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Post by hoopsmccan on Aug 5, 2021 8:47:44 GMT -5
If he was half as good as his PR machine, he would be an all-star. hm |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2021 10:34:15 GMT -5
What's concerning to me is that Mac is letting Austin Reaves bring the ball up and Mac seems content to play the shooting guard. That's not going to get him in the league. He and Reaves are both combo guards, it's literally the second summer league game, the team needs to get a look at both guys playing both the 1 and 2 and I imagine that will continue throughout summer league and into the G League. That said, I would say Mac has been playing more PG than Reaves when they are on the floor together... when Justin Robinson is in the game though he's strictly a SG since Robinson is strictly a PG. Speaking of Robinson, I don't wanna trash the guy cus everybody has bad stretches and he might just be going through one, but he has been absolutely terrible the first 2 games... I only bring it up because people act like McClung playing in the NBA is a 100% impossibility... well that Robinson dude is in his 3rd year and McClung already looks better... Robinson has played 18 career games in the NBA... 9 as a rookie and 9 last year... if that dude can get some burn in the league, McClung certainly can eventually. It was just one game, but Ramsey on the Kings, who's also already played some NBA games looked even worse than Robinson. He was literally a ghost out there... only time I remember seeing him or hearing his name is when he was missing shots... 0 energy and looked like he didn't even wanna be out there. McClung on the other hand is all over the place... sure he's making some mistakes here and there, but his energy and hustle is undeniable. Completely different players offensively, but defensively he's really looking like a Matthew Dellavadova type player. You can tell he's really putting a lot of focus on that part of his game so far, and he said as much in the interview I posted. Funny enough, most NBA fans don't seem to watch college and most know little to nothing about Mac beyond his dunking ability and high school mixtapes. 2 games in and the narrative amongst the Laker fans is mostly about his defense. Some posts from the Lakers board: Mac, he's a ball of energy. But he's so small. If he can't bulk up like fisher, I can't see him in the NBA.
Liked what I saw from Reaves, REALLY like what I saw from McClung, Ayayi played alright.
Its only a summer league game and it doesn't mean much, but I liked what I saw from McClung. He has heart. Keep in mind that prior to tonight I knew absolutely nothing about him lol.
Mcclung was kind of nice. He has a flare to his game in his passing and on defense he has his hands on the ball every possession it seems, his hustle is fun to watch
I liked MCCLUNG. He looks like a real pest.
Liked a lot of what I saw defensively from McClung, he could be a real hustle, defense and pest guy with some athleticism to boot it. Always need guys like that on a team
McClung impresses me. Looks very fluid with the ball in his hands, VERY ACTIVE on defense (2 steals already), and his jumper is good form. I'm liking him.
McClung making nice passes but the (bleep) can’t finish anything. Last time this summer league we will ever see CaCock in the NBA.
Great comeback from our guys. Impressed by McClung and Reaves some more. Better game than last time and played with some passion.
I am so happy to hear this. I do believe Mac will be in the NBA. |
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Post by professorhoya on Aug 5, 2021 12:50:01 GMT -5
He and Reaves are both combo guards, it's literally the second summer league game, the team needs to get a look at both guys playing both the 1 and 2 and I imagine that will continue throughout summer league and into the G League. That said, I would say Mac has been playing more PG than Reaves when they are on the floor together... when Justin Robinson is in the game though he's strictly a SG since Robinson is strictly a PG. Speaking of Robinson, I don't wanna trash the guy cus everybody has bad stretches and he might just be going through one, but he has been absolutely terrible the first 2 games... I only bring it up because people act like McClung playing in the NBA is a 100% impossibility... well that Robinson dude is in his 3rd year and McClung already looks better... Robinson has played 18 career games in the NBA... 9 as a rookie and 9 last year... if that dude can get some burn in the league, McClung certainly can eventually. It was just one game, but Ramsey on the Kings, who's also already played some NBA games looked even worse than Robinson. He was literally a ghost out there... only time I remember seeing him or hearing his name is when he was missing shots... 0 energy and looked like he didn't even wanna be out there. McClung on the other hand is all over the place... sure he's making some mistakes here and there, but his energy and hustle is undeniable. Completely different players offensively, but defensively he's really looking like a Matthew Dellavadova type player. You can tell he's really putting a lot of focus on that part of his game so far, and he said as much in the interview I posted. Funny enough, most NBA fans don't seem to watch college and most know little to nothing about Mac beyond his dunking ability and high school mixtapes. 2 games in and the narrative amongst the Laker fans is mostly about his defense. Some posts from the Lakers board: Mac, he's a ball of energy. But he's so small. If he can't bulk up like fisher, I can't see him in the NBA.
Liked what I saw from Reaves, REALLY like what I saw from McClung, Ayayi played alright.
Its only a summer league game and it doesn't mean much, but I liked what I saw from McClung. He has heart. Keep in mind that prior to tonight I knew absolutely nothing about him lol.
Mcclung was kind of nice. He has a flare to his game in his passing and on defense he has his hands on the ball every possession it seems, his hustle is fun to watch
I liked MCCLUNG. He looks like a real pest.
