THE ESSENTIALS
WHAT
#21 Michigan (7-5, 1-1 Big Ten) vs #103 Rutgers (7-5, 1-1 Big Ten) [Patrick Barron]
WHERE
The RAC Piscataway, NJ
WHEN
7 PM Eastern Tuesday 1/4
THE LINE
Kenpom: M -4 Torvik: M -5
TELEVISION
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THE OVERVIEW
Rutgers has a win over Purdue and a loss to Kenpom #299 Lafayette. Also it weird Rutgers results: ten point win over Kenpom #38 Clemson, losses to two more teams outside the Kenpom top 100 (DePaul and UMass). They've been hammered by Illinois and Seton Hall. In conclusion, Rutgers is a land of contrasts.
It's also the same guys, more or less, as last year's Rutgers team.
THE US
Seth's graphic [click to embiggen]:
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The banana peel on Jones can come off if he gets his TO rate under 20. Getting there.
THE LINEUP CARD
Seth's graphic [click for big]:
Rutgers. Rutgers never changes.
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Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports
What a disaster. There’s no other way to put it. For a team that wants to have high expectations of itself, they are just in disarray. They had no answer for E.J. Liddell in the first half. Myles Johnson was in foul trouble and the Buckeyes just out-toughed the Scarlet Knights. After the ten minute mark of the first half, this game was never close.
Four thoughts:
Where is the defense? Last season, there were a ton of stretches where Rutgers would just shut teams down. Six, seven minutes without giving up a field goal. That defense has not been evident at all this season. I don’t know if it is the loss of Akwasi Yeboah or the lack of fans at the RAC, but something isn’t right and hasn’t been all season. The Scarlet Knights are not stopping teams. And even worse, when they get stops, they have given up a ton of offensive rebounds. Defense and rebounding