McBride Quotes, Articles etc...
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BeddieKU23 said:
cool story. big fan of him already. I do think he plays next year as a bit of spark plug offense. Might have a role similar to what Vick did earlier in his career
I could see us needing that. I think he’d be a great fit at the 2 next to Devon. Adds another shooter and he has incredible range.
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BShark said:
BeddieKU23 said:
cool story. big fan of him already. I do think he plays next year as a bit of spark plug offense. Might have a role similar to what Vick did earlier in his career
I could see us needing that. I think he’d be a great fit at the 2 next to Devon. Adds another shooter and he has incredible range.
Indeed. He might be only 6’1 but he jumps high on his shot. I love this kids play making ability and I think he carves out a role. How he defends probably decides if he’s the immediate back up to Devon
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@BeddieKU23 Just found out that he apparently shot 48% from three this last season.
We might need him as a secondary ball handler this year.
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BShark said:
BeddieKU23 said:
cool story. big fan of him already. I do think he plays next year as a bit of spark plug offense. Might have a role similar to what Vick did earlier in his career
I could see us needing that. I think he’d be a great fit at the 2 next to Devon. Adds another shooter and he has incredible range.
I like him enough to say that we’re not going to need to recruit another starting PG for awhile.
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Marco said:
BShark said:
BeddieKU23 said:
cool story. big fan of him already. I do think he plays next year as a bit of spark plug offense. Might have a role similar to what Vick did earlier in his career
I could see us needing that. I think he’d be a great fit at the 2 next to Devon. Adds another shooter and he has incredible range.
I like him enough to say that we’re not going to need to recruit another starting PG for awhile.
Don’t get me wrong, I like McBride a lot. I just think he’s a better canned offense option off the bench for a couple years. And Daishen Nix is a STUD
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FarmerJayhawk said:
Marco said:
BShark said:
BeddieKU23 said:
cool story. big fan of him already. I do think he plays next year as a bit of spark plug offense. Might have a role similar to what Vick did earlier in his career
I could see us needing that. I think he’d be a great fit at the 2 next to Devon. Adds another shooter and he has incredible range.
I like him enough to say that we’re not going to need to recruit another starting PG for awhile.
Don’t get me wrong, I like McBride a lot. I just think he’s a better canned offense option off the bench for a couple years. And Daishen Nix is a STUD
I hope Nix comes! A two-headed monster at the point.
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Great article on the kc star about him. Can’t link on mobile. So many highlights including picking his major. We really got a keeper here folks.
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BShark said:
Great article on the kc star about him. Can’t link on mobile. So many highlights including picking his major. We really got a keeper here folks.
Yes he is extremely likable. Have a feeling he goes down as someone we talk about for years to come
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With guys ranked in this range, I tend to take a wait and see approach. I think Braun and McBride will both translate well to the college game, but I thought we would get more out of Anrio Adams and Brannen Greene than we did, too. McBride could be Frank Mason, or he could be Naadir Tharpe (on the court). It’s hard to project guys in that range because the outcomes are so broad. Some guys ranked there end up as All Americans and NBA players. Others wash out without ever making an impact.
Both Braun and McBride seem to be smart, thoughtful, hardworking players. That should help
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The more I hear about Braun the more I like him. He’s going to need a year or two, but if he can add good weight and play at 6’8 205-210, look out. His skill level is really good. And may develop into a really good shooter.
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It’s wise to take a wait see approach with ever player. It is hard to project, period. I though we’d get more out of presumed OAD Alexander, presumed OAD Diallo, presumed OAD Grimes, and presumed OAD Selby. On the other hand, presumed OAD X, presumed OAD Wiggins, and presumed OAD Jackson performed fine.
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@FarmerJayhawk Do you think he has potential to be Svi like his jr/sr years?
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@rockchalkwyo they’re different players, but I think that’s his ceiling. Braun has better ball skills at this point than Svi did, but Svi was the better pure shooter. Hard to say how Braun will develop for sure. Not sure he’ll ever be as good a shooter as Svi (who’s legit elite at this point). Struggling to come up with a great comp at this point but Svi isn’t a bad one.
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justanotherfan said:
With guys ranked in this range, I tend to take a wait and see approach. I think Braun and McBride will both translate well to the college game, but I thought we would get more out of Anrio Adams and Brannen Greene than we did, too. McBride could be Frank Mason, or he could be Naadir Tharpe (on the court). It’s hard to project guys in that range because the outcomes are so broad. Some guys ranked there end up as All Americans and NBA players. Others wash out without ever making an impact.
