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re: Alabama Basketball Recruiting and Offseason Talk
Posted on 5/14/18 at 9:57 pm to Tide or Die87
Posted on 5/14/18 at 9:57 pm to Tide or Die87
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Collin Sexton a top ten player. Wasn't hard to identify.
He wasn't even ranked when we identified him. He blew up after our staff had already cultivated a relationship with him. That's called good talent evaluation.
Posted on 5/14/18 at 10:25 pm to CrimsonTider98
Exactly...Collin wasn't even on radar until he came up here for the boo Williams eybl event. But pettway identified him before that.
Posted on 5/15/18 at 4:50 am to Bamainva40
He is off the radar. I'm sure if any coach in America saw him play they would've notified his ability. If he is such a great judgement of talent why does his son play?
Posted on 5/15/18 at 5:24 am to Tide or Die87
I think most would agree that JR plays too much. CAJ's talent evaluation on the recruiting trail is solid. His in-game subsitution patterns are still a work in progress.
Posted on 5/15/18 at 5:58 am to CrimsonTider98
I'm just saying every prospect we've got was a decent rated guy. Not saying he doesn't know his stuff but he didn't find a diamond in the rough.
Posted on 5/15/18 at 7:42 am to Tide or Die87
Dude sexton wasn't even ranked, pettway identified him at bamas camp...We were the first to offer him. Can't even believe 2 idiots downvoted my last post. I swear I think some just troll to troll.
Posted on 5/15/18 at 7:40 pm to Bamainva40
So your saying that nobody would've noticed Sexton eventually? Sexton was going to be what he was no matter who found him first.
Posted on 5/15/18 at 8:07 pm to Tide or Die87
I think he simply meant that he was a bit of a diamond in the rough when they started recruiting him.
Posted on 5/15/18 at 8:31 pm to Tide or Die87
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So your saying that nobody would've noticed Sexton eventually
Of course they would have. They did. But, our staff discovered him first. Give them some credit.
This post was edited on 5/15/18 at 8:32 pm
Posted on 5/15/18 at 9:10 pm to CrimsonTider98
That was my whole point ...We discovered him then everyone else jumped in when he shot up the rankings
Posted on 5/15/18 at 11:24 pm to Bamainva40
Speaking of Sexton, I have seen him mocked as high as 10 and as low as 15. If it looks like he will drop to 15, what are the odds he will return?
Posted on 5/16/18 at 6:43 am to Remiden
didn't he sign with an agent. if so the odds are 0 he will return
Posted on 5/16/18 at 8:25 am to Bamainva40
quote:I mean I see where Tide is coming from... Even if Pettway was the first to see him and offer him, it really shouldn't take much evaluation skill to point out a possible lotto pick even if he hadn't blown up yet.
Dude sexton wasn't even ranked, pettway identified him at bamas camp...We were the first to offer him. Can't even believe 2 idiots downvoted my last post. I swear I think some just troll to troll.
Posted on 5/16/18 at 9:12 am to GatorsGators
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I mean I see where Tide is coming from... Even if Pettway was the first to see him and offer him, it really shouldn't take much evaluation skill to point out a possible lotto pick even if he hadn't blown up yet.
Can either of y'all explain to me how to tell if a coaching staff has good talent evaluation if that player never blows up? This is like saying Davidson doesn't deserve credit for finding Stephen Curry because it's obvious to everyone how talented he is now.
We identified Sexton before he blew up in HS. We identified Herb when he was a lowly 3-star and not projected as a 2019 1st rd draft pick. We identified Arthur Edwards who averaged 3.9 PPG and shot 22% from 3 at New Mexico the prior season, and was a very solid starter and 40% deep ball shooter for us the next. We identified Galin Smith who was ranked 274th in 247sports composite and who was viewed as a project that looked like a rotation worthy Center in his first year. There's plenty of evidence that suggests this staff has done a very good job of talent evaluation thus far.
Posted on 5/16/18 at 10:11 am to GatorsGators
Glad you joined conversation. I thought Florida offered before we did. Am I misremembering?
Posted on 5/16/18 at 10:13 am to BigBird09
And to piggyback, when the services were saying this time last year that the PG from Bham was a 5* Pettway was saying that’s the kind of evaluation that will get a scout fired.
Posted on 5/16/18 at 10:47 am to Gongora
Yep I don't see where these guys are trying to say... Gongora nailed it about herb and Galin also, echoes what I brought up the other day. This staff isn't perfect but they've been pretty dead on when it comes to identifying prospects.
Posted on 5/16/18 at 10:58 am to Gongora
I honestly have no memories of Sexton's recruitment
Posted on 5/16/18 at 11:00 am to GatorsGators
Jamal Johnson committed to Auburn. Was a Bama recruit that we pushed away and he went to Memphis. Now transferring away to Auburn
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