Welcome to Charlotte Mr. McNeely. I can only hope you become a regular cog in the rotation next year my good sir.
I love both McNeely’s and Kon’s outside shooting and ability as connective passers in the offense. Smart players. So here’s so info on Liam:
“Here’s my ultimate sell to you guys on why I like Liam McNeeley so much. Ultimately, you’re taking the bet on what he could be. As I have it in the title of this piece, I think it could be some sort of modern-day variant of Glen Rice.”
GLEN RICE BABY. HORNETS FANS WAKE UP I SAID A NAME THAT MAKES US ALL FEEL GOOD AND STUFF. #nostalgia
I fully believe his shooting was an anomaly while at UConn. And it had to do with role as well. Check out these high school outside shooting stats:
“McNeeley graded out in the 93rd percentile on all jumpers, the 92nd percentile on catch-and-shoot jumpers, the 91st percentile on guarded catch-and-shoot jumpers, the 94th percentile on unguarded jumpers, and once again in the 25th percentile on dribble jumpers. Weakside, off-ball shooting was an elite skill for him in high school, and the numbers clearly back that up.”
Yeah I agree that Liam deserves his own thread. He is a first round pick AND the FO made a trade for him.
I am thinking that the second round guys and the undrafted rookies should get one consolidated thread. Just my thoughts.
The pundits seem to like our pick w Liam.
This is inaccurate. We made a trade for the 29th pick. We picked him at 29. That however does not mean we traded for him.
Actually this conflicts w the player development thread so ignore it.
Haven’t been nearly as interested in him as the other three, but after watching some video, it’s possible he’s the best of the 4 in three years isn’t it?
Dude looks like he could have a pretty high ceiling in this era.
Yep they said it’s official
Get excited about McNeely here. You get to see him score over Kalkbrenner and free agent signed Jemiya Neal(who reminds me a little of Stephon Castle? But that includes subpar collegiate 3-point shooting).
This guy loves the game
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Did you hear him mic’ed up? It was hilarious.
Damn. Looked really good and that’s an encouraging showing. I think the nba really overreacted to his shooting season at UConn. I heard he was battling mono during the season and just didn’t look himself at times
He looked like he contributed a lot more than just shooting. Could be a real catch for us.
But, just like Kon, no reason to get too high or too low.
Yeah I’m definitely not getting carried away with analysis or making future projections based on summer league stuff. It’s just fun and exciting. Summer league does at least provide a small glimpse and skillset and potential. Not worth getting carried away.
I’m just glad to see that we found the new Larry Bird at pick 29 in Liam McNeely. Such a relief.
Liam Legend.
Brilliant. But too soon.
Aside from the obvious stuff he did well, I love that he seems to play with a swagger and a confidence that you can’t teach. He also seems to have a command of the nuances of the game. Definitely excited to see more of him.
