Keys to that game ....
1. Get the Big Men Involved: Dane Miller and Gilvydas Biruta have seemingly found a consistency late in the year. A lot of that has to do with Jerome Seagears emerging as a point guard and being able to feed them while they are in a good position to score. This has to keep up. St. John's really only has God's Gift down low, and RU must take advantage.
2. Control the Tempo: Rutgers needs to be the ones pushing the play. While lack of depth hasn't been wearing out SJU too much lately, it's imperative to at least try. Rutgers has to be on the attack all night. Run the Red Storm through screens, push the ball when you can, just be the faster team. Be the team with more energy. Rutgers needs to whether the Storm (get it?) and wear them out. Don't turn the ball over. Force turnovers instead. The good Rutgers team needs to show up tonight.
3. Invite Contact: This is also part of controlling tempo and wearing out St. John's. Rutgers has not been good at drawing fouls this year. They need to tonight. The more foul trouble SJU gets into, the more porous their defense will be. They won't want their players fouling out, as they only have 6. Get to the line and get the Johnnies in trouble.
4. Remember 1.7: The upper classmen need to remember last year. They need to remember how they were screwed out of a chance at a win. And they need to use that at fuel. There is no coming out flat tonight. They have a chance to move up to the 9 pm start tonight.
5. Dane Miller, Dane Miller, Dane Miller: You need to shut down Moe Harkless tonight.
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1. Get the Big Men Involved: Dane Miller and Gilvydas Biruta have seemingly found a consistency late in the year. A lot of that has to do with Jerome Seagears emerging as a point guard and being able to feed them while they are in a good position to score. This has to keep up. St. John's really only has God's Gift down low, and RU must take advantage.
2. Control the Tempo: Rutgers needs to be the ones pushing the play. While lack of depth hasn't been wearing out SJU too much lately, it's imperative to at least try. Rutgers has to be on the attack all night. Run the Red Storm through screens, push the ball when you can, just be the faster team. Be the team with more energy. Rutgers needs to whether the Storm (get it?) and wear them out. Don't turn the ball over. Force turnovers instead. The good Rutgers team needs to show up tonight.
3. Invite Contact: This is also part of controlling tempo and wearing out St. John's. Rutgers has not been good at drawing fouls this year. They need to tonight. The more foul trouble SJU gets into, the more porous their defense will be. They won't want their players fouling out, as they only have 6. Get to the line and get the Johnnies in trouble.
4. Remember 1.7: The upper classmen need to remember last year. They need to remember how they were screwed out of a chance at a win. And they need to use that at fuel. There is no coming out flat tonight. They have a chance to move up to the 9 pm start tonight.
5. Dane Miller, Dane Miller, Dane Miller: You need to shut down Moe Harkless tonight.
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