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Matt Roth Video

dogsrus said:
Yeah,,,but can he shoot. :-o :lol:
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Doggie, Matt is the real deal.

I have seen him play many times including at the Macker 2 years ago (which impressed the most), hope he stays in the area and plays for BU but if he left for Big 11 country I wouldn't hold it against him.
 
dogsrus said:
Yeah,,,but can he shoot. :-o :lol:
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I watched the video and calculated his shooting percentage based on what I saw there. Roth really can shoot! He is right around 100%! :lol:
 
In that 2 minute video, Roth drains about 10 shots, but only one of them is wide open.
Remarkably, 6 of the first 7 have a tall, long-armed guy with a hand right in Matt's face,
who is doing a pretty solid job of defending,
and he just elevates and shoots right over the guy.
Watch it again and see if you agree!
 
chitownBUB said:
In that 2 minute video, Roth drains about 10 shots, but only one of them is wide open.
Remarkably, 6 of the first 7 have a tall, long-armed guy with a hand right in Matt's face,
who is doing a pretty solid job of defending,
and he just elevates and shoots right over the guy.
Watch it again and see if you agree!
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There's always a place for someone who can shoot like that. But I will agree with some of the folks who say he needs to improve on his strength, quickness, and athleticism. He's a better shooter, but nowhere close to as well-rounded as JC was at this point.
 
I think the third to the last shot, where he is on the right wing in front of the scorers table is the best. He basically catches, shoots with a guy in his face while falling out of bounds. Hes close to the sideline then he is to the three line...he also was falling backwards a bit like AP and Zobs used to do making it tougher to block.
 
I told you guys he was a must get. I think it was flip that said no, but Matt Roth is tough. He really could care less if someone is in his face or not. I really hope it is not true that he wants to go to Illinois. oh well we have to wait 2 more years anyways. We'll see, but man he is good, right?
 
Sweet Stroke

Sweet Stroke

That's a sweet stroke he's got. No Doubt!

Is it just me or does he seem to have a long, slow release to his shot? I just wonder if he'll be able to get it off this well in college with a bigger, stronger, faster player in his face. I also wonder if he'll be able to create his shot in college, or if he'll just be limited to a stand up set shot? He is kind of small.
 
ChicagoHoops.com rates him the #18 player in Illinois in the class of 2008. They tend to overrate the Chicago area players a little and underrate the downstate players.

Other rankings list him between 12th and mid 20's. But these kind of rankings are very subjective.
 
Don't need to see the video.....I was there and saw MR hit 2 3's standing on the Y of Bradley near the halfcourt line! :-o :wink:
 
Re: Sweet Stroke

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Braves4Life said:
That's a sweet stroke he's got. No Doubt!

Is it just me or does he seem to have a long, slow release to his shot? I just wonder if he'll be able to get it off this well in college with a bigger, stronger, faster player in his face. I also wonder if he'll be able to create his shot in college, or if he'll just be limited to a stand up set shot? He is kind of small.
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B4L, I have never seen the kid play and the video was my first and that is exactly what I thought a little slow on his release. But he looks long and definitly knows he can shoot the basketball... confidence is a great thing.
 
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houstontxbrave said:
Braves4Life said:
That's a sweet stroke he's got. No Doubt!

Is it just me or does he seem to have a long, slow release to his shot? I just wonder if he'll be able to get it off this well in college with a bigger, stronger, faster player in his face. I also wonder if he'll be able to create his shot in college, or if he'll just be limited to a stand up set shot? He is kind of small.
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B4L, I have never seen the kid play and the video was my first and that is exactly what I thought a little slow on his release. But he looks long and definitly knows he can shoot the basketball... confidence is a great thing.
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JC had a similar shot coming out of Pekin with a lower release point (more of a push). Last year they attempted to change his release point to above his head & he struggled all year to find his shot. Now he's found a happy medium and moved his release point back down a little and worked on getting the ball out faster. Now look what he's doing this year.

I'd take a shooter like MR in a heartbeat, just like height, that's not something that is easily taught. I watched him as a freshman torch a much better athlete in Jamar Smith to lead his team to the super sectionals. I know I've read at least one publication that called him the best pure shooter in the state of IL.
 
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