson for our guys, to realize they have to bring their best every time, and not to assume we should win just because we’re the “better” team playing at home.
So, while we did not eat cake last night, we did eat some humble pie, and that might be a good thing.