Mulcahy

[RU-05]

Paul reminds me a lot of Caleb’s freshman season last year, especially for scoring and rebounding.

When you look closely their stats, Paul is shooting better from both 2-point and 3-point range, while Caleb was better at the foul line in his freshman season.

Where Paul especially excels is in his assist to turnover ratio. Caleb was 1/1 as a frosh while Paul is 2.5/1, which is outstanding.

It will be interesting to see how Paul develops into his sophomore season and beyond. If it’s anything like we’ve seen from others then we’re all in for a real treat.

Another striking statistical difference which shows the difference in styles of play.

Last year McConnell took 130 fg's and had 32 assists.

This year Mulcahy has taken 52 fg's and has 48 assists.

To my eyes, McConnell like Baker looks more like a shooting guard who can play point, while Mulcahy has looked, even when looking at his pre Rutgers highlights, looks very much like a throwback pass first PG.

 

[BillyC80]

Another striking statistical difference which shows the difference in styles of play.

Last year McConnell took 130 fg's and had 32 assists.

This year Mulcahy has taken 52 fg's and has 48 assists.

To my eyes, McConnell like Baker looks more like a shooting guard who can play point, while Mulcahy has looked, even when looking at his pre Rutgers highlights, looks very much like a throwback pass first PG.

Excellent stat and great take.

 

[GoodOl'Rutgers]

Do you agree with OP that his playing time should be limited? Or that he needs to take the shot when open?

take the shot... coach will decide PT as game flow dictates

give him some bench time when he forces MULTIPLE passes (that become TOs).. especially after turning down an open shot

for reference, early in the season Young was taking too many shots too quickly.. sometimes Mathis does that now.. heck.. Geo did that this last game... maybe if RM takes the open shot when he has it some of these forced shots by other do not happen.

This last game PM had some small guys on him.. I would have loved to have seen him post them up.. and maybe get fed for that purpose by others

 

[RU-05]

Maybe on ball, ball off ball help defender Paul is good.

I think his off ball defense has looked promising(i say this because I haven't seen or focused enough), and helps to an extent make up for his deficiencies on the ball, but is he a good defender? I dunno.

 

[BillyC80]

Don’t forget he scored 30+ points a game a few times in HS, averaged a double/double ... I predict a “remember when” thread in the future about the comments on Paul’s scoring sometime in a year or 2 ...

Slight clarification, he averaged a TRIPLE double in HS his senior year.

 

[RU-05]

He needs to think shoot and score every time he touches the ball.

He needs to be more willing to shoot when the shot is there, but I don't think I want him with a shoot first mindset.

 

[ru66]

how can anyone trash a freshmen who is playing pretty dam good--that's nonsense or just some unfounded psycho dislike--he's a great team player and gets hate? that's not fan worthy

 

[MadRU]

I think his off ball defense has looked promising(i say this because I haven't seen or focused enough), and helps to an extent make up for his deficiencies on the ball, but is he a good defender? I dunno.

I have focused on his defense and his off the ball help defense is good, reads the game well.

 

[Yeah Baby]

Today if you can't hit a 3-point shot, you are liability.

Myles Johnson.

 

[jeffro5]

I think he defends very well....and he is an incredibly strong rebounder for a freshman pg.

 

[GoodOl'Rutgers]

how can anyone trash a freshmen who is playing pretty dam good--that's nonsense or just some unfounded psycho dislike--he's a great team player and gets hate? that's not fan worthy

who is trashing him?

OP made an assessment based on observations this last game.. no trashing here afaik. I bet if you asked PM he would say he wasn't happy with his game vs Nebraska.. very few players should be happy after that game.

 

[RUckusbuck]

Now that Geo is back his minutes must be cut down as he is hurting the team by being such a non factor on offense. He has so many open looks and just refuses to shoot the ball. A perfect example was he had a little 4 footer yesterday and instead of taking the shot he tries an impossible pass to Myles and it results in a turnover.

Nah bruh...

 

[ru66]

who is trashing him?

OP made an assessment based on observations this last game.. no trashing here afaik. I bet if you asked PM he would say he wasn't happy with his game vs Nebraska.. very few players should be happy after that game.

"I get defending Mulcahy." who said that?--and I guess you didn't read the other posts about "bad takes"-- call it what you want but this kid is being attacked and there is no need for it--it serves no purpose and is unfair--by the way the media and pike only shower praise on him and I'm certain would say you and others are being unfair --hey pike continues to have trust in him so the real coach doesn't agree to sit him

 

[ancienthooper]

Bad take. Hopefully he’s better with the dental drill.

