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Liam McNeeley Shooting

uchusky32 said:
He is not near the player as Flagg. Flagg has some vertical. He has spin moves. Goes to the rim hard. With intentions. Plays above the rim. Dunks. Defends. LM is not that. Pre injury or after. Not saying LM isn't a pro. But if I'm a NBA GM I'm not taking him early. I'm not bashing LM. But his body of work this year is just OK.
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Then he needs to come back and develop that skill set.
 
The skill set he needs to learn is take the open 15 footer as driving to the basket is a total waste.
 
TouchdownHusky said:
Too bad, but it's career. He has strong potential, but is not ready for the NBA. He is not strong enough, quick enough. Nor does he have a reliable outside shooting game. His handle needs work and, quite frankly, his hands too. But go if he must and be a later pick facsimile of Flagg. Stay and be the prize of the draft in a year or two. Either way, he has been a fun player to watch this year and would be a great player to witness for the next couple of years.
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You act as if he can't possibly work on these things in the NBA. He is going to get drafted high, he's going to continue improving, and he's going to be a good NBA player. That won't change whether he's here one year or two.
 
Rico444 said:
You act as if he can't possibly work on these things in the NBA. He is going to get drafted high, he's going to continue improving, and he's going to be a good NBA player. That won't change whether he's here one year or two.
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It's more of a question where he gets drafted and the chances he has a for a long NBA career.
 
TouchdownHusky said:
Too bad, but it's career. He has strong potential, but is not ready for the NBA. He is not strong enough, quick enough. Nor does he have a reliable outside shooting game. His handle needs work and, quite frankly, his hands too. But go if he must and be a later pick facsimile of Flagg. Stay and be the prize of the draft in a year or two. Either way, he has been a fun player to watch this year and would be a great player to witness for the next couple of years.
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You’re allowed to get better in the NBA when your only focus is basketball and don’t have to worry about school
 
my2cents said:
It's more of a question where he gets drafted and the chances he has a for a long NBA career.
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I don't think the chances of him having a long NBA career are impacted whether he stays or goes. The other part I agree with, if for whatever reason he was looking at being a borderline 1st rounder then I would agree he should probably come back. I don't see that happening though.
 
Agent0 said:
You’re allowed to get better in the NBA when your only focus is basketball and don’t have to worry about school
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Oh sure, like big time college basketball players don't spend plenty of time practicing. And, they worry greatly about school. The idea of the student/athlete is antiquated.
 
McNeeley could use another season before going. He showed his freshman chops missing too many shots when the game was in doubt and making mistakes with the boards and decisions.

But who knows what his future holds.
 
bellairehusky said:
One thing I noticed with Liam is that on pick and rolls with Samson or Reed, I very rarely see him pass. When turns that corner, he is almost always going to dive to the rim and shoot and I think defenses know that. He seems a split second behind in recognizing that there is an easy dunk or layup for Samson or Reed. Given that we run this many times a game, its 6-10 easy points that we miss out on.
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That was really clear today.
 
Late season slump really showed McNeelys warts, first time having a little doubt about his NBA stock/future. He really needed some help with an extra connector/player who can create off the bounce, he was being asked to do a little too much & get outside of his game. Hes still likely a first round pick, but the lottery seems to have potentially passed him by.
 
Rico444 said:
I don't think the chances of him having a long NBA career are impacted whether he stays or goes. The other part I agree with, if for whatever reason he was looking at being a borderline 1st rounder then I would agree he should probably come back. I don't see that happening though.
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That last 20 seconds he scored what? 7 points and fought to the end.

Good character look.
 
No however. He a great player who is learning many things. How to be a star is one of them.
 
Piggy backing off of OP’s stats, in final 9 games Liam shot:

32/98 from 2 (33%)
12/53 from 3 (23%)

That is brutal, considering garbage time today he went 2/2 from 2 and 1/1 from 3 (I believe 11 pts including FT line?).
 
TouchdownHusky said:
Agree. He needs to come back and get stronger, get stronger and get stronger! He needs to work on his explosiveness going to the basket. Maybe a pull up jumper to help with that. He needs to work on his three point shot and his D.

This is not to say he hasn't been good as a freshman - he has been very good. He could parlay this into becoming one of the nation's top players as a soph and jr. It would be so nice to have top college players stick around for 2-3 years - for them to benefit from college and for the fans to enjoy them. This one and done crap has ruined college athletics.
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Eventually that will happen. Right now the bestNIL deals pay better than two way contracts. Shoot some of the best NIL deals are better than the $1.15m nba minimum salary.
 
Hunt for 7 said:
Eventually that will happen. Right now the bestNIL deals pay better than two way contracts. Shoot some of the best NIL deals are better than the $1.15m nba minimum salary.
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Yeah, but he's only going to go if he's a high first round pick, and they don't make the NBA minimum
 
DRBackup said:
Yeah, but he's only going to go if he's a high first round pick, and they don't make the NBA minimum
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Yes probably no first round picks make the nba minimum. But many second round picks end up on two way contracts not sure if a player develops the best not playing with crowds and fan bases rooting for them. College is a better environment because of that pressure than the G-League empty stadiums etc.
 
Who was the BY poster who compared Liam McNeeley's atleticism to Stephon Castle during last off season? That guy doesn't have a good eye. I need to look back and see who that was. I of course was saying at best he is a more athletic Karaban but definitely not in the stratosphere with Steph.
 
3rdbass said:
Who was the BY poster who compared Liam McNeeley's atleticism to Stephon Castle during last off season? That guy doesn't have a good eye. I need to look back and see who that was. I of course was saying at best he is a more athletic Karaban but definitely not in the stratosphere with Steph.
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It Was…. N’t me!!!
 
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