Luke Maye
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Not sure why you have to have something to say about what others choose to discuss on this message board.
Luke does get a lot of the heavy critique on this board, so I'm content with giving credit when credit is due, and this is one of those times. Hope he can keep playing consistently into ACC play.
This excerpt from an article in the Charlotte Observer demonstrates Luke's work ethic, he is a gym rat. And that effort with Jonas has paid off, he went from 225 to 235 pounds. In 14MPG, he's averaging 5 points, 4 boards, 1 assist, and 1 steal. He's starting to reap dividends from all that hard work and his confidence is building. Love this young man's attitude.
“Everybody appreciates the way Luke works and how hard he works,” Williams said, “but it basically boiled down to he was gonna work harder than he’s ever worked in his life.”
Getting stronger
Two and a half weeks.That’s how long Williams gave his team off after the national championship game. Maye didn't need that long. He was back in the gym with strength and conditioning coordinator Jonas Sahratian within a week. "Marcus (Paige), Justin (Jackson), Brice (Johnson) and Joel (James) were all getting ready for the NBA, but I was just in there with them because I felt like I needed to get stronger,” Maye said. “I didn’t really play much towards the end of the year, so I wasn’t really sore or tired.”
“He’s in that position where he’s gonna have to play some guys out on the floor and he’s gonna have to play some guys down in the post,” Williams said, “so defensively he really does have to concentrate.”
Playing the role of a power forward on defense can be tough, but offensively it has its perks. Maye has shown a propensity for shooting from deep and getting to the rim. As a senior at Hough, he averaged 20.7 points and 15.5 rebounds.
“Luke has a tremendous ability to shoot the ball,” Williams said. “He himself creates a mismatch for some people.”
Next season, he should better be able to prove that. The departure of Johnson and James leaves Maye as the likely first big man off the bench. Playing that role last season, rising senior Isaiah Hicks averaged 8.9 points and was ACC Sixth Man of the Year. The opportunity is clearly there.
If last season’s practices are any indication, Hicks predicts a breakout season for Maye.
“You can ask anybody,” Hicks said. “Who gives us the most problems as a big? Everyone would say Luke.”
“Everybody appreciates the way Luke works and how hard he works,” Williams said, “but it basically boiled down to he was gonna work harder than he’s ever worked in his life.”
Getting stronger
Two and a half weeks.That’s how long Williams gave his team off after the national championship game. Maye didn't need that long. He was back in the gym with strength and conditioning coordinator Jonas Sahratian within a week. "Marcus (Paige), Justin (Jackson), Brice (Johnson) and Joel (James) were all getting ready for the NBA, but I was just in there with them because I felt like I needed to get stronger,” Maye said. “I didn’t really play much towards the end of the year, so I wasn’t really sore or tired.”
“He’s in that position where he’s gonna have to play some guys out on the floor and he’s gonna have to play some guys down in the post,” Williams said, “so defensively he really does have to concentrate.”
Playing the role of a power forward on defense can be tough, but offensively it has its perks. Maye has shown a propensity for shooting from deep and getting to the rim. As a senior at Hough, he averaged 20.7 points and 15.5 rebounds.
“Luke has a tremendous ability to shoot the ball,” Williams said. “He himself creates a mismatch for some people.”
Next season, he should better be able to prove that. The departure of Johnson and James leaves Maye as the likely first big man off the bench. Playing that role last season, rising senior Isaiah Hicks averaged 8.9 points and was ACC Sixth Man of the Year. The opportunity is clearly there.
If last season’s practices are any indication, Hicks predicts a breakout season for Maye.
“You can ask anybody,” Hicks said. “Who gives us the most problems as a big? Everyone would say Luke.”
bumping this for the Luker and his 15 rebounds today . .
He wasn't good today. Stats are one thing, but anyone who remotely knows the game saw that he made some god awful plays.
1 for six actually, but his footprint was so much more than scoring in this game. There were several times he tipped to others and cause havoc on d. Haters gonna hate.
It's facts, not hate.
1-6, 4 TO's, 3 fouls, and the bigs (Smith, Issac, Ojo) shot like 70% when Luke was guarding them.
But he made some damn good ones too, in case you weren't watching. I'll take the effort & the 13 pt win.
Dadika is always good for laughs. It's why I read his posts. Now BB, that's another thing entirely.
There is a reason Luke does play. Its called Roy, the coach, knows what he is doing.
I got my numbers from the box score...not sure where else one would get them from.
NOT only was his 15 rebounds a important reason Carolina was able to hold off a great FSU team but his two touchdown passes like his dad use to do resulted in easy layups for Jackson and Hicks.
The tip out and the long pass...2 good ones...I counted about 8 bad ones in that first half.
Listen, I get why most posters love him...He's an unathletic, undersized white kid who plays hard and has gotten more out of his body than God blessed him with.
I just think people also hold him to a lower standard because of it. He was downright awful in that first half.
I just think people also hold him to a lower standard because of it. He was downright awful in that first half.
Unless we watched two different games Maye and Pinson came up big in the 2nd half. You would expect Berry and Jackson to carry the team and they did but NOBODY saw,Pinson and Maye combining for 25 rebounds in limited minutes. If stats don't lie then you should start and finish with 25 rebounds. Case closed, next case please
Problem is there are TWO halves to Bball. I understand what you see, but you have to take the good with the bad.
He was important today! Yes he had some bad plays but you have to watch off ball at all the little things he does do that don't show up on stats.
The stat I have always felt mattered the most is the one that rates how the team does with you on the court.. I haven't seen that for today's number but it has to be high for him.
The stat I have always felt mattered the most is the one that rates how the team does with you on the court.. I haven't seen that for today's number but it has to be high for him.
Of course. My point is it's literally all posters will talk about after a game where he makes a play or two.
Well if he would have only made a play or two then this would be a mute point, but 15 boards. Come on
So many of those 10 defensive boards came with no one near him. But again, you guys will praise him no matter what so I won't bother arguing with facts.
Thanks for arguing. Lol it can be done without name calling or bashing. Hope the rest of your Sat is good DAD
Yep. After the game one guy bumps one thread that honors the kid's work ethic offseason, after he had 15 rebounds today. That equates to "LITERALLY all posters talk about". OK. All the love given to Pinson, Berry, Jackson, etc (rightly so)..... just in my imagination I guess.
Yeah, we pull for him because he's an undersized, unathletic white kid. If I didn't know better, I'd think all your posts were satirical.
Without like, we don't win today. Period.
Without like, we don't win today. Period.
We don't need to name call or bash. We're all Heels fans and it'd be boring if we all agreed on everything. Enjoy your day as well.
Yeah, simply because we are undermanned with Tony out. We still win with Luke out and Tony in. Theo on the other hand...he was irreplaceable today.
White kid???????????????? I could have SWORN they are all CAROLINA BLUE!
Some folk are just born to be jerks.
Not saying Maye played good or bad, but he did make more than 2 good plays. I can attest to that.
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