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re: Alabama Basketball Recruiting and Offseason Talk
Posted on 5/16/18 at 9:12 am to GatorsGators
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.
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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 11:08 am to BigBird09
quote:I think of talent evaluation as more of finding guys who might not be well-rounded or high-major (or whatever your needed criteria is) players yet but could be with a little bit of skill or body development. Or finding guys who might not fit into other systems but fit uniquely into yours for whatever reason.
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.
Not Sexton's case, where there was really no development needed. Once talent evaluators actually saw him on the big circuits everyone knew he was one of the best PGs in the class and a probable lotto pick. Pettway should get applause for getting to him first and sealing the connection before he blew up, but it's not like he found a diamond in the rough.
And I'm not saying that Pettway isn't overall a good talent evaulator, but I'm not sure I'd use Sexton as the prime example
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