Mac McClung

clyde21 · Post #1 » by **clyde21** » Mon May 7, 2018 11:13 pm

Thoughts on this kid?

6'2" Guard with some real athleticism and skill. Georgetown commit.

What's the potential there?

Post #2 » by **Duke4life831** » Tue May 8, 2018 12:08 am

Undrafted. If he wasn't white no one would know who he was probably. I think he's a 3 Star by most services for a reason. PG size without the PG game. Can get hot from 3 but a pretty streaky shooter and doesn't play defense.

Honestly I think it's just really rare to see a white guy his size that can throw down the dunks he can.

Post #3 » by **GimmeDat** » Tue May 8, 2018 12:18 am

I haven't seen anything outside of the mixtapes, but it's hard to believe he doesn't have NBA potential on some level with that level of athleticism. Duke sounds more informed than I am, though. Sounds like he has a long way to go with his game.

Post #4 » by **Duke4life831** » Tue May 8, 2018 12:34 am

GimmeDat wrote:I haven't seen anything outside of the mixtapes, but it's hard to believe he doesn't have NBA potential on some level with that level of athleticism. Duke sounds more informed than I am, though. Sounds like he has a long way to go with his game.

I saw one of his early mixtapes before he blew up. So of course I was thinking myself it would be great to have this kid come in right after Grayson leaves. So started doing my research on him and asking some people I trust on him and they basically said the same thing I was thinking when watching him. Take away his flashy dunks and you have a very average player that is undersized.

mccluskey · Post #5 » by **mccluskey** » Sun Dec 15, 2019 11:27 pm

thoughts on this kid now? Looks like some real sleeper potential.

No-Man · Post #6 » by **No-Man** » Mon Dec 16, 2019 12:01 am

He is actually shooting the ball incredibly well, that's a surprise

clyde21 · Post #7 » by **clyde21** » Mon Dec 16, 2019 12:02 am

well he was at 80% from the line last year, up to 92% this year at an even higher clip, 3 point shooting is up considerably too.

still kind of a crappy defender tho

Scuall · Post #8 » by **Scuall** » Mon Dec 16, 2019 11:47 am

I hope he gets a shot, will need to work on his PG skills and defense. He'll likely be at G-Town for 4 years so he has some time. I'm not much into the highlight vids, but he always seemed like a very upstanding and polite kid. Glad to see that he's been doing well in college, especially after that idiot HS coach told him in-game that he would be a benchwarmer in college. Here's my favorite dunk highlight (at 0:45) the reaction from Kevin Porter is so good:

Watch on YouTube

Post #9 » by **Ruzious** » Mon Dec 16, 2019 5:53 pm

I'm torn on him - On one hand, I think he's a helluva college player who's going to get even better. Otoh, I think it's gonna be hard for him to make it in the NBA, because he's not a PG at that size. I was actually disappointed with how he played last season - because he's such a skilled and under control player. Now, he's playing up to where he should be, and there's some more growth for him to come - probably not quite enough to play in the NBA, but if there's a kid that can prove people wrong, it might be him. And hopefully he helps save Patrick Ewing's program.

King Ken · Post #10 » by **King Ken** » Mon Dec 16, 2019 5:57 pm

So many better PGs in the Big East than he is considering he is a PG prospect

mccluskey · Post #11 » by **mccluskey** » Tue Dec 17, 2019 4:09 pm

no one should be looking at him as a pure PG prospect - hes a combo G or undersized SG like Monta Ellis, Lou Williams, Dion Waiters, etc.

Post #12 » by **Ruzious** » Tue Dec 17, 2019 5:03 pm

mccluskey wrote:no one should be looking at him as a pure PG prospect - hes a combo G or undersized SG like Monta Ellis, Lou Williams, Dion Waiters, etc.

Yup - even with no more Akinjo, McClung is still not playing the point.

clyde21 · Post #13 » by **clyde21** » Tue Dec 17, 2019 5:15 pm

mccluskey wrote:no one should be looking at him as a pure PG prospect - hes a combo G or undersized SG like Monta Ellis, Lou Williams, Dion Waiters, etc.

which is why he should stay in school to continue developing his PG skills, that's gonna be key for him as a prospect

Stillwater · Post #14 » by **Stillwater** » Tue Dec 17, 2019 5:32 pm

freak athlete everything else is good or meh not great at this point.
Maybe he gets a legit shot at the league if there is more to his game that we haven't seen yet...

azcatz11 · Post #15 » by **azcatz11** » Wed Dec 18, 2019 1:21 am

Is his ceiling Tyler Johnson?

GreatWhiteStiff · Post #16 » by **GreatWhiteStiff** » Wed Dec 18, 2019 4:55 am

I thought the nba was 'positionless'? Why can't he be one of those newfangled scoring point guard.

jpengland · Post #17 » by **jpengland** » Thu Dec 19, 2019 8:27 pm

GreatWhiteStiff wrote:I thought the nba was 'positionless'? Why can't he be one of those newfangled scoring point guard.

It's multi positioned rather than no positioned.

Post #18 » by **Duke4life831** » Thu Dec 19, 2019 9:02 pm

Its good to see him shooting the ball more consistently now. But Im still not seeing a sure fire NBA guy with him. He plays 0 defense and is 6'2 (generously) and has 0 facilitating skills.

BostonCouchGM · Post #19 » by **BostonCouchGM** » Sat Jan 18, 2020 5:00 am

McClung needed to go to a coach who recognized that he was the best player on the floor and just let him be. He chose maybe the worst coach to go play for. He needed the Trae treatment and he would have delivered. Now he'll be lucky to get drafted unless like Divencenzo he has a great tournament.

mccluskey · Post #20 » by **mccluskey** » Fri Nov 27, 2020 7:35 pm

bump - McClung is now at Texas Tech under what appears to be a much better coaching staff than he had at GT and has been very clear about focusing on improving his weaknesses in preparation for the next level. I think this guy is going to be one of the best scoring guards in the country this year, and if he can continue to show improvement with shot selection and distributing with the ball in his hands, I believe there's some real potential for him as an "instant offense off the bench" type combo guard in the league.