Collin Sexton/John Petty highlights

Was originally gonna post all the 2017 signees recruits in this thread, then I just decided to do all Sexton highlights. May change it to highlights of all 6 players later on. Hope y'all like it.

Update: Added Petty's highlights

I'm more of a football guy and used to follow football recruiting a lot. Recently though I've become so confident that Saban will get the job done recruiting, I've started to follow basketball recruiting more.

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What makes these 2 guys different from others who dominate the competition that aren't highly ranked?

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In basketball the majority of your ranking comes from what you do in AAU ball and the summer circuit. In those, particularly the summer circuit, guys aren't playing overmatched opponents. They're playing against guys who are going to play college ball.

Sexton dominated the Nike Summer League, EYBL. He led it in points by 10 points per game. Also, he led U17 team USA in scoring at the FIBA world championship in route to a gold medal. Both of those tournament are littered with future NBA stars.

I'm not sure about Petty's stats, but to get his rating he has to have showed greatness against top competition too.

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Also do 5 star roundball athletes work out at high rate like their gridiron counterparts?

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I'm not sure it's true in all cases, but from all reports Sexton is a gym rat. The guy is in the gym early in morning and hours before games. Petty is considered a hard worker too, and he's been motivated by not getting invited to the McDonald's All American game. Petty also won three straight titles in high school for Jemison in Huntsville, so he's a winner.

We're getting two great talents in these two. Will they dominate immediately? I don't know, but like Fox showed us yesterday, freshmen can take over in CBB. I expect Sexton to be better than Fox. He can get to rim just as well and shoots better. Petty might take longer to develop, but he's a stud and I bet we'll know it before next year is finished. The other three recruits have potential but are projects.

Honestly, I'm so excited for next season almost want to skip football or at least fast forward through the shitty week games. Lol

Can't wait to get these guys on campus. Man that game yesterday still hurts. I know I should have known the inevitable, but I wanted to believe damnit

lol Sexton chanting overrated with the crowd in that first video

That was my favorite one that one and the one where he says Penny's son is trash lol

I think its a mixture of their skills and athletic ability. In basketball the most skilled players aren't the higher rated guys all the time because they don't have the physical skills. I would say we are getting one superbeast player and one really good player who could be a superbeast by the end of the year. Also think Herb Jones will be really good. As well as the center from Miss. Not as high on Reese after seeing him play.

Yeah I didn't link that one but it's really good. All those episodes are great.

He was reaching for the other team hands after making his FT. haha Looks like he knows how to use mind games to his advantage.



His fav player is Kobe.

When the talk of Sexton coming to Bama first started, I watched a video or two of him. I was impressed, but not blown away. He seemed like an undersized, good-shooting guard. But, as the months went on, I watched more and more of him. First of all, he's not as undersized as I originally thought. And, he can get up and throw down some nasty dunks. But, the guy is an all-around player with a true killer instinct. He's VERY competitive and puts in a ton of work.

He can really shoot from anywhere on the court. He's super quick with great handling skills. And he can finish at the rim with the best of them. The guy is practically unguardable.

All that said, there will be some growing pains in college. But, he's really going to help this team score. His play will make it easier on the other guys.