"Just make Aday Mara defend in space"

My daughter asked for the name of the background song

Royalty Free Music my man lol

Really starting to think he's the best true center in the draft

@NoCeilingsNBA He’s going to lead a team in defensive rating for like 10 years and no one will realize how much of an impact he has until he’s gone. That being said, he needs to be a golden state warrior

@NoCeilingsNBA Eh. Feel like when there’s longer and better shooters he might be toast

Not sure I saw any Mara highlights there versus Braden Smith…

My bad

@blakewidmer Cmon man. Braden torched him in the BTT. What are we doing with this? Was this clip before or after Smith worked him over for an and 1?

@blakewidmer I can't remember. He forced a few misses on Smith in the two games they played against each other this season, It's going to be okay

@NewHere1099 Mara is elite. My point was not to diminish Mara, but just to say that an elite guard who is very small can be effective against him too. Props to both Mara and Smith for beating the naysayers.

@NewHere1099 It's okay to be honest.

@blakewidmer Honestly, you cherry picked a missed shot instead of showing how Purdue intentionally exploited Mara with Smith in the BTT. Mara is fine but to say he can play in space when a 5’11” pg worked him. Imagine elite NBA guards. He’s got a long way to go……in space.

Is Philon an NBA level guard? First clip I used in my video. Smith missed several shots in vicinity of Mara in their two games. I “cherry picked” one. Could have used more. Felt one was enough to show capability I never said he’s going to guard on the perimeter full time. But we can acknowledge what the film shows. He’s not bad out there. And that’s not going to be his primary job To be honest, I left out clips I could have used.

Michigan will miss him the most.

The slow gallup bigs hurts my eyes 😭😭

He's still growing into his body. As he keeps getting stronger, the better he's going to get

If I pick him to my team, I will ask him to watch Gobert's game on defensive end all summer. Aday Mara really reminds me of Gobert a lot on defense.

@tyler_rucker His length is gonna take up hella space

Football hip turn drill

He would be redundant with Zach Edey but I don’t care. I want him. We can make it work. Edey/Mara pairing could be so utterly dominant

People have this thought he's just skinny and slow and bad when he singlehandedly ruined every opposing gameplan when he was in the court lmao, awesome player

Unless you beat a big by 2 steps, you may not have beaten him, if he tries, follows.

As a razorback fan who was biased against cheering for Elliott cadeau therefore Mara…he was by far my favorite big to watch this season. His growth over the past few months jumps off the screen as well. Look forward to seeing his ceiling.

@NoCeilingsNBA Chicago, Bucks , Hornets and Lakers

So, I’m reviewing my notes of Mara this season to prepare my full scouting report and I consistently have instances from numerous games where he was blocked at the rim. I recommend you review those clips and after, do you have concerns?

Not enough space in college to equate this to NBA ball. But I’m still a believer and want this guy on my team

I mean, I’m aware of the spacing difference between NBA and college. But he’s shown a ton of growth of defending out in space and keeping up with smaller players. Not the thing you’re specifically drafting him for, but it’s encouraging to see

Vs a guard numbnuts

A number of guards in this clip friend

If you do this his man has to be crashing down to rebound and get a drop off. That length makes him tough.