Purdue should take a look at this kid from Crown Point. He’s a junior 6’6” and is a player. I’ve seen him four times this year and he’s flying under the radar. He’s got the complete game.
Dikembe Shaw
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Nice body for his age -- and knows how to use it. Nice shot form!!! Needs to work a lot on handling the ball, but why would he have up to now?
Game looks a little like Colvin IMO, just no as explosive of a leaper.
Or like a Raphael Davis, but not quite as good of a handle. Nice body and shot though.
I’ve seen him run the floor put it behind his back to avoid a defender and slam it down. No doubt though all players need to work on ball handling. Talked to a guy last night and said IU seems very interested.
I'd have to look more closely. --- The shot at 7 seconds in is Shot Doctor perfect
I have NEVER seen Merrillville, Munster, or Valpo this bad in over 50 years. I would also say collectively this is the worst ever for region basketball. Crown Point is very good, but they don’t get pushed by anyone in the region. They were down after the loss at South Bend losing to Portage. They won’t have any problem with them should they meet again.
Yeah, Region ball is trash this season. I haven't seen him play but I've been hearing a lot about Dominique Murphy from East Chicago Central. Like Shaw, Murphey seems to be under the radar. Murphy just passed E'Twaun Moore for the top scorer in East Chicago history.
Valpo losing their best player Smiley to Lalamuire didn’t help. You’re correct, area hoops is lousy this year.
Watched Murphy a lot, he’s not a good shooter, nice player but nowhere near Moore’s talent level.
Murphy is not even close to being the player Moore was in high school. When he plays the better competition (which isn’t that good) he is a non factor. He is not a good shooter and that’s being kind.
Looks strong and mature for his age and even more so when you look at the competition. Appears a few yrs older imo. Ball handling and a quick burst may be what he's lacking. Didn’t follow as much and don't remember seeing game film of him in HS, but could you compare to Desmond Bane at all? Maybe I'm comparing more in the aspect of body type and flying under the radar a bit.
Low level D-1 player, not sure grades and stuff like that, guessing he can play at a Valpo, Indiana State type of program. Probably the regions second best player behind Shaw.
When these college players run at him with their length, he will struggle even more to score. He’s not a ball handler so don’t really know where he could play.
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