Southgrad07
The Renn Level
Alex only probably took 5-6 shots today and hit 3 or 4 of them. Know he had a nice looking 3, mid range jumper, and a tip dunk. He did not force anything out there. You see the athleticism but he made some nice moves with the ball and seemed to have nice court awareness. He has a strong build and I also think he could play next season for us. Only reason he probably will have a harder time starting or seeing as much time as Brenton is because he projects more as a 3 and not a 2. He looked like he could play some 2 but he is your prototype 3 man. I think both of our recruits are going to play solid roles for us next season. Compare them to say Evansville's recruits in this game and I would take our 2 over their 2 every day of the week.
Other observations from the game. The South team was wayyy overmatched. The two ND kids looked pretty good. Very athletic and the big kid showed flashes of some serious skill. Hartman (IU commit) has a sweet stroke. He does not wow anybody with quickness or strength but he will play a nice role for IU. The other IU commit Davis is only about 6'6. He is athletic but will have to play the 4 or 5 based on his current skill. Not sure he will be able to handle that for a couple years in the big ten. The Bennett kid going to Butler looked very unathletic and is only about 6'3. Kind of surprised he was going that high D1. But knowing Brad Stevens he will be a stud in 3 years somehow. Karazsia did not do much. He would be a high quality walk on but probably wouldn't be a great choice for our last scholarship. He has some nice skills but needs to be stronger and develop more b4 he could help a D1 team. Mahurin had some nice dunks in warm ups but really did not do much of anything in the game. Saw the entire ISU team there. Nice way to come support their future teammates.
Hard judging players in games like this but you can get a feel for who athletically can play at the next level. Also you can see who can get their own shots and knock down good looks when given to them. Defense and ability to play in a offense are major parts of the game that exhibitions like this don't showcase.
Other observations from the game. The South team was wayyy overmatched. The two ND kids looked pretty good. Very athletic and the big kid showed flashes of some serious skill. Hartman (IU commit) has a sweet stroke. He does not wow anybody with quickness or strength but he will play a nice role for IU. The other IU commit Davis is only about 6'6. He is athletic but will have to play the 4 or 5 based on his current skill. Not sure he will be able to handle that for a couple years in the big ten. The Bennett kid going to Butler looked very unathletic and is only about 6'3. Kind of surprised he was going that high D1. But knowing Brad Stevens he will be a stud in 3 years somehow. Karazsia did not do much. He would be a high quality walk on but probably wouldn't be a great choice for our last scholarship. He has some nice skills but needs to be stronger and develop more b4 he could help a D1 team. Mahurin had some nice dunks in warm ups but really did not do much of anything in the game. Saw the entire ISU team there. Nice way to come support their future teammates.
Hard judging players in games like this but you can get a feel for who athletically can play at the next level. Also you can see who can get their own shots and knock down good looks when given to them. Defense and ability to play in a offense are major parts of the game that exhibitions like this don't showcase.
