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Post by reformation on Apr 2, 2020 14:53:00 GMT -5
"No Mac is an above average finisher at the rim. He must have got him mixed up with Akinjo who is a below average finisher."
Maybe I didn't see him enough, but he seemed to struggle with finishing in any type of contested situation. Certainly there are times that he finished well but he was definitely inconsistent in this regard. The stats seem to bear that out as posted above. I agree this its below avg and not a disaster situation.
I think the root of the issue is poor decision making, more so than a lack of ability to finish.
If he was a knock down shooter I'd be less concerned but we'll see i guess what the NBA scouts think.
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Post by EtomicB on Apr 2, 2020 14:56:23 GMT -5
This isn’t correct, Van Fleet didn’t have a high draft potential. That’s not nearly the same as not being considered to be an NBA player... Stop with the straw man and revisionist history. Work on your reading comprehension. Never said anything about draft ability and specifically referenced your latter point. It’s okay to agree to disagree sometimes man... Correct that you didn't mention Van Fleets draft status, you stated: "The larger point is that Van Vleet wasn’t considered an NBA player either at the time." My bad I took that to mean you thought reporters/scouts didn't think Van Fleet was an NBA player at the time of his draft. You're right, I really have to look deeper into the nuances of statements posted on the board, again my bad... Out of curiosity what was my latter point in my 1st response to NattyBump?
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Post by CTHoya08 on Apr 3, 2020 11:13:22 GMT -5
After the NCAA rule changes a year ago, there is absolutely no downside to a player declaring for the draft every year if they want feedback. They can now hire an agent who will pay for travel expenses and set up workouts. If they don't get drafted, they can come back to school. I'm honestly surprised more players don't declare for the draft to get the feedback. Even if a player intends to stay in school all four years to get a degree, they might as well learn what the NBA personnel think they need to work on if they plan on playing professionally at any level after school. There are three scenarios to come out of Mac's decision: 1. He gets feedback and then comes back to school - He's essentially trying to improve his game by getting professional feedback, which is a benefit to Georgetown. This isn't that much different from Mac going to a shot specialist last year. 2. He doesn't get drafted but doesn't come back to school - Not a great outcome for the Hoyas, and it'll be a setback to the team, but I'll wish him well and continue to cheer for him like I do for Peak and Derrickson. 3. He gets drafted - Regardless of opinions about whether this could happen, if it does, it would be a big benefit to the Hoyas to be able to say Coach Ewing took a 3 star guard and in two years got him drafted. So unless you're assuming that #2 is the likely outcome, I don't think it's worth getting upset about Mac's decision at this point. I don't really want to wade into the broader discussion here, but just wanted to point out that your scenario #1 may not be as cut and dry as that. I'd agree that spending the summer with Drew Hanlen was a benefit both to Mac and to the team. But getting feedback from the league might not necessarily be beneficial for Georgetown. My guess is that the feedback he'll get is along the lines of "At your size, your best bet to stick in the league is as a backup point guard. To get drafted next year, show us that you can run a team and that you can reliably make shots from 3 point range." With that in mind, Mac comes back to school next year and is set on being our point guard/dominating the ball and wants to launch a lot of 3 point shots to demonstrate that he has that kind of range. Essentially, he's focusing on trying to show off different skills for the scouts rather than doubling down on the things he's already good at for the benefit of the team, since some of his current strengths may not translate to the next level. A lot of times you see this when guys who are 6'9 and up declare for the draft to get feedback and someone in the NBA tells them "Boy it sure would be nice if you could stretch the floor..."--which is true at the NBA level. But it leads to guys who are not adept shooters putting up a lot of outside shots rather than dominating near the basket, which they're capable of at the college level. It can cut both ways of course. If scouts or GMs or NBA coaches are giving him more fundamental advice, ie. making an adjustment to his follow through on his jumpshot or giving him tips on improving his dribble with his off hand, then that IS good for both Mac and for Georgetown. But overall there's not a perfect correlation between what's best for Mac's NBA prospects and what's best for Georgetown winning games next year. Sometimes it even leads to chemistry issues because a player is intent on being used a certain way to increase his odds of being drafted and if the coach is not using him that way because it doesn't actually help the team win, the player gets frustrated. Not suggesting that will happen here, but it does happen. Overall, none of this is to say that Mac or anyone else shouldn't be doing exactly what he's doing right now. He has to do what's best for him. But assuming he does come back, I think it'd TBD as far as whether it's ultimately helpful to the team overall. I wonder what, if anything, signing Jalen Harris tells us about Mac. Let's assume that his path to the NBA, if it exists, is as a PG. Does our addition of a third PG in the incoming class (including a graduate transfer, who probably isn't coming here to be third on the depth chart) nudge McClung to leave school, figuring that he'll get more time to work on PG skills in the G League than he would at GU? Is it a sign that Ewing thinks he's already out the door? Am I just trying to read too much into this? Man, the offseason is even worse when it starts a month early.
