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Posted on 7/30/21 at 4:11 pm to BigBird09
Posted on 7/30/21 at 4:11 pm to BigBird09
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I think it's pretty simple: he dropped because of his size and his currently broken jump shot. Not many 6-foot-ish guards out there make it to the league with a jump shot.
He's not a great athlete either. I wasnt surprised that he dropped. I WAS surprised that most people mocked him to go in the first round.
This post was edited on 7/30/21 at 4:12 pm
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Posted on 7/30/21 at 4:14 pm to BigBird09
Bingo. He's an undersized Guard with no jump shot and doesn't play defense very well.
And I'm surprised Perkins is still on with ESPN, well maybe not that surprised, he's easily the least informative guy I've heard from lately and that says a lot. Rece Davis let him have it on that Mobley/Bill Russell comparison last night.
And I'm surprised Perkins is still on with ESPN, well maybe not that surprised, he's easily the least informative guy I've heard from lately and that says a lot. Rece Davis let him have it on that Mobley/Bill Russell comparison last night.
Posted on 7/30/21 at 4:18 pm to TheNameIsDalton
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Rece Davis let him have it on that Mobley/Bill Russell comparison last night.
That's about like comparing someone to Jordan or Magic. You just don't do it.
Posted on 7/30/21 at 4:18 pm to Robot Santa
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That's why I said consistency from year to year. The Petty who shoots 35-37% from 3 has no NBA future to be totally blunt about it. The version of Petty who shot 44% from 3 is a guy NBA teams would want on their bench. I think if he had shot over 40% from outside again last season he might have been drafted, because that's the kind of consistency NBA teams wanted to see from him after his junior year.
Yep. This was Petty's year to show that he could consistently shoot well enough to be an NBA draft pick. But that's not how it worked out.
I honestly still believe that it's more of a psychological issue than anything. I've said several times, with a shitload of downvotes, that he should see a sports psychologist. John Smoltz credits his for helping save his career. Sports is mental as hell. Getting into a funk is often in their heads, and not a psychical problem. There's nothing to be ashamed about. Even people at their peak could benefit.
I hope to hear news of him getting on a g league team. I think his skills have a place in the NBA. And I think his game will transfer well in Europe. He has his limitations. But a 3 and D guy can play a lot of years, and make a lot of money. I wish him the best, for sure.
Posted on 7/30/21 at 4:19 pm to CCTider
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2022 wing Brice Sensabaugh is down to eight schools, he tells @On3Recruits.
One of the fastest rising prospects in the class.
Posted on 7/30/21 at 4:20 pm to Chadaristic
Posted on 7/30/21 at 4:24 pm to Chadaristic
I wish he'd go ahead and commit...
Posted on 7/30/21 at 4:42 pm to CrimsonFever
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He's not a great athlete either.
Maybe if you only consider vertical ability. He's the quickest and one of the fastest players in the entire draft.
Posted on 7/30/21 at 4:58 pm to BigBird09
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Alabama has offered 2024 forward Micah Smith of Sandy Creek (GA)
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#Alabama offered 2024 forward Micah Smith today following an elite camp. Had a great summer with @atl_celtics2018 after a great freshman season at Sandy Creek.
This post was edited on 7/30/21 at 5:03 pm
Posted on 7/30/21 at 5:48 pm to BigBird09
Maybe he is a good athlete if you throw out leaping ability completely. I dont think thats how it works though, especially not in pro basketball.
This post was edited on 7/30/21 at 5:51 pm
Posted on 7/30/21 at 5:57 pm to CrimsonFever
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Congrats to @chaun_r on receiving an offer from The University of Alabama!
R'Chaun King - 2024
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Blessed to receive an offer from the University of Alabama.
Jaye Nash - 2024
Posted on 7/30/21 at 7:09 pm to Chadaristic
2022 four-star Kimani Hamilton is down to five schools, he tells @On3Recruits.
In no order: Alabama, Creighton, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, & Georgetown.
In no order: Alabama, Creighton, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, & Georgetown.
Posted on 7/30/21 at 8:57 pm to Chadaristic
I love our social media team recruiting with subtle trolls of rivals
Hey N.O. - Kira to Herb vs Auburn
This draft video has to be good for recruiting.
A night to remember.
Hey N.O. - Kira to Herb vs Auburn
This draft video has to be good for recruiting.
A night to remember.
Posted on 7/30/21 at 9:00 pm to RumHam
To think; how many folks would have thought Yung Cho would get drafted before John Petty.
At least Petty got picked up by the Pistons Summer League.
At least Petty got picked up by the Pistons Summer League.
Posted on 7/30/21 at 9:03 pm to UASports23
If Petty was a better ball handler, he would have gone in the draft. I truly believe, that’s what costs him.