 

[GoodOl'Rutgers]

"I get defending Mulcahy." who said that?--and I guess you didn't read the other posts about "bad takes"-- call it what you want but this kid is being attacked and there is no need for it--it serves no purpose and is unfair--by the way the media and pike only shower praise on him and I'm certain would say you and others are being unfair --hey pike continues to have trust in him so the real coach doesn't agree to sit him

I take it you couldn't find any "trashing".

"bad takes" was actually very positive.. saying the "bad take" was on the part of the OP..

here is the entire OP post.. I will highlight the "bad take" part of the OP..

"Now that Geo is back his minutes must be cut down as he is hurting the team by being such a non factor on offense. He has so many open looks and just refuses to shoot the ball. A perfect example was he had a little 4 footer yesterday and instead of taking the shot he tries an impossible pass to Myles and it results in a turnover."​

and here is the "bad take" post..

"Bad take. He has made some sloppy plays recently but no more than JY or Myles with that pass to Harper, etc like all of them he makes up for that 1% with amazing play the rest of the time. We need him in the game to create plays for easy buckets when we go on droughts. However he is still a freshman so I agree in the end game you want your most experienced on the court"​

The OP is saying PM should shoot MORE. His minutes will be cut simply by Geo getting back more minutes. How is saying he should shoot MORE "trashing" him? No one is trashing the kid.. "hurting the team" may sound like it.. but context was specific and that was only one person and the bulk of this thread defends him.

My take is that PM should shoot more AND that he did throw some bad passes in that Nebraska game. If he was more of a threat to shoot I bet he completes some of those passes. but to me.. it is only 1 game. He has been solid and as someone else said.. I like seeing that he is ready to come into the game.

I don't think you should start labeling people as trashing a kid when they just make reasonable observations.

 

[Knight Owl]

Am I right in saying this is not a true plus minus but something akin to WAR?

I believe it uses all box score data per 100 possessions...and it isn’t a hockey-type plus minus. Myles might be a bit underrated as defensive specialists tend to get penalized in the metric.
Interesting that people mentioned Myles really having 8 or 9 blocks last game as opposed to the 5 credited. I’m wondering if it was because he literally hit the ball before the player fully released it several times and he wasn’t credited with a steal because Nebraska grabbed the loose ball.

 

[fbc1866]

He is a true point guard. This summer he, Johnson, Carter, and several others needs to be in the gym working on their jumpers. Have several of the women join them.

 

[mikebal9]

Today if you can't hit a 3-point shot, you are liability.

Ben Simmons says hi.

 

[ru66]

col--don't care about you're BS excuses--this isn't pro sports--it's trashing a kid for no reason and some of you "experts" do it all the time and I'll bet you'd never sat it to his or parent's faces.

 

[RU848789]

Mulcahy should continue to get ~15 minutes per game. His defense is just ok, but his rebounding is very good and of course, his passing is great. Here's the odd thing: he's one of our best shooters by %, being 58% from the field overall and 38% from three - so yes, he should shoot a bit more, IMO. The guy averaged a triple-double his senior year.

As an aside, I just noticed that Shaq Carter's A/TO ratio is 0/15. 0.0 assists for the season - how the hell did that happen - figure he should have a few just from dumb luck.

 

[RU-05]

col--don't care about you're BS excuses--this isn't pro sports--it's trashing a kid for no reason and some of you "experts" do it all the time and I'll bet you'd never sat it to his or parent's faces.

Critiquing is not trashing.

And I don't even agree with the OP.

 

[RU MAN]

Now that Geo is back his minutes must be cut down as he is hurting the team by being such a non factor on offense. He has so many open looks and just refuses to shoot the ball. A perfect example was he had a little 4 footer yesterday and instead of taking the shot he tries an impossible pass to Myles and it results in a turnover.

Yes, Paul needs to take more shots. Sometimes he's too unselfish, but he's a freshman and he'll learn. I love his game and he can take it to another level when he decides to become more balanced and take his share of shots. That should be talked about by Pike and the coaching staff to just tell him, "Paul if you have an open look, take the shot. We trust you."

 

[RUDead]

Mulchahy should sit. He passes too much. Said no coach ever.

 

[Yeah Baby]

Mulchahy should sit. He passes too much. Said no coach ever.

Nice. This is my type of team. The teams I played on and coaches that were good teams played like this. Great defense and whoever has the hot hand scores. Love it.