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Post by HometownHoya on Apr 3, 2020 11:28:19 GMT -5
I don't really want to wade into the broader discussion here, but just wanted to point out that your scenario #1 may not be as cut and dry as that. I'd agree that spending the summer with Drew Hanlen was a benefit both to Mac and to the team. But getting feedback from the league might not necessarily be beneficial for Georgetown. My guess is that the feedback he'll get is along the lines of "At your size, your best bet to stick in the league is as a backup point guard. To get drafted next year, show us that you can run a team and that you can reliably make shots from 3 point range." With that in mind, Mac comes back to school next year and is set on being our point guard/dominating the ball and wants to launch a lot of 3 point shots to demonstrate that he has that kind of range. Essentially, he's focusing on trying to show off different skills for the scouts rather than doubling down on the things he's already good at for the benefit of the team, since some of his current strengths may not translate to the next level. A lot of times you see this when guys who are 6'9 and up declare for the draft to get feedback and someone in the NBA tells them "Boy it sure would be nice if you could stretch the floor..."--which is true at the NBA level. But it leads to guys who are not adept shooters putting up a lot of outside shots rather than dominating near the basket, which they're capable of at the college level. It can cut both ways of course. If scouts or GMs or NBA coaches are giving him more fundamental advice, ie. making an adjustment to his follow through on his jumpshot or giving him tips on improving his dribble with his off hand, then that IS good for both Mac and for Georgetown. But overall there's not a perfect correlation between what's best for Mac's NBA prospects and what's best for Georgetown winning games next year. Sometimes it even leads to chemistry issues because a player is intent on being used a certain way to increase his odds of being drafted and if the coach is not using him that way because it doesn't actually help the team win, the player gets frustrated. Not suggesting that will happen here, but it does happen. Overall, none of this is to say that Mac or anyone else shouldn't be doing exactly what he's doing right now. He has to do what's best for him. But assuming he does come back, I think it'd TBD as far as whether it's ultimately helpful to the team overall. I wonder what, if anything, signing Jalen Harris tells us about Mac. Let's assume that his path to the NBA, if it exists, is as a PG. Does our addition of a third PG in the incoming class (including a graduate transfer, who probably isn't coming here to be third on the depth chart) nudge McClung to leave school, figuring that he'll get more time to work on PG skills in the G League than he would at GU? Is it a sign that Ewing thinks he's already out the door? Am I just trying to read too much into this? Man, the offseason is even worse when it starts a month early. You're reading too much into this. Even if Coach did want to play Mac at the PG some to increase his skills, it would be idiotic to put him there primarily. It would handicap your team and hurt Mac's overall game. I'm sure we see ~5 min per game where Mac is the primary ball handler and that would still allow him to focus on scoring the other 20-25 mpg.
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Post by blueandgray on Apr 3, 2020 11:30:41 GMT -5
I wonder what, if anything, signing Jalen Harris tells us about Mac. Let's assume that his path to the NBA, if it exists, is as a PG. Does our addition of a third PG in the incoming class (including a graduate transfer, who probably isn't coming here to be third on the depth chart) nudge McClung to leave school, figuring that he'll get more time to work on PG skills in the G League than he would at GU? Is it a sign that Ewing thinks he's already out the door? Am I just trying to read too much into this? Man, the offseason is even worse when it starts a month early. You're reading too much into this. Even if Coach did want to play Mac at the PG some to increase his skills, it would be idiotic to put him there primarily. It would handicap your team and hurt Mac's overall game. I'm sure we see ~5 min per game where Mac is the primary ball handler and that would still allow him to focus on scoring the other 20-25 mpg. Agree with this. For Mac...his goals should focus around being a better combo guard at this point and not just a pure high volume shooter. As a combo guard, he would be expected to facilitate and share the ball more than he currently does.
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Apr 3, 2020 13:04:09 GMT -5
Often times on offense it looks like 4 Hoyas and Mac. Once Mac gets the ball, it isolation time. Lack of fluidity. That said, I am a Big Mac supporter.
