Rutgers Basketball Goes Downhill; How To Fix It
by Brandon C. on Feb 16, 2012 4:57 PM EST
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PrintThe last few weeks have been awful for Rutgers basketball, both men's and women's. The women's team has plummeted in the standings, losing by double digits to multiple teams, including some they should have beaten.
The men's basketball team played as they were expected to play throughout the season. Inconsistent basketball.
Rutgers is twelfth in the Big East right now after losing four straight to Providence, Louisville, Seton Hall, and Notre Dame, all of whom are Big East teams. At 12-14 overall, Rutgers would be lucky to finish the season above .500.
The goal is to finish above .500, though, and it's still possible. The remaining teams on the schedule are Syracuse, Marquette, Seton Hall, Villanova, and St. John's.
Obviously a win over the #2 seed in the nation, Syracuse, would be shocking, but crazier things have happened. After the Syracuse game comes the three biggest games of the season.
A road game vs. #12 Marquette is of course a tough one, but Rutgers still needs that signature road win (Georgetown had the potential to be that) and this is their opportunity to get that.
Seton Hall in the Prudential Center will be a loud, wild affair that will likely be won by the more disciplined team.
Villanova is just plain awful this season, so the matchup is going to be all about who is more desperate and fights harder to win.
Finally, St. John's is a very similar team to Rutgers. Led by mainly freshmen, this game will be decided by who is more disciplined and avoids making freshmen mistakes.
My prediction is that Rutgers loses to Syracuse and Marquette, then finishes the season with three straight victories, which would sadly be below .500.
What do you think?
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It all depends how the shots go down. In the past 3 games, Rutgers has missed a ton of point blank shots. Syracuse is a likely loss, as is Marquette. Seton Hall…. they’re playing with a purpose right now… but it could be just the thing to shake RU’s funk.
Who knows? With freshman, anything can happen.
Kadeem Jack
Does he have any offensive game? He posts up and waves for the ball and the guards/Miller are just like “nahhh we’ll keep it out here on the perimeter”. They need to let him touch the ball.
Mike Rice
I think Mike Rice has been a total failure this season. His treatment of his players during games is deplorable and the constant criticism of referees isn’t the conduct of a winning coach. The team has quit playing hard for him and I expect the team to lose all of its remaining games. The program has gone backward under Mike Rice.
Fred Hill
I realize the team’s record is less than stellar, but I find this comment ridiculous when you look back at Fred Hill, Rice’s predecessor. I’ve never seen a coach look so lost and frustrated without any answers or look as if he has no idea he’s coaching a basketball game. In terms of conduct of a winning coach, Fred Hill was the opposite. He had all of the qualities of an unsuccessful coach, and it showed through his players.
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