Liked a lot of what I saw defensively from McClung, he could be a real hustle, defense and pest guy with some athleticism to boot it. Always need guys like that on a team
McClung impresses me. Looks very fluid with the ball in his hands, VERY ACTIVE on defense (2 steals already), and his jumper is good form. I'm liking him.
McClung making nice passes but the (bleep) can’t finish anything. Last time this summer league we will ever see CaCock in the NBA.
Great comeback from our guys. Impressed by McClung and Reaves some more. Better game than last time and played with some passion.
I am so happy to hear this. I do believe Mac will be in the NBA. It's going to come down to defense. Mac doesn't appear to have the best length or good lateral quickness. In alot of ways I think he is sort of similar to Jeremy Lin, in being a stone cold scorer/shooting guard at the college level who had to become a point guard in the NBA. Mac has better vertical but Lin has some length and had above average NBA lateral quickness (which translates to NBA level defense) in his prime. And it took Lin quite some time to break into the NBA. In fact he was ready to give up before Linsanity. Unfortunately, Lateral quickness is one thing that is very hard to improve substantially. You kind of either have it or you don't. So, if you don't have it then your defense has to rely on basically lightning quick hands to get steals (like Chris Mullin), positioning and hustle. The one similar guy who had great lateral quickness, is Aaron Craft, Ohio State. The reason Craft has great lateral quickness is because: "While Craft was growing up, his father, John Craft, stressed the importance of defense and how it was more important to be a good defensive player than offensive player. When Craft was in 2nd and 3rd grade, his father, who coached the junior high basketball team, let him join defensive drills during the team practice. One of such drills that Craft remembers as grueling was getting into a defensive stance, and slide back and forth across the foul lane while holding onto bricks."
Now Craft was trained in lateral quickness from a small child so not sure if a grown man can learn new tricks but might be worth a shot for his handler to have Mac learn the Lateral Quickness Brick Drill. |
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Post by hoyas212 on Aug 5, 2021 13:29:17 GMT -5
It’s extremely unlikely to make an NBA roster as an undrafted rookie. Especially when you come off the bench in summer league as an undersized defensive liability and haven’t made a 3 point shot through 2 games. Signing an NIL deal with a Lubbock bar would’ve been more lucrative than playing with the South Bay Lakers.
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Post by SSHoya on Aug 5, 2021 13:43:31 GMT -5
It’s extremely unlikely to make an NBA roster as an undrafted rookie. Especially when you come off the bench in summer league as an undersized defensive liability and haven’t made a 3 point shot through 2 games. Signing an NIL deal with a Lubbock bar would’ve been more lucrative than playing with the South Bay Lakers. How about Seth Curry absent the 3 pt shot as a comp? |
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Post by cgallstar02 on Aug 5, 2021 15:16:16 GMT -5
It's going to come down to defense. Mac doesn't appear to have the best length or good lateral quickness. In alot of ways I think he is sort of similar to Jeremy Lin, in being a stone cold scorer/shooting guard at the college level who had to become a point guard in the NBA. Mac has better vertical but Lin has some length and had above average NBA lateral quickness (which translates to NBA level defense) in his prime. And it took Lin quite some time to break into the NBA. In fact he was ready to give up before Linsanity. Unfortunately, Lateral quickness is one thing that is very hard to improve substantially. You kind of either have it or you don't. So, if you don't have it then your defense has to rely on basically lightning quick hands to get steals (like Chris Mullin), positioning and hustle. The one similar guy who had great lateral quickness, is Aaron Craft, Ohio State. The reason Craft has great lateral quickness is because: "While Craft was growing up, his father, John Craft, stressed the importance of defense and how it was more important to be a good defensive player than offensive player. When Craft was in 2nd and 3rd grade, his father, who coached the junior high basketball team, let him join defensive drills during the team practice. One of such drills that Craft remembers as grueling was getting into a defensive stance, and slide back and forth across the foul lane while holding onto bricks."
