I’ll make this easy for everyone. Harper is hurt. Geo is hurt. Their form is off. This isn’t on Pike. Very easy to defend a team when your shooters are hurt
I'm with you on Geo but he hasn't had good form on his outside shot, minus the clutch gene he showed at the end of last year, since his freshman and sophomore year(36%&34% on 3s). His last good 3 PT shooting night was 11-18-18 vs Eastern Michigan 6-8 from 3. No more then 3 3s in any game since.
Pre first ankle injury, Jr yr. 3pt 17-68 23.5% 13 gm
Post ankle injury, Jr Year 3pt 18-57 31.6% 15 gm
2nd ankle injury, Sr year 3pt 8-37 21.6% 8 gm
Total 43-162 26.5% In 36 games 2019-20, 20-21
I just rewatched the first OSU game and saw the change in form of RHJ's shot in that game. In the 2nd half, he hit a long 2 what they called his foot on line, and 2 more 3s using the form he used in the first 6 games, FG 7-12, 3pt 4-6, 18 points. To that point in the season FG 61-102 59.8% 3pt 25-46 54.2%.
FG 1-8, 3pt 0-4 the rest of the way. he missed a 3 short, form was slightly off no legs, he regained it in the lane for 2 and his last 2 points. His last six misses in the game were 2pt, 0-3, 3pt 0-3, all 3pt misses- 2 off balance running 3s and an off balance step back 3, and 3 2s were off balance/badform jumpers. He's been using that form the last 4 games, FGs 17-52 32.7% 3pt 5-21 23.8%, 41 pts 10.3, OSU game started the monster, and ankle injury has reduced his lift on shots and drives.
Another side note to that OSU game that sent us spiraling. At 61-61, Geo drove the lane and was fouled, like that Myles dunk against Iowa, obvious as hell, but wasn't called and Pike or bench got called for a T. I didn't realize how much of a scoring impact that had at that time. They hit 2 FTS and EJ Liddell jumper 61-65 and Geo gets fouled on the next drive, OSU 9th foul and misses the 1n1. stays 61-65.
In reality, if Geo gets fouled on the drive/shot he gets 2 FTs.
Even if he misses the first again and probably makes 2nd. 62-61
No Pike/Team T or 2 FTs, Liddell hits 62-63.
And the next foul OSU 10th, Geo probably hits 2 FTs. 64-63
That is a 5 PT swing in score.
OSU scores 64-65, not 61-67.
Tez doesn't takes a rushed bad 3, down 1 not 6
OSU scores 64-67. not 61-69
Tez fouled 1-2 FTs, 65-67, not 62-69
2 OSU FTs, 65-69, not 62-71
trade missed shot, Tez, CJ Walker
Missed running bad 3 Geo, not taken if down 4 not 9
OSU 1-2 FTs, 65-70, not 62-72
Missed running bad 3 RHJ, probably not taken down 5 not 10
OSU 1-2 FTs, 65-71 not, not 62-73
TO Geo and at that point over, 6-7 rest of the way.
4 out of 5 possessions at that point of the game doesn't happen the way it did, if that Geo obvious foul is called, the same way that missed Myles foul did in the Iowa game. and Pike or whoever doesn't get that Technical. Maybe Deja Vu vs Iowa is the catalyst that led to MSU no show, getting closer last 2, and Geo looked better last night and hope RHJ hit bottom and will take time to get form back and healthy before PSU.