Omnibus Rutgers Basketball Thread

[L. Wade Childress]

Rutgers plays a disappointing Iowa team in Iowa City tonight at 7est on BTN.

 

[LifelongHawk]

We're number 12, we're number 12!

I hope.

 

[KitKatApples]

Rutgers plays a disappointing Iowa team in Iowa City tonight at 7est on BTN.

 

[LifelongHawk]

In Jersey

 

[Hawk&Balls]

We're number 12, we're number 12!

I hope.

Full 12?

 

[Geese]

Gonna be a good one.

 

[LifelongHawk]

We're number 12, we're number 12!

I hope.

Full 12?

Could be 8 with a bullet soon, some would real like that.

 

[Geese]

I hope Brady is ready. We're going to need him tonight.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Rutgers fans are retarded

 

[Geese]

I've had a soft spot for Rutgers basketball ever since that hilarious video of the team practicing dodgeball.

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

This thread sucks. I am going to watch tonight.

 

[CamelTones]

Rutgers is fucking awful and Iowa should be embarrassed if they lose. Sanders is going to hit some contested fadeaway 17 footers but that’s their offense.

 

[Geese]

Rutgers is fucking awful and Iowa should be embarrassed if they lose. Sanders is going to hit some contested fadeaway 17 footers but that’s their offense.

 

[KitKatApples]

No shit. Iowa is gonna have to play solid basketball in order to win against anyone they play.

 

[Berzerkenpas]

I hope Dailey hangs has junk in some Scarlet Knight faces, just to emphasize why he didn't go there.

 

[KitKatApples]

?

 

[LifelongHawk]

?

I believe he is referring to the phenomena of dunking the basketball in a fashion which allows one to hang on the rim and maintain relative position with the defender wherein one's testicles are in proximity to the defender's head. It is one of life's great pleasures.

 

[Billy Butters]

Rutgers plays a disappointing Iowa team in Iowa City tonight at 7est on BTN.

Tough break for NLP, looks like he'll have to watch this one on delay.

 

[Bovert]

I wanna believe, but I think Rutgers wins this one. They're physical and tough on D, which will fluster us. Now they're inept on O so we shouldn't get blown out by any means, but one good half against Illinois hasn't convinced me we're still anything but shitty.

Rutgers 69
Iowa 64

 

[Geese]

I wanna believe, but I think Rutgers wins this one. They're physical and tough on D, which will fluster us. Now they're inept on O so we shouldn't get blown out by any means, but one good half against Illinois hasn't convinced me we're still anything but shitty.

Rutgers 69
Iowa 64

Lol someone forgot we have Brady smh

 

[Bovert]

I wanna believe, but I think Rutgers wins this one. They're physical and tough on D, which will fluster us. Now they're inept on O so we shouldn't get blown out by any means, but one good half against Illinois hasn't convinced me we're still anything but shitty.

Rutgers 69
Iowa 64

Lol someone forgot we have Brady smh

Goddammit, you're right. My bad.

Rutgers 73
Iowa 61

 

[LifelongHawk]

One big concern is fans looking past this game to Purdue.

Toss up or give a point in Vegas, I'm taking the Hawks. #yaneverreallyknowanyonegame

my Hawkeye shaded glasses say Hawks figured something out against Illinois about playing against Rutgers style defense, after struggling with it all year, and Rutgers offense is not good enough to keep up.

 

[nolookpass]

One big concern is fans looking past this game to Purdue.

Toss up or give a point in Vegas, I'm taking the Hawks. #yaneverreallyknowanyonegame

my Hawkeye shaded glasses say Hawks figured something out against Illinois about playing against Rutgers style defense, after struggling with it all year, and Rutgers offense is not good enough to keep up.

If fans look past Rutgers it could cost the team the game

 

[Geese]

One big concern is fans looking past this game to Purdue.

Toss up or give a point in Vegas, I'm taking the Hawks. #yaneverreallyknowanyonegame

my Hawkeye shaded glasses say Hawks figured something out against Illinois about playing against Rutgers style defense, after struggling with it all year, and Rutgers offense is not good enough to keep up.

If fans look past Rutgers it could cost the team the game

Lol yeah also who other than Doug is looking past Rutgers? I wouldn't look past Campbell right now.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

One big concern is fans looking past this game to Purdue.

Toss up or give a point in Vegas, I'm taking the Hawks. #yaneverreallyknowanyonegame

my Hawkeye shaded glasses say Hawks figured something out against Illinois about playing against Rutgers style defense, after struggling with it all year, and Rutgers offense is not good enough to keep up.

If fans look past Rutgers it could cost the team the game

Lol yeah also who other than Doug is looking past Rutgers? I wouldn't look past Campbell right now.

Don't look a gift Campbell in the mouth

 

[Kamala]

One big concern is fans looking past this game to Purdue.

Toss up or give a point in Vegas, I'm taking the Hawks. #yaneverreallyknowanyonegame

my Hawkeye shaded glasses say Hawks figured something out against Illinois about playing against Rutgers style defense, after struggling with it all year, and Rutgers offense is not good enough to keep up.

If fans look past Rutgers it could cost the team the game

Lol yeah also who other than Doug is looking past Rutgers? I wouldn't look past Campbell right now.

CMC plays basketball too? That sumbitch can do it all.

 

[KitKatApples]

#NeverSleeps

 

[LifelongHawk]

If fans look past Rutgers it could cost the team the game

Lol yeah also who other than Doug is looking past Rutgers? I wouldn't look past Campbell right now.

Don't look a gift Campbell in the mouth

Exactly, I'm a little concerned the virgin gets me.

 

[CamelTones]

Solid effort. Looked well coached and ready for everything Rutgers had for them.