 

[jvgrad02]

He needs to take more shots to simply open the floor more. His defenders all know by now that he's not shooting the ball in the perimeter. He needs to take the shot when open

 

[Good-Knight]

Mulcahy is the BEST on the team at assist passes for 99.9% shooting percent shots. I mean if I pass it to guys that shoot 50% and they hit 50% if their shots off my "assist," what have really added? Mulcahy is the best at getting the ball to Johnson or Carter in spots they can convert. I pride myself in being able to what the game and being able to see what is developing. That pass to McConnell yesterday showed a freakish level of awareness.
Yes he was burnt twice off the dribble yesterday and once was for the unpardonable sin of expecting help behind you. I think he needs to shoot the three more to force defences to come out . Maybe that's more something for next season.

 

[Scarlet83]

Paul reminds me a lot of Caleb’s freshman season last year, especially for scoring and rebounding.

When you look closely their stats, Paul is shooting better from both 2-point and 3-point range, while Caleb was better at the foul line in his freshman season.

Where Paul especially excels is in his assist to turnover ratio. Caleb was 1/1 as a frosh while Paul is 2.5/1, which is outstanding.

It will be interesting to see how Paul develops into his sophomore season and beyond. If it’s anything like we’ve seen from others then we’re all in for a real treat.

Caleb has the team’s best 3 pt and FT shooting percentage for the team last year, as a freshman.

 

[Degaz-RU]

Interesting that people mentioned Myles really having 8 or 9 blocks last game as opposed to the 5 credited. I’m wondering if it was because he literally hit the ball before the player fully released it several times and he wasn’t credited with a steal because Nebraska grabbed the loose ball.

I had the same question about Myles’ blocks. I counted about 7 or 8, but they only gave him credit for 5.

 

[IBleedScarlet]

Now that Geo is back his minutes must be cut down as he is hurting the team by being such a non factor on offense. He has so many open looks and just refuses to shoot the ball. A perfect example was he had a little 4 footer yesterday and instead of taking the shot he tries an impossible pass to Myles and it results in a turnover.

While he does force some passes, he sees the entire court and plays well with others.

 

[Westcoast]

I don't disagree with the majority here, however, a few more shots a game would help open things up for him.

Yup. Teams know he's not shooting so his pump fakes don't work. If he takes the wide open shots he typically passes on (and makes some) he will be much more effective as a distributor since guys can't lay off him.

 

[NewJerseyHawk]

Mulcahy should continue to get ~15 minutes per game. His defense is just ok, but his rebounding is very good and of course, his passing is great. Here's the odd thing: he's one of our best shooters by %, being 58% from the field overall and 38% from three - so yes, he should shoot a bit more, IMO. The guy averaged a triple-double his senior year.

As an aside, I just noticed that Shaq Carter's A/TO ratio is 0/15. 0.0 assists for the season - how the hell did that happen - figure he should have a few just from dumb luck.

It's is actually one of the worse things to do, is base someone as a shooter based on shooting percentage.

The reality is Mulcahy is the worse "shooter" of all of the roster and that includes his 3 point shooting as well.

Fans need to actually watch the games and account for shot attempts taken by players that are under 5 seconds on the shot clock and those that are layups against 1 on 1, when the defense is actually playing Mulcahy to pass first....he is actually gotten better in taking the shot attempts but by no definition is a shooter at all.

The best shooters on the team are in this order, irregardless of whatever shooting percentages have in place.

1) Yeboah
2) Baker
2A) McConnell
3) Harper
3A) Young
3B) Mathis
4) Mulcahy

Please stop referring to shooting percentages as your indication of whose a good shooter. It's just not factual and without context of when a player is asked to shoot and when a player is ultimately left open to shoot or score.

 

[jtung230]

He is effective with the right matchup. Neb exposed his man to man D.

 

[RU848789]

It's is actually one of the worse things to do, is base someone as a shooter based on shooting percentage.

The reality is Mulcahy is the worse "shooter" of all of the roster and that includes his 3 point shooting as well.

Fans need to actually watch the games and account for shot attempts taken by players that are under 5 seconds on the shot clock and those that are layups against 1 on 1, when the defense is actually playing Mulcahy to pass first....he is actually gotten better in taking the shot attempts but by no definition is a shooter at all.

The best shooters on the team are in this order, irregardless of whatever shooting percentages have in place.

1) Yeboah 45%
2) Baker 38%
2A) McConnell 46%
3) Harper 45%
3A) Young 40%
3B) Mathis 38%
4) Mulcahy 58%

Please stop referring to shooting percentages as your indication of whose a good shooter. It's just not factual and without context of when a player is asked to shoot and when a player is ultimately left open to shoot or score.

