Rutgers Pregame Thread

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Rutgers is coming off 2 straight Big East wins and their fans are starting to think they have a shot at a .500 season. Their best player is a 6'7 forward named Jonathan Mitchell. They will not light up the score board by any means. They are also 3-4 in the Big East. If we drop this game we will both be 4-4. We do not want that to happen.

This game scares me way more than the road games at Pitt. This is a game we really can not afford to lose. It is one of those dreaded gain little but lose a lot games.

If we can take care of business and win we will be an impressive 18-3 and 5-3 in the Big East.
 
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Admittedly I know nothing about the Rutgers team, but do know we need this win. I just hope that our guys don't look past Rutgers and focus on the matchup with Huggs. They need to keep their heads in the game and beat Rutgers then worry about WVU. Coming off a nice road win and dropping out of the polls, let's hope they have a chip on their shoulder and the shooting gets back some of its mo jo coming back to 53A.
 
The 'Cats need to play better, period. They finally got a halfway decent road win, and now they need to push up the intensity at home vs Rutgers.

UC- 67
Rutgers- 58
 
Rutgers has a fairly solid starting line up. The three perimeter players of Mitchell, Coburn and Beatty are steady, while the post players (Miller/Biruta) both average 9.6 ppg and 6.2 and 5.6 rpg respectively.

Beatty has shot 104 three pointers on the year and makes them at a 41% clip. Mitchell avergaes 12.9 ppg and 6 rpg. Coburn is a steadying influence, handing out 3.8 apg against only 1.8 tpg. He can get to the line but shoots only 59% when getting there.

It's all about the starters for Rutgers. Shut them down and you win. UC will have a tremendous bench advantage. The Bishop/Mitchell match up will be important and keeping Dane Miller off the offensive boards will be as well. A third of his rebounds are of the offensive variety. Four starters play 28.9 minutes or more.

This game concerns me because Rutgers does a decent job holding onto the ball (12 tpg) and shoots fairly well as a team (45%). They have 9 players that play 10 or more minutes. UC will need to be focused on defense. Keep the Scarlett Knights under 65 and you'll likely win. In their last 5 losses they've averaged under 61 ppg while giving up 74.

This is a game UC should win. Don't look ahead to WVU and take care of business at home. Being home helps the Bearcats find their collective shooting touch and they win 72-58.
 
I love seeing LL named crossed out with the ban underneath. Hilarious.

Telling the ralph to eat dirt is not making the site better.
 
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Rutgers is playing extremely well at the present time. Could be a close one, maybe another Yancy Gates buzzer beater.
 
ralph1950 said:
Rutgers is playing extremely well at the present time. Could be a close one, maybe another Yancy Gates buzzer beater.
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They are playing better but there is no way we should need a buzzer beater to get by Rutgers at home. We need to win this by 10 plus.
 
Thegreatone said:
They are playing better but there is no way we should need a buzzer beater to get by Rutgers at home. We need to win this by 10 plus.
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I agree with Greatone on this. If we need a buzzer beater to win this game at home, I will be a bit disappointed. I say a bit because I will take wins however we can get them at this point but I would like to see the Bearcats put up 75 points and hold Rutgers in the 50s.
 
I just realized something that should give UC a decent advantage over Rutgers. Savino coached there last year and knows their returning personnel very well. He is a really good coach and recruiter and I expect that to be evident in the teams' attention to detail.
 
rutgers negatives:
fouls a lot
doesnt get to the free throw line much.
fairly mediocre on offense (49.5 eff FG%, good for 143 in the country and 97th in off efficiency)
shoots free throws poorly
Not elite talent.
2-4 on the road, with those 2 wins being @ seton hall and @ Monmouth. Losses on road @ Princeton, and @ Saint Josephs




Rutgers Positives
solid defensively
plays at a slow pace, thus increasing variance with fewer possession in a game when they arent the better team
#3 as a team in block %
#16 as a team in steal %
Does not turn the ball over much



If UC handles the ball the way they did in the St Johns game, this will be a very stressful night. If Cincy returns to actually not turning the ball over as they have the rest of the season, then theyll be fine and should win barring some freakish career night from someone blowing up at the 3pt line.

I expect the spread for this game to be around 11-13 pts when they open late tonight/early in the AM.

My prediction is UC doesnt blow them out, but has a similar feel to the Oklahoma game. Never really in doubt, you never expected them to really lose, but just cant put them away until the very end with UC up 7-11 most of the 2nd half.

Final Score Cincy 63 Rutgers 52
 
Pretty sure Rutgers is going to have trouble scoring tonight. This game reminds a little of the IPFW game though. If they can keep it low scoring and within striking distance, they may make us sweat a little in the end.

I'll say 61-54 Cats

With the exception of SHall, it seems like we keep catching every opponent at the worst time possible.
 

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