Alabama guard Collin Sexton is among the brightest and most promising figures in the upcoming NBA draft, with many league insiders placing him within the top 10. Let’s look at the pros and cons of Sexton’s play.
The six-foot-three guard has gotten a lot of attention in the Tide’s campaign in the NCAA March Madness tournament, hitting clutch shots after clutch shots and making great defensive plays. Just recently, the freshman brought his team victory with a buzzer-beating lay-up to beat Texas A&M and tallying a total of 27 points.
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And he wasn’t done: the next day he came up with a 31-point, seven-rebound performance in a thorough shackling of in-state rival Auburn. This was no surprise for many in the loop, as Sexton was a top-10 national recruit coming into Alabama. He led the USA U17 basketball team in winning the trophy of the 2016 FIBA U17 World Championship, taking tournament MVP honors despite coming off the bench. By the end of that stint, he set the Nike EYBL single-season scoring record, averaging 31.7 points per game.
The caveat with Sexton’s game is that he likes to do everything, his game dominated by many one-on-one plays bordering on hero basketball. Many believe that Alabama will be easily beatable without Sexton.
Nonetheless, he is a very efficient scorer and might probably be the best guard in the country, over other hyped players like Trae Young. He has a high user rate, is a reliable free-throw shooter, and, most importantly, shines on the defensive end with his 6-foot-7 wingspan.
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Hi there. I’m Kevin Rolle and I’ve been into sports for as long as I can remember. Since I’m a fan of the Alabama University and the Alabama A&M University football teams, I mostly write about them. More musings on the Crimson Tide here.
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