Jordy Mac Prediction

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macrovol said:
That's what I'm predicting. Yes.
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Better NBA career than Houston? Are you aware of the type of season Houston had during his prime in the NBA? I think Houston and McRae will actually be very similar players in the NBA. Same skill sets and deficiencies. I think McRae having the same success as Houston did in his prime in the NBA is not something I would bet on. McRae will be an NBA player, though.
 
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In the last 10 years, we've had:

Chris Lofton
Tony Harris
Ron Slay
Tobias Harris
Scotty Hopson
JuJuan Smith

I'd probably take any of those over McRae.
 
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UneducatedGuess said:
He's not even considered the best player on his team....
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I'm always complaining about argumentative people but I would probably disagree with that statement...now of course Stokes (when he can get in position and we can get the ball to him) can carry the team at times....but I think JM is probably a "better player" in the terms we are speaking of...Much more athletic and can score from anywhere(literally) on the floor whereas Stokes has severe limitations...Apples and Oranges...IMO...
 
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therickbol said:
Why do people have to go to extremes and show ignorance just to argue the other side of an issue. Is the OP too extreme, IMO yes. But for people to say McRae is no good and as one said nowhere near and NBA player? That ignorant. Players with his size, length, and ability to put the ball in the basket (extended to the 3pt line) have a place in the NBA. His strength and lack of focus and determination on defense right now looks like it will keep him from being any kind of superstar in the league. But he is definitely and NBA player. And to give some small ounce of credence to the OP (nowhere near to the extreme that he went) McRae's deficiencies are things he could improve on.
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Great post. I agree 100%
 
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I like McRae a lot, but he is a volume shooter and he excels at no other phase of the game when he isn't scoring.

Great players find ways to affect the game even when they don't have the ball (rebounding, passing, defense), and McRae is average, at best, for his size in any of those areas.

He is an emotional leader, but that is a double-edged sword. When he is enjoying personal success on the floor, his emotion is positive, but when he struggles, his emotions and body language suffer, and it permeates throughout the team.

I think he will need to learn that he needs to affect more of the game than just his own box score to be the type player the OP is hoping he becomes.
 
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gule said:
case dismissed for lack of credibility!

mcCrae is the best of a very weak bunch but he is not even close to being NBA worthy.

no guts!
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His "guts" have nothing to do with why he won't be a great NBA player. He'll be on a team, maybe come off the bench and have highlights, but most likely no all star games. He's a poor man's JR smith
 
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JackHVFL said:
Chris Lofton, Jajuan Smith, Wayne Chism, CJ Watson, Tobias Harris, and Stokes are all better IMO
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I disagree with Chism being better and Smith. I disagree with the OP but damn McRae is definitely the best player we have had since Clo. Tobias is/was better but he was only around for a year. I also don't understand how you guys say McRae is not clutch apparently you forgot the three he hit last year in Texas A&M to force overtime.
 
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cncchris33 said:
I like McRae a lot, but he is a volume shooter and he excels at no other phase of the game when he isn't scoring.

Great players find ways to affect the game even when they don't have the ball (rebounding, passing, defense), and McRae is average, at best, for his size in any of those areas.
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You think last night was a fluke, or do you think there was a talk?

Only the second time in his career he had double digit rebounds, and also chipped in 4 assists? He contributes in those areas the rest of the season and he will end up drafted no doubt.

That's what people wanted to see, and I assume what the OP of the "step up" thread was referring to. He's 6'6" with a longer wingspan than probably Stokes or Maymon, no reason he shouldn't be up around 7-8 boards a game.
 
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Ron Slay will always be my favorite. I was a freshman when he was a freshman and he never took a single play off while on the court.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
You think last night was a fluke, or do you think there was a talk?

Only the second time in his career he had double digit rebounds, and also chipped in 4 assists? He contributes in those areas the rest of the season and he will end up drafted no doubt.