 

[Shpadoinkle]

Fran’s seat should be hot next year. He can have a pass this year but it’s upper half or bust in 2019 for me.

 

[Tugboat]

Jon Miller isn’t going to hear of this hot seat shit so keep of his timeline!

 

[Geese]

Fran’s seat should be hot next year. He can have a pass this year but it’s upper half or bust in 2019 for me.

This year is a freebie. Expectations should still be NCAA tourney every year. If we're not in the tourney next year his seat gets hot and needs to get in the year after.

 

[Hawkstrat]

I enjoy how they compensate for their lack of athleticism by being dumb and lazy.

 

[Geese]

This team is awful, but like we were saying in chat, Connor and Wies will help a ton. Then hope Fran runs off Wagner, Brady and maybe Kriener. If Fran does all that and shortens the rotation the team could be much much better next year. We have a few nice pieces, but the team overall is just terrible.

 

[bigazzturkeylegs]

If Fran wasn't such a stubborn fuck he would hire an assistant this offseason that knew how to coach defense.

 

[Geese]

If Fran wasn't such a stubborn fuck he would hire an assistant this offseason that knew how to coach defense.

Lol. C'mon man!! Fran said it's on the offense, not the defense!!

 

[bigazzturkeylegs]

This team is awful, but like we were saying in chat, Connor and Wies will help a ton. Then hope Fran runs off Wagner, Brady and maybe Kriener. If Fran does all that and shortens the rotation the team could be much much better next year. We have a few nice pieces, but the team overall is just terrible.

 

[HiawathaHawk]

This team is fundamentally broken right now. The defense is beyond a mess. They don't play together on either end. Effort and energy were poor. So disappointing.

 

[Geese]

This team is awful, but like we were saying in chat, Connor and Wies will help a ton. Then hope Fran runs off Wagner, Brady and maybe Kriener. If Fran does all that and shortens the rotation the team could be much much better next year. We have a few nice pieces, but the team overall is just terrible.

LOL reading that again cracked me up. A man can dream??? RIGHT?

 

[douglasbader]

I was glad to see that Fran achieved his wet dream of giving minutes to 11 players of the first half and then even finding a way to work Dom in there to make a dozen for the game.

That is the sign of a coach who totally has the answers and isn't reaching because he and the team are lost.

 

[douglasbader]

They play dumb. They play like a bunch of pussies. The ball doesn't move. The guards can't keep anyone in front of them and can't get by anyone on the other end. They get pushed around and beat up on and quit.

 

[Geese]

My God. I know its been discussed before, but that '14 class was just the worst. LOLOL

Trey D, Dom and Brady.

LOLOL

 

[Shpadoinkle]

Fran’s seat should be hot next year. He can have a pass this year but it’s upper half or bust in 2019 for me.

This year is a freebie. Expectations should still be NCAA tourney every year. If we're not in the tourney next year his seat gets hot and needs to get in the year after.

3 years in a row with no tourney is unacceptable, as is two tourney wins in what would be 9 years.

 

[Shpadoinkle]

And for fuck sake, if you’re going to get your ass kicked every night, at least dive for loose balls, knock some dudes on their asses and show some fucking pride.

 

[HiawathaHawk]

They play dumb. They play like a bunch of pussies. The ball doesn't move. The guards can't keep anyone in front of them and can't get by anyone on the other end. They get pushed around and beat up on and quit.

That pretty much sums it up.

 

[Creed]

I wish nolook’s donation to Planned Parenthood funded the abortion of this team.

 

[Alan Lomax]

Fran’s seat should be hot next year. He can have a pass this year but it’s upper half or bust in 2019 for me.

This year is a freebie. Expectations should still be NCAA tourney every year. If we're not in the tourney next year his seat gets hot and needs to get in the year after.

Sounds like you're giving a lot of freebie years away. Last year was the freebie. This year is so bad it gets hot, next year he gets fired without an impressive improvement.

 

[douglasbader]

They play dumb. They play like a bunch of pussies. The ball doesn't move. The guards can't keep anyone in front of them and can't get by anyone on the other end. They get pushed around and beat up on and quit.

That pretty much sums it up.

I still am confident in them next year.

Connor is a red ass and will make a big difference. Wieskamp is elite talented, well built, athletic and tough and will play on both ends. Garza will be another year older and stronger, and same with Cook and hopefully Nunge. bohannon will improve and bounce back.

 

[Shpadoinkle]

They play dumb. They play like a bunch of pussies. The ball doesn't move. The guards can't keep anyone in front of them and can't get by anyone on the other end. They get pushed around and beat up on and quit.

That’s been the scouting report on Iowa for a while now.

 

[CamelTones]

People were saying in chat that Fran busts his ass on the recruiting trail...what proof do we have of that outside of his first couple of years? Garza and Cook are the only 2 guys on the roster that he had to really go head to head against stiff competition to get. Maybe Nunge?
Dom?

Moss was a late qualifier that took the Iowa offer.
bohannon was a late offer.
Pemsl was an Iowa kid.
Baer was a walk on.
Dailey was a late offer out of nowhere.
Wagner had a couple decent offers but was known for football.
Brady lol.
Kriener was an Iowa kid.

Wieskamp committed when he was a freshman and before he blew up and Patrick/Connor are his kids.

So we can all say it’s a down year and his seat will get warm next year etc. but he went into this season ok with the roster he had when everyone from the media to the fans said they were short of bodies and quickness in the back court and that still hasn’t been addressed and he still added CJ Frederick.

The defense isn’t getting better until he figures out how to recruit guards that can play at this level. And people that say it’s the 8th best job in the Big Ten, well I don’t give a shit. There are small programs all over the country that have better guards than Iowa.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

We got one decent player from three recruiting classes in Jok.