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[Greene Rice FIG]

I think some fans are disagreeing bc they WANT Pike to be more offensive minded and play our best offensive lineups

Will Pike do that? I agree with FIG. Pike is more likely to stick to his DNA and value defense. He may also be thinking Ace and Dylan will be doing the heavy lifting on offense anyway

Completely agree that players like JMike and Derkack will get more minutes under Pike than they would under other coaches. It's why I kept pushing back on those predicting Davis would be out of the rotation. It doesn't matter if you as a fan like Davis or not. Pike loves him

2nd half what happened. Not happy with the D so he olayed Hayes less and dercack and jamike more

 

[goru7]

2nd half what happened. Not happy with the D so he olayed Hayes less and dercack and jamike more

It wasn’t PJ or Zack not playing defense. Derdack gave up 2 threes to Randolph down the stretch. JWill was slipping all over and gave up drives past him . He should have had PJ in the game and did not need JWill, JMike and Derdack in the game together. 2 x we got open threes and PJ was not in the game. Pike tried to go offense/ defense with PJ but only did it for 1 possession. A made 3 when we were up 6 or 7 would have taken it back to 10 , instead the defense gives up 2 Buckets and it is back to 3 points. We have the pieces to help Dylan but they have to be on the court.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

Hayes played 6 2nd half minutes and was the last bench guy to see the floor in the 2nd half.

Question: Why
Answer: Defense

2 people who are stupid Pike and GRF.

 

[goru7]

Hayes played 6 2nd half minutes and was the last bench guy to see the floor in the 2nd half.

Question: Why
Answer: Defense

2 people who are stupid Pike and GRF.

Wrong. He decided to go with JWill , JMike and Jordan and they all gave up buckets and he got caught with the wrong guys taking the open threes to could have opened the lead to 10 on 2 occasions.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

You are lost if you think defense is going to be the key to winning games. We do not have a rim protector for the first time in 8 years. Our interior front line defense is no where near elite and our guards have to be super elite to give us a superior edge defensively over every team. Loved how Dylan played defense the first 15 minutes and went over screens. Derdack , JMike and Jwlll are also active defenders and Ace will play good defense but offense is what will separate the tight battles into more comfortable wins. No one is abandoning defense but offensive output and efficiency will be how this team gets to the top of the conference. Disagree with that all you want !!!!!!!

I am lost and was also right tonight. Do you know often you insult me only for me to end up being right

 

[goru7]

I am lost and was also right tonight. Do you know often you insult me only for me to end up being right

You are not right. You are not insulted. You are disagreed with because you enjoy being a contrarian. Not having PJ in the game the last 6 minutes except for 1 possession of offense / defense sub , was wrong in my opinion as JWill and Jordan missed shots that in my opinion PJ hits. Then Joordan gives up2 threes to Randolph and either Jmike or JWill let the guard go past them and St. Peter’s takes a 1 point lead. When the lead was 6-7 , PJ might have taken lead to 10 so we didn’t have to sweat it out. PJ from the actual minutes played is not a bad defender and he rebounds the ball , something we need desperately . Having Jmike , JWill and Jordan on the court at the same time is not a winning strategy most of the time.

 

[Scangg]

Hayes played 6 2nd half minutes and was the last bench guy to see the floor in the 2nd half.

Question: Why
Answer: Defense

2 people who are stupid Pike and GRF.

As predicted, Pike turned to a defensive lineup in a time of need. His solution is always going to skew towards defends over offense. At halftime, he didn't say let's outscore them in a shootout. He benched the best 3 point shooter offensive specialist for most of the second half

I do think Hayes plays better defense than expected

 

[needmorecowbell]

Pike is not leaving Davis out of the rotation

I agree. Davis played much better last night and if he continues to make good decisions on offense he will most likely get the nod as the back up PG. If Acuff plays well too, as he gets back in shape, Pike will have a tough choice to make.

Pike was making subs on both sides of the floor last night (offensive sub and then defensive sub). He may try to do that later in the season too. It becomes a bit tricky to manage but I could see that working.