Nice job by Mag today. He played under control including handling the fast break very nicely a couple of times. Most of his shots were good decisions and pretty effective. Overall a very game for him today. Good to see it.
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I still have a stiffie from when he properly stopped at the elbow on the break and delivered the bounce pass for an easy layup.
Yup. I got a tear in my eye.
From his stiffie?
A lot of great passing all around today. Fast break offense was out of this world.
I agree the next to me and I were saying this is going to be a charge from the half court
I thought for sure he would run the guy over, but he made the smart decision.
Even the one fast break, Mag stopped himself from the offense charge and curled around the defender and drew the contact and foul and 2 FTs.
Really like mags game. I think he has a grasp of what the team needs from him, which is 8 points, defense, and the occasional 3.
That's coaching. You can't always see what they're working on in practice, but I'm sure that's something they spent time on. Fun to see.
My stat of the day, 0 Offensive Fouls (charges) today.
First half Hyatt penetrated, stopped and kicked it out.
Mag as said above didn’t over penetrate, even in fast break he avoided charge by getting a better angle causing defender to move and get called for a foul.
Recent game I counted 6 charges on us. Progress.
First half Hyatt penetrated, stopped and kicked it out.
Mag as said above didn’t over penetrate, even in fast break he avoided charge by getting a better angle causing defender to move and get called for a foul.
Recent game I counted 6 charges on us. Progress.
Mag has come a long way and still has great potential.
Cam had one in the first half on a questionable call but point holds.
He clearly is someone who learns and improves...he went much slower today which is clearly a focus point.
Honestly I never understood those who doubted Mag. The defensive upside was always clear as day, and he showed flashes offensively
Perfect Pike recruit
Honestly I never understood those who doubted Mag. The defensive upside was always clear as day, and he showed flashes offensively
Perfect Pike recruit
That’s a charge all day last season
You’re right, just watched the game highlights. Cam in the first half with a charge. Guess I was just happy Mag and Hyatt didn’t commit any.
There is nothing more enjoyable than watching Mag pressing the ball full court. He is the only player who can effectively do a 1 man press.
very impressed today and very impressed with his work on the press
How about the mid range turnaround fall away jumper. Looked like Michael Jordan on that.
Mag had that terrible break against Indiana when he ran the guy over when he could have easily dished to Cliff for a jam.
Since then he has been completely under control on the break making the right reads. With his size and athleticism he just needs to stay under control. He really can't be stopped
The Hyatt 4 on 1 spot up 3 after missing a few 3's on the other hand hurt my soul
Since then he has been completely under control on the break making the right reads. With his size and athleticism he just needs to stay under control. He really can't be stopped
The Hyatt 4 on 1 spot up 3 after missing a few 3's on the other hand hurt my soul
He's been good on those. Wouldn't mind seeing some more post touches for Mag. He's a tough cover with his length and athleticism
Mag improves virtually every game. He is going to be very good.
Malcolm Gladwell said, in "Outliers", that it "takes 10,000 hours of intensive practice to achieve mastery of complex skills and materials".
Who are we to argue?
Minutes should equate to production.
4 games last year since Purdue where Mag played at least 20 minutes, 3 of the 4 were double figures scoring.
All of the games this year, he has been at or above 20 minutes per game. The game should be slowing down for Mag, he doesn't look as rushed or "in a hurry ".
It's 83 points in 11 games for Mag. He's not taking a ton of shots, so he's efficient enough right now, where he's going to score whenever the offense finds him.
If you pencil in 8 points per game in the remaining games of the year, that's probably something we can live with. An idea situation is getting Mag up to 10 to 11 PPG, which is something we can expect to see.
The corner set 3s and his footwork is getting better. The handle isn't ideal, but he's within the framework of the team concepts.
4 games last year since Purdue where Mag played at least 20 minutes, 3 of the 4 were double figures scoring.
All of the games this year, he has been at or above 20 minutes per game. The game should be slowing down for Mag, he doesn't look as rushed or "in a hurry ".
It's 83 points in 11 games for Mag. He's not taking a ton of shots, so he's efficient enough right now, where he's going to score whenever the offense finds him.
If you pencil in 8 points per game in the remaining games of the year, that's probably something we can live with. An idea situation is getting Mag up to 10 to 11 PPG, which is something we can expect to see.
The corner set 3s and his footwork is getting better. The handle isn't ideal, but he's within the framework of the team concepts.
His books are excellent. Outliers is my favorite. It's a bunch of short story examples so it's an easy book to read a little at a time. Highly recommend reading it for those who haven'tMalcolm Gladwell said, in "Outliers", that it "takes 10,000 hours of intensive practice to achieve mastery of complex skills and materials".
Who are we to argue?
He has great hands. Took the ball away down low against their speedy guards. Walls up against big players down low. Really, really good defensive player.
Shout out to Caleb holding Appleby to 0 pts in the 2nd half. Kid just put up 33 & Wisconsin. We just expect it from him but he’s a gem.
Shout out to Caleb holding Appleby to 0 pts in the 2nd half. Kid just put up 33 & Wisconsin. We just expect it from him but he’s a gem.
Such an awful play. I get it. He hits it. Roof comes off. But 4 on 1!!!!!
If he had just made a couple I get it. You're in the zone and maybe you get the offense board. He had just missed badly on a few though.
Hyatt's shot is sooooo flat when he's off. The ball barely gets over the rim at its apex. The line drive off the backboard 3 was something I see in crappy pickup games
Cam. Terrible call. Defender was moving and slid in front of him. Think Cam made the shot too
His midrange jumper is excellent and he has very good moves on the inside
His full court press is a thing of beauty and such an underrated thing. And yes his 2 fast breaks today he didn’t charge and instead did great - such a happy improvement. Great job Mag, Pike and coaches on that
Google Outliers debunked and pick a link, any link
Gladwell is an interesting read, good food for thought, bad science