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Post by professorhoya on Apr 3, 2020 13:14:13 GMT -5
I don't really want to wade into the broader discussion here, but just wanted to point out that your scenario #1 may not be as cut and dry as that. I'd agree that spending the summer with Drew Hanlen was a benefit both to Mac and to the team. But getting feedback from the league might not necessarily be beneficial for Georgetown. My guess is that the feedback he'll get is along the lines of "At your size, your best bet to stick in the league is as a backup point guard. To get drafted next year, show us that you can run a team and that you can reliably make shots from 3 point range." With that in mind, Mac comes back to school next year and is set on being our point guard/dominating the ball and wants to launch a lot of 3 point shots to demonstrate that he has that kind of range. Essentially, he's focusing on trying to show off different skills for the scouts rather than doubling down on the things he's already good at for the benefit of the team, since some of his current strengths may not translate to the next level. A lot of times you see this when guys who are 6'9 and up declare for the draft to get feedback and someone in the NBA tells them "Boy it sure would be nice if you could stretch the floor..."--which is true at the NBA level. But it leads to guys who are not adept shooters putting up a lot of outside shots rather than dominating near the basket, which they're capable of at the college level. It can cut both ways of course. If scouts or GMs or NBA coaches are giving him more fundamental advice, ie. making an adjustment to his follow through on his jumpshot or giving him tips on improving his dribble with his off hand, then that IS good for both Mac and for Georgetown. But overall there's not a perfect correlation between what's best for Mac's NBA prospects and what's best for Georgetown winning games next year. Sometimes it even leads to chemistry issues because a player is intent on being used a certain way to increase his odds of being drafted and if the coach is not using him that way because it doesn't actually help the team win, the player gets frustrated. Not suggesting that will happen here, but it does happen. Overall, none of this is to say that Mac or anyone else shouldn't be doing exactly what he's doing right now. He has to do what's best for him. But assuming he does come back, I think it'd TBD as far as whether it's ultimately helpful to the team overall. I wonder what, if anything, signing Jalen Harris tells us about Mac. Let's assume that his path to the NBA, if it exists, is as a PG. Does our addition of a third PG in the incoming class (including a graduate transfer, who probably isn't coming here to be third on the depth chart) nudge McClung to leave school, figuring that he'll get more time to work on PG skills in the G League than he would at GU? Is it a sign that Ewing thinks he's already out the door? Am I just trying to read too much into this? Man, the offseason is even worse when it starts a month early. I don't think it hurts at all. Last year we were in every game playing 3 point guard/combo guards (iso Mac, Terrell and Jagan) at the same time. You can never have too many ballhandlers/point guards at the college level. The years where all we had was DSR or no point guards we struggled no matter how many wings you have. If Mac goes pro we have a great insurance plan. If he stays we are loaded at point guard/combo guard and that can only help.
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Post by HoyaRejuveNation85 on Apr 3, 2020 13:50:07 GMT -5
I think Mac can be and is a more willing passer than what is being said. Sure, as options became limited, he did some ISO play, but with a full or near full roster of healthy shooters, he had several games where he looked for the open man and registered assists. We are not talking about Allonzo Trier ("IsoZo") here. I think Mac sometimes overdid it early to try and get us out of the gate quickly. It's a growth thing. He's gotten a lot better and will continue to do so.
