(2017) SG Al Durham Jr. to IU

[Class of '66 Old Fart 85,683]

20 minutes ago, Calipari said:

If Sexton is in fact not playing, it's great to see Al increasing his production, and even pulling out two W's against solid teams. Let's hope he can keep this production and consistency up even if Sexton returns.

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It's extremely difficult to get any detailed stats on the Peach Invitational games.  What I've seen is pix of 2 separate scorecards.  Sexton's name is on both cards but he's not credited with any points.  No way to know if he's not in attendance or simply not playing.

[HoosierHoops1 5,024]

22 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

In Durham's second game of the Peach Invitational his Southern Stampede team defeated Team Griffin.  Durham with 12 pts.  Again, Collin Sexton's stat line was -0- so have to assume he's not in attendance.  No other stat details are available.

I read where both games were on day 1 and Collin Sexton is expected to be in attendance on day 2 (today). He's resting up after playing in the FIBA 17u World Championships. USA brought home the Gold and Sexton was Tournament MVP!

[Class of '66 Old Fart 85,683]

1 hour ago, HoosierHoops1 said:

I read where both games were on day 1 and Collin Sexton is expected to be in attendance on day 2 (today). He's resting up after playing in the FIBA 17u World Championships. USA brought home the Gold and Sexton was Tournament MVP!

Good report.  Scorecard for today's Southern Stampede win over Team United shows Durham with 15 pts.  Sexton credited with 3 pts., but have no idea whatsoever how many minutes he got or how many shots he took.  Lucky to get a screenshot of the scorecard.

[HoosierHoops1 5,024]

I find it crazy in this day and age, the lack of real information that's readily available. Twitter and snapchat mindset is prob the culprit...

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,690]

2017 IU commit Al Durham shooting the 3 Ball very well, getting to the lane & drawing fouls as usual here at #VO5SkillsAcademy @CoachArtis

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[Class of '66 Old Fart 85,683]

From the Victor Oladipo Skill's Academy.  Don't panic over the team name - arbitrarily assigned.  A very solid outing for Durham; excellent shooting %.

 

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,690]

That's Myles Dread is going to Penn State. He had a nice game. DURHAM seemed to play well too.

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[Class of '66 Old Fart 85,683]

Today's afternoon game.   NOTE:  Jordan Tucker playing on the No Class team had an absolutely dreadful game.

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,690]

Durhams shooting remains...not so good.

I've been saying all along Tucker seems overrated to me. Idk.

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[bhaggard89 869]

1-9 from 3's isn't very encouraging. Room for improvement there. Based on his tapes though I'm thinking his bread and butter will be mid range and driving to the bucket.

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[WayneFleekHoosier 48,690]

1-9 from 3's isn't very encouraging. Room for improvement there. Based on his tapes though I'm thinking his bread and butter will be mid range and driving to the bucket.

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Took 9 of 14 from deep though. Needs to play to his strengths until he can shoot it. Crean will force this.

My concern is he is one dimensional until he can shoot it. A la Stan Robinson.

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[HoosierAloha 30,077]

Took 9 of 14 from deep though. Needs to play to his strengths until he can shoot it. Cream will force this.

My concern is he is one dimensional until he can shoot it. A la Stan Robinson.

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That's the comparison that popped into my head too. Hopefully he will get in with the shot doc and get that all figured out. I'm wondering if his coach on this told him to keep shooting.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 85,683]

22 minutes ago, HoosierAloha said:

That's the comparison that popped into my head too. Hopefully he will get in with the shot doc and get that all figured out. I'm wondering if his coach on this told him to keep shooting.

Well, the coach is his dad!!

[Bobman1 2,909]

I'm pretty optimistic on Al, because we offered him and accepted his commitment so early without seeing how the rest of the class would shake up, so the coaches must think they can really develop this kid and turn him into a good player.

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[biteoftheapple 4,115]

That's the comparison that popped into my head too. Hopefully he will get in with the shot doc and get that all figured out. I'm wondering if his coach on this told him to keep shooting.

Yes. The shot doc sometimes fails, see Stan.

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,690]

I'm pretty optimistic on Al, because we offered him and accepted his commitment so early without seeing how the rest of the class would shake up, so the coaches must think they can really develop this kid and turn him into a good player.

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Gelon. Which I suppose applies to him too.

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[Class of '66 Old Fart 85,683]

Thursday night game at Vic's Skills Academy.  All the teams play 1 more game on Friday.  Definitely one of Durham's better shooting games.

 

[HoosierTrav 7,900]

Yes. The shot doc sometimes fails, see Stan.

This kids jumper, fundamentally, is nowhere near as bad as Stans. I have faith he will start to hit at a higher clip.

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

The kid is clearly a scorer who just hasn't been told to stay inside the arc. Not worried about that once our staff gets a hold of him. The comparison to Stanford Robinson was made above in a negative light, but Stan looked extremely promising his freshman year. Between Sheehey telling him to shoot with his opposite hand and his character issues, I don't think we saw his potential. If Al plays with a similar style, bulldog who can get to the rim and finish through contact, I'm pretty excited to see him coupled with our shooters in 2017.

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,690]

The kid is clearly a scorer who just hasn't been told to stay inside the arc. Not worried about that once our staff gets a hold of him. The comparison to Stanford Robinson was made above in a negative light, but Stan looked extremely promising his freshman year. Between Sheehey telling him to shoot with his opposite hand and his character issues, I don't think we saw his potential. If Al plays with a similar style, bulldog who can get to the rim and finish through contact, I'm pretty excited to see him coupled with our shooters in 2017.

I can get on board with this. Ironically, both are lefties. I agree with all you said here.

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