Pure PG. Great court vision paired with great passing ability. Really sharp. Pressures the D but doesn't make a lot of mistakes. Plays a really active brand and thrives in transition but still can run a half-court set. Fast in the open court and has a decent first step, even though he's not crazy explosive and whether he'll be able to score inside at the next level is a significant question. I think he has enough ability to get in the lane to force defenses to react and create opportunities. Knocking on the door of breaking the all-time assist record for the NCAA. While helping his teammates score is his primary purpose, he understands that part of that is being enough of a threat to score himself. Doesn't score a lot, but when he shoots, he shoots 40/50/82 percentages.I generally agree with your bball opinion on things so i want to know more bout Machado. i have never watched him play. what do you like in him?
It's important to know that I just started looking into this guy yesterday. Haven't seen any games front to back. So take all of this with a grain of salt, but if a players can't do it on paper in the NCAA, I don't see how whatever it is that they do will transfer.
Concerns are his defensive ability. Not necessarily that he doesn't put in effort, just that Iona mixes a lot of styles including zone and he just hasn't played a lot of man-to-man. From what I've seen, he's a very active defender. It's also worth noting that he plays against a very poor level of competition and he's not a real physical specimen but I think he has the requisite physical characteristics (6' 1" 180, isn't a total stiff).
To summarize, the guy knows how to play basketball. From what I've seen he just looks like he's a step ahead of everyone else on the floor. Very smart and sure of himself and in the good way. I believe stuff like that translates very well. He seems like he could be a really good backup, and possibly even starter.