McMahon's portal pickups so far - big improvement

I was very critical (obviously not alone here) of the job McMahon did last year, not only during the summer but in season. To make a long story short I felt like he was really trying to force a square peg into a round hole with the type of skillsets he had on his roster vs the system he was running. He brought the same offense he ran at Murray St and implemented it with players who skill sets just weren't capable of executing it.

His pickups this offseason however, at least on paper, fit his system very well. I'll link a video below that I did sort of outlining what he's trying to do offensively, but to make another long story short he needs guards that can operate out of the PnR, wings that can shoot the ball, and bigs that can either roll to the rim or shoot the ball from deep.

He got his guard that can operate ball screens in Jalen Cook, he got a wing that can shoot in Jordan Wright (only 31% this year, but 43% and 35% the years prior), and he's got a big that can not only shoot it from deep, but can also operate out of the low and high post in Will Baker. Corey Chest is coming in from High School and fits that rim running skill set you're looking for as well.

Obviously more is needed, but it's a nice start, and you see this same pattern in the additional portal guys McMahon is looking at. Off Ball screens is a large part as well, think the Adam Miller role but think Joe Girard coming off those screens, for example. Girard fits the on ball screen skill set as well. BJ Mack fits the skill set profile you're looking at for your bigs. So on and so forth.

I'm not saying McMahon will magically lead this team to the Sweet Sixteen next season, but it's definitely a start and an improvement.

Here's that video:
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