Idk, leaving EO on the floor entirely too long while he was getting abused on both ends by Goldin. Not calling TO to stop the bleeding. Never running anything to get Bailey the ball in space…
Pikiell loses it post game WFAN
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Too little too late for Pike and his F Bombs !
But then again we waited 7 years for him to finally get a T.
But then again we waited 7 years for him to finally get a T.
who did a good job on Goldin?
who would you have preferred?
how did he do in the 1st half?
bailey?
we did run things to get him the ball in the low post. As far as getting him the ball in space......Michigan is focussing everything on him, not as simple as getting him the ball in space. how did bailey do with the touches we got? did we not get good looks elsewhere?
We lost. UM hit a shot at the buzzer that goes in 1 in 5. We had our worst shooting half of the year. Sh1t happens like this in sports. Stop looking for a scapegoat. We lost, deal with it.
I HATE when we lose because of effort. 2nd half I had ZERO to be upset about.
Based on his contract, he may still be the HC when he gets his next T 7 years from now.
Bro, I’m not looking for a scapegoat. If you think EO deserved his minutes, great. They lost because UM did what they needed to do to close the game and RU didn’t. I get it but Pike plays a part, players missing shots play a part, and yes, the refs have a big impact. My post was in response to someone saying refs had nothing to do with the result. I disagree. More than one thing can be true at the same time.
No. We lost because we had a poor defensive 1st half and we shot it terribly in the 2nd half. Not a game where UM necessarily beat us.
Officiating always has an impact on a game and is never perfect. Maybe if I rewatched I'd see things differently. Officiating does not come up if I list the 10 factors that determined the game. Perhaps the timing of a missed call makes fans feel like overall officiating was a bigger deal than it usually is.
Pike should be fired. Missing the tourney with these 2 players is unforgivable.
Wasn't there a stretch in 2nd half where we went roughly 2-15?
This loss is not just on refs or Pike, we have to make shots. These were not all tightly contested either.
This loss is not just on refs or Pike, we have to make shots. These were not all tightly contested either.
Officiating definitely somewhere in my top 10 list last night. 1st half 10/8 fouls. 2nd half 13/7 with UM in bonus for more than 10 mins in 2nd half. They shot 32 FTs to RU’s 18. Officiating tends to even out almost every game but last night was lopsided all 2nd half. And the missed travel with game on the line was kind of a big deal.
And there were about a hundred other things we did during the game that could have cost us the game. The same people after every game blame the refs. Constantly using the refs as an excuse is for losers.
Have you seen our bigs play D? Vs their huge front line did you think the fouls would be even for this game? I don't get this thought process.
Pikiell's probem is this year is not a steve pikiell team. He listened to the wrong people and brought in the wrong coaches and players. Steve Pikiell teams are overachievers who defend and rebound at an elite level.
Pikiell needs to get back to what he is good at. simple as that. Revamp the staff and bring in quality junior and senior transfers who defend and rebound. That's it.
Everyone wants to blow Rick Pitino. If we want to blow him can we at least listen to him? He is on record saying he is not even looking at a high schooler for next year and doesnt believe freshman can win at elite levels.
We looked like a team offensively in the first half. Pike wanted it to be the Dylan and Ace show down the stretch. And then there was JWill driving the middle out of control and picking up his dribble like he has done all year. Pike doesn't give a crap what certain players do on offense as long as they play hard on defense - probably one of the many reasons he averages less than two wins per year over 19 seasons.
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So what? Another thing that makes Pike such a crappy coach. 19 years on the job and he is giving an enormous amount of responsibility to others less experienced than himself. Maybe he realizes his own shortcomings. As far as what Pitino said, So what to that too. The proof is in the pudding - second year and ranked number 7. He knows what he's doing.
3 fg 11:14...out scored 22-8...you claim one our best halves
9-36 fg 1-10fg..negated an incredible once in lifetime shooting halves
Fools gold...only up 8 putting 57.. atrocious D
We needed 100 to win that game
2 stars wilted
How do you spend so much time on something that appears to give you no pleasure? 90% of your posts are negative and you act like you played the game. You’re an amateur in everything you do.
Goldin and Wolf are a handful, no doubt. But UM guards got to the line last night a lot more than their Bigs.
You're an idiot. You're still using this year only to measure Holloway's coaching ability, while he has an NIT championship under his belt and took St. Peters to the elite eight. Only a total moron would begin to compare that to Pike's average of less than two wins per year over 19 seasons, his two post season wins, his close to 40 games under .500 in Big 10 play, and his career record of 8 games over .500.
And also, I still haven't forgotten when you gave Pikiel credit for making the Big 10 tournament when the Big 10 took everyone - LOL, LOL. And almost every one of your posts is insulting and and uses the "f" word, usually directed at another poster. You're a loser.
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Nope not me this is the first ref post I have made and in this case it 100% cost us the game.
lol
Do you actually believe this?
Oh no did I type a mean word into the word box? I am sorry your delicate sensibilities are offended but luckily the site censors it so you can retain your innocence.
You’re fond of the “Loser” reference. Figures. Any poster who incessantly craps on the same person, subject, topic ultimately loses all credibility. Congrats.
I guess "loser" would then apply to everyone who constantly crapped on JDavis up until a few weeks ago, and that would include half of almost everyone here. And to be clear, I think I've only used the "loser" reference twice - toward those who blame the refs for every loss, and to floux because of his constant vulgar targeting of other posters, and simply because he is one. LOL.
Sometimes there is a difference between how you play and your results. This game was one of them. We both are agreeing Half 1 was fool's gold. We did get good shots so we deserve some credit there, but our shooting was way above normal and our D was "hot garbage"
2nd half was the polar opposite. Maybe if I go back and look possession by possession there would be a drop off in the quality of looks, but I think there wasn't a marked difference. 9-36 and 1-10 was just bad shooting and NOT bad shots. We got dealt a 2hearts,3spades, 5 diamonds, 7 clubs and a 9 of hearts.
2 stars wilting.....fatigue has a lot to do with it.
Am i going overboard saying the 2nd half was one of the season's best.....you and I know the answer
Sounds great. Except what he is good at may not work anymore. You need to win year to year in the portal. Recruit and develop is a tough model now. Fine line between winning and being a feeder program. Is Pike the guy? Seems like no. Maybe the GM role is the missing link and Pike can play to his strengths. It kinda sucks. Its not the old 4 years and develop model anymore.
See what you did there. You LOL an NIT championship to downplay Pikiel's first round loss in the NIT as the number one seed.
It may come as a surprise to some fans but other league head coaches have little respect for Rutgers sport teams.Respect comes by defeating league rivals on a regular basis.Michigan has defeated Rutgers twice by a total of five points.Rutgers should have won both games but failed because getting the offense and defense both playing at a high level hasn't happened all season.
Not sure what your point is. RU had won 3 straight against UM going into the season. I just said he seemed like an ass in the postgame.
Last night was an "offensive " game, not a "defensive" game and IMO, Pike crossed his fingers when he had Ogbole in to give Sommervile a blow to keep the lead and should have seen it slipping away quickly and called a TO immediately after Ogbole missed his 2nd from point blank range and gotten Sommerville back in.
With Sommerville in the game, Mich had to guard him, (Wolf didn't have his best of games and was benched quite a bit) and it freed up Ace a bit more, plus, Sommerville was drawing fouls and making them. ( to that point I still can't believe how the 1 foul was not called)
RU also tends to get away from moving the ball and reverts to one on one when they get tight on O. Perhaps a TO would have been a good time to remind them of that.
Bottom line, it should never have come down to the last shot !
Yep. We could not play defense without fouling. Biggest reason for the loss
