MSU or Iowa
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The stare down was legitimately one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen.
The stare down was a BS move imo.
Ok?
You can't say see scoring wins games when in the same game a team scores 106 and shoots 73% from 3 and lost
You can point to this same game and say see defense wins games
Works both ways
Sparty went small when Rebraca for Iowa fouled out and it completely changed the defense for them. Once Iowa went completely small with just wings and guards, game went from a B1G up and down contest, to AAU/Jersey Shore summer league. You can't abandon the paint defense and allow all of those paint points and put backs. Sparty is really missing the typical wing defensive players they usually have at least 2 of on their roster and Iowa went bonkers.
Left with 9 point SParty lead about 80 seconds left, lol.
I thought it was humorous. And it’s ok to have some characters in the game. It always has and there’s no reason we need every coach to be the same.
Fran is a damn good coach. Their out of bounds stuff is great and they constantly get shots for their shooters in big moments.
Should have been a T. I was absolutely stunned it wasn't.
It was accurate at the time. Message board jinx causing an epic collapse?
Iowa will always be a bad matchup for Rutgers.because of the 3 point shooters and the uptempo offense.Yes, their defense stinks but the offense can generate points at a fast pace which demoralizes opponents.Michigan State played their best offensive game of the season and still loss.
Well yes. For example, in this game, either team could have won by giving up fewer than 59 points in the 2nd half.
The offense/defense debate might be the dumbest thing in the history of sports. Giving up fewer or scoring more.. it has exactly the same effect.
Higher than our points allowed average..
If our scoring average went up, or our points allowed average went down, the effect on winning is the same. 60-45 is a win, 100-85 is a win, 110-111 is a loss
Obviously there is more low hanging fruit for improvement on the offense
Wow you finally said something that is not completely assanine. Is there hope for you yet?
With two spelling mistakes in one word, you have no credibility. Can you tie your own shoes ?
You hit the nail on the head. This silly argument reminds me of the team culture vs. talent argument I saw here not long ago. It's pretty obvious the best teams year to year have all of the above, and with his culture of hard work, defense, rebounding and plain old grinding in place, all Pike needs to do is up the overall talent level, and we'll be one of those top teams on a year to year basis. We're well on our way, despite the recent setbacks.
If Pike’s teams work so hard, why do we lose? Barely even trying imo
You don’t lose three out of four by “working hard”
You don’t lose three out of four by “working hard”
I believe coach Chaney at Temple did similar. Never got called for it
It would be tough to call a T on it
Coaches always look disgusted with the officials during a game , then it becomes a matter of if it was too long a stare
Game was incredible
I did not see the OT, but the last couple of minutes in regulation were something
I don’t see the coaching error.
When is MSU supposed to foul here?
Iowa got the shot off with around 5 to 6 seconds left? The defender had a blunder with his coverage, but this isn’t a coaching error.
Iowa knew MSU might foul so they go into their offense fast.
Two things, one the defender screwed up and didn’t fight over the screen… so that’s not a coaching blunder.
Two, that foul would come with about 6 seconds left. We’ve seen what happens when you foul to soon
The defender did go over the screen
You can also foul to prevent a good look and disrupt the play. It's not only about fouling at the perfect time in terms of time left on the clock. It's a different situation here vs just fouling when someone is dribbling up the court
Houser probably needed to step up there
The off ball defender went under the screen when he clearly should have switched and defended the shooter receiving the pass.That’s the defender I’m referring to.
The point is you’re saying foul to disrupt a good look, but Iowa got the shot off early. Fouling with 6 or 7 seconds is too early. We all know this because we’ve seen what happens when you foul too early and miss free throws. You can’t ignore the clock in this
When you say the defender went under the screen that terminology is always used for the on ball defender. The off ball defender isn't being screened so he can't go under or over the screen
But yes Hauser needs to hedge or just switch there. You could potentially blame that on coaching. If I'm Izzo I want Hauser stepping up on that and forcing a pass to McCaffery but we don’t know what they are coached to do there