The Harper failed close out
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He had to help on Wolf. He was playing help defense on a better player and they made a deep shot. Was not a failed close out
Exactly. With 3 seconds left, if Wolf drives, Harper has to be there to double on the final shot. Typically would be a better chance than a game winner from 30+ feet.
bruh....he did close out
he shot that thing from like four steps beyond the nba three point line. you have to live with that shot as he was doing his job of being of help defender...
he shot that thing from like four steps beyond the nba three point line. you have to live with that shot as he was doing his job of being of help defender...
They ran a very nice play that worked getting a great shot, unlike Pike plays (oh he doesn't have plays).
I dont think this moment or loss will be remembered much at all
It will go down as a tough loss. Drama, drama. Ok, it was a failed close-out but the help comments above are valid. The half-step he took toward Wolf made him late. And they lost on a deep 3 because the immortal Dusty May didn’t get the shot inside he wanted from either of his 7-footers. Rutgers paint protection was excellent.
Clearly not the play or shot they wanted. But don’t let it interfere with your agenda.
He did not have to help on Wolf, Wolf was double teamed he was just standing in no mans land and if he was on his man Wolf would have never been able to get the ball to him
They didn't run any play the guy was standing 30 feet from the basket and it was a desperation pass and a great shot unguarded
We forced them into a tough shot. That ain't the play they drew up. **** happens.
Correct. The Iowa burn in 2018-19 was way worse. At that point in where the program was every single win we picked up was pivotal towards forwarding our progress (despite us having a similar record and no chance of at large).
This is kind of my thought, from memory haven't rewatched, but I didn't think Wolf was any threat w the ball at that moment. He wasn't about to turn the corner, seemed off balance even.
It will go down as just another loss in a lost season
I mean that's not what happened at all but whatever...
Lathan leaves Vlad to double the ball but doesn't really double and just puts his arms up in the "no foul" stance...Wolf looks like he's about the split the two of them but then he sees Harper who is where he is suppose to be there shutting it down. He kicks it and the moment he does Harper closes out with everything he's got and doesn't get there. Kid hits a dagger.
If you want to be upset with anyone you can argue Lathan could've done a better job but at the end of the day they hit a 1 in 10 type shot.
That last play is hardly what to be upset with. Pretty well played by us and the guy hit a prayer; not much more you can do. The "dry spell" was our undoing and if we just make one or two layups or foul shots during that stretch, we win by 6.
He absolutely did NOT have to help, he was out of position and was in no man’s land . Protect their best outside shooter, that was his only task. Drive and kick must ALWAYS be protected. Period.
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His missed free throws were more of a problem in crunch time
We were up 1 point bud.
You love to create drama with threads, its odd.
No one will really remember because this season has been an abortion.
Crediting yourself for being the only one to bring up a non fact and act as if it were real is actually something that happens often nowadays, can't even say it's suprising.
We were up 82-81. This Stings, but a drive by Wolf for a layup would have been infuriating. I guess you can live with an nba 3 pointer in this situation.
Hindsight is 20/20 but did Pike change up the defense after burning his last timeout when he saw how Michigan was lining up for the in bounds play?
Apparently you're not a math major either. They were up 1. Legend my ***.
That guy hit a very long great shot after we did a good job at covering their other options.
The shot was from way out there. How about a 5 minute offensive drought when we were up 12 that let them back in the game.
If we had to choose, I'd pick a 30 footer as the clock expired as a 2nd choice over failure to get a shot off at all. Sometimes the odds don't go your way.
Still a legend ! Even Namath and Jordan lost games . Ali lost fights . Brady lost super bowls …plum makes 1 inaccurate comment in a thread after a bungling loss ! Not my fault we lost
If you think about it, the last couple of seconds in both halves with Long 3 pointers were the difference in the game. Ace’s banked attempt was halfway down before rattling out at end of 1st half and we know how it ended. Tough loss no doubt. We do have ability to wipe the slate clean and make a run in the BIG tournament. This type of end game scenario in the conference tourney would hurt magnitudes more and officially end the season.
As unlikely as it is to get on a roll and win the BIG tourney, this team certainly has the offensive skillset to do so. And as mentioned before there are no true dominant teams in BIG.
Next step, lock up a spot in tourney and decide on the best rotation. Wouldn’t mind seeing jMike instead of jwill at some of these critical junctures. Truth of the matter though, we are going to need EVERYBODY on roster to contribute in a 5 game in 5 day stretch.
One game, one possession at a time. As disappointing as this season has been, if we were given this anomaly of an opportunity to have 2 of the top 3 NBA draft picks and a relatively healthy team heading into March but our only chance at NCAA was to win the conference tourney; we would all take our chances and not throw in the towel just yet.
As unlikely as it is to get on a roll and win the BIG tourney, this team certainly has the offensive skillset to do so. And as mentioned before there are no true dominant teams in BIG.
Next step, lock up a spot in tourney and decide on the best rotation. Wouldn’t mind seeing jMike instead of jwill at some of these critical junctures. Truth of the matter though, we are going to need EVERYBODY on roster to contribute in a 5 game in 5 day stretch.
One game, one possession at a time. As disappointing as this season has been, if we were given this anomaly of an opportunity to have 2 of the top 3 NBA draft picks and a relatively healthy team heading into March but our only chance at NCAA was to win the conference tourney; we would all take our chances and not throw in the towel just yet.
Agree
“Infamous”?
What is OP smoking. This was a meaningless regular season game.
It just summed up the year
There was nothing infamous about last night.
Please stop trying so hard and brush up on your math while you’re at it.
Exactly the memory will be a failure on the season...this particular game just one of many receipts
Cmon if one had bball sense they would have been worried about Mich getting he ball to one of the big men who may get fouled or have a good shot. Directing the last possession to a 27-28 ft shot is one of the least bad potential end of game scenarios.
Be mad at Jwill dribbling in circles and having the ball stick last few possessions in having the ball solely in Ace or Dylans hands. That was a problem.
Be mad at Jwill dribbling in circles and having the ball stick last few possessions in having the ball solely in Ace or Dylans hands. That was a problem.