Well, according to some on this board, NU doesn’t need the #1 transfer candidate in the market. Our roster has no room for such a player.
Interesting Georgetown Transfer Mac Mcclung
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Well, according to some on this board, NU doesn’t need the #1 transfer candidate in the market. Our roster has no room for such a player.
I comped his shooting percentage to Gaines because they are the same.
He's a 2, but doesn't have the size to defend big 2's.
He's not a PG but wants to play PG.
If he would be NU's top scorer while learning to play PG it would be a very bad year for NU basketball.
Our roster has no room for guards because our roster has no room for guards.
Wasn't the case two years ago when NU took Taylor...who was top 5 or top 10 grad transfer.
He was fine, but it didn't exactly put NU in the tournament.
In the hypothetical scenario where this kid would want to be at NU, you cut loose some of the dead weight to make room.
Sorry, I just couldn’t let an awful take pass by as it was repeated and repeated. Once or twice, I’m cool.
You never answered my question if you ever saw him okay or are just googling stats?
If you meant to write "did I ever see him play" the answer is yes.
And don't misunderstand my argument. I'm not suggesting that he's not a decent player.
My argument is that:
* He uses up a roster spot for two years, but it's unclear if that finishes in '22 or '23 which affects recruits' perception of the NU opportunity;
* He's a 2 in the body of a one. His jumping ability doesn't mean he'll be effective against 6 5 Big Ten SGs/wings who post him up or shoot over him;
* The NBA told him he needs to show PG skills which is what he's looking to do. Like a wrote about Vasser(sp?), he's not a point guard, will never be a point guard, the mentality just isn't there. You can go the other way, you can be a PG who grows and so becomes a wing. But PG is about hardwiring that happens early, he doesn't have the mentality and may not have the handle (which doesn't matter if he doesn't have the mentality). On top of that, NU has better options of guys with PG skills.
He's great, I love him. God bless him. Go on and conquer.
But what he offers isn't a fit for NU.
There are three spots left for class of '21 and this is an easy pass.
He needs a run and gun school...where D isn't really a thing and four guys on the court have guard skills. That's not just not NU, it's not the Big Ten.
Oh, and on shooting stats...while he hit 32% from three last year, that dropped to 22% in the Big East. That tell you anything?
I agree with everything you say here. One correction, presently we only have 2 scholarships left for 2021.
That may be the case, but Greer doesn’t belong on a Big Ten roster and could not hold this kid’s jock strap. He might be a nice guy, but don’t think for a second that Collins wouldn’t give him the ole’ Johnnie Vassar in a heartbeat if he had someone like McClung who could take the scholarship.
Pretty solid Top 7! Huh, wonder why all those top 25 teams are interested in him but he wouldn’t be worth a spot on KenPom’s #132 team?
Thanks for the correction. I guess you live up to your handle.
My point is NU had 2 guys willing to shoot the ball in crunch time last year. One needed to be set up for an open shot and the other was a Freshman. The offense was anemic. You might recall blowing a lead or two. This guy gets to the rim. We had 2 of them last year and one is gone. Having a guy that is unafraid would be a good thing for this team. I tell you he would have been third on NU in 3 Pt% and you pull out Big East shooting percentage. I get it, the guy isn’t Steph Curry, but you never acknowledge that he was basically the only guy you had to guard on Georgetown at the end of the year. I could just as easily retort by quoting points scored against P6 teams.
Saying the guy wouldn’t “help” is plain silly. I am done with this as he never was coming here anyway.
Pretty solid Top 7! Huh, wonder why all those top 25 teams are interested in him but he wouldn’t be worth a spot on KenPom’s #132 team?
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Because we aim higher. Because we’re in the same elite recruiting echelon of the Duke/UK/KU/NC. Obviously.
In the case of PBJ and Max Christie, this statement is literally true. And we have only 2 scholarships open for 2021.
