But to this team's credit, they took care of business down the stretch, which they couldn't do last year. And Shaq Doorson led the way when it mattered most
This one had Stony Brook/ Hartford written all over it
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Still no excuse for the offense today. SJU was our first high major, EMU had the zone... We weren't even getting good looks today
Afternoon game after thanksgiving. Outside of their normal routine and the roster is still mostly young. Even good teams have bad days, but they found a way to win.
This wasnt Stony Brook or Hartford because we can't equate upsets after big wins the same way....after Seton Hall, a lot of pats on the backs and not as crisp.
My takeaways....
A) Team didn't panic...yes 6 for 30 in the 2nd half is horrific, but i don't think more than 1 shot was forced or involved anyone going off the rails or outside the team concept.
B) Past RU teams would unravel once a team was supposed to win, suddenly got into a rock fight. Normally you would see a rash of break downs on defense...a couple misses on switches on pick and pops but overall, they defended well.
My only concern is the team is too unselfish...more than half of the turnovers occurred after a player passed up a shot and wound up trying to make too fine of a play.
The key isn't as much can RU win any of the next 3 games as much as who plays well against better athletes and competition. I have my suspicions on what I think is likely to happen but I'm going to enjoy watching the development and staff adjust to it.
It's very rare when a program gets a 3 game mulligan with 2 on the road and one against Michigan State. I think there's no pressure on RU visiting Miami and it could be the magic wand of traveling and playing with nothing to lose that opens some eyes.
My takeaways....
A) Team didn't panic...yes 6 for 30 in the 2nd half is horrific, but i don't think more than 1 shot was forced or involved anyone going off the rails or outside the team concept.
B) Past RU teams would unravel once a team was supposed to win, suddenly got into a rock fight. Normally you would see a rash of break downs on defense...a couple misses on switches on pick and pops but overall, they defended well.
My only concern is the team is too unselfish...more than half of the turnovers occurred after a player passed up a shot and wound up trying to make too fine of a play.
The key isn't as much can RU win any of the next 3 games as much as who plays well against better athletes and competition. I have my suspicions on what I think is likely to happen but I'm going to enjoy watching the development and staff adjust to it.
It's very rare when a program gets a 3 game mulligan with 2 on the road and one against Michigan State. I think there's no pressure on RU visiting Miami and it could be the magic wand of traveling and playing with nothing to lose that opens some eyes.
What should really concern fans is the lack of offense from the bench in the last two games. .Baker and Eugene seemed to be the only players able to create and make shots off the dribble which is a ominous sign with Miami,Michigan State and Wisconsin the next three games.
More than the bench, I'm concerned with Peter Kiss. He gets beaten off the dribble way too often and is not providing any offense at all. He got one point because he was given the opportunity to shoot the technicals.
That was the one of the worst games I’ve ever watched in person, both ends, but they just outhustled us and wanted it more, for a good 30 minutes of the game.Online, however, as we walked away with the win somehow, someway, despite and in spite of all are in efficiencies today. Kudos to Gene and Shaq D in the 2nd half!!
BTW - The officiating was absolutely atrocious in my humble opinion.
BTW - The officiating was absolutely atrocious in my humble opinion.
good point about being too unselfish...I noticed that vs EMU too, while normally its not a bad thing, I think this team passes up the opportunity of an easier score to make things harder. I think Miami is the most winnable of the 3 and I could see this team stepping up totally unexpected but likely they are going 0-3
lol..obviously you missed a lot of atrocious hoops over the past decade. I have seen much worse than tonight
the officiating was bad..there were several travels missed..blatant..the worst on that shot clock violation basket that was nullified
People are over reacting about Kiss. The first two games he shot like 80% from the floor. He does have defensive issues, but the people complaining he cant shoot are being a little ridiculous.
its Boston U and EMU...he should be able to be comfortable against those teams....especially Boston U. He is 5-25 in the last 3. I do not like the trend because he has to score for us and today was his worst game
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add to that,, Harper and Johnson really struggling to score lately, along with Kiss
I have attended RU games since 1971. I always worry about the games near Thanksgiving and Christmas. Last year we lost to Hartford and Stony Brook near Christmas. This was one of the ugliest RU games I have ever seen. We were 0-10 on 3's in the second half and had zero assists in the second half. The ugliest RU game I ever saw might have been on January 3, 1991 when we lost at home to Duquesne 78-62. We were favored by quite a few points and were were just horrendous. These type of games seem to pop up way too often. At least we have several days to prepare for Miami.
I didn’t think effort was an issue we just didn’t shoot it well or execute the offense especially lacking good ball movement. As often as our coaches remind the players not to look past BU, we thought we could easily win. I fully expect a better result but we need to have a 2 guard to step up.
I disagree , I thought the effort was lousy as they beat us to a ton of loose balls and rebounds hit the floor.
Had BU been able to shoot the ball well or even decently, this would have been a Stony Brook / Hartford game.
I think Rutgers defense had something to do with shutting them down. BU got a bunch of open looks from 3 late that they missed, but the way RU switched, I think that was who RU wanted shooting the ball. That's not to say he couldn't have made one, but I think the odds were against him. That said, I'd have to rewatch the game to know for sure.
