Well, we will play them this year. He's a very good defender, and likely the starting SF at Duke.
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I really liked Matthew Mayer for a while, he was funny and he won us some games but at the end of the season, he went super cold, starting with that awful loss at IU. That coupled with the Monster Overdose and losing in the first round of the NCAA tournament left a real bad taste in my mouthfor both MM and Jaden Epps. When referring to that team, my kids and I always call it the Matthew Mayer team and we're not saying it as a compliment.
I agree. It was not a fun hang. It was my least favorite Underwood team - which given the losing early in the rebuild, is actually saying something.
My only point is he wasn't a total zero.
Same. Whenever referring to that team, i always call it the "mayer team."I really liked Matthew Mayer for a while, he was funny and he won us some games but at the end of the season, he went super cold, starting with that awful loss at IU. That coupled with the Monster Overdose and losing in the first round of the NCAA tournament left a real bad taste in my mouthfor both MM and Jaden Epps. When referring to that team, my kids and I always call it the Matthew Mayer team and we're not saying it as a compliment.
He was very good in the loss @IU. Shannon was out with a concussion, and Mayer carried us with 24&8.
It was RJ Melendez who was horrid in that game. CH was given a really bad technical after a dunk on TJD. Jayden Epps missed a game tying free throw.
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The following game Shannon came back, and we had the huge 19pt comeback against NW.
We followed up that historic win with a loss @OSU. This was an atrocious Ohio State team that hadn’t won a game in like two months… but they snapped that losing streak against us.
That OSU game completely broke my spirit with that team.
I thought he was terrific in the game we knocked off Texas at MSG too. TSJ was actually bad in that one, until he was dazzling in OT.
But Mayer went for 21 - 8/10 from the field and 5/5 from 3.
He was good in the OT win against Michigan (24/7). Excellent at Iowa in a game we lost by 2 (21/5/4). He was excellent on the road knocking off Wisconin (26). He had moments, and we probably don't make the tournament with out. But ya. meh.
I hope that's true. I hope he's a strong contributor as a frosh. I'm especially interested in his development, as he was confident enough to commit to us even though our backcourt was already loaded with young talent.I think I’d agree given the buzz that Williams has been better-than-expected.
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