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Post by mdtd on Apr 3, 2020 14:34:02 GMT -5
I don't really want to wade into the broader discussion here, but just wanted to point out that your scenario #1 may not be as cut and dry as that. I'd agree that spending the summer with Drew Hanlen was a benefit both to Mac and to the team. But getting feedback from the league might not necessarily be beneficial for Georgetown. My guess is that the feedback he'll get is along the lines of "At your size, your best bet to stick in the league is as a backup point guard. To get drafted next year, show us that you can run a team and that you can reliably make shots from 3 point range." With that in mind, Mac comes back to school next year and is set on being our point guard/dominating the ball and wants to launch a lot of 3 point shots to demonstrate that he has that kind of range. Essentially, he's focusing on trying to show off different skills for the scouts rather than doubling down on the things he's already good at for the benefit of the team, since some of his current strengths may not translate to the next level. A lot of times you see this when guys who are 6'9 and up declare for the draft to get feedback and someone in the NBA tells them "Boy it sure would be nice if you could stretch the floor..."--which is true at the NBA level. But it leads to guys who are not adept shooters putting up a lot of outside shots rather than dominating near the basket, which they're capable of at the college level. It can cut both ways of course. If scouts or GMs or NBA coaches are giving him more fundamental advice, ie. making an adjustment to his follow through on his jumpshot or giving him tips on improving his dribble with his off hand, then that IS good for both Mac and for Georgetown. But overall there's not a perfect correlation between what's best for Mac's NBA prospects and what's best for Georgetown winning games next year. Sometimes it even leads to chemistry issues because a player is intent on being used a certain way to increase his odds of being drafted and if the coach is not using him that way because it doesn't actually help the team win, the player gets frustrated. Not suggesting that will happen here, but it does happen. Overall, none of this is to say that Mac or anyone else shouldn't be doing exactly what he's doing right now. He has to do what's best for him. But assuming he does come back, I think it'd TBD as far as whether it's ultimately helpful to the team overall. I wonder what, if anything, signing Jalen Harris tells us about Mac. Let's assume that his path to the NBA, if it exists, is as a PG. Does our addition of a third PG in the incoming class (including a graduate transfer, who probably isn't coming here to be third on the depth chart) nudge McClung to leave school, figuring that he'll get more time to work on PG skills in the G League than he would at GU? Is it a sign that Ewing thinks he's already out the door? Am I just trying to read too much into this? Man, the offseason is even worse when it starts a month early. Also, good college teams typically have two solid ball handlers who can run the offense on the floor. The UVA team that won the title had Jerome, Clark and Guy who all could play that role. Clark allowed for Jerome to play off of the ball a bit and score, instead of forcing Kyle Guy to do that. It helped with them a lot. Creighton has Ballock, Alexander and Zegarowski who are all good ball handlers and can run the offense. Villanova had Arch and Brunson or Brunson and Booth. Being a PG isn't just bringing the ball up the floor. It's being able to get guys in the right spots and making smart decisions. Plus, with Ewing wanting to play fast, having as many guys who can get the ball up the floor and run the offense effectively whether in free-flowing transition or running his sets quickly helps a lot. It gets easier looks and Mac taking that jump in that area would help the team a lot.
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Post by bostonfan on Apr 3, 2020 14:54:08 GMT -5
Mac's best skill as a player is scoring the ball. I think he is a capable passer, and could be a better passer, but I don't think it really helps your team if you take your best pure scorer and try to have him spend most of the game facilitating for his team mates. I think he is capable of playing that traditional point guard role for a few minutes minutes every game (5-10), but the best use of his skills is to put him in position to score.
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Post by HoyaRejuveNation85 on Apr 3, 2020 15:51:20 GMT -5
Mac's best skill as a player is scoring the ball. I think he is a capable passer, and could be a better passer, but I don't think it really helps your team if you take your best pure scorer and try to have him spend most of the game facilitating for his team mates. I think he is capable of playing that traditional point guard role for a few minutes minutes every game (5-10), but the best use of his skills is to put him in position to score. I totally agree with this. I think one of the reasons DSR had less success in his last year is that he had to initiate everything as primary ballhandler. That's why Jalen Harris should help a lot even if he doesn't get his outside shot sorted out.
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Post by cgallstar02 on Apr 3, 2020 16:12:28 GMT -5
I wonder what, if anything, signing Jalen Harris tells us about Mac. Let's assume that his path to the NBA, if it exists, is as a PG. Does our addition of a third PG in the incoming class (including a graduate transfer, who probably isn't coming here to be third on the depth chart) nudge McClung to leave school, figuring that he'll get more time to work on PG skills in the G League than he would at GU? Is it a sign that Ewing thinks he's already out the door? Am I just trying to read too much into this? Man, the offseason is even worse when it starts a month early. I think those are some valid questions. Obviously Pat has to do what's best for the team and winning games, and if that means playing Mac exclusively at SG as he has 99% of the time his first 2 seasons, then he will likely continue to do that. On the flip side though, Mac is likely going to do what's best for him. If all the NBA feedback he receives includes something along the lines of "You're too small to be a SG in our league, show us you can play the point and you might have a shot." As most on the board seem to think is the general consensus of Mac's chance at an NBA future, how does it benefit him to come back and waste another year showcasing his skills at a position the NBA has no interest in seeing him play? Sure if the NBA guys say "We view you as a legit undersized SG, a poor man's Donovan Mitchell maybe... go back to school and improve your shooting/scoring for another year or two and you'll have a real chance at making the league." Then by all means it would make sense for him to come back. But I don't see how people who for the most part have all been saying that Mac can only play in the league as a PG, are now saying that this recent signing that negates Mac's chances of playing PG won't have any effect on his decision to come back or not. If the G League is willing to offer him a roster spot and the chance to play PG, assuming that's where they want him to play, he'd be foolish not to take a long hard look at that offer, especially if playing PG in college is now essentially off the table, at least for next season.