Well, while those factors certainly matter, unless you have access to more granular stats including those factors, all we have to go on is the overall shooting percentage. IMO, the only one whose shooting% probably suffers significantly from difficult, late-in-the-clock shots is Baker, which is why I do think his 38% is lower than it would be otherwise and the one who probably has had the easiest shots with less defensive pressure has been Mulcahy; in addition the data set for Mulcahy's shooting is fairly small, so his "real" shooting averages could be somewhat different once he's taken a statistically more relevant number of shots. I'd like to really see how good his shooting is under greater pressure, especially since it'll keep defenders more honest and open up more passing lanes - I'd have him more in the middle of that pack.

So, I could see saying the shooting percentages for those two might not be indicative of how good they are as shooters. Apart from those guys, I think the folks on your list are largely taking somewhat similar shots (a mix of jump shots and driving shots), so I think their actual percentages are roughly indicative of how good of shooters they are, unlike Myles, for example, who few are going to say is a "great shooter" despite having a FG% of 69%, since his shots are all dunks or lay-ins/putbacks/tips. As an aside, the overall shooting percentages are actually "factual" - it's ridiculous to say they're not. And irregardless is substandard English, as it's unnecessary (regardless is the word of choice).

 

[bowlgoal]

Paul is a terrific player. Everyone makes mistakes and occasional bad passes.

 

[gmattle]

I think his shot will come in time. For now it is all about play good D and continue to create easy baskets by passing the way only he does. Oh yeah...... don’t hit the freshman wall. I played a different D1 sport but can attest to “the wall.” It is big, bad and well unavoidable.

Next year will be about progressing with his jump shot. We develop players at RU and I will enjoy watching this young man grow.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

In 11 games against majors...19 assists and 14 turnovers. Given the minutes he plays 19 assists isn't very much.

Paul can certainly improve.He plays an important role as a backup point guard. VERY IMPORTANT. Last year we were sunk because we didnt have one.

 

[TODDB33]

Today if you can't hit a 3-point shot, you are liability.

Yeah I can see that. I guess we need to bench Myles. Your statement show a tremendous lack of knowledge on how BB is played

 

[TODDB33]

I take it you couldn't find any "trashing".

"bad takes" was actually very positive.. saying the "bad take" was on the part of the OP..

here is the entire OP post.. I will highlight the "bad take" part of the OP..

"Now that Geo is back his minutes must be cut down as he is hurting the team by being such a non factor on offense. He has so many open looks and just refuses to shoot the ball. A perfect example was he had a little 4 footer yesterday and instead of taking the shot he tries an impossible pass to Myles and it results in a turnover."​

and here is the "bad take" post..

"Bad take. He has made some sloppy plays recently but no more than JY or Myles with that pass to Harper, etc like all of them he makes up for that 1% with amazing play the rest of the time. We need him in the game to create plays for easy buckets when we go on droughts. However he is still a freshman so I agree in the end game you want your most experienced on the court"​

The OP is saying PM should shoot MORE. His minutes will be cut simply by Geo getting back more minutes. How is saying he should shoot MORE "trashing" him? No one is trashing the kid.. "hurting the team" may sound like it.. but context was specific and that was only one person and the bulk of this thread defends him.

My take is that PM should shoot more AND that he did throw some bad passes in that Nebraska game. If he was more of a threat to shoot I bet he completes some of those passes. but to me.. it is only 1 game. He has been solid and as someone else said.. I like seeing that he is ready to come into the game.

I don't think you should start labeling people as trashing a kid when they just make reasonable observations.

OP made statement that PM O was hurting team. What about the fact that he is generating about 8 points per game via assists. I can understand wanting him to shoot more but no way is his lack of O hurting team.
What needs to be understood is BB is played with 5 people and each and everyone on a team has specific type of skill sets and each is different from each other. The key to winning is meshing those skill set together. You don’t ask a 6 ft guard to post up in the paint. As Pike and others have said you can’t always judge a players worth based strictly on stats

 

[RUInsanity]

In 11 games against majors...19 assists and 14 turnovers. Given the minutes he plays 19 assists isn't very much.

Paul can certainly improve.He plays an important role as a backup point guard. VERY IMPORTANT. Last year we were sunk because we didnt have one.

How many hockey assists? How many passes for open shots that were missed? Also, the way the roster is structured this year, Baker, Caleb, Young, PM and even Harper run at the point at times.

 

[rufeelinit]

Paul seems limited when it comes to scoring (closer to the basket the better) but is bringing enough other stuff to the table to continue to warrant his minutes. Remember with our team, the sum is greater than the individual parts.