Emmitt Matthews Jr Highlight

[Tommyboy]

Didn't see this posted yet so thought I would share

 

[Silky J]

ONE BAD DUDE. The future is bright my peoples.

 

[Kenny11]

Next year, our team will at least be athletic with Emmitt, Wilson, Whaley, and hopefully Gilbert.

 

[Son of Robert]

Didn't see this posted yet so thought I would share

Athletic. Thanks Tommyboy.

 

[KembaStepback]

Can someone explain to me how this kid is ranked in the 100s or higher? Seems like hes a good shooter with good athleticism. Rankings are such a crapshoot.

 

[Kenny11]

Can someone explain to me how this kid is ranked in the 100s or higher? Seems like hes a good shooter with good athleticism. Rankings are such a crapshoot.

I don't know but I've read articles where he says that it is because he's from Tacoma and that usually everyone focuses on the players from Seattle instead. And even though it doesn't appear that his high school plays against great competition, I heard he played very well on the under armour aau circuit. Plus, it is pretty easy to see that he is athletic, greath length for a wing, can shoot, has a feel for the game etc. I'm also surprised he isn't considered a top 100 player

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Can someone explain to me how this kid is ranked in the 100s or higher? Seems like hes a good shooter with good athleticism. Rankings are such a crapshoot.

He doesn’t/didn’t play AAU ball, which factors a lot into rankings because the experts value that more so.

Edit: I guess he does play AAU, I thought I read somewhere that he didn’t.

 

[Burnsbros23]

I dont Think any of us have seen him play an actual game? Maybe he can’t dribble? He shot 35percent from 3 on UAA which is a decent number. I wish their were full games somewhere, give u a better answer.

 

[Austin316]

EM doing his thing... love it

 

[Storrs South]

I dont Think any of us have seen him play an actual game? Maybe he can’t dribble? He shot 35percent from 3 on UAA which is a decent number. I wish their were full games somewhere, give u a better answer.

Dribble looks pretty good to me -- also his in game dunking is pretty impressive

 

[UConnStats]

I dont Think any of us have seen him play an actual game? Maybe he can’t dribble? He shot 35percent from 3 on UAA which is a decent number. I wish their were full games somewhere, give u a better answer.

UAA circuit:
2P: 54%
3P: 36%
FT: 85%

The FT% is encouraging because FT% is usually a solid gauge for how good of a shooter a player can be. His shot is nowhere near as quick as Akinjo’s though. He’ll need adequate spacing.

 

[Storrs South]

I also enjoy in this video, everyone comes out in the team warmup shirts and instead he's sporting UConn

 

[Storrs South]

Sorry one more video that you can see his handles in action here. Looks better than Larrier, also this YouTube channel does more for this high school team than the UConn video department does for MBB/WBB in terms of behind the scenes shots, on the court video, and highlights. Sad.

 

[GemParty]

UAA circuit:
2P: 54%
3P: 36%
FT: 85%

The FT% is encouraging because FT% is usually a solid gauge for how good of a shooter a player can be. His shot is nowhere near as quick as Akinjo’s though. He’ll need adequate spacing.

A Anderson is a good free throw shooter.

 

[intlzncster]

The FT% is encouraging because FT% is usually a solid gauge for how good of a shooter a player can be.

Tell that to Antoine Anderson. Maybe he'll start shooting north of the Mendoza.

His shot is nowhere near as quick as Akinjo’s though. He’ll need adequate spacing.

What is he, like 6'7? He should have the length to shoot over most guards, if he can make the transition to the two.

 

[intlzncster]

Dribble looks pretty good to me -- also his in game dunking is pretty impressive

Nice skills. Most of the time it looks like he's playing against the high school equivalent of chairs though.

 

[Whtdmd]

He remind me a lot of Tyler Polley from the highlights

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

Can someone explain to me how this kid is ranked in the 100s or higher? Seems like hes a good shooter with good athleticism. Rankings are such a crapshoot.

Three words: late growth spurt.

As a sophomore, he was being evaluated as a skinny 6'2" combo guard without a defining skill to separate him from the crowd. He's grown almost 6 inches since then and largely retained much of the guard skills he had when he was shorter.

Exercise caution as far as getting too excited: He's still skinny as hell, the college game is going to be rough on him until he can hit the weight room.

 

[Kenny11]

He's more explosive and natural than Polley. The guy he's going to be compared to by coaches, fans, media etc is Jeremy Lamb. Hopefully, he can be close to as good.

 

[KembaStepback]

Love the form on his lefty jumper. This kid is gonna be so good for us.

 

[Javjudah]

Next year, our team will at least be athletic with Emmitt, Wilson, Whaley, and hopefully Gilbert.

Don't forget Akinjo. I think Adams will also be back, ala Shabazz.

 

[Husk1881]

Enjoy watching him progress into what can be a special player. The key this team needs tho is a lock down 3 shooter. Just to take the heat off these guards who are forced to go inside every time.

 

[UofCT]

He remind me a lot of Tyler Polley from the highlights

Oiy

 

[InKembaITrust]

I also enjoy in this video, everyone comes out in the team warmup shirts and instead he's sporting UConn

He'll be a customer, standing in the presence of a declining powerhouse

We'll see how his thin frame matches up with the big boys, I like his shot will spread the floor for James

 

[methodology]

Tell that to Antoine Anderson. Maybe he'll start shooting north of the Mendoza.

AA mechanics and form are the issue. He's never square to the hoop and has too much going on (too late to fix that issue in his career) and with the upgrade in talent it has compounded his deficiencies.

At the free throw line his mechanics and being square while keeping everything simple aid to his high percentage. Hopefully he can break out of his shooting slump to take pressure off the guards and bigs. He was never a great shooter but was better than what he is showing

 

[boog204]

Next year, our team will at least be athletic with Emmitt, Wilson, Whaley, and hopefully Gilbert.

That's what we said this year...

 

[nwhoopfan]

I don't know but I've read articles where he says that it is because he's from Tacoma and that usually everyone focuses on the players from Seattle instead.

I understand that's his words, but plenty of talent comes from the Puget Sound area south of Seattle. Just off the top of my head some current or fairly recent NBA guys include Isaiah Thomas (Tacoma), Marvin Williams (Bremerton), Rodney Stuckey (Kent) and Michael Dickerson (Federal Way). I'm sure you guys remember Donny Marshall fondly, another Federal Way product.

Just out of curiosity I looked at results for State Playoffs in Washington for the last 20 years or so. 4A and 3A are the two highest classifications, they're virtually interchangeable in terms of talent level. There have been quite a few State Champs or runner ups from Tacoma, Kent and Federal Way during that time frame.