This ain't your grandma's Rutgers team

[Adesmar123]

They actually can shoot..

 

[Icebear]

My grandmother's team shot very well.

 

[Adesmar123]

My grandmother's team shot very well.

But Grandma's Rutgers team didn't....

 

[MilfordHusky]

When was the last time they shot 44%? And lost by 30?

The game was so different from those of 4-8 years ago.

I like Scaife's game. Copper looked good too.

 

[EricLA]

I agree RU's future is bright. And it's terrific that in 1-2 years, Stringer can completely revamp the offense. Makes me wonder why other coaches can't seem to do the same thing. I think RU played hard for almost the entire game and was impressed with the skill of their players.

 

[Coler]

I agree RU's future is bright. And it's terrific that in 1-2 years, Stringer can completely revamp the offense. Makes me wonder why other coaches can't seem to do the same thing. I think RU played hard for almost the entire game and was impressed with the skill of their players.

I've said time and time again that we're good. I think we're going to keep getting better as the season goes on.

We just don't have a whole lot of size. Hopefully Ariel Butts is going to be okay..

 

[HuskyFan1125]

Aside from the 30 point loss, I thought Rutgers looked good.

Scaife and Copper make a formidable tandem in the backcourt. If Hollivay can continue to score and get better with Laney roaming the court as a 3, Rutgers will get better.

They are pretty young, right?

 

[Coler]

Aside from the 30 point loss, I thought Rutgers looked good.

Scaife and Copper make a formidable tandem in the backcourt. If Hollivay can continue to score and get better with Laney roaming the court as a 3, Rutgers will get better.

They are pretty young, right?

No seniors. Laney is a junior, Hollivay and Copper are sophomore.

 

[Adesmar123]

They actually can shoot..

Jeez....I didn't say they were good.....I said they can shoot. Normal Rutgers teams shoot 30%, this team shoots 40%.

That is all.

 

[UConnCat]

What is also different is Rutgers' defense which is not very good. It's probably a function of youth but UConn pretty much got whatever shot it wanted.

 

[Coler]

What is also different is Rutgers' defense which is not very good. It's probably a function of youth but UConn pretty much got whatever shot it wanted.

CVS has said that they haven't worked on defense that much this year, although I believe that will change now.

 

[MilfordHusky]

They are pretty young, right?

The players, yes. The head coach, not so much.

 

[msf22b]

Their kids play attractive Basketball

 

[MilfordHusky]

The changes are amazing. The defense, which was good and sometimes great, got very soft. The offense and shooting, which were abysmal at times, looked quite respectable.

 

[calpedaler]

CVS has said that they haven't worked on defense that much this year, although I believe that will change now.

I guess multitasking isn't CVS or her team's forte.

 

[UcMiami]

CViv has two and maybe three players who can created their own shot in Cooper Scaife and Laney and Hollivay as an interesting post presence. I still don't see a lot of great offense being played, but with those players creating, Rutgers looks a lot better. It does look like the old Carson, Cappie, Ajavon, Vaughn era without the killer defense.

 

[choochoo]

If you allow 90 you gotta score 91! Will never happen in the next 3 years for Viv.

 

[uconnfan68]

If you allow 90 you gotta score 91! Will never happen in the next 3 years for Viv.

And she doesn't have next year under contract yet...

 

[MilfordHusky]

CViv has two and maybe three players who can created their own shot in Cooper Scaife and Laney and Hollivay as an interesting post presence. I still don't see a lot of great offense being played, but with those players creating, Rutgers looks a lot better. It does look like the old Carson, Cappie, Ajavon, Vaughn era without the killer defense.

It may be shooting, more than offensive sets. I think Cappie and Piph may have been the only shooters over a decade, so this group may be better than the RU norm.