McDonald’s AA Game - Tuesday April 2, 9pm ESPN
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Ace is used to having the ball more. All star games are very guard dominated. Ace forced things because he wasn’t getting touches. Flagg didn’t get many touches either.
The McDonalds All American game always reminds me of the line Kevin Bannon said when he was coaching Rider and they were going to play Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament. "They are all McDonalds All Americans. Our kids eat at McDonalds"
Both seemed to lose steam at the end. It’s hard all the subbing in and out for these all star games. Your on a roll and then get subbed out for a lengthy time.
These exhibitions tell you very little about these players. The guards control the ball so can be tough for guys like Ace to show what they can do, and then guys like Ian Jackson, who are great playground players, always end up taking over games like this.
Ace has more athletic ability but you can see Dylan's physical gifts plus IQ. He looks to be the best player in this class to me.
Ace next year is Herve playing his senior year 15 years later.
I didn’t realize Dylan was so physically strong. He’s going to get a lot of rebounds for us. Maybe that’s why Pike isn’t concerned about Martini’s output as much on the glass.
Airous , Dylan and Latham meet your new drill Sargent
David Van Dyke…..
David Van Dyke…..
This is huge.
Zach Edey would not be the POY if be wasnt in great shape.
Dylan (and Ace) has to be in great shape.
I get the impression Ace is used to having to do everything for his high school team (which isn't that good, relatively speaking) and as a result forces things too much. He has a lot to learn, but the ceiling is unlimited for him. So excited to see him develop this season with the benefit of some college coaching.
Dylan has been so damn impressive all season, a man amongst boys. I thought his leadership showed up today, he seemed to be the one talking, directing on the court.
I watched this whole game with a shit-eating grin on my face. Pinch me.
Dylan has been so damn impressive all season, a man amongst boys. I thought his leadership showed up today, he seemed to be the one talking, directing on the court.
I watched this whole game with a shit-eating grin on my face. Pinch me.
You don't understand the difference between a shot blocking big blocking a guard and the other way around?
The few actual game footage I've seen of Ace, shot selection was probably his biggest weakness
Flagg did not impress me at all.
To be fair, it’s one game. Queen looked fantastic.
Between Dylan and Ace, I keep going back and forth on these guys. Yesterday I would have said Ace is dropping 20 PPG, tonight I say Dylan will.
I think what’s scary about this duo is they’re clearly both capable. They can share the load. When one guy is off the other can take over. How many games will both guys have an off night?
To be fair, it’s one game. Queen looked fantastic.
Between Dylan and Ace, I keep going back and forth on these guys. Yesterday I would have said Ace is dropping 20 PPG, tonight I say Dylan will.
I think what’s scary about this duo is they’re clearly both capable. They can share the load. When one guy is off the other can take over. How many games will both guys have an off night?
Ace dominated all these guys at the Rucker lol it was Dylan's turn..they lost a close game with similar teams in that game as well this last summer..need to bring in all seniors in the portal to bring some maturity during closing time in the tournament.
It will depend on matchups for sure. Against a guard his athleticism will be an equalizer. Presume he isn’t slotted for the 4.
I don’t know about putting on weight as I think it’s pretty clear that Ace needs to play the 3 for most of his minutes, but it does look like he needs to improve his stamina. Hopefully a few months of good nutrition and conditioning will do the trick.
So many good things observed from watching the game yesterday. The one take away down the stretch though is that adding experience on the court would be huge. Both Dylan and Ace seemed like they could use some veterans around them in a tight game to maintain poise. I would love to get the pair of Princeton super seniors. As much as I’d love to land a premium big, I think Ogbole can deliver Shaq Doorson level play and that might be good enough if we can bring in another body who is good enough not to be a liability on D at the rim with Somerville. Need all 15 fouls down there.
The NBA all-star game is more of an AAU game. There was more defensive effort in this game compared to games of this nature.
In this game, that's true. But the scrimmage game the day before Ace was the best player on the court.
There was more defense and ball rotation than I expected, but regardless - it was still a game where every kid was trying to showcase themselves. It’s different from true team dynamics.
When you have a kid of Dylan’s scoring ability, many opposing teams will attempt to double cover him. The easiest way to put an end to that is have a kid who can burn you for that decision bring up the ball. J Will is a great choice for that (see his first few games before defenses focused on him). Bosco had that with the Howard kid, and that’s probably why they chose that approach rather than just running everything through Dylan. Dylan has as good off ball vision as he does on. If teams focus on him, he can and will drive defenders away from the ball opening up the lane for guys who can win one on one battles. That’s how you put an end to double coverage and emphasis. Not by hoping Dylan can break double teams bringing up the ball and beat everyone in iso.
The way the game is played now, he can play the 4. He will get you rebounds and he can be a shot blocker. As someone said in a previous thread the best team of pike era essentially started 4 guards with McConnell, baker, mulcahy and Ron Harper jr...and you can bring in some portal guys for teams that may be a bad matchup for him..
Gonna be hard to double him on the perimeter with jwill and alocco out there as well. Lol
Yeah I saw an article about how he was going at flagg in the scrimmage they had. Lol looks like he wants to be no. 1. Last time flagg hit the game winner on him. Actually can't remember if he was the one defending but flagg hit the game winner to beat Dylan and ace this summer. Ace dominated that game individually though...keep putting in work and let the game come to you because all of the talent is there. No need to force it.
I wonder if Ace is smart like a fox! He knew Jamichael was already coming to RU before he suddenly commited. Maybe...he also had a real strong (insider 😉?) feeling that Dylan was going to come to RU, too! This dude 'drafted' his own two future PG teammates! Maybe Coach Pike should ask Ace for help with portal recruiting lol. Love this thread...I missed the game last night...thanks to all for all the posts. Go RU!
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Yup he was-- but as predicted the complainers come out of the woodwork -feel sorry for the guy that cures cancer they'd bitch about him
