You do realize that Tyler Ulis is still on the team, right? The same Tyler Ulis that shot the 3 ball at a higher percentage than Devin Booker did last year.
Charles Matthews primed for a Booker-esque year
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You do realize that Tyler Ulis is still on the team, right? The same Tyler Ulis that shot the 3 ball at a higher percentage than Devin Booker did last year.
Yea, but he took how many less three's than Booker? Do you think that may have something to do with him shooting the higher percentage? Gosh, some people on this board are a few fries short of a happy meal.
When I think of matthews another chi town guard comes to mind. Sam Thompson. His game is very similar to his
I do think 80 attempts (Ulis) is a large enough sample size to get a pretty good gauge of a what a player will consistently bring to the table. Kyle Wiltjer, who gets labeled as a 3pt specialist, shot almost the exact same percentage (43ish) on almost the exact same attempts (81) in 2012. The next year, Kyle's percentage dropped down into the mid 30's when his volume increased, but this by no means is the rule or the exception.
Historically other players such as Jodie Meeks, Gerald Fitch, and Tony Delk's percentages all increased as their volume increased. Lots of variables with all of that (player development, different year's team, experience, player's role, etc) but the reality is....
There's no way to determine for sure what will happen when his attempts increase (which I'm assuming they will) or what would've happened if he had shot the ball more this past year but to make the argument like you did that Tyler Ulis will not be a reliable 3pt shooter on next year's team is really a stretch.
So, next year we could have the worst shooting team in our history? That is disappointing, I wished Booker would have stayed. Mulder may be our only reliable shooter next year, although he still has to commit himself. - joester5612
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Matthews will be a damn star but not til year 2. He is a great player and if it wasn't for the injury would never of left the top 25 IMO. I have seen him play 6 times now and he is a baller. He can shoot well ( not amazing but as good as the twins per se) , he is a great driver , can pass with the best of them and plays D like Cal loves. He is our SF unless Brown come which could happen. I think as freshman he averages 6-8 pts a game but will be around 15 as a sophmore and be a star ( all SEC type ) . Anyone overlooking this kid is silly and only looks at ratings. He is a 2 year player , 3 tops .
HAHAHA ( where are the damn laughing icons !!) Ulis and Mulder will both shoot 42-48% , Matthews and Skal are very good not great shooters . Poy showed flashes as freshman and obviously Willis if he plays is great. We will be good at shooting like this year but not amazing . Now if we add Murray with Mulder then we are amazing.
This kid is gonna be very good. Think of a second year liggins. The form on his jumper is pretty good, it will only improve. 2 year player for sure.
i didn't keep track really but i do remember in one game i saw he went 8 for 10 . He seems to be around a 68-73% percent shooter from what i have seen . No way he shoots 50 % . He is good shooter not great but his stroke looks nice so there is room to improve . Rumors of his bad shooting come from when he was injured i suppose as i heve never seen that . As i said he can shoot as well as say Andrew harrison .
Matthews will always be a better shooter than MKG at this level. It's hard not to be, but what MKG brought was a ton of intensity, as well as the things listed above. Scrapper, slasher, defender, playmaker, etc.
But it is true that Matthews has been working on his shooting. He has the same shooting coach that Tyler Ulis had when he was in high school. I'm pretty excited to see Charles Matthews' defensive intensity as well, him being on the same AAU team as Ulis, and apparently having a lot of the same specialty coaches, as well as having an All-American level high school coach (And he did coach in the Jordan Brand Classic, for those of you wondering why I say that). It's encouraging that we'll have at least 3 people on the court at nearly all times that can make run-down blocks and play some very good perimeter and post defense in the half-court. (Skal, Lee, Poythress, Matthews, and even Mulder if he comes).
It isn't farfetched to believe that we may have a similar defense to the one that we had this year. Shot-blockers who can play good perimeter defense, and keep their man in front of them. Guards who harass their man out on the perimeter, and go for the pickpocket (That's one thing that I loved when I was watching Briscoe on the All-Star circuit. Not the most athletic, but still an intense defender).
