Jordy Mac Prediction

#51
#51
McRae is going to have to get a whole lot better at one thing if he's going to ever make it in the NBA. As chris said, he's average compared to what excels in that league. In other words, he better learn a foreign language.
 
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I'm just glad he's been more consistent this year. Last year it seemed like he put up big numbers against our cupcake teams and faded against the better competition, this year (minus the 1-15 Florida game) he's been much more consistent.
 
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Stoked4Zo said:
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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If Stokes were the star (focal point) of this team instead of McCrae, I would argue that they would have 3-5 more wins.
 
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Stoked4Zo said:
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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I feel completely the opposite. McRae opens the floor by stretching the floor. Stokes has absolutely nobody to go to if McRae is not on the floor.
 
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volinreallife said:
I feel completely the opposite. McRae opens the floor by stretching the floor. Stokes has absolutely nobody to go to if McRae is not on the floor.
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Who are you going to start in the post without Stokes... Reese? AJD? Pops? Lol. If McRae is out you could at least have Barton at the 2 and Richardson at the 3.
 
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He's been a valuable player for us since last January, but probably just cracks the top 10 of Vol alumn's. I think his game translates to the NBA cause he's explosive but I don't see him doing anything special on the next level. His jersey absolutley will not be retired. You have to break records for that to happen. Not finish 4th in the SEC in scoring.
 
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Stoked4Zo said:
Who are you going to start in the post without Stokes... Reese? AJD? Pops? Lol. If McRae is out you could at least have Barton at the 2 and Richardson at the 3.
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Look at Barton and Richardson's stats from the last 3 or 4 games.

Please tell me who you want shooting the ball.
 
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volinreallife said:
Look at Barton and Richardson's stats from the last 3 or 4 games.

Please tell me who you want shooting the ball.
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I mean obviously you are losing your best shooter. But without Stokes imagine how bad we'd get dominated on the boards. You can win a game without good shooting. You can't win without rebounding. Regardless you loss either one we'd have a Mississippi state or Bama record.
 
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Stoked4Zo said:
I mean obviously you are losing your best shooter. But without Stokes imagine how bad we'd get dominated on the boards. You can win a game without good shooting. You can't win without rebounding. Regardless you loss either one we'd have a Mississippi state or Bama record.
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This is absolutely false. I will go minus ten in the rebounding margin, If I make the other team turn the ball over.

There are to many variables to say just one will cause you to lose.
 
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Where/how would Jordy play in the NBA? He's a good, but not great, 3-point shooter, certainly not good enough to be a heat check guy off the bench. He can't guard SEC caliber 2-guards, so how in the world is he going to stay in front of NBA guys?
 
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volinreallife said:
This is absolutely false. I will go minus ten in the rebounding margin, If I make the other team turn the ball over.

There are to many variables to say just one will cause you to lose.
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The problem with that is, we are the worst team in the league at forcing TOs. He was speaking in terms of our team right now. We are so bad offensively, that our best play is a missed shot. If we lose Stokes' 10 rebounds a game, that is a major chink in our armor.

In a general sense, I agree with your last sentence. However, as it pertains to this team, if you take away our rebounding, then you have crippled us. It's literally, the only thing we do on an elite level.
 
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Stoked4Zo said:
I mean obviously you are losing your best shooter. But without Stokes imagine how bad we'd get dominated on the boards. You can win a game without good shooting. You can't win without rebounding. Regardless you loss either one we'd have a Mississippi state or Bama record.
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you cant win or even have a chance at winning if you cant score. unless your looking for a 2-0 win. Without Mcrae imagine how many boards Stokes would have a game, he would be rebounding bricks all night.
 
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DowntownVol said:
Where/how would Jordy play in the NBA? He's a good, but not great, 3-point shooter, certainly not good enough to be a heat check guy off the bench. He can't guard SEC caliber 2-guards, so how in the world is he going to stay in front of NBA guys?
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I did not know they played Defense in the NBA ,what year did that start?
 
