More notes on this game · 20 All prospects Aday Mara Morez Johnson Jr. Tarris Reed Jr. Alex Karaban
1:23 Truly fantastic pass by Mara. He has great feel but his length unlocks a lot of angles not available to...basically anyone else on earth. 2:36 Nice touch by Morez on the finish. 3:01 Mara gets moved quite a bit here. Lower body strength definitely an area of improvement. 6:43 Morez' motor is such an asset. Playing hard is a skill. 12:58 Not sure what Mara is doing here. He needs to go up with this immediately. 13:27 Tough close-out in space here but not great execution by Mara. Gets faked way out of the play, can't recover. Nice move by Karaban. 16:11 Not the prettiest, but nonetheless good self-creation by Morez. 16:41 Backpedal here by Morez is mechanically very clean, but he ends up giving too much space for the floater. 17:58 Morez is barely in frame when Yaxel picks up his dribble, yet ends up with the bucket. Unbelievable. 20:50 Mara in deep drop. He doesn't really get out to the shooter here, though you can argue his length is still disruptive. Borderline. 21:33 This time Mara does a better job of walling off and gets the block on Reed. Big-time play. 21:45 Awesome hands by Mara. He doesn't do a ton of rim rolling but I think the upside is there because his hands are so good (and he's such a huge target). 24:11 Mullins doesn't cash the floater but another rough close-out for Mara. I think he's actually OK quickness-wise but he needs to improve his technique because he's going to be put in these actions constantly in the NBA. 33:37 Not fully on the money, but this is a lefty pass off the dribble from Mara. There aren't a lot of NBA centers making this pass. 33:56 There are TWO blue jerseys between Morez and the rim when Yaxel pull ups, and yet he still creates an extra possession. Just love this guy's hustle. 38:02 Again, other players just don't have these angles. I think Mara's passing can be weaponized even more in the NBA. 40:16 This is good defense. Mara is just too big and his passing makes it hard to double. He's an underrated offensive player. 47:56 Mara REALLY doesn't want to come out of the paint, but he does a good job playing cat-and-mouse long enough to give Yaxel time to recover. 66:47 Watch Morez go straight through a box-out for the tip-in. 68:28 Amazing sequence from Karaban. Not a super athlete but he's very big.