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Post by bigelephant on Apr 3, 2020 20:39:39 GMT -5
Why can't Mac share point duties with HARRIS - HE WILL be able to showcase what he can do and from the SG position also. The pros may not be interested in him for SG position but maybe he develops and does a good job..
So basically what I'm saying is that Mac next year maybe will play both positions and its a matter to be decided what minutes he will play at each. He did play point guard a bit this year after Akinjo left and did a very credible job IMHO.
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Post by bicentennial on Apr 3, 2020 20:43:07 GMT -5
I wonder what, if anything, signing Jalen Harris tells us about Mac. Let's assume that his path to the NBA, if it exists, is as a PG. Does our addition of a third PG in the incoming class (including a graduate transfer, who probably isn't coming here to be third on the depth chart) nudge McClung to leave school, figuring that he'll get more time to work on PG skills in the G League than he would at GU? Is it a sign that Ewing thinks he's already out the door? Am I just trying to read too much into this? Man, the offseason is even worse when it starts a month early. I think those are some valid questions. Obviously Pat has to do what's best for the team and winning games, and if that means playing Mac exclusively at SG as he has 99% of the time his first 2 seasons, then he will likely continue to do that. On the flip side though, Mac is likely going to do what's best for him. If all the NBA feedback he receives includes something along the lines of "You're too small to be a SG in our league, show us you can play the point and you might have a shot." As most on the board seem to think is the general consensus of Mac's chance at an NBA future, how does it benefit him to come back and waste another year showcasing his skills at a position the NBA has no interest in seeing him play? Sure if the NBA guys say "We view you as a legit undersized SG, a poor man's Donovan Mitchell maybe... go back to school and improve your shooting/scoring for another year or two and you'll have a real chance at making the league." Then by all means it would make sense for him to come back. But I don't see how people who for the most part have all been saying that Mac can only play in the league as a PG, are now saying that this recent signing that negates Mac's chances of playing PG won't have any effect on his decision to come back or not. If the G League is willing to offer him a roster spot and the chance to play PG, assuming that's where they want him to play, he'd be foolish not to take a long hard look at that offer, especially if playing PG in college is now essentially off the table, at least for next season. I think this is absolutely wrong. Having two known scoring threats next year in Blair and Mac who are both combo guards as well as two freshman point guards one who appears to be a good three shooter and a shoot last grad transfer gives the team next year numerous options. Teams that press us will have to stop a grad transfer with skills. There may be times when Mac and Blair can play 1/2 and opponents will have to not let either slip behind a screen while we play pick and roll with Wahab, Pickett and possibly other bigs. There will be plenty of minutes for Mac to work on point skills while also scoring. I can't see any future where mac is not a scorer. They used to say Jordan wasn't a shooting guard he was a scoring guard. Blair may be a shooting guard but Mac is definitely a scoring guard! Adding some assist skills will only make him harder to stop when he is deciding how his team will score!
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Post by cgallstar02 on Apr 3, 2020 22:28:06 GMT -5
Why can't Mac share point duties with HARRIS - HE WILL be able to showcase what he can do and from the SG position also. The pros may not be interested in him for SG position but maybe he develops and does a good job.. So basically what I'm saying is that Mac next year maybe will play both positions and its a matter to be decided what minutes he will play at each. He did play point guard a bit this year after Akinjo left and did a very credible job IMHO. I'm not saying he can't share PG duties with Harris, but unless he were to get a verbal guarantee from Ewing that he would at worse get 15-20 minutes a night playing PG what reason would he or us fans have to believe that will be the case? Nothing I've seen from the past 2 seasons would indicate to me that Ewing plans to play him even back up mins at PG. I thought after Akinjo bailed, Mac would likely get the backup PG mins behind Allen, but those minutes all went to Mosely from what I saw. It's pretty clear, at least to me that Ewing simply prefers playing him at SG. Sure there are many scenarios where Mac could end up playing a lot of minutes at PG next season. Maybe Harris gets injured for an extended period... maybe Beard isn't ready to play a significant role off the bench as a freshman... Maybe Beard is good but more of a SG as well and Pat ends up preferring Mac get the backup PG mins? There are lots of possibilities, but the problem is Mac won't have the foresight to know how any of that is going to play out before he makes his decision to return or not. Again, unless Ewing all but guarantees him at least the backup PG mins, I think it's fair to assume that Mac's thought process going into the draft process is that if he returns to Georgetown he will be used the same way he was his first 2 seasons, which was of course almost exclusively at SG.
