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That Iowa game was never close. We were back and forth in the lead with Baylor until midway thru the second half. Big differnce.
Rutgers 91, Illinois 88 Postgame
Actually the crosscourt feeds to open DMW were very effective. DMW was snakebit with fouls they called.
I agree. We have the potential to be alot better than last year if Curbelo can be that co-alpha of the team with Ayo, but if he's just going to be a guy off the bench, then all we've done is swapped Griffin/Feliz for Miller, and that's a net loss. I think most of us counted on Kofi to be lot better this year than he's been, but he's made no progress since last season. If he's the same player, then the team leap is going to have to come from Curbelo. If Curbelo's only getting 20 minutes a game, then we aren't better than last year.
yep key difference...iowa was down by 20ish til a late rally that never got within like 10
Tough game. We hit our pt average (88) against a great defense on the road. I think people are starting to realize that this Rutgers team is for real and has a good chance to win the conference. So to keep the game this close was actually encouraging. On to the next one.
None of our losses have been to bad teams but in each loss we have met the enemy and it has been us. We are plagued by silly turnovers, fouls, spotty rebounding and only 2 to 3 players contributing. Right now there are several teams like us in the country that can win on any given night but not consistently. I'ts early but taking care of our issues better come soon or the only thing we will have at the end of the season will be dtsappointment.
They played harder than us! That's the hardest thing for me to accept!
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Theyre still #11 kenpom even at 5-3, so no hit
The fouls that took DMW off the court made a huge difference. He had Harper, Jr. locked up (think Lamar Stevens at PSU last year) and then he got hot with Giorgi and gang losing him on the perimeter several times. Until that point Young was all they had. Also the best thing to happen to Rutgers was Omoruyi getting hobbled as he was absolutely roasted in his minutes and Johnson made life much more difficult, except for Curbelo. Both Frazier and Ayo had lobs to Kofi disrupted by him while the game was still in grasp.
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The team definitely has flaws. We have trouble getting everyone firing on all cylinders at the same time. We are not a good free throw shooting team for some reason, and we are way too loose with the ball at times. Hopefully, that will not be the case as guys get more comfortable in their roles and gain experience.
It is a broken record, I know, and I know the game is sometimes difficult to officiate. But, a 21 attempt discrepancy at the free throw line suggests much more than one team playing more aggressively or better than the other. I'm sorry, but until the league decides that officiating must get better, the big ten will continue to have teams that have 5-8 losses on the year and receive a 4-8 tournament seed as a result. I know...there are occasional 1/2 seeds, but the officiating affects the flow and results of way too many games and the league will go another 20 years without a national champion until somebody in authority decides that the Big10 must match the most talented players in the nation with the best officiating talent - or at least much better. Just my opinion.....and I will not post another time about officiating the rest of the year. But it's to a point where it is just not enjoyable watching any games we play away from home. There were very few fouls called in the first 15 minutes of the game and it was so enjoyable to watch, then the whistles started. Sorry for the rant, but it is so frustrating to see us playing well and then the fouls start coming out of nowhere and usually one direction and the flow to the game completely stops. I know we did not play well in the second half but I feel like that was partly not all on our guys.
It is a broken record, I know, and I know the game is sometimes difficult to officiate. But, a 21 attempt discrepancy at the free throw line suggests much more than one team playing more aggressively or better than the other. I'm sorry, but until the league decides that officiating must get better, the big ten will continue to have teams that have 5-8 losses on the year and receive a 4-8 tournament seed as a result. I know...there are occasional 1/2 seeds, but the officiating affects the flow and results of way too many games and the league will go another 20 years without a national champion until somebody in authority decides that the Big10 must match the most talented players in the nation with the best officiating talent - or at least much better. Just my opinion.....and I will not post another time about officiating the rest of the year. But it's to a point where it is just not enjoyable watching any games we play away from home. There were very few fouls called in the first 15 minutes of the game and it was so enjoyable to watch, then the whistles started. Sorry for the rant, but it is so frustrating to see us playing well and then the fouls start coming out of nowhere and usually one direction and the flow to the game completely stops. I know we did not play well in the second half but I feel like that was partly not all on our guys.
KenPom is great and all, but would be nice to win games too. Would you have traded places with Purdue last year? They went 16-15 and were #24 KenPom. We went 21-10 and were #30. I'll take the wins and the tourney bid, please.
Retro62
- North Bethesda, Maryland
I’m not disagreeing with you, but today, and in the Miznoz game, we had the same late game flurry to make it closer than it seemed when watching it.
Having said that, I am not trying to suggest we can’t become the more dominant team we believe we’re capable of being.
Mulcahy certainly makes the all-conference punchable list this year.
Think you're selling him short. First team all-American. Just a question of which Hawkeye he's going to knock off the list.
FeelYourPaign
- So Cal
Yes, he's been disappointing since that big opening game. Sort of wish he had started more quietly, so that this wouldn't be such a let down.
He hustled. Wish we had someone more like him.
Adam Miller zero points. Without watching the game that tells me we lost!
illini80
- Forgottonia
We still shot 54% from the field and 60% from 3. Defense and rebounding is where we lost. Plus too many turnovers still.
Free throw attempts is where we lost.
Though you can probably tie those to defense and rebounding as we fouled a bunch while trying to play D and rebound.
illini80
- Forgottonia
Exactly
We barely got edged out on rebounding margin.
Oh, he hustled alright. One official in particular.
All three losses are top 20 opponents and not at home. Nothing to be scared of but def be pissed about not winning extra points with house money.
how many freshmen did you see Rutgers relying on
The starting center that Kofi ate alive in the first half.