I don't care. Hope he's okay and on the court. We need to have that Mackey Mentality. Go Boilers!
Rutgers' Harper uncertain to play vs. Purdue
Rutgers leading scorer Ron Harper Jr. injured his left hand late in a win over No. 12 Illinois, and his status for Sunday's game against No. 5 Purdue is uncertain.www.espn.com
He’s playing. No way he misses this game.I don't care. Hope he's okay and on the court. We need to have that Mackey Mentality. Go Boilers!
Rutgers' Harper uncertain to play vs. Purdue
Rutgers leading scorer Ron Harper Jr. injured his left hand late in a win over No. 12 Illinois, and his status for Sunday's game against No. 5 Purdue is uncertain.
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Two of those are not like the others. Getting big men in foul trouble is a feature of our offense. We fed the ball into monsters down low, and the hope is an easy bucket or the defender having to foul.
You are right, and, I was not trying to make the point that they were...just making the point that those games changed in light of what happened in that regard...those "best players" were largely irrelevant (especially Jackson-Davis), and, it backfired on Purdue.
So true and tired of other fan bases using it like it's not part of the game. If you get other bigs into foul trouble , that is to our advantage on recruiting those bigs.
Could not agree more, however, to the point of another thread on the topic, Purdue is not being rewarded as they had been in more recent games...a clear change in how things had been/were being called...taking away said advantage that Purdue had indeed recruited for and worked to establish.
Edey was mauled on every possession of the northwestern game. Same crap every year. I'm honestly not sure if it's actually an advantage to have a huge center anymore since college refs seemingly have no interest in learning how to officiate those types of games.
It definitely has to be a consideration given what is happening.
And it only gets worse in March. Year after year proves that Big Ten play is somewhat insulated from the rest of the country and that nationally the NCAA officiating favors guard play. No coincidence our best tournament run in recent history was with our best guard play. If this team goes deep into March it will be due to Ivey balling out, good Hunter continuing to show up, and Sasha and Thompson hitting open shots. It won't be due to Tredey dominating and taking over games.
You will probably think this is lame, but I always pray, that if the refs are gonna cost us on the " no calls" on our bigs, that something happens where the other team just goes cold in an area to give us the win fairly .
Rightfully, and, understandably...and, no doubt compounded when he gets called for a touch foul at the other end or on an alleged moving screen as he was in the first minute against Illinois (complete garbage).
This post is incredibly on point. Well put. IMO, the outcome of the Rutgers game will depend on how the refs manage guard play. The concern about foul disparity at the center position is moot. Rutgers starts 5 players who are 6'6" *and* can handle the rock. If they are allowed to be overtly physical, it will be a long day for us.
I will take Purdue by double digits if they force Rutgers to play small.
I have felt this way for over a decade ... it is glaringly obvious that B1F teams have spent the three prior months with very different officiating.
Very few players can hit a 3 and also have the size/length to bother our 5’s. Rutgers doesn’t have anyone who can do it. Their bigs are interior players. Their starting 5 gives them their best matchup vs our bigs. He’s good, but is not a stretch guy.
Cliff has a good 15 footer and Reiber the backup 5 can shoot the 3.
When we guarded Harper with a forward, he torched us from 3. We don’t have a guy who is 6’8” and is really quick. I think we all agree he’s a tough matchup.
Ron and Paul are both tough matchups
Of course. Very tough matchups. I think Purdue is in great shape if we don’t allow Rutgers to go crazy from 3. Rebounding and TO’s are always key for us. We don’t allow easy buckets and I like our chances.
