We'll see what happens with McAdoo, but he could have been top 10 pick this year. His lack of playing time helped his stock ironically, because what people saw was impressive (very limited game action though).
For all we know, he could go out next year and average 4 pts and 2 rbs a game. Should have declared for the draft IMO.
People were impressed by what they saw after he finally started playing to his preseason billing during the ACC and NCAA tournament. Before then, he was bad enough in his limited time coming off the bench that I think he had slipped from a guy who was projected as a top 7 pick to a mid-first rounder. For most of the year, he looked nothing like he was projected, airballing a ton of outside jumpers and looked rushed and unsure of himself.
I thought the best he looked all year was in his first ever start after John Henson got hurt. He was composed and worked seamlessly into a team structure, picking when to pass and when to shoot. When he came off the bench, it was like he tried to be a microwave scorer. He literally shot every time he shot the ball and wasn't all that successful at it either. For a guy who was praised for his high basketball IQ, it was startling. Seeing how much better he was as a starter, I think he just didn't know how to adjust to being a reserve for the firs time in his life.
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