They have 6 guys and they’re playing zone to save energy. They’re also not fouling. We should be driving hard to the rim every play and pressing. This is ridiculous
Basketball Minnesota shoots the lights out in dominant win over Rutgers
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Long rebounds and not finding a player to defend killing us
also no attack to the basket by guards allowing Minnesota to stay compact in zone
also no attack to the basket by guards allowing Minnesota to stay compact in zone
RU "shooting" 33%. Minny at 50%, beating us on the boards and getting all the loose balls. Lucky we're only down 10, we'd be down 25 against an upper-tier team.
Minnesota plays guys the entire game and we can’t get more minutes out of Francis?? Prime example today by Minny that it can be done
Lol these announcers. He's a better shooter than his percentages indicate? That's not how math works
7 players and we slow the game down.. utter brilliance
Terrible Pike approach to this game
Francis should be playing 18 minutes
36-23 horrific
Francis should be playing 18 minutes
36-23 horrific
Pathetic. 23 points. Didn't draw one foul on team with 6 eligible players.
Has zero to do with our play and effort. They have 6 guys and zero fouls. Not event trying to put pressure on them to foul.
Not a single foul by Minny at half!
Why are we not attacking the zone???
Why are we not pressing them the entire time especially with our rotation of players? They have limited guys and we should be trying to g to wear them down
cmon coach!!!
Why are we not attacking the zone???
Why are we not pressing them the entire time especially with our rotation of players? They have limited guys and we should be trying to g to wear them down
cmon coach!!!
As one of our posters has repeatedly said, Pike is not particularly bright.
Terrible half, bad coaching. With them undermanned, we should be driving to the hoop all day and drawing fouls to get them in foul trouble, but we're not very aggressive at all today. And somehow MN didn't commit a single foul in the half and there were at least a few including on the last shot by Francis. Ugh. Back to the weather, lol.
If you’re not going to apply pressure, our best players should play the entire game
This is the worst effort of the season. Team just doesn’t have any energy and seems happy to get blown out. Can’t remember a game where a team drew zero fouls. Really frustrating as I thought the team was improving.
Absurd, no foul calls. Francis bumped multiple times if you start calling it then the D opens up.
The lefty has been dragging his pivot foot almost constantly. They call one or two walks. His driving will change.
The momentum shifted when they went to a zone, which was a smart move when powers and Francis went out. Are you had an awful lineup against his own with no three-point shooters that was a smart coaching move and they needed either powers or Francis in there during that time to have some threat from outside MARK and Davis at the same time or an awful lineup against a zone
The lefty has been dragging his pivot foot almost constantly. They call one or two walks. His driving will change.
The momentum shifted when they went to a zone, which was a smart move when powers and Francis went out. Are you had an awful lineup against his own with no three-point shooters that was a smart coaching move and they needed either powers or Francis in there during that time to have some threat from outside MARK and Davis at the same time or an awful lineup against a zone
Minny 50% from 3, 57% overall. R only hope is they get ice cold in 2nd half. Nothing going right for us on offense--fugly.
I’m just glad Badalau got some run instead an energy guy like Nwulli.
Every made basket we should press. Rutgers is not going to beat them in a slow paced, walk the ball up the court, half court defensive game. That’s their style, especially with 6 guys. Try and speed it up, we’re going to lose by 15 at least keeping the game at their pace and style.
A middle school team would know this. Pike is terrible. Terrible. Announcers making fun of him.
Beating a zone requires 2 seemingly basic premises:
1. Shooting ability
2. Minimal forethought on the next offensive movement as a team to manipulate the zone.
The defense has a plan - they aren't just following players around and reacting.
The offense in turn needs to operate as a single unit and dictate where they want the defense to go.
Both are seemingly low on the priority list for Pike as a program.
1. Shooting ability
2. Minimal forethought on the next offensive movement as a team to manipulate the zone.
The defense has a plan - they aren't just following players around and reacting.
The offense in turn needs to operate as a single unit and dictate where they want the defense to go.
Both are seemingly low on the priority list for Pike as a program.
We can still win becauae Minny has 6 players, coming off 2 game west coast stand. But, sadly we cant get out of our own way. Coaching disaster
Get someone in the high post, post a big, cutter from the wing and put Zrno in the weakside corner. This is basketball 101. You beat the zone moving the ball by passing
And passing that isn't 6ft behind the 3pt line.
Thing is Minnesota hardly broke a sweat that half by playing deliberate. Doubt if they are all that tired.