Momcilovic Can’t Create?
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If they put a big man on him, he can move against him. If they use a smaller man, he can shoot over the defender.
I live in Iowa and have watched him a lot. He can create much better than Brea could but I think he is also a better shooter. He needs to work on his defense. Might be the best player that Pope has ever recruited. He is a high character man and was the glue that held Iowa State together as a team.
I watched a highlight video and he stepped back with defenders closing often and still made them. In Pope's system he should be able to get off even more open looks though which would be insane - and as soon as he drains a few in a game, the court will part in the middle. Can the season get here already?
He’s mastered that patented Dirk Nowitzki step back and shoot off one leg move. And from deep range.
maybe they meant he can't create for others?
obviously he has no problem getting his own shot...not sure how anyone could argue otherwise
obviously he has no problem getting his own shot...not sure how anyone could argue otherwise
Momcilovic is a shot creator -- I've told you this before. It's not his primary bag, but definitely a part of his game. He averaged 17.0 ppg last year for a reason --- it wasn't all catch and shoot. If I were you, I'd be wondering why Momcilovic is regarded as a top 3 portal player (regardless of ranking site).
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Shot Versatility: Deadly off the catch, but also highly capable of relocating, shooting off screens, and knocking down pick-and-pop attempts.Tactical Scoring: Operates effectively in early transition and uses a highly refined pump-fake-into-sidestep move to beat aggressive closeouts.Limitations:
Not an explosive, above-the-rim athlete or a primary isolation creator. His handle can be clunky in crowded spaces inside the arc.
Not an explosive, above-the-rim athlete or a primary isolation creator. His handle can be clunky in crowded spaces inside the arc.
After the last few days, I’m just going to spend the rest of the summer believing he’s the love child of Bird and Nowitzki, and enjoy every second of this crow Pope sent over to my house to eat as a “F you” for doubting him
i love the trope of "white ball player exclusively gets compared to other white ball players".After the last few days, I’m just going to spend the rest of the summer believing he’s the love child of Bird and Nowitzki, and enjoy every second of this crow Pope sent over to my house to eat as a “F you” for doubting him
Good lord next season is gonna be fun. Last year Milan and Noah combined for 137 made threes. I can see that number going up.
I don’t think Noah’s ever gonna see the floor outside of garbage time next year.
Adding Milan eliminates any conceivable need for what he provides.
The opposite is happening with Noah for his career. Every year in college he is getting less and less playing time.
He doesn’t care and quite frankly I think he’s a little bit ticked off UK got some good news last night. He thinks an NBA scout’s assessment is indicative of how good a college player he’ll be.
There are whole games out there on YouTube that you can watch if you’re so inclined to think for yourself.
The debate on Milan started with many on here calling him JUST a spot up shooter. Which is ridiculous. He’s not going to be confused with a slasher like Oweh but he’s way more than a spot up shooter. Dude can score.
What does that have to do with anything? What does that add to this conversation besides you implying racism? Your bs gets old.
I agree that using an NBA draft scouting report is not a good way to analyze his game. He does things in college that he will not be asked to do at the next level. I think Wildcat fans are going to love Milan. I'm something of an Otzelberger guy so I try to watch more Iowa State and I was over the moon about the possibility of Momcilovic.
It's crazy how many contested, step back and off-angle threes he hits and still shot nearly 50% from range.
We may have to define our terms here. He has some creativity with how he’s able to get his 3s off besides strictly wide open catch and shoot situations, but he’s absolutely not a guy who’s routinely putting stress on the defense off the dribble. He rarely gets to the rim at all, two thirds of his field goal attempts last year were from behind the arc, and he had a very low assist rate.
He’s still likely going to make a big impact on offense just from how many 3s he can hit on high efficiency, but I do think it’s fair to acknowledge that he doesn’t do much of what people usually mean when they call someone a “creator”.
He’s still likely going to make a big impact on offense just from how many 3s he can hit on high efficiency, but I do think it’s fair to acknowledge that he doesn’t do much of what people usually mean when they call someone a “creator”.
Not disagreeing but he’s also going to play the 3 or 4. Since when does that position rely heavily on having a creator play it? I mean that would be great but we need that from the 1 or 2 spots.
I know many people do this. But race is NOT the reason he draws so many Nowitzki comparisons, instead it’s because his moves look like a carbon copy of the ones Dirk made famous.
The dude obviously studied a lot of Dirk vids as a kid.
The context here is that Milan can create his own shot not create for others. As I stated above, the debate on him started with folks saying he was just a spot up shooter.
Two years of mark pope has taught me he will never have a good defensive team, so might as well get the guy who shoots 48 percent from three.
And what's wrong with that? White players tend to not be as athletic, so they focus on parts of the game that don't require as much athleticism. Meanwhile, black players tend to use their athleticism to their advantage. That's why white players at a high level play very similarly and get compared to each other. If you weren't a moron who gets off on insinuating that people are racist, we wouldn't have to explain it to you as if you are 5 years old. But here we are.
Reminds me of Bird a little. Good size, not real athletic or fast, but can get his shot off, and his feet rarely leave the floor. Just highly skilled offensively.
I think there’s some pretty good discussion in this thread with only one that’s trying to throw it off. That’s pretty damn good for this site.
Go find a political board. You're banned from my feed.
I dont understand how folks cant be happy with MM coming here. I have ragged on Pope a lot this past season and I am so glad to be proven wrong on Pope landing MM.
Maybe this will break the ice and help us land more top guys in the future. I hope MM plays at the next level but to be honest I just care about what he does for us and making a run in the tournament. He's a excellent college player.
He probably will be a projected 1st team AA heading into the season. He will make everyone better around him so I'm stoked for the season. Don't mind eating crow at all today.