That kid is only a Freshman and I was very impressed with him. He is going to be one heck of a player!!!!
He absolutely is. I never paid much attention to him until I went to my first game yesterday and he impressed the hell out of me!!Illinois Bear said:
Stud in the making.
That means we have good coaches.willyric said:
saw him play 4 times in high school.
NOT ONCE did he have a game where he did what he's done past 3/4 games.
Driving and finding the open shooter. Penetrate and dish to the big man.
unreal turnaround for a 17 yr old. I agree it could be scary what this kid could look like his junior year.
Good point on PJIII. He was so frustrating to watch much of the time as you could see the talent and athleticism, but his play often displayed a lack of passion/desire that resulted in him disappearing in way too many games and usually when he was needed the most.contrario said:
What has impressed me about Mayer since he started getting more playing time is his hustle. Yes, he gets a little out of control sometimes, but you can't coach a player to have confidence to hustle like that out there. With PJIII's talent, if he had been half has aggressive as Mayer is, he would have been amazing. I'm excited to see his growth.
if those two cats can learn to play together they can dominate, no doubt.vanillabryce said:
Butler and Mayer will be a special duo
And here's the thing, Barry used his length and ball movement skills to create shots that were:setshot said:
My quickest comparison goes back earlier than most of the posters here, but it is Rick Barry, who as a Warrior fan I watched come and go, then come back again to lead the Warriors to a championship over forty years ago.
Barry, 6'8" tall and slender, led the NCAA in scoring, the NBA in scoring, and the ABA in scoring, the only man to accomplish that. He was one of the great passing forwards to ever play the game, an all-time great at the free throw line, and unstoppable offensively.
that kinda passing is a dying thing in basketball.Space53 said:
The thing about Mayer is he's not scared to take the big shot, or any shot. But lately his passing has been great.
he's lookin more like 6'9 today than he was in the spring.Ashley Hodge said:
a legit 6-9
c'mon somebody!!!
inside joke between willyric and myself
Coach AD had some great insights on him and others in the program on the Sicem365 podcast that was released yesterday.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sicem365-podcast/id1174507192?mt=2
No, it isn't.TellMeYouLoveMe said:that kinda passing is a dying thing in basketball.Space53 said:
The thing about Mayer is he's not scared to take the big shot, or any shot. But lately his passing has been great.
.bear2be2 said:
I said this at the beginning of the season and I still feel this way now: Matthew Mayer has the best and most complete offensive skill set of any Baylor player since Vinnie Johnson. He doesn't have as high a floor as some of Baylor's other top talents in recent years, but he has a highest ceiling of the Drew era IMO. If he reaches his full potential, he'll not only make an NBA roster, he'll be a star.
6-9 guys who move as fluidly as he does and can handle, pass and shoot the ball the way he can are in short supply. And while his insane self-confidence may frustrate people now, it will be a massive asset in the near future. This guy will be an assassin who knows he's an assassin -- and there will be nothing defenses can do to stop him from scoring.