I am over it. Was one of my favorite players ever. Sadly because only got the 1 year (and went to Duke), couldn't make it officially into my top 5. Just posting to show he's someone that would have been a big help, obviously. AND I understand it was a decision he made to leave.
Well, you know how it goes - Syracuse's trash is Duke's treasure...wait... that doesn't seem right...Sorry if repost, didnt see this yet
“Unsung hero”, “Favorite player on this year’s team”: Duke fans elevate Maliq Brown as Cooper Flagg and co. take down Louisville
Duke Men’s Basketball highlighted 6-foot-9 forward Maliq Brown in an Instagram post on Monday. He put up six points, 11 rebounds and three steals in the No.www.sportskeeda.com
I think may still squeak by without him.
I agree. Brown could be one of those bench players that sticks around the league for 10 years - a guy nobody has ever heard of. He can defend multiple positions at a very high level. He won't give you much on offense, but he will take advantage of every easy opportunity. No mistakes, high percentage player. Smart.
Who cares if all advanced stats shows he's one of the best defenders in the league and efficient on offense, if he can't do a Shammgod into a triple axel, I don't want him.
Sucks for Brown. Duke will be OK. Malauch is getting better every game and he's their 3rd or 4th best player. For a team reliant on 3 freshmen, they're very very good.
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Yeah i Think he could have taken the next step here easily as he just needed to improve his attempts at shooting. He could shoot he just didnt. Great all around kid who i personally miss this year.He was playing less and less as the season progressed. Since the beginning of the year, their last 3 games he’s played only 28 minutes total. Maluach 7’2” center has really improved taking most of the minutes now and Patrick Ngongba, another 6’11” center has been out injured this season after foot surgery is predicted to be able to play soon. Love Maliq but he’s regressed offensively from his SU days. Watching him there, he still runs the court very well but on fast breaks he doesn’t even look to score just passing it out, I don’t know if he’s coached not to shoot nor be a part of the offense other than setting screens and passing off but he’s very reluctant to ever shoot even when wide open. His stellar defense is his contribution to Duke’s team. Maluach, Ngongba and Mason Gillis, a 6’6” grad transfer from Purdue, are expected to get his minutes. Hoping he recovers but do wonder about his future minutes there. He was helping Duke when he played defensively and as a consummate team player, he would have helped if he had stayed here too and I think his offense would have continued to improve.
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I am glad we dodged that bullet.
The one thing our current team needs is a defensive presence including his steals, deflections. I went back 11 seasons back to 2014-2015 and this is the first year we have ever had less steals in a season than our opponents. We are averaging only 4.6 steals vs 8 steals for our opponents. Last year MaliQ led us in steals with 71 and Mintz was next with 67 and we averaged 9.1 steals to opponents 6.3 steals/game.
He’s also playing his natural position and not having to worry about fans booing his friend.
He seems to be a Duke fan favorite there too.
They are crazy good. They would have been a challenge for our best teams of the 80 s and 90s.
He's playing the 5 at Duke which is exactly where he played for us last year. He is rarely if ever on the court at the same time a Maluach. His natural position is most likely at the 4.
Last I checked he was averaging about 19 minutes per game. In 15 games he has made 16 shots. 20 if you include free throws.