Posted on 7/30/21 at 11:06 pm to Cobrasize
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Stan Van Gundy
@realStanVG
Great NBA draft. Amazingly, everyone got the guy they wanted. In fact, they couldn’t believe the guy was still on the board when they picked. Congratulations to all.
Posted on 7/30/21 at 11:39 pm to Cobrasize
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If Petty was a better ball handler, he would have gone in the draft. I truly believe, that’s what costs him.
I’ve watched a few games over since the end of the season and it’s amazing how bad he is at dribbling and walking at the same time
Posted on 7/31/21 at 9:24 am to SECSolomonGrundy
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This is all wrong. Bediako is not slow. Running the floor is one of his best traits.
Bediako can dang sure outrun Kessler. Block his shot too. Kessler averaged 4 points a game at UNC. Bediako averaged 6 with the Canadian team. Not a great comparison, but both guys have to develop more, and I like Bediako's upside.
Posted on 7/31/21 at 10:35 am to AbSnopes
I wish I could read that thread on Auburns 247 page dang it. The post someone shared over here shows how delusional some of them are though.
This post was edited on 7/31/21 at 10:37 am
Posted on 7/31/21 at 11:18 am to RumHam
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Nate Oats enjoying Blue Collar U ride at TBT
Jet-setting between recruiting trips before attending NBA draft parties and vacationing at the beach, Nate Oats took a stroll down memory lane.
Oats had a front-row seat on the baseline to watch the embodiment of the championship culture he cultivated at Buffalo bloom in the best of three victories in four nights Tuesday at The Basketball Tournament regional in Columbus, Ohio. The architect of Blue Collar U, a group constructed almost entirely of players he recruited to Buffalo, led by two of two trusted assistants he took with from UB to Alabama, Oats has been transformed into a Bulls fan.
“I know all these guys, and I wouldn’t be where I’m at without them,” Oats said outside the locker room at Ohio State’s Covelli Centre following Blue Collar U’s third-round victory. “So I’ve become a big fan and have been really cheering them on.”
Oats followed the upstart UB alumni team’s opening round games from afar, watching the first win on his phone while recruiting the Nike EYBL Peach Jam in Georgia, and the second from back home in Alabama.
“I was yelling at the TV,” Oats said, “like a real fan.”
Having flown into Columbus on the private plane of a Crimson Tide booster Tuesday night, Oats was unsure if he will be able to get away from his family vacation to reconvene with Blue Collar U in Dayton, where the TBT resumes tonight. The Bulls meet The Money Team, a squad sponsored by Floyd Mayweather that includes former Niagara University standout Tremmell Darden, in the 9 p.m. quarterfinal on ESPN2.
In their quest to win the $1 million grand prize, the Bulls posted their biggest TBT win, 78-61 against Miami Hurricanes alumni team Category 5, and best defensive performance with Oats in attendance.
“Oats is the one who brought us all together,” said Nick Perkins, whose hustle was rewarded for a second straight win with the honorary hard-hat, presented postgame by Oats.
“He started this,” said Jeremy Harris, the winning shot-maker in Blue Collar U’s third triumph in TBT’s unique Elam Ending. “He’s the head of the snake.”
“During the game, I looked over at him a couple of times,” high scorer CJ Massinburg said. “I saw the fire in his eyes, and it was like, OK, let’s go!”
“The whole blue-collar thing,” Oats said, "I told them after the game, that’s why you are winning. You play harder than the other team. They still have that mentality.”
Oats reconnected most with Wes Clark, the lead guard he coached at Romulus High in Detroit and at UB. He tended to Clark’s daughter before the game, checked on Clark’s injured hamstring at halftime and in with his mother after the game.
Clark, Blue Collar U’s high scorer and walk-off shot-maker in the first two victories, is out for the remainder of TBT with a hamstring strain, team sources said, but an MRI confirmed he avoided serious injury.
Further enhancing Oats’ rooting interests, Blue Collar U is managed by his assistant, super-recruiter Bryan Hodgson, and coached by Adam Bauman, operations director for Oats at UB and Alabama.
“I thought it was awesome when Bryan came to me and told me what he was putting together,” Oats said. “We talked about who should coach it, and it made a lot of sense to be Adam. He knows all of the guys, he coached them all, and he knows all the stuff we run.”
After leaving the TBT, Oats took another detour from the recruiting trail to celebrate two of his Alabama players getting drafted into the NBA. While Hodgson was with No. 12 overall pick Josh Primo in New York, Oats joined viewing party for 35th pick Herbert Jones in Tuscaloosa.
“I’m all aways keeping track and pulling for all these guys in their professional careers,” said Oats, noting how Blue Collar U’s run at TBT “is another time I can be a big fan of theirs.”
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