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Post by cgallstar02 on Apr 3, 2020 23:06:04 GMT -5
I think this is absolutely wrong. Having two known scoring threats next year in Blair and Mac who are both combo guards as well as two freshman point guards one who appears to be a good three shooter and a shoot last grad transfer gives the team next year numerous options. Teams that press us will have to stop a grad transfer with skills. There may be times when Mac and Blair can play 1/2 and opponents will have to not let either slip behind a screen while we play pick and roll with Wahab, Pickett and possibly other bigs. There will be plenty of minutes for Mac to work on point skills while also scoring. I can't see any future where mac is not a scorer. They used to say Jordan wasn't a shooting guard he was a scoring guard. Blair may be a shooting guard but Mac is definitely a scoring guard! Adding some assist skills will only make him harder to stop when he is deciding how his team will score! There's a pretty huge difference between bringing the ball up the floor due to a press or playing a few odd minutes at PG here and there due to whatever circumstances required it, and being an actual dedicated PG like Allen last year, and James the year before that. You say there will be plenty of minutes for Mac to work on point skills... that is based on what? On paper I think it's safe to assume that Harris projects as the starting PG, with Beard as the backup. Beyond that, there's stlll 2 or 3 more roster spots to fill... there could easily be another PG or CG added to the roster, making not only the PG minutes even harder to get, but overall minutes as well. I do agree that I also don't see a future where Mac is not a scorer. You can be a scorer and still play PG you know? I would say Akinjo filled that bill, and I would definitely say someone like Cole Anthony filled that bill last season. Most starting PG's in the NBA are scoring point guards. Look, I'm just playing devil's advocate here and trying to look at things from Mac's perspective. I don't personally believe that Mac's only path to the NBA is as a point guard... I think he's talented enough that he could be a backup SG in the league despite his size. That however is not the general consensus of the "experts" on this thread. Most have said he has little to no chance to ever play in the NBA, but what little chance he does have is predicated on him showing he can play PG. The post I replied to brought up what I thought was a fair scenario that the Harris signing might all but preclude Mac from playing PG next season (it likely does) and that if the NBA folks are only interested in him if he can play PG (a very possible scenario) then it might be smarter for Mac to join the G League (assuming they want him) where he would likely have a better opportunity to start working on his PG skills. Most people's responses seem to show they think Mac would be just fine returning as a SG that may or may not get a few minutes here and there playing some backup PG. I just think those people are not being very objective, and are looking at things from their own perspective as a fan wanting to see an important player return, opposed to really saying, if I am Mac what would I do? Again, if the NBA wants you at PG and your current college team is not offering you that... yet a G League team is offering you that, not to mention the opportunity to play with and against better players, play a longer season, potentially play more minutes, get a paycheck every week or two, be coached by guys who are far more concerned with developing you into an NBA player than they are with winning games, and have the potential to get called up to an actual NBA roster midseason... I would have to ask what are the cons in that scenario? The only one I can think of is losing your scholarship and not getting your degree, which is of course something he could do later if he wanted. The pros in terms of player development though all seem to favor the G League in my opinion.
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Post by Ranch Dressing on Apr 4, 2020 7:38:12 GMT -5
I think we need to plan for Mac not coming back. Maybe I’ve conditioned myself for bad news lately, but I think we are underestimating his ego/belief in his abilities and desire to play in the league.
At least Ewing needs to be recruiting like he’s not coming back and then we can always be pleasantly surprised.
The college game is in a shambles right now and there’s not much tethering talent to a school. What if universities are still E-Learning in the fall? What’s the compelling reason to return? There is a lot of uncertainty right now.
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Post by emkmd on Apr 4, 2020 7:48:50 GMT -5
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Post by reformation on Apr 4, 2020 8:02:49 GMT -5
Also interesting that Yurtseven is mid 2nd rd
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Apr 4, 2020 9:22:41 GMT -5
I still believe that Mac will be back for his junior year and that it is his best option.
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