Correct. He didn't even play in year 1 because we had ACC level bigs, so what are you even basing it off of?You don't see the improvement of Marsh from y1 to y2?
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Correct. He didn't even play in year 1 because we had ACC level bigs, so what are you even basing it off of?You don't see the improvement of Marsh from y1 to y2?
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For starters... he played as a sophomore.Correct. He didn't even play in year 1 because we had ACC level bigs, so what are you even basing it off of?
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Yeah, as I've said, you can be a solid big man in college with just a big drop step to the basket (like Big E), but if you want to be dominant you need at least one move to the middle of the court within 6 or 7 feet.If Marsh develops the ability to score from even like 6' away, then he's probably a 10ppg guy next year assuming decent PG play.
Because the roster changed and he needed to. If Walton and Sy were still here he wouldn't have again. It was a glaring position of weakness and we had nobody else to run out there.For starters... he played as a sophomore.
You got vibes regarding Dell’Orso as well? Or just speculating?Could also see a scenario where Carr plays a lot at the 5 with Bobi defending the 4 and Dell'Orso/Monsanto at the 3.
He only shot dunks lol. Didn't even attempt enough FGs for it to count on the record books as a FG%. I actually think he has a good feel for the game and I think that's a stereotype of foreign players that isn't true in this case. He just doesn't have the ability to stay in front of his man on defense and doesn't have any offensive game outside of an excellent understanding of P&R offense.There are over 3,000 D1 college basketball players. Matthew Marsh was #1 in the nation in 2 PT FG5 and in O rating. To claim he didn't improve last season is asinine.
He's 7-1 250, can run and can jump. Yes, his basketball instincts are lacking, and his defense was poor, but this isn't Davion Bradford, Marsh has skills that the staff can work with. You can hate on Marsh all day long, but he will play a role in 2024.
Him only having 6 blocks really is incredible. That is so so bad, he's got to get that D up. But he has the potential to be a solid player.marsh is fine offensively, wish he was a bit better on the offensive glass but we don't need to be feeding him the ball in the post. the issue is he's pretty invisible on defense. it's remarkable that he only had six blocks all season.
i also agree that carr at the 5 isn't a horrible option if we end up with good wing talent.
i like getting unopposed alley oopsI don’t think anyone is “hating on” Marsh but I’m trying to be realistic about where he is today. Using the FG% stat as proof of his development is wildly misleading. We all know those were largely unopposed alley oops and on the very rare occasions when he attempted to initiate scoring on his own he looked nowhere close to being effective.
The other way to look at it is that Forbes got Walton and Sy to play instead of freshman Marsh. He DID NOT get Walton 2.0 and Sy 2.0 to play instead of sophomore Marsh. What Wake does need is another quality big body to rotatate with Marsh. Marsh isn't playing 40 minutes. Basketball is still a game in which being tall is an advantage.Because the roster changed and he needed to. If Walton and Sy were still here he wouldn't have again. It was a glaring position of weakness and we had nobody else to run out there.