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I suspect only returning player next year is Derkack. Maybe JMike. Neither is particularly inspiring as starters in this league. Maybe Dortch enters portal but decides to return because minimal interest due to lack of playing time. I also wouldn't be shocked if not a single player returns. Thanks Steve. Returning program to dark ages.
Pike must go. He is not an asset. Nine years and one tournament win. It seems RU expects mediocracy.

GAME 26 OREGON: Death Spiral

Where are you getting more attempts per 100 for Ogbole? Ogbole is never creating his own shot, it’s only ever put backs and dump offs, I’d be shocked if he didn’t have a higher efg% than Lathan. You see no reason to be excited about a freshman big who’s averaging 7 points per game and shooting +80% from the free throw line? I do. Yes he needs to improve on defense. With the way we’ve seen big men progress in this program I’d take a guy with a high floor on offense and work to do in defense versus the alternative.

Also 14 games into Dylan Grant’s college career were labeling him a black hole as a shooter?

I’m not sure what point you’re trying to make about Dylan and Ace or how either of them relate to things I could look forward to beyond this year, which was what my post was about.
His floor on offense is currently low not high. He’s under 50% from the floor as a big. That’s bad. You generally want your big to only be scoring on putbacks and dump offs. That’s efficient offense from players who, outside the top 5/6 bigs in the world, don’t score efficiently other ways (hence Lathan under 50% from the the field).

Raw totals don’t mean much. Efficiency is importantl and the ability to get volume of those efficient opportunities.

I’m not “labeling” grant. That’s what he has been as a shooter. Why so sensitive that he has been very bad so far in that department? Can he get better? I hope so! But just like you’re doing with Lathan and what people did with most of our portal guys this season, it seems like it’s being penciled in.

As far as Dylan and Ace, you mentioned Lathan and Grant were the one bright spot this season. Seems crazy to me given how good Ace and Dylan have been.

GAME 26 OREGON: Death Spiral

The one bright spot I have from this season is DG and Lathan, they look like legitimate players who I think will be really good next year. Unfortunately it’s also the reason I’m already dreading the offseason because I don’t know that they’ll want to stick around here.
If TJ Thompson is here, Lathan will be here. IMHO, it's as simple as that. Lathan is here because his father and Thompson are good friends and played together overseas. A good portion of RU's available NIL money will be going to Sommerville. I'm pretty certain of that.

What i would like to see……

I have absolutely had it with Ace and Dylan. Coach is not going to bench them at this point.

Split the team in 2 and play them equally for the 1st 30 minutes and then play the best the rest of the way

Squad 1 (so called starters)
Dylan
Ace
Martini
JWill
dortch

squad 2
Jamike
dercack
Grant
Acuff
Somerville

4 minutes on and 4 minutes off. Play hard. Play well
Maybe you get more than a 4 minute shift.

No one deserves starter minutes right now so everyone is equal.
What I would like to see:
Fire the coach. Pike has lost this team. After 9 years his record is horrible. What exactly gives you hope
Pike can turn it around. I see "more of the same or worse". TIME TO MOVE ON
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