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Post by hoyadimes on Aug 12, 2021 12:50:07 GMT -5
McBride and Quickley were doing a number on Mac. The fact that Mac actually played pg in his first 5 mins on the floor and the Knicks literally pressured the ball out of his hands was not good optics. They made any offensive entry difficult,even trapping him twice(near half court and on an erratic drive). Once Mac even got the preferred high screen scenario where a big switched on to him and he couldn't take advantage of the mismatch on the perimeter. Seems he doesn't have that one step quickness with the ball in his hands, nor is he clever enough to slow a defender with hesitation and then get by him. Seems he can only get to the basket if he's given the time, space, scenario, etc. to motor up. As a previous poster mentioned, I just don't see how he gains a roster spot without being able to flat out knock down shots at a high pct.
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Post by BeantownHoya on Aug 12, 2021 13:05:27 GMT -5
Mac is a garbage time player at best in the NBA...he can't play point...he doesn't shoot well enough or have the size to play the 2...and he can't defend either of those positions.
He was a nice productive college player that is best served having a profitable long career overseas.
No love lost here...I am not going to root against him he's a young man that loves the game and chasing his dream...but certainly not pulling for him either to be honest...
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Post by hoyainla on Aug 12, 2021 16:06:16 GMT -5
Mac was pretty much the worst player on the floor last night. As others have mentioned he almost looks out of place and frankly he probably his. His social media stardom is carrying him. He doesn't have the handle to sustain pressure and he can't out athlete everyone at even the Summer League level. He's now shooting 29% from the floor and 0-9 from 3. He still gets lost on defense as he did multiple times last night. I don't even know if he has one NBA skill. I am sure people will think I am just saying it because "Hoyanails hates Mac". Nobody can watch him in Summer League and say anything but at least it looks like he is hustling.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2021 16:21:55 GMT -5
Mac was pretty much the worst player on the floor last night. As others have mentioned he almost looks out of place and frankly he probably his. His social media stardom is carrying him. He doesn't have the handle to sustain pressure and he can't out athlete everyone at even the Summer League level. He's now shooting 38.5% from the floor and 0-9 from 3. He still gets lost on defense as he did multiple times last night. I don't even know if he has one NBA skill. I am sure people will think I am just saying it because "Hoyanails hates Mac". Nobody can watch him in Summer League and say anything but at least it looks like he is hustling. More than it's a knock on Mac I think it just highlights how difficult it is to make the league. Coaches can mask some deficiencies at the College level but in the pro's everyone can play. If you're lacking in certain areas you either tighten it up quick (if you can) or get exposed. It just is what it is. Most of the guys playing in NBASL won't be in the league so for a non drafted player you either need to dominate or show at least one elite NBA skill to even have a shot.
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Post by hoyainla on Aug 12, 2021 17:22:08 GMT -5
Mac was pretty much the worst player on the floor last night. As others have mentioned he almost looks out of place and frankly he probably his. His social media stardom is carrying him. He doesn't have the handle to sustain pressure and he can't out athlete everyone at even the Summer League level. He's now shooting 38.5% from the floor and 0-9 from 3. He still gets lost on defense as he did multiple times last night. I don't even know if he has one NBA skill. I am sure people will think I am just saying it because "Hoyanails hates Mac". Nobody can watch him in Summer League and say anything but at least it looks like he is hustling. More than it's a knock on Mac I think it just highlights how difficult it is to make the league. Coaches can mask some deficiencies at the College level but in the pro's everyone can play. If you're lacking in certain areas you either tighten it up quick (if you can) or get exposed. It just is what it is. Most of the guys playing in NBASL won't be in the league so for a non drafted player you either need to dominate or show at least one elite NBA skill to even have a shot. Agreed but most people here don't realize that and think his volume scoring should get him to the NBA. He has always been one of the least efficient players on his team whether here or Texas Tech. He is an above average college athlete and that is what allowed him to get by. Now when he is just another athlete he has to turn to skills which he never had. The Lakers will keep him around to maybe sell some South Bay tickets. You can see the media just mentions him whenever they can no matter how bad he was in the game.