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DowntownVol said:
Where/how would Jordy play in the NBA? He's a good, but not great, 3-point shooter, certainly not good enough to be a heat check guy off the bench. He can't guard SEC caliber 2-guards, so how in the world is he going to stay in front of NBA guys?
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McRae is third on the team in steals and has more blocks than any other guard on the team.

Most 2 guards in the SEC are shorter and do not promote well to the nba game, where the really good 2 guards are 6-5 to 6-8.

Jordy Mac's biggest problem will be his weight in the nba.
 
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macrovol said:
10 years from now, Jordan McRae will be seen as the best Vol basketball player since Bernard King. That first dunk in the second half last night was sick. And what a stat line, 29 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists. This guy is a real talent waiting to explode in the NBA.
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I would argue that Wayne Chism was a better player than McRae...ALL DAY.
 
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People saying with conviction that McRae will never play a minute in the NBA never watches the NBA or is bitter about the way this years team is losing. Is it possible he never plays in the NBA, sure. As many have pointed out, he will struggle with his weight/strength and his lack of interest in defense. But he has tools that translate to the NBA game. He can add weight and with a paycheck on the line he can find motivation to be an adequate defender. The idea that 6'6" 2-guards with exceptional wingspan, above average athleticism, and a knack for scoring from the 3-point line, midrange, and around the basket are a dime a dozen is just dumb.
 
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therickbol said:
People saying with conviction that McRae will never play a minute in the NBA never watches the NBA or is bitter about the way this years team is losing. Is it possible he never plays in the NBA, sure. As many have pointed out, he will struggle with his weight/strength and his lack of interest in defense. But he has tools that translate to the NBA game. He can add weight and with a paycheck on the line he can find motivation to be an adequate defender. The idea that 6'6" 2-guards with exceptional wingspan, above average athleticism, and a knack for scoring from the 3-point line, midrange, and around the basket are a dime a dozen is just dumb.
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He will be lucky to be drafted late in the 2nd round and keep in mind that not all second round picks make teams either.
 
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therickbol said:
People saying with conviction that McRae will never play a minute in the NBA never watches the NBA or is bitter about the way this years team is losing. Is it possible he never plays in the NBA, sure. As many have pointed out, he will struggle with his weight/strength and his lack of interest in defense. But he has tools that translate to the NBA game. He can add weight and with a paycheck on the line he can find motivation to be an adequate defender. The idea that 6'6" 2-guards with exceptional wingspan, above average athleticism, and a knack for scoring from the 3-point line, midrange, and around the basket are a dime a dozen is just dumb.
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No, people are saying with conviction that McRae won't make it because he doesn't do one thing well that you have to do to get to the NBA. Screw the weight disadvantage. Curry doesn't weigh a lot and that doesn't bother him. McRae is going to have to get a lot better at one thing (shooting) until he sniffs the NBA. His ball handling, defense and rebounding is average at best.
 
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therickbol said:
People saying with conviction that McRae will never play a minute in the NBA never watches the NBA or is bitter about the way this years team is losing. Is it possible he never plays in the NBA, sure. As many have pointed out, he will struggle with his weight/strength and his lack of interest in defense. But he has tools that translate to the NBA game. He can add weight and with a paycheck on the line he can find motivation to be an adequate defender. The idea that 6'6" 2-guards with exceptional wingspan, above average athleticism, and a knack for scoring from the 3-point line, midrange, and around the basket are a dime a dozen is just dumb.
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You just described most of the D-leauge 2 guards. So yeah, they really are a dime a dozen.

Jordan needs to increase his defense, handles, and ball handling.
 
#73
#73
The only way McRae ever gets paid to play basketball is if he learns a foreign language first. The only player on this team with any shot at an NBA career is Stokes and even he has a lot of things he has to improve first.
 
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I have really enjoy watching Jordy grow from his freshman year, but one of the greats, not even close...if u really want to talk about a Tn great in the recent past, u have to give that to Chris Lofton, hands down, and that includes T.Harris..
 
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