This young man is coming on fast. Probably averaging 16 pts over the last six games. He’s a killer.
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He had a scowl.But, but, BUT he STUNK the 1st 2 games of the season!!!
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I love Mathis' tenacity! This young man has a fire in his belly. Also his first couple of steps are tough to keep up with. When his jumper becomes more effective he will be a true beast.He had a scowl.
Kid is a baller.
At times he’s a little out of control but then he’s got an edge that I wouldn’t want to mess with.
Not to mention he gets to the hole strong. Need to keep finding a way to get the ball in his hands and feed him when he slashes to the hoop.
His game reminds me of Dwayne wade.
True. I love this kid. I wish however, as he continues to develop to learn how to sometimes not driving into the trees and stop and pull up for a nice 10-12 foot jumper. Some of his drives were way off and wild. Once he learns that there's no telling how high his ceiling is.This young man is coming on fast. Probably averaging 16 pts over the last six games. He’s a killer.
I wanted him on the line tooI noticed that late in the game when it was obvious Nebraska had to foul, he held the ball so he'd be the one going to the line. While his FT% was a little low coming into tonight, that showed me he is confident and wanted to be going to the line. Great all-around player, can't wait to watch his growth over the next few seasons.
I was really concerned earlier in the year when he seemed to have so much trouble finishing on drives, but he's making a believer out of me.the exciting thing is that he is having excellent offense games without a great outside shot....he is scoring against very good teams that have good defenses, slashing to the basket.
and with the moves to the basket, I don't see the offensive charges so many freshmen would make.....more than not, it winds up a basket and one.......
we have had players who started out with a 20 point game, mostly from the outside we get a bit excited about that....but games later they disappear when that shot fails
with Mathis, his offensive game should not disappear like that....it is much easier to remain an offensive threat if you can get to the bucket like he does.
I think he is all big 10 some day
When you have guys that can score at each position, there is less pressure on everybody. We're not there yet, but you're correct. When you have a guy like Mathis attacking the basket, the help defenders must come, leaving other guys open.I think he is starting to take some of the pressure off of Baker.
Hindsight is easy. Montez was our most confident player last night. Free throws are mostly mental. That's why I wanted him on the line once he got fouled, not after seeing the result. He missed a few, but we managed to win. Perfect learning experience.I didnt...while Mathis had a great game, he missed two one and ones late and then only 2-4 for 2-6. When you have guys like Geo and Kiss, that is who you want shooting. Not to say that Mathis will not turn into the man who will make these at the end of the game but its still tough to put that pressure on a freshmen rather than more seasoned guys.