Mario Saint Supery

Mario Saint-Supery (SG | 193 cm | ’06) ~ Unicaja Malaga

We have seen better tournaments from Mario Saint Supery than he showed here. Especially in group phase, he was reserved and struggled in offense but then exploded in the semifinal match vs Barcelona where he scored 30 points and reminded us on his high scoring potential. In the 4th quarter and overtime of the semifinal he just took the ball and all the responsibility in his hands. He was not scared of the big moment and this confidence after three bad/average performances could bring him far in his career. He is a good scorer on all three levels and capable of scoring in many different ways. Played solid defense too but often played too much with his hands and that was called as a foul. I’m still struggling with predicting his ceiling – he could have problems with the translation on the elite pro level or be great on that level too. Time will tell..

Mario Saint-Supery (G | 190cm | ’06) ~ Spain

21.9 pts, 6.0 reb, 4.1 ast, 2.9 stl, 0.4 blck, 3.3 to, FG 42.1%, 3P 31.6%, FT 76.7%

Spain won a medal just like they’ve been doing all summer, this one was thanks to the MVP, ‘Super Mario’ without any doubts. Saint-Supery led his team into the final despite the absence of Hugo Gonzalez. His stats seem more impressive considering that he played more than 30 minutes in only 2 games in the tournament. He does whatever he wants on the court and is always one step ahead of his defenders. One of the most important gifts of Saint-Super is, he lightens up the entire team with spreading his energy and willingness to win no matter what, he never gives up. The final against Lithuania was close because he didn’t accept the loss and gave his all playing the entire game. His creativity and footwork brings new opportunities every second of the offense and make him unpredictable. He managed to score 2.6 of his 8.1 3-point attempts per game in the tournament but showed potential for being more consistent in the future. It might’ve seem like he pushed things too far in some positions and that’s why his field goal percentage is not that high but he kind of had to. 2.9 steals per game (4th most) tells a lot about his feel for the game defensively too. He totally deserved the MVP award in the tournament and I can’t wait to see what the future holds for Mario Saint-Supery.

(Written by Doruk Karaca)