That's what people wanted to see, and I assume what the OP of the "step up" thread was referring to. He's 6'6" with a longer wingspan than probably Stokes or Maymon, no reason he shouldn't be up around 7-8 boards a game.
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I hope it wasn't an aberration, but 28 games into his senior year, well, a tiger doesn't change his stripes. I hope he is going to finish out the season with that type of effort every night, but I'll always be skeptical of it happening.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
You think last night was a fluke, or do you think there was a talk?

Only the second time in his career he had double digit rebounds, and also chipped in 4 assists? He contributes in those areas the rest of the season and he will end up drafted no doubt.

That's what people wanted to see, and I assume what the OP of the "step up" thread was referring to. He's 6'6" with a longer wingspan than probably Stokes or Maymon, no reason he shouldn't be up around 7-8 boards a game.
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I do agree, he should get a minimum of 5 boards a game by sheer accident with that wingspan.
 
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cncchris33 said:
I hope it wasn't an aberration, but 28 games into his senior year, well, a tiger doesn't change his stripes. I hope he is going to finish out the season with that type of effort every night, but I'll always be skeptical of it happening.
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My hope is that having Barton, McRae and Maymon all seniors and Stokes in his likely last year...that maybe a light bulb goes on that says this is it? Maybe they start to play with a little more effort, passion and energy every night?

Probably wishful thinking, but it would be nice. I will say the ball slam from Stokes is the most emotion he's shown since he stepped on campus.
 
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UneducatedGuess said:
He's not even considered the best player on his team....
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By who ? I like Stokes and McRae. McRae can score from just about any place on the floor. Stokes can't. I would rather have the ball in Mcraes hands with the game on the line rather than Stokes.
 
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Daloth said:
His "guts" have nothing to do with why he won't be a great NBA player. He'll be on a team, maybe come off the bench and have highlights, but most likely no all star games. He's a poor man's JR smith
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JR Smith is probably a very good comparison for McRae's contribution in the NBA.
 
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UneducatedGuess said:
He's not even considered the best player on his team....
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You realize he is talking about the player that he becomes in 10 years in the NBA? In 10 years, McRae has the 'potential' to be a much better NBA player than Stokes. McRae's deficiencies are correctable and his ceiling is pretty high. Now he might not improve on them and could end up a bench role player in the NBA. But the potential is there to be more than that. Stokes will not get taller, longer, or more explosive off the bounce. He will need to carve out a niche for himself in the NBA. And even that will be a challenge.
 
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tnvols72 said:
Without McRae does Tn have a winning record ?
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Hard to say, his game where he shot 1-15 say possibly...He is way too streaky, absolutely will not set a screen, believes he must go coast to coast even if a teammate is wide open for an easy shot, and he gets ahead of himself when handeling the ball in traffic.
 
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#47
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Stoked4Zo said:
Nope but the same can be said about Stokes.
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I'm asking a serious question because I don't know and not a stat person but the first 15 games what does Stokes numbers look like vs Mcraes ? Because the first 15 games seems like McRae was carrying this team offensively.
 
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tnvols72 said:
I'm asking a serious question because I don't know and not a stat person but the first 15 games what does Stokes numbers look like vs Mcraes ? Because the first 15 games seems like McRae was carrying this team offensively.
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Without Stokes I guarantee you this team wouldn't have more than 10 wins. He does stuff that stats don't show. The same can be said about McRae too though. But I still think Stokes is more valuable to this team.
 
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therickbol said:
You realize he is talking about the player that he becomes in 10 years in the NBA? In 10 years, McRae has the 'potential' to be a much better NBA player than Stokes. McRae's deficiencies are correctable and his ceiling is pretty high. Now he might not improve on them and could end up a bench role player in the NBA. But the potential is there to be more than that. Stokes will not get taller, longer, or more explosive off the bounce. He will need to carve out a niche for himself in the NBA. And even that will be a challenge.
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Exactly.
 
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