Both Braun and McBride seem to be smart, thoughtful, hardworking players. That should help
Yeah I don’t expect either to contribute much this year. I think both could be RS candidates, but I’m thinking only one player ends up taking one.
This is just of course my amateur opinion, and I’ve been really wrong on guys before. Bragg was a big one there, I thought he would be excellent but it never materialized. But anyway…
I really really like McBride but your point awhile back about athleticism vs skill comes heavily into play here. McBride is very skilled, one of his skills (shooting) is even about as elite as you could ever hope for. So then what’s the problem? It’s very clearly his athleticism. If he were a Marcus or Ochai level athlete we would have been looking at a top 30 player imo. So he has to work on not being a liability on the defensive end. If he can do that and even be around average we are potentially looking at a high impact player his JR/SR year.
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McBride concerns me because of his size. He’s small and somewhat slight. I can’t really compare him to Frank Mason because he’s two inches taller, but about 15-20 pounds lighter. Frank was built like a bulldozer. McBride is built like a sportscar.
For guys built like that, they always have to maintain a speed and quickness advantage because they don’t have the physical strength to create space with power and explosion. You can create space either way, and obviously the greats can do it with all four, but most have to use one or two of those.
Think about a guy like Allen Iverson. He was always a blur, so even though he was small, his speed and quickness was elite, so he was difficult to handle.
On the other side of things, a guy like Frank Mason is quick and fast, but he has some power that allows him to bull his way through guys, particularly as he matured at the college level.
In between you have a guy like Conner Frankamp. He was a tremendous shooter, but he wasn’t elite from a quickness perspective or from a strength perspective. As a result, he was never able to maximize his elite shooting in college because he could not create the necessary space to operate.
For McBride, I think that’s his challenge. He’s a D1 level player with a clear elite level shooting skill. The question is whether he has the ability to create space to allow him to capitalize on that or not.
For Braun, the same questions exist. Because of his height, he doesn’t have to have the elite speed and quickness, or even the top notch strength and explosion. But at the same time, because of his height, he needs to be able to use that to get his clean looks to take advantage of his shooting, otherwise he will get bullied by 6-3 guys who take away his airspace.
I like Braun’s size, particularly if he can play at the 2. I like both Braun and McBride’s shooting. But they both have to demonstrate their ability to use their athleticism to access their skills, otherwise their skills are more or less going untapped.
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@BeddieKU23 I think Braun - and I agree, he needs to put on weight and continue to improve - will be a pro.
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@FarmerJayhawk I think that Braun - and I agree that he has to put on weight and work hard - will be a pro, ditto Enaruna and McBride.
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@FarmerJayhawk Gordon Hayward, that is who Braun reminds me of.
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@justanotherfan great analysis
@Marco no way on the Hayward comp
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Marco said:
@FarmerJayhawk I think that Braun - and I agree that he has to put on weight and work hard - will be a pro, ditto Enaruna and McBride.
I see Braun as a Svi-lite type of player. If that’s his ceiling, he won’t play in the NBA, but he will be a very good college player.
I see McBride as a Devonte-lite type player. Again, if that’s his ceiling, he won’t play in the NBA, but will be a very good college player.
Enaruna, I don’t have a good projection on him. He seems like he has more room for growth physically and athletically, so he could be on the verge of breaking out. He could also be Carlton Bragg, where he always seems to be on the verge of breaking out.
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My opinion is Mackey has elite quickness, and will break ankles better than Devonte, Dotson or Frank. His step back jumper is a work of art. He will shoot as good as Devonte, but i don’t think he is a natural driver like Frank or DD. Defense will probably be a challenge because he’s not a big guy.
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McBride is going to wear #55. Weird choice but ok
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FarmerJayhawk said:
McBride is going to wear #55. Weird choice but ok
Almost never see numbers this high.
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BShark said:
FarmerJayhawk said:
McBride is going to wear #55. Weird choice but ok
Almost never see numbers this high.
It’s gonna look goofy on him since he’s so small.
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FarmerJayhawk said:
BShark said:
FarmerJayhawk said:
McBride is going to wear #55. Weird choice but ok
Almost never see numbers this high.
It’s gonna look goofy on him since he’s so small
LOL. - for me , IDC really - -as long as he can play a bit - and give us some outside punch , then whatever number it’s all good. Although I must admit just haven’t seen that big of number very often lol.- - -ROCK CHALKALL DAY LONG BABY
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@FarmerJayhawk Linebacker number. Sic ‘em.
