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Message: [QUOTE="Niastri, post: 4666080, member: 722"] [MEDIA=youtube]6CRFur8TzMg[/MEDIA] I think The Highlander is a decent pickup, at our greatest position of need. The team went into the transfer season expecting Edwards to stick around, leaving a hole in the middle. McLeod fills that hole with size and length. He will be both the tallest and heaviest player on our roster, at a svelte 250lbs. Every player has pros and cons. McLeod is no exception, as you can see potential and also reasons for concern. I like that he dunks everything he can. Unfortunately, I think that is because his coaches got very sick of him missing layups. A 7'4" guy who never shoots from even 5ft away shouldn't average 57% on his shots like the Highlander did last year. In his freshman season, McLeod shot a more likeable 73%. Looking at this highlight, it feels like his offensive rebounding numbers are inflated by his own missing of bunnies. Still, he dunks, a lot. McLeod is good at catching alley oops. Several times he's contorted his body a bit to get to the ball and get it into the basket. He's not going to do something like Roberson's famous Duke alley oop, but he isn't going to drop them out of bounds, either. Only 1.7 turnovers per 40 in conference play. He also seems to have good decision making on bringing it down and going back up. He should be helpful in punishing double teams when our perimeter guys get into the lane. He's decent at cutting to the basket, either in the half court or as the trailer on the break. When he gets it, he goes right up to dunk, no messing around. After years of guys dribbling when they should have been dunking, McLeod will be refreshing. McLeod is pretty good at blocking shots, but not Edwards good. He averaged 3.2 per 40 in ACC play last year. What he does very well is not fouling. I've heard conditioning limits his playing time, but the Highlander doesn't take himself out of games with foul trouble. He seems to use his long arms to contest shots without jumping much a lot of the time, which decreases blocks and fouls alike. Still, he's pretty intimidating inside. I'm worried about his rebounding... He only got 8 boards per 40 and that includes however many of his own missed bunnies he rebounded. Hopefully he gets better, but being as big as he is, it feels like he's not a natural rebounder. If we are playing three guards, this has me worried. I'm glad we have him... Hima and McLeod should be able to hold down the middle, with Carey and Patterson available in case of emergency. (Carey may be a tall forward at heart anyway.) Seeing how McLeod played against us last year gives me some heart. I think we won't get boss squirreled with him playing, unlike so often in the past. I hope he can make it to campus soon, so these guys can form a team before practice starts. [/QUOTE]

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