It was just awful. I guess it has been too long since I watched a HS basketball game. The game was sloppy and mistake prone and it made everyone look bad.
The opponent was a 5A Ponca City squad. Lattin's team won pretty easy. The final margin was 12. But, they were up 19 with 3/4 minutes left. I wasn't counting Lattin's production as they went along. I'll give it my best guess.
He scored mayby 10/12 pts. The rebounds were probably 8/10. He added 3/4 blocks and 3/4 steals. Mayby someone can find his stats posted somewhere and check my memory. There is a chance the numbers are a little better than I am remembering.
They ran 4 guards and Lattin. They showed no interest in ever throwing him the ball. The very few times one of the guards threw it inside, Lattin was way too quick to pass it back out. I don't recall him ever once showing a post move.
He has some profound weaknesses. He is not nearly strong enough. He doesn't work nearly hard enough. A culture shock of great magnitude is in store for him. What he is getting now is too easy for him and it shows. He badly needs some 1st class coaching.
The kid is pretty athletic. Not as much as I had hoped. I was thinking maybe a young M'Baye. He is currently short of that. He can run the floor pretty well. He took two outside shots and hit them both and looked pretty good doing it. It looks like he will be able to stretch defenses some. He is a willing defender and rebounder. I left with the impression that he sees the court well and passes the ball pretty good.
It has been so long that I really don't know what a HS player is suppose to look like. But, my memory is telling me that a good one should have looked better than Lattin did today. He wasn't dominating in any manner. He was getting his fair share of what was available today.
The opponent was a 5A Ponca City squad. Lattin's team won pretty easy. The final margin was 12. But, they were up 19 with 3/4 minutes left. I wasn't counting Lattin's production as they went along. I'll give it my best guess.
He scored mayby 10/12 pts. The rebounds were probably 8/10. He added 3/4 blocks and 3/4 steals. Mayby someone can find his stats posted somewhere and check my memory. There is a chance the numbers are a little better than I am remembering.
They ran 4 guards and Lattin. They showed no interest in ever throwing him the ball. The very few times one of the guards threw it inside, Lattin was way too quick to pass it back out. I don't recall him ever once showing a post move.
He has some profound weaknesses. He is not nearly strong enough. He doesn't work nearly hard enough. A culture shock of great magnitude is in store for him. What he is getting now is too easy for him and it shows. He badly needs some 1st class coaching.
The kid is pretty athletic. Not as much as I had hoped. I was thinking maybe a young M'Baye. He is currently short of that. He can run the floor pretty well. He took two outside shots and hit them both and looked pretty good doing it. It looks like he will be able to stretch defenses some. He is a willing defender and rebounder. I left with the impression that he sees the court well and passes the ball pretty good.
It has been so long that I really don't know what a HS player is suppose to look like. But, my memory is telling me that a good one should have looked better than Lattin did today. He wasn't dominating in any manner. He was getting his fair share of what was available today.
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