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Post by hoyaguy on Aug 12, 2021 17:55:39 GMT -5
More than it's a knock on Mac I think it just highlights how difficult it is to make the league. Coaches can mask some deficiencies at the College level but in the pro's everyone can play. If you're lacking in certain areas you either tighten it up quick (if you can) or get exposed. It just is what it is. Most of the guys playing in NBASL won't be in the league so for a non drafted player you either need to dominate or show at least one elite NBA skill to even have a shot. Agreed but most people here don't realize that and think his volume scoring should get him to the NBA. He has always been one of the least efficient players on his team whether here or Texas Tech. He is an above average college athlete and that is what allowed him to get by. Now when he is just another athlete he has to turn to skills which he never had. The Lakers will keep him around to maybe sell some South Bay tickets. You can see the media just mentions him whenever they can no matter how bad he was in the game. Agreed if he didn’t have that media presence or be just another undrafted player he wouldn’t have been signed imo. If I was him I would’ve stayed at Tech another year, use NIL and keep building the hype train and use it to get big money overseas right off the bat with some sponsorships. I get that the league is goal but I can’t imagine someone of his profile would be getting minutes on an nba roster with 0/9 from 3 rn
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Post by professorhoya on Aug 13, 2021 7:20:11 GMT -5
Agreed but most people here don't realize that and think his volume scoring should get him to the NBA. He has always been one of the least efficient players on his team whether here or Texas Tech. He is an above average college athlete and that is what allowed him to get by. Now when he is just another athlete he has to turn to skills which he never had. The Lakers will keep him around to maybe sell some South Bay tickets. You can see the media just mentions him whenever they can no matter how bad he was in the game. Agreed if he didn’t have that media presence or be just another undrafted player he wouldn’t have been signed imo. If I was him I would’ve stayed at Tech another year, use NIL and keep building the hype train and use it to get big money overseas right off the bat with some sponsorships. I get that the league is goal but I can’t imagine someone of his profile would be getting minutes on an nba roster with 0/9 from 3 rn No doubt if he had gone back to college he would be better off (Unless he makes the Lakers mainteam as the 15th man and wins the dunk contest). He would have been the face of ESPN and college basketball and pulled in 1 million plus in NIL endorsement money. Had constant exposure for every game and another bite at the apple in the NCAA tournament. And been able to develop and work on his weaknesses at a better pace against lesser competition. As it is, if he gets sent down to G league, few people will watch or follow what is considered an inferior league which will hurt his endorsement opportunities and Instagram following.
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Post by ksf42001 on Aug 13, 2021 8:08:22 GMT -5
Agreed if he didn’t have that media presence or be just another undrafted player he wouldn’t have been signed imo. If I was him I would’ve stayed at Tech another year, use NIL and keep building the hype train and use it to get big money overseas right off the bat with some sponsorships. I get that the league is goal but I can’t imagine someone of his profile would be getting minutes on an nba roster with 0/9 from 3 rn No doubt if he had gone back to college he would be better off (Unless he makes the Lakers mainteam as the 15th man and wins the dunk contest). He would have been the face of ESPN and college basketball and pulled in 1 million plus in NIL endorsement money. Had constant exposure for every game and another bite at the apple in the NCAA tournament. And been able to develop and work on his weaknesses at a better pace against lesser competition. As it is, if he gets sent down to G league, few people will watch or follow what is considered an inferior league which will hurt his endorsement opportunities and Instagram following. I could see a scenario where Mac makes the 15th roster spot just from the perspective that the Mac would sell a lot more jerseys than the average compared to someone else, and he'd only be on the court during garbage time anyway.
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Post by 95hoya on Aug 13, 2021 9:04:56 GMT -5
Mac ain't selling no NBA jerseys, and nobody gets a roster spot because of how many Instagram followers they have. That's absurd.
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Aug 13, 2021 10:44:52 GMT -5
You would undermine the integrity of the league. Why not have a celebrity or rapper as your last man then?
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Post by bostonfan on Aug 13, 2021 11:39:13 GMT -5
I have not seen all of Mac's summer league games so maybe he has had some highlights, but the parts I have seen have not been overly impressive. He appears to be a little overmatched athletically against the competition/size. Maybe he is playing much better in the practices than the games at this point, but from the game action I have seen I would be really surprised if he ended up on the Lakers 15 man roster at this point. I am sure he can find a spot in the G league for some team and try to improve his overall game and then get another shot with either the Lakers or another team. This is not a knock on Mac, I think he is a talented and exciting player, but his game still has some holes in it.
There are so many good players competing for these spots that I would doubt any team will give a roster spot to anyone just because they have a big Twitter following.
