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re: Alabama Basketball Recruiting and Offseason Talk
Posted on 10/17/17 at 2:09 pm to Teague
Posted on 10/17/17 at 2:09 pm to Teague
It's hard for me to look at these two guys and think that Petty is the better player based on their performance in HS alone. Sure Sexton had some good highlights, but he also averaged over 30 ppg against both HS and EYBL competition. He set the scoring record for the EYBL and was the MVP of the USA team.
Most of what you're probably basing this off of is the Canada games and what the rumors are around the NBA open practice. That's a small sample size in the Canada games and even if Sexton looked like the top 10 pick most peg him as, he's not going to be the standout when he already has that reputation. Petty opened the eyes of a lot of Scouts because he was a guy they didn't expect to look like a lottery pick or even a first rounder.
I like both guys and have even hyped Petty to be better than his ranking, but right now I think Sexton is our best player. He's just proven more than Petty has to this point.
Most of what you're probably basing this off of is the Canada games and what the rumors are around the NBA open practice. That's a small sample size in the Canada games and even if Sexton looked like the top 10 pick most peg him as, he's not going to be the standout when he already has that reputation. Petty opened the eyes of a lot of Scouts because he was a guy they didn't expect to look like a lottery pick or even a first rounder.
I like both guys and have even hyped Petty to be better than his ranking, but right now I think Sexton is our best player. He's just proven more than Petty has to this point.
This post was edited on 10/17/17 at 2:18 pm
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Posted on 10/17/17 at 2:17 pm to BigBird09
I will say, if Herb Jones stood out like what was reported and really is flirting with 6'10 (in shoes), he may end up being another guy we may have to replace. And in no way would I be upset about that.
Posted on 10/17/17 at 3:28 pm to BigBird09
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I like both guys and have even hyped Petty to be better than his ranking, but right now I think Sexton is our best player. He's just proven more than Petty has to this point.
I love both guys also, but I disagree with saying Sexton has done more than Petty at this point. Petty was the 2 time Mr Basketball in Alabama while leading his team to 3 State Championships. He was ranked in the top 20 of players in his position as early as his 10th grade year. Sexton is a much shorter proven product. IMO, Sexton will be flashier, but when its crunch time, Petty will be taking the shots.
Posted on 10/18/17 at 6:34 am to BigBird09
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Most of what you're probably basing this off of is the Canada games and what the rumors are around the NBA open practice. That's a small sample size in the Canada games and even if Sexton looked like the top 10 pick most peg him as, he's not going to be the standout when he already has that reputation. Petty opened the eyes of a lot of Scouts because he was a guy they didn't expect to look like a lottery pick or even a first rounder.
I AM basing it off of what I've seen in Canada and practice. But, I think Petty has better size and is a better shooter. I agree Sexton looked great in all the film I saw of him pre-Bama, so maybe he just wasn't clicking yet this summer. But, I do think his game is going to be more difficult to translate to college than Petty's. As far as the NBA open practice, I didn't hear any surprise about Petty. The talk was about (my long-time sleeper pick) Herb Jones.
But, either way, I'm not trying to start another Jalen vs. Tua situation on the board. I think they're both going to be great players. I just keep seeing all the talk about Sexton being a one-and-done as a foregone conclusion while I, personally, think Petty may be more NBA ready. We'll see. I'm just excited about the possibilities this year. This SHOULD be a very good team before the year is over.
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