Didn't shoot it well or have a great game. Happens. It's the problem with 1 game. I'd wait to see him play a bit more and on a even scale (he had nothing close to teammate like Antione/Lewis duo and playing at 8 am PCT isn't really how I'm going to project his career going) to see what he can do. A few things I noticed:
--He needs a coach like Cal, needs to be pushed and have things kept as real as possible. He loafed a bit, sulked because shots weren't falling, settled for being one dimensional as a scorer (stayed on outside instead of moving his game in) and the key aspect being missed by coaches right now that Cal understands is "positionless" doesn't just apply to letting tall kid jack up jumpers-it means making the entire team versatile enough that it's a tough cover. McDaniels has the skills, he needs to be pushed.
-Andrew Slater dropped a hint (IMO) of where McDaniels may be leaning when he stated after the game it won't be the last time Lewis and McDaniels match up-with Lewis being a UF commit, Usually taken as somewhat of a hint from a guy like Slater.
-McDaniels skill set is unmatched, you just have to be pushed to use it and not settle for proving you are a face up/jump shooter. He went from under the radar to blowing up over the Summer. You can see why it takes time to evaluate players, because if you see a 6'10 kid light it up with his skills in 1 game, you can't see areas he needs to improve and get blinded by his size/skills, and if you see him struggle with shot like today, you can write him off as a KD "Wannabe". It's why you evaluate what the player is/will be and how he fits with how you do things. Once again, Calipari is the type of coach this guy needs and it's just up to him/his camp to realize this. Go where he's allowed to do what he wants.....and it'll be delaying development.
-Watch these HS games just for fun/seeing guys we've seen in small doses (AAU) or not at all. Liked the mobility and nasty side to him, just needs to learn how to deal with struggles within a game and not settle or keep trying to do something that isn't working--which is why Cal pounds "drive the ball" into shooters heads--more ways you attack a defense, harder you are to defend. (Monk, Knox and now Herro are prime examples) Thought he was a good teammate and passer and didn't ball hog, and just needs to learn how to maximize his talent instead of settling for easy way-which so many young guys are doing--firing up jumpers/3's.
Scottie Lewis deserves credit for working on jumper-he was putrid all Spring/Summer and it already looks 10X better. Antione is a great fit for Nova and will be part of Jay Wright's best recruiting class he's had. Really like he/Robinson-Earl who played yesterday.