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I am not entirely sure to be honest. I assume so since its on a neutral court. I haven’t heard of many solo regular games being at a neutral venue.
Seems like he’s winning MVP at every tournament his team goes to. I’m looking for his 3p% to go up as well.
Iggy is almost certain to be part of the rotation next year. The others still have work to do.
I’m almost willing to bet $ he starts next year if he is even close to as good as advertised. Beilein will find him a spot at the 2, 3 or 4. Wherever just to get him on the court.
Matthews and Iggy at the wing spots could be pretty awesome. They would be a unique combo at the wing spots we’ve never had. Neither is a pure jump shooter (yet) but Matthews athleticism and Iggy’s physicality and handle would be fascinating.
I think we should start accepting that Matthews is gone after this year, lol
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I haven’t seen any draft related “gurus” even mention his name. I know he’s off the radar right now but it’s not a 100% certainty at all right now.
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Even if Matthews does declare, we should be fine. If Poole makes good improvements for next year, he and Iggy could be a great combo on the wings. Poole as the shooter and Iggy as a do it all scorer. A nice yin and yang combo at the 2/3 spots and Livers and Johns rotating at the 4 and maybe they occasionally slot in at the 3 as well.
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At this point he’d probably be a late second round pick at best. For an NBA shooting guard to not have a consistent three point shot, you’ve got to be elite at the other stuff to make up for it. Maybe he’ll improve his stock throughout the season, but like kturnup said, I haven’t even seen him on any mocks.
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I think his free throw percentage will cast major doubt on his shooting ability as a whole at the next level. That plus the team likely won’t make as deep of a run in March this year so he won’t have the added buzz of a breakout tournament performance
It’s still pretty early for draft gurus to take notice of a guy who was generally off the radar like Matthews, but he is showing a lot that I think NBA scouts will like. The FT% thing is a good point though. That could end up really scaring teams off since that is very strongly valued for 3 point projection at the next level.
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There is almost no chance he gets drafted IMO
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I agree, Would need to develop a consistent jumper in a hurry
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The season has just begun. Matthews could grow into another player by seasons end but right now I can’t see him being drafted.
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I think we all agree he has a wealth of talent, but to get to the NEXT level he needs to get stronger and play through contact, develop a better handle, and definitely develop a more consistent shot. I REALLY think his intent, at this point, is to be here next year because he knows he needs improvement in those areas, and he knows Coach B can help with his shot. Hopefully Sanderson can help with strength and DeAndre can help with handle and toughness.
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We’ve seen a lot of disregarded players flip the switch with Beilein–I wouldn’t rule that out for a minute. He has looked a little lost the last two games, though. If his number comes up a lot early he seems to find his way to the center of the action; last night and in the previous game he seemed pretty tangential, and pretty tentative when he did see the ball.
Really, though, I don’t see this–most of these technical questions–as the problem last night. They just got bullied and cowed–not even by a lot of hard play, just by the limelight, fans, and OSU’s enthusiasm for stealing the game from them. Every now and then I wish John would get up in their st*ff–and early–when you can see that coming.
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I agree, he needs to pull the plug on their runs a little bit sooner with a TO.
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At this point I don’t even see how an NBA team takes a chance on Wagner with a first round pick…He may very well be back to get his degree.
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