re: Alabama Basketball Recruiting and Offseason Talk

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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.

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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.