I'm content with the direction that this team is going.
But it is true that Matthews has been working on his shooting. He has the same shooting coach that Tyler Ulis had when he was in high school. I'm pretty excited to see Charles Matthews' defensive intensity as well, him being on the same AAU team as Ulis, and apparently having a lot of the same specialty coaches, as well as having an All-American level high school coach (And he did coach in the Jordan Brand Classic, for those of you wondering why I say that). It's encouraging that we'll have at least 3 people on the court at nearly all times that can make run-down blocks and play some very good perimeter and post defense in the half-court. (Skal, Lee, Poythress, Matthews, and even Mulder if he comes).
It isn't farfetched to believe that we may have a similar defense to the one that we had this year. Shot-blockers who can play good perimeter defense, and keep their man in front of them. Guards who harass their man out on the perimeter, and go for the pickpocket (That's one thing that I loved when I was watching Briscoe on the All-Star circuit. Not the most athletic, but still an intense defender).
I'm content with the direction that this team is going.
Ulis is a solid three point see point shooter, I am not denying that. The point is, he will never look to shoot three's for us in a game. His job is to run the team, will he shoot if left open? Yes. Can he make them when he is open? Yes. MY point was that for the first time in a long time, our team does not have a three point specialist on the roster.
He looks like a good player. I don't put that much stock in mix tapes though. They only show the positive play. Theyre biased but does show his athleticism. He reminds me more of a Corey Brewer type player than Booker
I don't think he said that, but this could likely be one of the better jump-shooting teams for Cal. He also has the athletes to put all 5 guys on the perimeter and penetrate the lane on offense. (More of a Notre Dame style offense, would be more effective in getting Ulis to score, and it could lead to easier facilitating on baseline cuts and dribble penetration).
Our shooting should be fine.
Remember, shooting hinges a lot on spacing. With quick, penetrating guards, we should have good spacing and get open shots.
Remember, shooting hinges a lot on spacing. With quick, penetrating guards, we should have good spacing and get open shots.
I've seen Matthews play live multiple times this year.
I think 6 to 8 points per game is a reasonable expectation, depending on minutes played. He's not a scorer.
I think 6 to 8 points per game is a reasonable expectation, depending on minutes played. He's not a scorer.
I expected Booker to be as good as he was at the end of the year , but I didn't expect him to be as good as the streak he had in the middle of the season.
Yeah no way we are an amazing shooting team unless we get Murray but we will be very good .
I've seen his shooting form at the Jordans brand game, and it looks stiff & a bit slow. You add in his rep as not being a stellar shooter & theres valid concercns regarding this part of his game.
His build + athleticism are good building blocks. Interested to see the rest of his game.
His build + athleticism are good building blocks. Interested to see the rest of his game.
just cracks me up...probably the sames who dont want jaylen brown because he cant shoot are the same ones that are soooo excited about matthews despite being a terrible shooter.
How can you take anyone seriously that doesn't want Brown?
He is a stud. He may not help our shooting, but he is a stud and will help us win games.
Matthews is a all around player booker was a grt offensive player.he was better than we got to see if he had came back were talking first team all american
Matthews will be a fan favorite he's very good. I would say he's comparable to liggins with tenacious defense but he can shoot as well. Depending on what happens it wouldn't suprise me if he was our starting 3.
First team All American? Depends on which Booker came back....November to February Booker, possibly. February to April Booker, no way.
OP, I agree that Charles is a very underrated prospect, but I highly doubt he's going to be thinking NBA draft for at least another 2-3 years yet. Booker benefited from the Steph Curry/Klay Thompson hysteria that is surrounding the NBA right now. NBA teams are salivating over the possibility of Booker coming in and shooting lights out like they do which is the reason we're not going to see him at UK next season. Had he been at UK 4 or 5 seasons ago, he'd be coming back, hands down, regardless of how well he sot the ball in January. I find it hard to believe that Matthews, although he is going to be a very good player for UK, will be heading to the NBA draft after one season in Lexington. Something miraculous would have to happen.
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