He has never been coached to harness his talent. His height on offense is almost a detriment to how he tries to play. He is 6-9 but plays like a 6-3 guard wants to face you up and try and cross you up or spin off you and keep his dribble it’s a turnover machine. It’s a long time for the ball from his hand to the floor. He doesn’t get that though.
He has never been coached to harness his talent. His height on offense is almost a detriment to how he tries to play. He is 6-9 but plays like a 6-3 guard wants to face you up and try and cross you up or spin off you and keep his dribble it’s a turnover machine. It’s a long time for the ball from his hand to the floor. He doesn’t get that though.
Not even sure it’s coaching with McDaniels. Most high school kids aren’t well coached and AAU coaching is a joke.
He’s a toolsy player that hasn’t put it together. He wouldn’t be substantially better anywhere else. It is what it is.
I think he would be better at a school where they don’t encourage him to create the offense just by elimination of some of his half court ISO’s from 30 ft out.
It’s painful watching the defense collapse on him once he starts dribbling.
Not even sure it’s coaching with McDaniels. Most high school kids aren’t well coached and AAU coaching is a joke.
He’s a toolsy player that hasn’t put it together. He wouldn’t be substantially better anywhere else. It is what it is.
I think he would be better at a school where they don’t encourage him to create the offense just by elimination of some of his half court ISO’s from 30 ft out.
It’s painful watching the defense collapse on him once he starts dribbling.
At a less talented school Mcdaniels plays even more minutes, handles the ball more, and is relied on even more. He probably struggles horribly trying to force things until he quits mid season.
At a major talented school like Kentucky he is probably benched and getting extremely limited minutes.
Instead he is a hometown guy with just enough talent around him to hide the fact that he has very little usable talent on the court but is still getting regular minutes so isnt buried and called a bust.
I think Mcdaniels has been incredibly lucky to basically walk into, on accident, a Goldilocks situation for him that has mostly protected his potential projections despite his fluctuations in on court effort and relatively disappointing play.
Not even sure it’s coaching with McDaniels. Most high school kids aren’t well coached and AAU coaching is a joke.
He’s a toolsy player that hasn’t put it together. He wouldn’t be substantially better anywhere else. It is what it is.
I think he would be better at a school where they don’t encourage him to create the offense just by elimination of some of his half court ISO’s from 30 ft out.
It’s painful watching the defense collapse on him once he starts dribbling.
At a less talented school Mcdaniels plays even more minutes, handles the ball more, and is relied on even more. He probably struggles horribly trying to force things until he quits mid season.
At a major talented school like Kentucky he is probably benched and getting extremely limited minutes.
Instead he is a hometown guy with just enough talent around him to hide the fact that he has very little usable talent on the court but is still getting regular minutes so isnt buried and called a bust.
I think Mcdaniels has been incredibly lucky to basically walk into, on accident, a Goldilocks situation for him that has mostly protected his potential projections despite his fluctuations in on court effort and relatively disappointing play.
McDaniels has above-average skills/raw tools. What he(and every other guard on our team) doesn't do is take what the defense gives them. Guys like Naz and McDaniels can get mid-range jump shots at will but they would rather try to take it into the teeth of the defense for a low-percentage shot. That's on Hop.
The offense that Hop runs requires guys to get their own shot and you live and die by your shooters getting/staying hot. We don't have a single competent shooter on this team right now. When you don't have guys who can create their own shot you have to run an offense of some kind that dictates where/when shots are taken. Look at Michigan State, they run a deliberate offense where the offense relies upon guards curling off of picks and the shot that opens up is the mid-range jumper. No matter who is on that team they run the same offense. Guys don't have to create their own shot. They just play the system and the system creates open mid-range shots.
McDaniels has above-average skills/raw tools. What he(and every other guard on our team) doesn't do is take what the defense gives them. Guys like Naz and McDaniels can get mid-range jump shots at will but they would rather try to take it into the teeth of the defense for a low-percentage shot. That's on Hop.
The offense that Hop runs requires guys to get their own shot and you live and die by your shooters getting/staying hot. We don't have a single competent shooter on this team right now. When you don't have guys who can create their own shot you have to run an offense of some kind that dictates where/when shots are taken. Look at Michigan State, they run a deliberate offense where the offense relies upon guards curling off of picks and the shot that opens up is the mid-range jumper. No matter who is on that team they run the same offense. Guys don't have to create their own shot. They just play the system and the system creates open mid-range shots.