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Post by professorhoya on Aug 13, 2021 14:19:27 GMT -5
You would undermine the integrity of the league. Why not have a celebrity or rapper as your last man then? The 15th man takes offense at your comment: ![](https://www.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/STEPH-CURRY-DRAKE-TORONTO-RAPTORS-FRAIMAN-MAY31-FULL.jpg) Straight out of Degrassy
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Post by hoyainla on Aug 13, 2021 15:04:15 GMT -5
Mac ain't selling no NBA jerseys, and nobody gets a roster spot because of how many Instagram followers they have. That's absurd. I will give him credit by far the biggest cheer in the Lakers Knicks game was when Mac finally hit a bucket. The guy has a following and can certainly benefit the Lakers outside of his actual playing ability. The Lakers are no dummies and they know having him associated with the team helps. They are getting all the benefits of having him on the team without having him on the NBA roster since their G League team is in the same place as their NBA team. They can have him do all the appearances and social media they want. Mac will be able to chase his NBA dream via the G league as long as he wants. He is one of the few players that brings more money in than he costs via a Exhibition 10 or 2 way contract. The question is can he make more via social media being in LA than he could playing basketball overseas and does the amount he make from basketball matter to him. Guys head overseas because it pays more than the G League. He doesn't have to worry about that. He could be the next Andre Ingram if he wants. He is in a great spot in life thanks to his social media presence. As for the NBA dunk contest there have been G League guys in it so don't put that past the NBA.
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Post by jester on Aug 13, 2021 17:16:14 GMT -5
Austin Reaves who lakers fans feel is more likely to be signed is shooting 29% and 16% from 3. He is 3 inches taller than Mac, agree with sentiment if he was taller he would get a much longer look/leash.
Main issue is unless the team has good spacing Mac can’t create his own shot sometimes/shoot over people in a halfcourt - if you watch a McBride who is similar size but longer arms he’s been successful this SL just making quicker decisions and letting it fly with accuracy - Mac has to get more respect for his outside shot to get options to be creative and use his go forward speed.
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Post by hoyavafan1 on Aug 13, 2021 19:16:02 GMT -5
Marko starts tonight’s summer league game against the Knicks. He’s made his first 3 shots including 2 three pointers.
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Post by professorhoya on Aug 13, 2021 20:36:41 GMT -5
More than it's a knock on Mac I think it just highlights how difficult it is to make the league. Coaches can mask some deficiencies at the College level but in the pro's everyone can play. If you're lacking in certain areas you either tighten it up quick (if you can) or get exposed. It just is what it is. Most of the guys playing in NBASL won't be in the league so for a non drafted player you either need to dominate or show at least one elite NBA skill to even have a shot. Agreed but most people here don't realize that and think his volume scoring should get him to the NBA. He has always been one of the least efficient players on his team whether here or Texas Tech. He is an above average college athlete and that is what allowed him to get by. Now when he is just another athlete he has to turn to skills which he never had. The Lakers will keep him around to maybe sell some South Bay tickets. You can see the media just mentions him whenever they can no matter how bad he was in the game. I think the biggest problem is his best skill is dunking but it's a skill he can't use in real games for whatever reason. If he at least had 3-4 highlight real dunks a game then I could see a team keeping him around no matter how inefficient he is. But at both Georgetown and Texas Tech he probably only had about 10 dunks total in 85 games or so in his 3 years.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2021 20:44:24 GMT -5
Agreed but most people here don't realize that and think his volume scoring should get him to the NBA. He has always been one of the least efficient players on his team whether here or Texas Tech. He is an above average college athlete and that is what allowed him to get by. Now when he is just another athlete he has to turn to skills which he never had. The Lakers will keep him around to maybe sell some South Bay tickets. You can see the media just mentions him whenever they can no matter how bad he was in the game. I think the biggest problem is his best skill is dunking but it's a skill he can't use in real games for whatever reason. If he at least had 3-4 highlight real dunks a game then I could see a team keeping him around no matter how inefficient he is. But at both Georgetown and Texas Tech he probably only had about 10 dunks total in 85 games or so in his 3 years. He’s a 2-foot jumper. A really, really good one, but it doesn’t really work as the talent level goes up. Breakaways only, or maybe a sneaky back door (surprised we didn’t see a play or two run like that for him in college, no chance in the NBA).
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Post by prhoya on Aug 13, 2021 22:57:23 GMT -5
Breakaways only, or maybe a sneaky back door (surprised we didn’t see a play or two run like that for him in college, no chance in the NBA). Akinjo wouldn’t cooperate. ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png)
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Post by hoyainla on Aug 13, 2021 23:19:58 GMT -5
Anyone who watched the Pistons and Lakers games tonight saw one former Hoya who looked like he belonged and one who didn’t.
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Post by professorhoya on Aug 13, 2021 23:49:13 GMT -5
Anyone who watched the Pistons and Lakers games tonight saw one former Hoya who looked like he belonged and one who didn’t. They play each other tomorrow night. Mac and the Lakers vs Cade and the Pistons, lol.
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