Mac McClung seems to perform well in every scenario, but keeps getting cut...

[levon]

He can't be any worse than Austin reaves

what's with people **** on Austin Reaves? have you actually watched him play?

reminds me of the early Alex Caruso slander

[og15]

He's Jeremy Lin without a D'Antoni that's willing to feature him.

Jeremy Lin if he was smaller, weaker and had shorter arms, worse finisher at the basket too, doesn't sound so much like Lin anymore.

They are very similar in being score first guards stuck at the PG position only because of lack of height. Lin is the fully actualized version that caught the correct wave of energy in his favor. They both are barely NBA players. Mike James is what it looks like when you are that sort of player and truly belong in the NBA. Mike James entered the NBA at a later age and had more of an impact because he truly belonged and didn't benefit from people "hoping" that he would pan out. Mike James took the job of NBA players every single season until he couldn't beat anyone out for a spot any longer. He wasn't blackballed or anything like that. He entered the NBA at age 26 and his last NBA season was at age 38. He earned it!

My point is actually that McClung isn't even as good as Lin was when he was trying to get himself in the NBA, and is more limited size wise.

[Liam_Gallagher]

If Instagram didn't exist no one would know who he is.

[Duke4life831]

I mean there are plenty of fringe players like McClung. Short guys in small PG bodies but have no resemblance of PG skills, are massive defensive liabilities but they can shoot 3. Just to name a couple

Quinn Cook: 41% 3pt shooter so far in his career, has played in 40 playoff games in his career. Has struggled to keep himself on a NBA roster the last couple years.
Markus Howard: Straight up sniper in college, played in 9 playoff games for the Nuggets 2 years ago and shot 42% from 3 in those playoffs. The dude is playing over seas right now.

There are a bunch of small guys in small PG bodies that can really shoot it. They really arent that hard to find. Mac is not close to being the consistent shooter that you can find in a lot of these other guys. They just need to be bigger, or get another NBA level skill.

[SelfishPlayer]

Jeremy Lin if he was smaller, weaker and had shorter arms, worse finisher at the basket too, doesn't sound so much like Lin anymore.

They are very similar in being score first guards stuck at the PG position only because of lack of height. Lin is the fully actualized version that caught the correct wave of energy in his favor. They both are barely NBA players. Mike James is what it looks like when you are that sort of player and truly belong in the NBA. Mike James entered the NBA at a later age and had more of an impact because he truly belonged and didn't benefit from people "hoping" that he would pan out. Mike James took the job of NBA players every single season until he couldn't beat anyone out for a spot any longer. He wasn't blackballed or anything like that. He entered the NBA at age 26 and his last NBA season was at age 38. He earned it!

My point is actually that McClung isn't even as good as Lin was when he was trying to get himself in the NBA, and is more limited size wise.

I don't see anything preventing McClung from having a Jeremy Lin like career outside of a coach believing in him and making him look better than what he is with an offensive system built to make ball handlers that can score look like star players. In that environment McClung would have some Linsanity like games that include finishing with poster dunks over NBA length.

[Liam_Gallagher]

I mean there are plenty of fringe players like McClung. Short guys in small PG bodies but have no resemblance of PG skills, are massive defensive liabilities but they can shoot 3. Just to name a couple

Quinn Cook: 41% 3pt shooter so far in his career, has played in 40 playoff games in his career. Has struggled to keep himself on a NBA roster the last couple years.
Markus Howard: Straight up sniper in college, played in 9 playoff games for the Nuggets 2 years ago and shot 42% from 3 in those playoffs. The dude is playing over seas right now.

There are a bunch of small guys in small PG bodies that can really shoot it. They really arent that hard to find. Mac is not close to being the consistent shooter that you can find in a lot of these other guys. They just need to be bigger, or get another NBA level skill.

You an add Brady Heslip to the list as well. This dude hit 15 threes in one game in the G League. One of the best shooters in the world and didn't even play ONE NBA regular season game. Kept getting cut in the pre season.

[DoItALL9]

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[SeattleJazzFan]

blackball? lol. if a team thinks he can help them win, they will put him on their roster. money rules, and wins = money

this isn't rocket science

[Nuntius]

There's no way he's not good enough to make an NBA roster, but if they keep black balling him, I hope there's a league where he can showcase his talent and make millions.

Ok, I have to ask. Why are you using the term black balling? What makes you think that McClung was black balled instead of simply losing out to competition? The term has a specific meaning and it seems that you're wildly stretching that meaning.

[PlatinumState]

Hes just not nba level talent. Should try Europe

[bradybunch]

There's no way he's not good enough to make an NBA roster, but if they keep black balling him, I hope there's a league where he can showcase his talent and make millions.

