Sandro Mamukelashvili, a career .259 3 Pt shooter hitting 3 treys was huge for SHU plus a good number of contested but missed put backs for RU was the scoring difference here. Winnable game, lost opportunity.
Mamu 3’s
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Bad close out on his threes. I don’t understand why as a forward you don’t get a hand in his face there. If he tries to put the ball on the floor to blow by you, you’ll have help from your guards
He has always been known as a good shooter. He hasnt shot great, but this was not unexpected.
Not unexpected? I call BS and will guarantee he doesn’t repeat that in the BE this year. I’m giving him credit here, his 3 pointers were huge, but entirely unexpected.
He is a known shooter first....that is his aspect that made him a prospect. Fans unaware would look at stats and think a player isn't a shooter. What happens when Powell creates gaps and there's too much focus on stopping him, defense gives up gaps. He had a very long time to make those 3s.
If you noticed, he struggled mightily to finish shots at the basket or against our size. Once RU gets a year older, stronger and quicker and more basketball aware, these gaps defensively would be better.
RU plays sound defense but there's not a dominate potential athlete anywhere in the front court, like most teams have. Mathis is playing the wing because he's a plus athlete and can get out quickly to make plays.
Otherwise we are very stationary and rugged rebounding team but not a team that is explosive up front. A player like Dane Miller or better athlete takes away Mamu completely...which means tougher shooting percentages for Mamu, which explains his 3 point shooting percentages where they are. He's a talented shooter, he just getting better as a sophomore and will improve his overall game as a junior and senior as he gets stronger.
The one thing that I'm trying to figure out is whether Harper Jr next year, with better conditioning and an offseason to really reshape his body, can gain a step of quickness. I think at this level of basketball, your shot suffers when your legs and entire body are not used to having to play at a high level in the B1G.
I think Harper and Mathis have a LOT of upside physically on both ends of the court. And with better strength and conditioning, I think their shots will fall more often.
If you noticed, he struggled mightily to finish shots at the basket or against our size. Once RU gets a year older, stronger and quicker and more basketball aware, these gaps defensively would be better.
RU plays sound defense but there's not a dominate potential athlete anywhere in the front court, like most teams have. Mathis is playing the wing because he's a plus athlete and can get out quickly to make plays.
Otherwise we are very stationary and rugged rebounding team but not a team that is explosive up front. A player like Dane Miller or better athlete takes away Mamu completely...which means tougher shooting percentages for Mamu, which explains his 3 point shooting percentages where they are. He's a talented shooter, he just getting better as a sophomore and will improve his overall game as a junior and senior as he gets stronger.
The one thing that I'm trying to figure out is whether Harper Jr next year, with better conditioning and an offseason to really reshape his body, can gain a step of quickness. I think at this level of basketball, your shot suffers when your legs and entire body are not used to having to play at a high level in the B1G.
I think Harper and Mathis have a LOT of upside physically on both ends of the court. And with better strength and conditioning, I think their shots will fall more often.
Wait, what? Before tonight, he'd never hit more than 1 three in a game for SHU, and only hit one in 11 of 43 games... and he'd only made three or more attempts 4 times. Going 3/4 from range tonight was unprecedented at this level.
That and 4 months working out in the new practice facility will help the entire team.
I know the stats. But his rep was as a finesse stretch 4 who could shoot deep. His pt last yr made it hard for him to get in rhythm. I am not shocked at his shooting today. I gotta say, I was relieved. But I expected him to be a good 3 pt shooter, sooner than yesterday. I bet he proves to be a reliable shooter over the rest of his career. But I am not surprised at opponents thinking he was lucky today.
This is equivalent to Shaq Doorson going 3/4 from 3. The kid is 25% and 18% on the year! Never more than 1 in a game !! 9 points killer
Agree, that’s where the W’s will come from. Someone (those plus Issa or
Peter) who’ll hit three in three mins and change the game.
Regardless of his "rep" coming out of HS, it took him 44 outings to hit more than one three in a game. That's more than not being "in rhythm".
I bet you a gallon of the blue kool-aid you’re drinking that regardless of your expectations he doesn’t go 3-4 from three again in his career.
How so? Do enlighten us.
Ps, I didn't see the word lucky expressed by anyone other than 75.
Sandro may not be Myles Powell but he can knock down a 3 when open. This is the first game I can remember him having essentially 4 uncontested 3s. The comparison to Doorson is just silly.
A better comparison might be Eugene last year. I think he made none or maybe one 3 all year. If, when we played SHU last year he made 3 of 4 from downtown and we won by 6 points, SHU fans would be saying, “great, just our luck this guy of all people knocks down 75% of his threes against us and only us.”
Better pay up...he’s 3 for 3 tonight from three ...that didn’t take long
Better pay up...he’s 3 for 3 tonight from three ...that didn’t take long
Make that 4 for 4. As Cramer says..”they no nothing”
Better pay up...he’s 3 for 3 tonight from three ...that didn’t take long
Good for him, really. Now about that Kool-aid, any chance you’ll take yellow?
Says the dikhead loser spending his time reading my posts for his perceived gotcha moment. Nothing better to do in your life?
It was a thread about a Seton Hall player. Can’t help it if you’re stupid enough to make that bet. Looks like you’re the dickhead loser...lol
So much for your knowledge of bball. Took him 1 game to prove your prediction wrong.[roll]
Alert: Mamu again goes 3/4 from three, this time at Marquette on Saturday.
1 -4 vs Wagner
1- 2 @ Nebraska
0 -4 vs St. Louis
0- 0 Grand Canyon
1- 2 Hawaii
1- 4 Miami
0- 1 Louisville
1- 1 UNH
0- 1 Kentucky
3- 4 RU
4- 5 Sacred heart
0- 4 @Maryland
1- 4 St. Johns
1- 3 @ Xavier
1- 3 @ DePaul
0- 1 Butler
3- 4 @ Marquette
16-43 overall from 3....37% from 3.
10-13 in 3 games vs RU, Sacred Heart and Marquette ...77% from 3 in those 3....
6-30 in 14 other games......20% from 3...
Sometimes kids hit shots and it's their day. Make no mistake, the kid has a reputation as a shooter from distance but still an underclassman and not going to be consistent....maybe streaky but a normal game vs RU of 1 out of 4 vs 3 out of 4, perhaps a different result.
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We almost have that with Peter Kiss and Issa Thiam.
Kiss: 8-15 in three games (53%)... then 11-43 (26%) in the others. Overall: 33%
Thiam: 10-18 in three games (56%)... then 5-29 (17%) in the others. Overall: 32%
Mamu's 0.9 threes a game isn't exactly the magical missing ingredient. Will gladly take Powell off your hands, though.
Mamu's almost like Omoruyi, with a bit less scoring. The difference is that Omoruyi is our leading scorer, and Mamu gets to play second fiddle to Powell.
Omoruyi: 27.9 min, 14.6 pts (.467 FG, .364 3P), 7.5 rbs, 1.8 ast
Mamu: 28.3 min, 9.8 pts (.468 FG, .364 3P), 7.3 rbs, 1.7 ast
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