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Re: Aday Mara (2005) - the spanish freak? 

Post#81 » by ReggiesKnicks » Fri Apr 11, 2025 8:35 pm

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Natural fit for sure. May loves his big guys I guess. If he has a monster year are we looking at a lotto pick?


:lol: Let him show he's an actual first round pick first. Career 11 MPG guy, and i assume he's still going to come off the bench behind Wolf and Landeborg.


Wolf is returning? Considering he is an almost guaranteed 1st round pick and all articles are about him likely leaving, what makes you think otherwise?
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Re: Aday Mara (2005) - the spanish freak? 

Post#82 » by BigGargamel » Fri Apr 11, 2025 11:13 pm

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Natural fit for sure. May loves his big guys I guess. If he has a monster year are we looking at a lotto pick?


:lol: Let him show he's an actual first round pick first. Career 11 MPG guy, and i assume he's still going to come off the bench behind Wolf and Landeborg.


Wolf is returning? Considering he is an almost guaranteed 1st round pick and all articles are about him likely leaving, what makes you think otherwise?


Landeborg "declared" too but with the NIL stuff, I don't assume anyone is gone unless they're a guaranteed top ten pick.
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Re: Aday Mara (2005) - the spanish freak? 

Post#83 » by RookieStar » Sat Apr 12, 2025 9:09 pm

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Natural fit for sure. May loves his big guys I guess. If he has a monster year are we looking at a lotto pick?


:lol: Let him show he's an actual first round pick first. Career 11 MPG guy, and i assume he's still going to come off the bench behind Wolf and Landeborg.


Wolf is returning? Considering he is an almost guaranteed 1st round pick and all articles are about him likely leaving, what makes you think otherwise?


Just to chime in... there are some "talks" so probably less reliable than NBA insiders.. that MICH supposedly is offering 3.5-4m in NIL for Wolf to come back.

Put yourself in his shoes.. 25th is 2m/yr salary right? so college NIL is higher. Plus less than 30 games. Plus all the coeds you can entice to your dorm (lol)

But who knows....
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Re: Aday Mara (2005) - the spanish freak? 

Post#84 » by peZt » Mon Jul 21, 2025 9:30 pm

Is it just me, or does he look much faster?
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Re: Aday Mara (2005) - the spanish freak? 

Post#85 » by azcatz11 » Tue Jul 22, 2025 3:00 am

I’m beginning to think this kid has a chance for player of the year. The Michigan HC is a big man whisperer
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Post#86 » by babyjax13 » Tue Jul 22, 2025 6:10 pm

I am guessing he will still be slow as ****
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Re: Aday Mara (2005) - the spanish freak? 

Post#87 » by sisibilio » Wed Nov 12, 2025 10:39 am

babyjax13 wrote:I am guessing he will still be slow as ****

Not that much.


Haven't seen him so nimble since he left Zaragoza. Looked like the best player on the floor by far, Gobert with prehensile ability.
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Re: Aday Mara (2005) - the spanish freak? 

Post#88 » by peZt » Wed Nov 12, 2025 11:14 am

Yep, I saw some workout clips in the summer and immediately noticed that he looked far quicker and agile. Thought maybe its just the camera angle that gives this impression but it seems to be real
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Post#89 » by sisibilio » Wed Nov 12, 2025 11:42 am

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Re: Aday Mara (2005) - the spanish freak? 

Post#90 » by BigGargamel » Thu Nov 13, 2025 6:40 am

azcatz11 wrote:I’m beginning to think this kid has a chance for player of the year. The Michigan HC is a big man whisperer


Good call so far. It's super early, but he looks great. Sometimes big men take a realllllllllllllllllllllllly long time to develop.
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Re: Aday Mara (2005) - the spanish freak? 

Post#91 » by FarBeyondDriven » Thu Nov 13, 2025 11:00 am

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azcatz11 wrote:I’m beginning to think this kid has a chance for player of the year. The Michigan HC is a big man whisperer


Good call so far. It's super early, but he looks great. Sometimes big men take a realllllllllllllllllllllllly long time to develop.


he went from the very worst coach for his skill set to seemingly the very best. Sucks that these decisions about where to go to school and who to play for can derail or sometimes destroy careers. I learned very quickly I was way too exuberant about his prospects once I saw how he labored just running up and down the court and with how he was utilized it became pretty obvious to everyone he wasn't ever going to be taken high in the draft but it's still nice to know he does still exhibit some of the NBA traits we thought he had and might force his way into the league at some point.

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