Mcdaniels doesnt do much "above-average"
Shooting = below average Ball handling = below average without the ball = below average rebounding = below average perimeter defense = below average Passing = average
he is maybe above average at low, weak-side help defense/blocks, thats about it.
When people say that some people just mentally mature enough to go into the NBA McDaniels is that...
He isnt good enough to have the sleepy/mopey attitude, its going to drive coaches and trainers absolutely insane. Im not even sure he even likes to play basketball let alone has the passion and work ethic to make it in any competitive league.
81% chance he continues to not put in the work off the court, He is well below average when it comes to his shooting as a guard, ball handling, and physical development.
When people say that some people just mentally mature enough to go into the NBA McDaniels is that...
He isnt good enough to have the sleepy/mopey attitude, its going to drive coaches and trainers absolutely insane. Im not even sure he even likes to play basketball let alone has the passion and work ethic to make it in any competitive league.
81% chance he continues to not put in the work off the court, He is well below average when it comes to his shooting as a guard, ball handling, and physical development.
I can agree that his ball handling and shooting aren't as good as he thinks they are, but he wasn't necessarily a low effort player, just extremely sloppy.
He was pretty disruptive on D, effort wasn’t an issue. Trying to be Kevin Durant was the issue.
When people say that some people just mentally mature enough to go into the NBA McDaniels is that...
He isnt good enough to have the sleepy/mopey attitude, its going to drive coaches and trainers absolutely insane. Im not even sure he even likes to play basketball let alone has the passion and work ethic to make it in any competitive league.
81% chance he continues to not put in the work off the court, He is well below average when it comes to his shooting as a guard, ball handling, and physical development.
I can agree that his ball handling and shooting aren't as good as he thinks they are, but he wasn't necessarily a low effort player, just extremely sloppy.
He was pretty disruptive on D, effort wasn’t an issue. Trying to be Kevin Durant was the issue.
Agreed, you don't block that many shots by being lazy and not caring.
His biggest problem was that he was way overhyped.
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He’s a toolsy player that hasn’t put it together. He wouldn’t be substantially better anywhere else. It is what it is.
It’s painful watching the defense collapse on him once he starts dribbling.
At a major talented school like Kentucky he is probably benched and getting extremely limited minutes.
Instead he is a hometown guy with just enough talent around him to hide the fact that he has very little usable talent on the court but is still getting regular minutes so isnt buried and called a bust.
I think Mcdaniels has been incredibly lucky to basically walk into, on accident, a Goldilocks situation for him that has mostly protected his potential projections despite his fluctuations in on court effort and relatively disappointing play.
At a major talented school like Kentucky he is probably benched and getting extremely limited minutes.
Instead he is a hometown guy with just enough talent around him to hide the fact that he has very little usable talent on the court but is still getting regular minutes so isnt buried and called a bust.
I think Mcdaniels has been incredibly lucky to basically walk into, on accident, a Goldilocks situation for him that has mostly protected his potential projections despite his fluctuations in on court effort and relatively disappointing play.
The offense that Hop runs requires guys to get their own shot and you live and die by your shooters getting/staying hot. We don't have a single competent shooter on this team right now. When you don't have guys who can create their own shot you have to run an offense of some kind that dictates where/when shots are taken. Look at Michigan State, they run a deliberate offense where the offense relies upon guards curling off of picks and the shot that opens up is the mid-range jumper. No matter who is on that team they run the same offense. Guys don't have to create their own shot. They just play the system and the system creates open mid-range shots.
Shooting = below average
Ball handling = below average
without the ball = below average
rebounding = below average
perimeter defense = below average
Passing = average
he is maybe above average at low, weak-side help defense/blocks, thats about it.
I see him going overseas to gain experience. One and done.
He isnt good enough to have the sleepy/mopey attitude, its going to drive coaches and trainers absolutely insane. Im not even sure he even likes to play basketball let alone has the passion and work ethic to make it in any competitive league.
81% chance he continues to not put in the work off the court, He is well below average when it comes to his shooting as a guard, ball handling, and physical development.
Don’t agree on Dickau. One of my favorite college hoopers. I can’t blame NWG either. He wanted to win.
He was pretty disruptive on D, effort wasn’t an issue. Trying to be Kevin Durant was the issue.
His biggest problem was that he was way overhyped.