Ok, I have to ask. Why are you using the term black balling? What makes you think that McClung was black balled instead of simply losing out to competition? The term has a specific meaning and it seems that you're wildly stretching that meaning.

How did he lose out to a better player? They cut him and signed Ty Jerome. He never competed against Ty Jerome.

Mac looked great and if it was based on merit, he deserves a roster spot.

Mac performed in the G League, Summer, and was fantastic in their last preseason game.

As a matter of fact, he looked so good that they probably said "oh sh**, cut him before he keeps proving doubters wrong and our opportunity for him will be proven fraudulent."

They brought him in. He performed. They cut him immediately after showcasing his evident skills.

OOPS!

[xdrta+]

There's no way he's not good enough to make an NBA roster, but if they keep black balling him, I hope there's a league where he can showcase his talent and make millions.

Ok, I have to ask. Why are you using the term black balling? What makes you think that McClung was black balled instead of simply losing out to competition? The term has a specific meaning and it seems that you're wildly stretching that meaning.

How did he lose out to a better player? They cut him and signed Ty Jerome. He never competed against Ty Jerome.

Mac looked great and if it was based on merit, he deserves a roster spot.

Mac performed in the G League, Summer, and was fantastic in their last preseason game.

As a matter of fact, he looked so good that they probably said "oh sh**, cut him before he keeps proving doubters wrong and our opportunity for him will be proven fraudulent."

They brought him in. He performed. They cut him immediately after showcasing his evident skills.

OOPS!

This is nonsense. They waived him to do him a favor, the same reason they waived Trevion Williams -- there's no place for them on the Warriors but waiving them this early gives them a chance to catch on with another team during camp season. They signed two guys in their place because they need 20 players during camp--neither Jerome nor Lamb will make the team or even a two way with the Warriors. You're really going overboard with this conspiracy talk.

[BoatsNZones]

I know that with the Warriors they were looking for a defensive minded playmaker, and he A) is not an effective defender at his size and B) plays a selfish brand of basketball where he misses the right play consistently.

[Nuntius]

There's no way he's not good enough to make an NBA roster, but if they keep black balling him, I hope there's a league where he can showcase his talent and make millions.

Ok, I have to ask. Why are you using the term black balling? What makes you think that McClung was black balled instead of simply losing out to competition? The term has a specific meaning and it seems that you're wildly stretching that meaning.

How did he lose out to a better player? They cut him and signed Ty Jerome. He never competed against Ty Jerome.

Mac looked great and if it was based on merit, he deserves a roster spot.

Mac performed in the G League, Summer, and was fantastic in their last preseason game.

As a matter of fact, he looked so good that they probably said "oh sh**, cut him before he keeps proving doubters wrong and our opportunity for him will be proven fraudulent."

They brought him in. He performed. They cut him immediately after showcasing his evident skills.

OOPS!

Even if what you said is true (I have no idea whether it is or not, I don't follow the Warriors) how does that constitute black balling? The term has a specific meaning and context. Teams need to actively agree with each other that they won't sign that player for that player to be considered black-balled. That is not even close to the case here.

[arh1109]

He may just be a guy who isn't happy sitting on the bench. Nothing wrong with that. Coaches know more than we do.

[BostonCouchGM]

sadly there's really only one reason why he keeps getting cut. Inherent bias. All he can do is keep plugging away and hope like so many other overlooked guys, there's injuries that literally force G.M. and HC to play him and when it happens he has to produce so they won't be able to ignore him.

[og15]

sadly there's really only one reason why he keeps getting cut. Inherent bias. All he can do is keep plugging away and hope like so many other overlooked guys, there's injuries that literally force G.M. and HC to play him and when it happens he has to produce so they won't be able to ignore him.

Inherent bias is the only reason? So what about all the other guys who played just as well in their little stints of summer league, etc and had to grind much longer than him?

McClung is 23 and has been out of college for one year, lol. Inherent bias is not what is keeping an undrafted player from landing a long term spot one year after finishing college, lol

[SinceGatlingWasARookie]

McClung will be in the NBA until he loses his athleticism unless there is something wrong with McClung mentally or emotionally or if he is too much of a defensive liability. On offense McClung is an NBA player. A bad team on the rise should take McClung and make him the primary offensive generator for their bench unit.

The Warriors may want peices that fit with what they have. McClung. Will be in the NBA this year with some team.

[xdrta+]

Original Poster....whose place did you expect McClung to take on the Warriors? They have 14 guaranteed contracts, and they won't fill the 15th spot as it would cost around $14 million for a minimum contract with the tax. Who of the 14 did you expect him to replace?

[Peregrine01]

He's small, can't really pass, shoots first and needs the ball to be effective. There's a host of guys like that with impressive Ball is Life mixtapes that don't cut it in the league.