Rutgers-Purdue Game Thread

[bac2therac]

PU 5-2 after first timeout

 

[Jim_from_RU]

Purdue is gonna manhandle us.

 

[RUonBrain]

Laurent killing us on both ends

 

[dconifer0]

Come on, Scarlet Knights!

 

[RUBand]

We're playing tough on defense

 

[Jim_from_RU]

We're playing tough on defense

And zero ability to hit a shot.

 

[RUBand]

We're not strong shooters
Jump shots
From behind then three
Foul shots

 

[RUBand]

They drain those, we don't hit good/ decent looks

 

[80RU]

score?

 

[KnightTerrors]

If Nigel Johnson can play like this consistently we'd have 3-4 more conference wins

 

[bac2therac]

inside and out they are going to kill us, did someone say they were not impressed by Haas in some thread...smh

 

[RutgersRaRa]

We have the ability to break defenses down, but without shooters we are fvcked. Our defense is good and we play with intensity, but we need guys who can shoot.

 

[RUONTHERISE]

Haas is big. Nigel shooting well.

 

[80RU]

can someone post a score for those of us stuck at the office?

 

[bac2therac]

20-12

wait no one complaining about the refs yet..only one foul called in the game[jumpingsmile]

 

[RUBand]

I'm getting used to the "clunk" sound of the ball hitting the rim when we shoot

 

[bac2therac]

We have the ability to break defenses down, but without shooters we are fvcked. Our defense is good and we play with intensity, but we need guys who can shoot.

this is why i shake my head when I see threads saying if we only had one shooter...no this team needs ALOT of better talent across the board except for Sanders

 

[RU Mike73]

God awful team suited up tonight.

 

[RutgersRaRa]

I'm getting used to the "clunk" sound of the ball hitting the rim when we shoot

I'm getting used to me dropping f-bombs. I'm gonna need a new word soon.

 

[bac2therac]

25-12 7:44 left

best hope is that Purdue gets disinterested in the 2nd half and we can make a run to get it under 10

 

[bac2therac]

God awful team suited up tonight.

I just think its reality that the level of talent and ability of Purdue dwarfs RU...Pike has done alot to mask that this year but some games are going to play out how they should on paper and on paper Purdue is 20 points better for the most part

 

[RU1-Newtown, Pa]

Purdue is the best team in the Big Ten.

This is a bad match up for us.

Go RU!

 

[RutgersRaRa]

this is why i shake my head when I see threads saying if we only had one shooter...no this team needs ALOT of better talent across the board except for Sanders

Even one shooter would help, but we have to have 1, 2, and 3's who can shoot, and it wouldn't hurt to have an inside guy or two who can score in the low post. But lacking a 2 who can score hurts a lot.

 

[G- RUnit]

A shooter would help though... three years of missing wide open good looks. Nigel showed up.

Purdue looks like class of league by far.

 

[rufan4ever]

God awful team suited up tonight.

this is a terrible matchup.
Purdue can beat us by 40 if they play the entire 40 minutes.
Going to get real ugly.

 

[RUBand]

Nice shot

 

[RutgersRaRa]

Johnson with 11 of our 15 points.

 

[RUonBrain]

Nigel with 3 3's!

11 points of our 15

Down 25-15

 

[RUonBrain]

25-18!

Corey from 3!

TO Purdue

 

[RUBand]

Nice couple of possessions

 

[koleszar]

It's really amazing how many open looks we just brick. This offense works, the players work hard but simply can't sink them.

 

[RutgersRaRa]

Nigel in the hayoose!!

 

[RUonBrain]

Nigel from 3 again!

 

[RUBand]

He's shooting well tonight

 

[RUONTHERISE]

Wow- Johnson

 

[bac2therac]

25-18...odd that Purdue was settling for 3s like 3 possessions in a row.

Johnson has 14 of RU's 21

27-21

 

[Gold89]

Is Johnson always this good at the 3? He looks like a smooth shooter?

 

[ColonelRutgers]

What has gotten into Johnson? En Fuego. Thank god, because everyone else...not so much.

 

[G- RUnit]

Pikell commercial well done.

 

[RUBand]

How big is Purdue's center? He looks big standing next to Gettys.