fluoxetine said:

I mean.

We did have a counter. We got 36 open three point looks. And missed 26 of them. Wtf is the coach supposed to do about that?

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NickRU714 said:

Additionally, what’s the CBB free throw shot clock rule? Don’t remember who it was but someone on UM seemed to take forever.

Derkack even turned to the ref at one point.
Maybe it was about something else but I like to think he was calling out the time.

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willisneverrana43 said:

With Dylan out, Michigan was better.

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-RUFAN4LIFE- said:

You love being the court jester, when was the last time we received a recruiting update on the '25 class on the premium side. There's a reason why all the updates have been on the '26 class, because '25 is done and dusted.

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Richie O said:

For high school kids it's done, but for portal they are looking to add a couple more when that window opens.

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The RUT said:

This is totally fair and reasonable.

Majority of those were from role players. I mean Martini for example has had legit an all time awful time shooting the ball as of late, Gavin Griffiths bad (the guy that got ran out of here). Michigan had their game plan for a reason, and by not finding ways to free up Ace PRIOR to the double arriving, we played the game they wanted to play.

I guess I've hit the point where I realize this team isn't winning (without Harper), unless Ace has an efficient day offensively. It's brutal to me that JMike had probably his best game of his career, and we still were unable to win.

RU couldn't get over the hump all day, we'd make a little mini run, get close and then the offensive possessions where you NEED a bucket to flip the script we were just content not getting the ball to Ace because of the double and would settle for jumpers from Martini, Sommerville, and Hayes (who hasn't gotten run all year).

I just don't think it's winning basketball. I would have liked us to have a couple of plays drawn up to free up Ace for really clean looks in those key spots. Perhaps nitpicking, but in a 1 possession game, these things matter.

I do give credit for the staff though as this was the most Pike/Rutgers game we've played all year. Was good to see.

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NickRU714 said:

That's not a counter.
That's exactly what UM wanted. An open 3 from JWill, Lathan, Grant, Derkack and even Davis is playing into exactly what they wanted.

The counter is not be in this situation where Ace could be taken out of the game By doubling. Which is why we need Harper back so badly. He's the only other consistent offensive threat.

The actual counter is prioritize shooting and recruit players that make that type of defense untenable.
Not just 1 or 2 end of bench players.
The guys on the floor need to be threats - ideally including the center.

If Davis doesn't have a historic shooting night for himself we are blown out.

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MS-RU said:

We need to be hitting the portal hard

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goru7 said:

So you do not find it odd or unusual.

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SCNJ said:

Probably not worth it. Barbosa probably loses as well and the difference likely isn’t going to change the dual, and therefore isn’t worth pulling the RS

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S_Janowski said:

Okay but a 12-15 footer is not really “in the paint”.

Agree he can hit 12-15 footers but I’m not sure how many 12-15 footers we could have gotten him considering Michigans length.

My preference would be to hit the open guy when he gets doubled (which we were doing fairly well) and have the open guys making open shots (which we weren’t doing well).

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goru7 said:

He can easily hit a 12-15 foot jumper with a simple pin down and sharp pass from our guards. It is in every coach ‘s tool box but Pike didn’t use it to counter and ACE was struggling but at the 3 point line and staying out there. Pike never tried anything different. If ACE hits a mid range then maybe he regains his confidence and hits the last 2 open threes. Sometimes a shooter has to see the ball go thru the hoop

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S_Janowski said:

Getting Ace in the paint?

I don’t really think that’s where he can excel right now unfortunately.

When has he dominated the paint this season?

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