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It's truly uncanny. I can't recall any frontcourt player as adept as Maliq at poking/stripping the ballMaliq has exceptionally quick hands.
It's truly uncanny. I can't recall any frontcourt player as adept as Maliq at poking/stripping the ballMaliq has exceptionally quick hands.
Billy Owens is the closest to having the same steals per game, but per posession or percentages, unknown based on CBBref.It's truly uncanny. I can't recall any frontcourt player as adept as Maliq at poking/stripping the ball
Outside of Judah he's our next best player and it really isn't close.
There will be games where Copeland is ineffective and doesn't play much. Barring injury, Brown will be playing significant minutes in the middle and impacting almost every game with his defense.I think in a month you'll be saying the same thing about Copeland. He's really starting to "get it".
There will be games where Copeland is ineffective and doesn't play much. Barring injury, Brown will be playing significant minutes in the middle and impacting almost every game with his defense.
He has been great. They're two very different players. Copeland is more of a high-risk, high-reward type, while Brown is more of a steadying force.Copeland's last 4 games: averaging 11 pts, 6 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 0.5 blocks, and has played 24 minutes a game. His role is increasing with his production. He's shooting 16 for 24 from the floor (67%) and a very respectable 11 for 15 from the line (73%) in these last 4 games.
He has been great. They're two very different players. Copeland is more of a high-risk, high-reward type, while Brown is more of steadying force.
That’s why I like him coming off the bench when he can be disruptive to bigs who have been used to going against our 7-4 statue for the first few minutes.It's truly uncanny. I can't recall any frontcourt player as adept as Maliq at poking/stripping the ball
That’s why I like him coming off the bench when he can be disruptive to bigs who have been used to going against our 7-4 statue for the first few minutes.
Benny is pretty good at it as well.
Brown has played very well after reportedly being a bit banged up early in the season. I would expect his offensive game to continue to expand, and his solid contributions on the defensive end to be there most nights. At times he gets in foul trouble, but that's okay for a guy who comes off the bench to provide energy and change things up; I suspect he'll get better at avoiding fouls over time.Maliq is also improving, and this is an appreciation thread for him. So let's look at his recent splits, too.
His last 6 game stretch is very impressive:
He does need to get to the foul line more. He's only 6 of 8 from the foul line in the last six games. For a guy who is a good offensive rebounder, I'm surprised he hasn't gotten to the line more to date.
- 22 out of 30 from the floor - that's 73% (!)
- 36 rebounds = 6 per game (not bad, needs some improvement to 7 or 8)
- 12 steals in 6 games ( 2 per ...)
- 50 points in 6 games, including a horse collar against Cornell. Take that one out, and he's averaging 10 points a game.
- 4 blocked shots total, 4 assists
He is the poke master - haven’t seen anyone else like him - seems like a couple of the other guys are trying it.My family has nicknamed him "Pokey" for his uncanny ability to get at least 3 or 4 pokes of the ball a game. Literally the fastest hands at that than anyone I've seen my whole life.
Luv him as a player, luv him at PF, do not like him at center. Just another fine player joining a long line of guys playing out of position because we can’t recruit a good center or we can’t develop a center or our good center gets hurts or our potential AA center goes to another school for the NIL. Sigh.Since Maliq joined the program a lot of the discussion has been on what he's not - he's not big enough to play center, he's not a rim protector, etc.
The kid is just a basketball player. On defense, what he lacks in rim protection he more than makes up for in mobility and athleticism that results in steals. He's fantastic at defending the pick and roll and he's quick enough to guard multiple positions on the wing when he gets dragged out of the paint.
On offense, I know he had a few TOs yesterday but he's consistently shown the ability to make the right pass and even put the ball on the floor and attack the rim when he has an opportunity.
He's absolutely going to struggle to defend the rim against ACC teams with bigger front lines, but his versatility in every other aspect of defense more than makes up for that. For better or worse our best lineup features him at center.
pokey mcpokle.He is the poke master - haven’t seen anyone else like him - seems like a couple of the other guys are trying it.