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Post Mortem by Lion - Delayed, RU vs MSU

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The disappointment in JWill is just another reminder of the list of things discussed prior to the season, if any of the points had turned out to be true, the season could have been entirely different up till now. We didn't need all to turn out true, just really one of them.

Harper/Bailey - Being a dynamic duo, instead we've either have had only 1 available or if playing together, only one seems to be dynamic.

JWill - Veteran leadership and a 3rd scoring option. All we heard about is all summer long was how he stayed on campus and just spent it in the gym. He didn't have to be 20pt a game player, even just a 10pt a game steady veteran leader.

Transfers - If just one, just one, lived up to the stats on paper, could be entirely different. And Acuff didn't need to be leading scorer, maybe 6 pts again, some key 3's at the right time, Martini didn't need to be leading in any stats, but just veteran high IQ leadership, with providing some consistent scoring, even just 6 to 8 pts a game and some key defense at times.
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Post Mortem by Lion - Delayed, RU vs MSU

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goru7 said:
Great recap but disagree in a few spots. Pike in the second half went with Martini and JMike and took Grant off the floor after he hit a 3 for 8-10 minutes. He didn’t play Dortch in the second half as his potential shot blocking and rebounding would have helped. Taking Dylan Grant off the floor was ludicrous.
Everyone is giving Jmike a pass defensively probably because our whole team is challenged but I think his defense has been terrible. He doesn’t disrupt the other team’s point guard. He never gets in their grill, he gets screened all the time and never fights over screens hard enough. He did the same against Princeton allowing Martini to get switched on Lee 3 straight times( Pike’s mistake as well). Offensively , Jmike was terrible , once again bringing his old habit of driving thru trees and it ends up being swatted leading to MSU fast break and score. He had one put back layup on an offensive rebound but that was the extent of the contribution. Did not deserve his minutes.

Thought Pike should have gone to a 2 man game with ACE and Lathan to get ACE an easier look on a pick and pop or just some more room for his jumper. Might not have made a difference since he was just off but MSU did not give him anything easy and Pike could have designed some stuff to make it easier. Pike besides taking Dylan Grant out of the game in the second half right after he hit a 3 , also took Lathan out after he made a nice post move and layup. He does this repeatedly and it drives me nuts. Lathan finally got some rhythm and he gets pulled. He was put back in the game later but momentum was lost. Lathan is capable of hitting that mid range shot consistently and capable of hitting the 3’s but did not yesterday. I am not killing him for taking those shots as all of them were open.
The disappointment with Jeremiah is beyond. His reckless totally out of control drive that he missed off the backboard badly , led to MSU runout and Adkin’s 3 for a crucial 5 point swing. He plays with low IQ for a captain and a senior , who we needed badly and came up so so short.
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Agreed 100%. I just don't see the defensive prowess many like to attribute to JMike. Sadly on his one drive, as soon as he made his cut I just knew that it wasn't going to end well.

I also think Pike's constant substitution pattern is hurting way more than in years past. The constant player rotation has prevented Sommerville, Grant and even Dercack from being able to get into any rhythm to develop their confidence. I still can't imagine how Grant could possibly have been that poor in practice to get buried on the bench for the better part of this season.
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Post Mortem by Lion - Delayed, RU vs MSU

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seansherm said:
At one point Grant was like the same 0-5 or 1-6 or so that Acuff and Martini were around until he hit his last two shots when we were trying to make it respectable in the last minute or two. He did hit a three early in the 2nd half, and then was removed like a minute and half later, along with Sommerville down 2. Came back in down 5 I think and immediately missed a lay up.
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He sat him right after he made a 3 and sat Somerville right after he hit his post move . Again , why ? You said it was a 2 point game or even if it was 4 points. Then buried Grant on the bench for 8 minutes. Pike chose Martini and JMike. Couldn’t have been a worst decision. Grant could give you offensive rebounds , block some shots. Martini a zero.
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Rutgers wrestling seeks elusive win over top 10 team Sunday against Illinois

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A couple of questions after that great match yesterday. First, towards the end of the match, there was a guy behind the scorer's table and about ten rows up in the stands, in the aisle, who was holding two fingers up and waving them at the scorer's table. It got Goodale's and other's attention. Goodale then said something to the scorer's table and held to fingers up. What was that about? Second, is there anyone here who saw the match live and/or replays that didnt think Poz had the takedown at the buzzer? I thought for sure, replay would have given it to him.
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Poor NIL is the biggest reason for our disappointing season

FAT MOON
Can't take anyone serious who is bitching about our NIL situation while also saying they contribute zero. 5-10K doesn't matter? Are we serious right now? NIL battles are decided by thousands...not millions. Your donation could be the difference between getting the guy the coaches really want or having to settle for someone further down the line. Esp when you are talking with many fans giving smaller amounts.

Of course guys cutting big checks are preferred but it ALL matters. But hey you're all posting a ton of messages about how bad things are on a message board. You're doing your part. Can't ask for more outta you...
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