Scouting Report: Martaz Robinson (2020)
As a new aspect of coverage, I’ve decided that I’ll regularly be taking a look at certain players in the Baltimore area and do my best to break down their strengths, weaknesses and how their game transitions to the college…
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Continue ReadingAs a new aspect of coverage, I’ve decided that I’ll regularly be taking a look at certain players in the Baltimore area and do my best to break down their strengths, weaknesses and how their game transitions to the college ranks.
For this piece, we’ll take a look at New Town/Team BBC point guard Martaz Robinson. The rising senior was a key cog for the Titans in their pursuit of a Baltimore County championship last season and shows glimpses of being a solid collegiate prospect.
Strengths:
-At 6-foot-2, Robinson has good size for the point guard position. Over the past year and a half, his body and strength have improved at a steady rate. There aren’t many point guards in the area that match up in the height department with Robinson, so he uses that to his advantage. In college, he’ll see smaller guards occasionally, but he fits the mold for what you’d like your point guard to look like coming into his freshman season.
-Robinson plays with nice pace when handling the ball. He isn’t blazing quick, but his change-of-pace dribbles allow him to get position and angles against his match-up and give him the advantage.
-He has a good feel for the game on both ends. As a passer, he reads rotating defenses effectively and make the right reads to set up teammates for open looks. When he’s operating in pick-and-rolls, he get keeps his man in jail (trailing behind him as he dribbles towards the paint) reads the weakside defenders to decide whether he’ll dump it to the big man or finish with a floater.
-Defensively, Robinson does a good job of applying pressure to the ball handler. Off the ball, he anticipates well in the passing lane and in most cases, always sees ball and man.
-Robinson has stints during games where he shows great ability and potential as a scorer. He can score it from all three levels both off the dribble and off the catch. He’s better from three-point range off the catch, but when operating off the dribble, his jump shot is fluid and efficient.
Weaknesses:
-While Robinson has spurts where he could look like a potential mid-major prospect, there are times where it seems he doesn’t play aggressive enough consistently to garner that level of attention. This isn’t saying Robinson doesn’t play hard, because he certainly does, it’s more of stating the fact that he needs to adopt more of a killer mentality.
-This would be going down a path of nitpicking, but for the collegiate level, Robinson would benefit from being a little quicker laterally. Playing at a position in which he’ll face players with extreme speed, lateral quickness is something a point guard can always improve on.
How he translates:
Robinson has caught the eye of multiple low-major programs. Coaches are intrigued with his skill set and size he can bring to the table. If he can play with an aggressive mindset on a consistent basis, Robinson could be a productive player in a Division I rotation. His feel for the game, ability to score when the opportunity presents itself and his capability of guarding his position all translate well to the next level.
Robinson currently holds no offers.