Basketball Rutgers Basketball pulls away late, wins season-opener over Rider
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Badalau seems to know what he’s doing, on both ends, just needs to make his shots.
Nice flurry to end the half and at least makes things comfortable at half
Neither Grant nor Ogbole looks like they have improved at all. Obviously Dortch hasn't because he can’t even break into the rotation. JMike appears to have improved and is not forcing things
Pikell specializes in finding guys who can’t shoot free throws
Right now he does and I hope it continues. Rider is a small team. It will be interesting to see if he can hold his own in the B1G or if he gets eaten up like Noah Fernandes.
Pleasantly surprised by Francis especially on D
Fall is hilariously bad. It's gonna be Ogbole or bust...who hasn't been terrible but admittedly it's Rider
And if Buchanan gonna drive like this he has to make his FTs
Fall is hilariously bad. It's gonna be Ogbole or bust...who hasn't been terrible but admittedly it's Rider
And if Buchanan gonna drive like this he has to make his FTs
Fall is the biggest disappointment. A former 5 star, who was spit out at two programs and might not get significant minutes here either. Wow.
Depending on the opponent, I wouldn’t mind playing some small ball with Grant at the 5, Badalau 4, Buchanan 3, Francis 2, and JMike at point.
Maybe BUT this is the type of level of team we know he can excel against...i worry about his size and physicality in the big 10
I think that drought was due in large part to Pike taking the starters out too quick. They were in a nice rhythm and flow and then he goes with the mass substitutes. We've seen Pike do that over the years and it's maddening.
J mike as the steadying presence on the team says alot on where we are as a program but he is providing that role tonight
Noah Fernandes was injured/shell of what he was before coming to Rutgers and not as agile as Francis.
When being fouled looking for the "and 1", our guys fling the ball at the hoop when taking the ball to the rim. Instead, they need to keep their eyes on the basket when attempting the shot.
Agree. He has the skill but will need help against bigger and better teams. Can the other guys provide that?
They fight and work hard, it's not retreat as soon as the shot doesn't go in like last year. That's a plus.
In Pike’s defense, as a team we did push the pace, Rider played two days ago, and he needs to figure out who he can trust, so he’s trying to involve more bench guys sooner. The use of our depth should pay off in the second half.