Scouting Reports: Chalmette vs. Jesuit (Video)
I only caught the fourth quarter of Chalmette vs. Jesuit this past Thursday (Dec. 22) but I figured I would let you see what I saw. 2017 C/F Mitchell Robinson and the Owls held off Jesuit 61-57 in a non-district…
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Continue ReadingI only caught the fourth quarter of Chalmette vs. Jesuit this past Thursday (Dec. 22) but I figured I would let you see what I saw. 2017 C/F Mitchell Robinson and the Owls held off Jesuit 61-57 in a non-district game and here are a few takeaways from the ending of the matchup.
Chalmette
2017 C/F Mitchell Robinson — Robinson is our top-ranked player in the Class of 2017 and with good reason. The 7-foot Western Kentucky signee is a ridiculous athlete with a rare skill set that extends even beyond the 3-point line and he’s a consensus 5-star prospect across the major recruiting services.
With that said, there were a couple things I found a bit troubling in the fourth quarter and change of action that I saw. Chalmette was up 42-41 when I got there late in the third and they never led by more than 8 points (briefly) but Robinson looked fairly disinterested for most of the fourth quarter.
For example, at the 5:15 mark of the video below, Robinson has his hands on his knees for part of the Owls’ offensive possession and even tries to set a screen from that position before half-heartedly rolling to the rim. He just didn’t seem to take Jesuit very seriously despite the close score and a few defensive possessions sort of showed why.
Robinson just played volleyball with a few of the Blue Jays’s shots in the paint and swatted them with EASE. He did stay relatively engaged on that side of the ball patrolling the lane but even then he doesn’t really have to work that hard because of his massive advantage in size and athletic prowess.
Robinson knows he’s infinitely better than 95% of the players he’ll face this season, his collegiate future is set regardless of what happens during the rest of his prep career and he played like he was well-aware of both of those facts against Jesuit.
I saw a similar disinterest from Robinson in pieces of a couple games last year but Chalmette was usually pummeling its opponent so it was somewhat understandable, but this time the game was close. He had three points in the fourth quarter against Jesuit, all from the free throw line, but was still the game’s leading scorer with 17.
Even with some of the “red flags” I’ve seen, I’d take Robinson in a heartbeat — he’s just too absurdly talented and he’s dominated his fair share of games as well. If you’re not a program with 5-star recruits beating down your door, you just have to take him and try to prevent some of the lapses from becoming recurring habits. He’s a good kid by all accounts and I think he’ll be just fine.
2017 G Glenshawn Amos — Amos is a decent-sized guard standing about 6 feet tall and he’s a good ball handler that can usually find his way into the lane when he’s aggressive. He had a nice drive to the rim for a layup that put Chalmette up 57-51 with just over 2 minutes left and finished with 8 points in the game. That was a relatively tame night for Amos but he’s capable of scoring in bunches, which includes a 30-point outing against St. Paul’s earlier this season. Robinson also dropped 37 in that game, which was an impressive 95-58 win for Chalmette.
2017 PGs Josh Williams/Carlton Campbell — These two are both undersized guards that play a big role for Chalmette. Campbell is a quick player that handles the majority of the point guard duties and he had 7 points for the Owls against Jesuit. Williams plays more off the ball in a scoring role and he finished with 12 points including 2 3-pointers.
2017 F Larry Bentley — Bentley is a 6-foot-4, 235-pound forward and he has pretty good athleticism for a kid his size. He also showed off a nice midrange jump shot on a couple of occasions against Jesuit and finished with 10 points in the game, all in the second half.
Jesuit
The Blue Jays are having a strong season at 10-4 but there were only a couple of players that stood out in the limited amount of action I saw. Both were 2017 guards in Brendan Conroy and Collin Kulivan and both had a sweet stroke from deep combining for 7 3-pointers. Conroy led the way with 4 of those en route to a 16-point effort and Kulivan ended the night with 15 points.