Now Craft was trained in lateral quickness from a small child so not sure if a grown man can learn new tricks but might be worth a shot for his handler to have Mac learn the Lateral Quickness Brick Drill. Obviously his length is not good. As for lateral quickness, not sure where you're coming up with that. The NBA combine has 2 tests that measure lateral quickness... of the 90 players tested in this years draft Mac finished 6th and 7th in those tests. Beyond that, Mac's defensive struggles in college were far less physical and far more mental lapses. His issue hasn't been staying in front of someone... it's that he ball watches and loses track of his man... he also over helped a lot on bigs leaving his man wide open for 3's... though that may have been more of a scheme issue. Through 2 games, he's shown that with a new role as will be the case in the NBA, he can adjust that part of his game. In college he was "the guy" in terms of scoring... he was also a starter who logged fairly heavy minutes. If he ever makes an NBA roster, he'll never be the primary scoring option... sure he'll be asked to score, but he can also expend a lot of energy and focus on defense while also not having to worry about getting in foul trouble which will allow him to play with maximum aggressiveness on that end. I also disagree that it will come down to defense. 3 point shooting is and always has been Mac's ticket to the league. Marcus Howard is smaller and much less athletic than Mac, but he made the Nuggets cus he can shoot the lights out. If you can defend, that's just a bonus... it's a 3 point shooting league and that will be what ultimately determines Mac's fate. He doesn't have to be great though, just good there... he's got enough other tools to merit a spot in the league if he can shoot around 37% at a decent scoring clip in G League play. |
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Post by cgallstar02 on Aug 5, 2021 15:47:54 GMT -5
It’s extremely unlikely to make an NBA roster as an undrafted rookie. Especially when you come off the bench in summer league as an undersized defensive liability and haven’t made a 3 point shot through 2 games. Signing an NIL deal with a Lubbock bar would’ve been more lucrative than playing with the South Bay Lakers. I don't think anyone, including Mac expects him to make an NBA roster this season. And if he does, it will almost certainly be a G League call up late in the season for some team with injury problems, lack of bodies due to a big trade, or a team in the bottom of the standings wanting to give some fresh faces a look. Even then, that will be dependent on him playing high level ball in the G League. As for not starting, Reaves and Ayayi are both guards with a higher priority as they are on 2 way deals and were ranked the 2nd and 3rd best undrafted prospects in the draft. They're also giving Justin Robinson a look who has 2 years of NBA experience under his belt. Plus it's summer league, teams are all over the place in terms of lineups, rotations, etc... I won't be surprised if Mac starts a couple games in Vegas, and if he doesn't, oh well... he'll have 50 games in the G League to prove himself, and there teams can settle into consistent lineups, rotations, and roles, unlike Summer League which is basically a free for all. Remember it's a marathon not a sprint. Following the path of guys like Kendrick Nunn, Alex Caruso, Duncan Robinson, etc is the goal. All these guys spent their entire first seasons in the G League and later caught on with a team. It also appears to be Yurt's path. In regards to money... you realize he can still sign endorsements as an NBA/G League player right? Not to mention he now gets a salary plus per diem. 35K is the G League salary plus he get's a 50K bonus if the stays with the Lakers G League team... that's 85K plus summer league, NBA training camp, and G League season per diems puts him easily over 100k on top of what ever low level endorsement deals he signs. Not to mention the opportunity to sign a 10 day contract with a team or even sign on for the remainder of the season later in the season if he's performing well enough. I doubt the local car wash and steak house in Lubbock is offering more than 5K. Then there's the eyeballs. Lakers IG has 17 million followers. Their twitter 10 million. Texas Tech has 87K. Mac has already been the main guy featured on three of the Lakers IG posts. A dunk video and game highlight clip have 1.3 million views each. The NBA's official YouTube posted a highlight video that's already over half a million views. Sure the pub will die down once the real season starts but there's millions of new eyes on Mac that knew little to nothing about him before. |
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Post by hoyaguy on Aug 9, 2021 0:11:45 GMT -5
Shot 22.2 percent against Suns (2/9 overall, 0/4 from 3), 10 points 6/6 FTs, 2 TOs, 0 assists, 4 reb, 0 steals, in 22 mins, lol it’s wild that I’ve seen social media blow up about him hitting a shot to tie it up
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2021 6:49:24 GMT -5
Mac is going to be okay. He has a few flaws in his game but a year in the G league to work on and refine his game along with practicing a bunch of shots mostly three point shots and he will get in the league. The kid has most of the intangibles needed already to play in the NBA. Though I see him more like a shooting point guard more so than a passing pont guard (Lou Williams), I feel Mac also needs to hire someone who has played rhe point guard position to coach him up to help him with vision and who could help bring his point guard iq up.
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Post by cgallstar02 on Aug 9, 2021 15:21:09 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2021 19:29:11 GMT -5
Mac McClung is officially a Laker! Yes!!
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Post by Lethal_Interjection on Oct 13, 2021 14:25:04 GMT -5
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Post by hoyaguy on Oct 13, 2021 16:03:09 GMT -5
I wonder if his poor showing in summer league really hurt his confidence going forward but I didn’t really think he could make it because he needs volume to score and isnt good enough to be a high percentage knock down 3 in more limited attempts (like our Mr Carey at 45ish%) nor is he big or fast enough to be a good specific piece to have, will just have to wait and see if he develops more
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Post by hoyarooter on Oct 13, 2021 20:01:17 GMT -5
Shocking, I know. Nobody could possibly have seen this coming.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2021 22:17:25 GMT -5
Mac you have got to stop focusing on the dunks man and focus more on shooting and playing d. Go to Europe and work on that part of the game. Come back to the srates after a few years with better skills and improvements and then try out for another NBA team.
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Post by jpj on Oct 16, 2021 12:57:44 GMT -5
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Post by Elvado on Oct 16, 2021 14:01:36 GMT -5
Shocking. It’s almost as if his game has holes… |
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Post by tashoya on Oct 20, 2021 12:00:56 GMT -5
The Mac McClung thread is right next to the NBA Hoyas thread. It's the closest he'll likely ever get.
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Post by cgallstar02 on Nov 6, 2021 16:28:17 GMT -5
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Post by cgallstar02 on Nov 18, 2021 1:39:48 GMT -5
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