I'm utterly stumped by people posting about Matic's "skills". I don't mean to call people out, but when did we see these skills? I didn't see anything from him all year that suggested he'd ever be a B1G contributor—athleticism or talent.
Giorgi has at least played high-level HS basketball in NJ. He's played against guys that are going high D1 and held his own. At this point, that's more than Matic has ever done.
When I said matic over giorgi I look at this way. Neither one is helping until the 19-20 season at the earliest. Giorgi has some skill, but is really unathletic. 6’9 guy, plodding movement, barely dunks on air. A below the rim 6’9 player. Nothing wrong with that if your skill set/iq overrides that.
In matic, we saw a guy who definitely doesn’t have the skills right now. However, if he and Giorgi hit the same skill level, matic’s separating factor will be his athleticism. You say you didn’t see athleticism. I think he was just so lost that he couldn’t move. But watch him run the court. He can move. He just didn’t.
In the end, my personal preference is to bet on athleticism if it is the determining factor. I will forever believe that it is easier to turn an athlete into a basketball player, than a basketball player into an athlete. Some disagree. I get it. JMO.