PoconoPony wrote:A superficial review of his background indicates that out of high school he had a solid but nothing special college offer list. The Atlantic 10 is a reasonable, but nothing special conference and he did make the all rookie team with modest and reasonable stats to include 33% from the 3 point line. Why is he valued so high????
First, being from Canada guys are often overlooked (he was rated 3rd best prospect in Canada), since many coaches don't heavily recruit over there and Mike played most of his career there. The reason he is highly valued is he was obviously a guy who teams missed on out of HS and showed out as a freshman. Second, if you have seen his highlights the guy is long,extremely athletic, and has a nice looking stroke. Tons of potential. Third, in what world is over 11PPG and 5RPG "nothing special" for a freshman... Fourth, 33% as a forward from 3 as a freshman isn't horrible and I expect he will become a much more consistent shooter through his year sitting out. He has a good looking jumper in terms of rhythm and technique.
Stallion nailed it too.
We basically traded McDowell for Isiaha Mike. Mike could be a star for us, but worst case should be a guy who can be a quality starter & is extremely athletic. I don't get how anyone can't be extremely excited about his addition.