Newman goes undrafted
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I hear Italy is lovely this time of year.
Great place for a 6’4” shooting guard to work on becoming a point guard.
Great place for a 6’4” shooting guard to work on becoming a point guard.
I'll take my medicine, when he declared I said on here he'd go top 25 and was ridiculed by several. Think bruiser was the main one. Kinda missed that one.
Wish I could have seen the look on Omar Carters (his AAU handler/coach in Jackson) face when he went undrafted. But of course Omar had already made his $$ from Adidas when he signed w/ us then KU. Omar was counting on Malik to be his meal ticket for the rest of his crooked life
Well, guess he sat out a year strictly to get the Final Four experience. Certainly didn't help him with his draft status.
Wonder how Courtney Cronin feels about this? Maybe she could do another series following him around the G League.
Signing a FA deal after going undrafted is never the way to a roster in the NBA. A lot of 2nd round picks don’t make it. This ain’t football.
I hate it for Malik that he didn't get drafted, but there are just too many questions about his game. Also, is there any possible way Kellenberger could pin his not getting drafted on State? I sense an article coming. "Newman's road to a heartbreaking draft night began in Starkville..."
NBA wants what they want. If you are a stretch 4 that can shoot like Holman you are attractive even if you aren't a dominant college player. If you are a relatively short shooting guard without much else to your game they aren't that interested.
Haven't you heard?
I actually hate that for Malik Newman.That decision to go to Mississippi State out of high school turned out to be quite costly.— Kory Keys (@KoryKeys) June 22, 2018
Who the 17 even is that idiot? If 2 years with a Hall of Fame coach couldn't turn Malik into at least a 2nd round draft pick, I don't think the 1 year under Howland hurt him too badly. There's just not much room for a 6'3" shooting guard who can't or won't play the point and is average at best on defense.
She made a career off his hype. She works for the Vikings right now. Im glad somebody cashed in on the hype
Agreed. Tired of hearing about this jackass. Talent is vital in basketball, but in this case the missing pieces are work ethic, coachability, and attitude, period.
No one in this life is entitled to a damn thing.
Enjoy eastern Europe.
Believe Malik himself would have been fine without Horatio acting like a "Stage Father" so to speak.
Horatio didn't help his son in the long run. I've lost a lot of respect for him in the past 4 years. Which is sad, because he was one of my favorite players back in the day and seemed to me like he had been pretty loyal to the program up until then.
No matter where he went, he wasn’t going to the nba, doesn’t have the size or athleticism or the shot. Should have got his degree.
Perfect analysis. Been saying that since Day 1. He would have been the same player for us this year as he was for KU if he stayed. Self didn’t improve his game one iota. At State he was a talented freshmen that still did lots of freshmen things and had some trouble adjusting to the speed / flow of the game. Spending 2 years practicing with and against some of the most talented players in the country went a long way in accelerating that adjustment. But, he still was what he was....decent but not elite shooter that was too undersized to be a 2G and not enough handles / athleticism to be a PG. Classic tweener....the same affliction that affects about 98% of Division I college basketball players....regardless of how highly rated they are in the recruiting process.
And unfortunately, our “best” player may be in this boat as well. A tweener who is not a point guard and too small to be a 2 or swing player.
But at least he gets to play another year with his brother.
But at least he gets to play another year with his brother.
When he was in HS I felt like I was in the twilight zone. Everyone was hyping him as a lottery pick and I didn’t see it. Montae was night and day better. I told folks I thought he was Mo Williams at best and got told I was crazy. Turns out I was too generous .
He’s too small to play shooting guard in the NBA and simply lacks the skill set to be a NBA point guard. It was evident at MSU and at Kansas despite his strong tournament.
A subject revisited:
What is the latest on some college basketball coaches being
in hot water with some shoe companies and possibly sports agents?
Been quite for little while on this front.
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