KillerB
12-27-2008, 08:06 PM
I don't know if the Braves are still after 6'3" guard Jarod Oldham of Decatur Eisenhower.. but I had a chance to see him play today in the Collinsville Holiday Tournament against a very average Belleville East team.
Jarod scored 10 of his teams 15 points in the first quarter on a couple of threes.. a drive to the basket.. and a drive where he pulled up and scored from about 10 feet out. He had several other good opportunities.. including a drive & reverse that rimmed out. He picked up his second foul at the start of the 2nd quarter and sat the rest of the half. He scored 9 in the second half including 2 off a spectacular spinning drive in the paint. His team won 67-61 and plays again Monday.
I'm no expert.. but I came away with the following impressions. He has a quick release after catching a pass. Not only can he shoot from the outside.. but he is probably better at driving to the basket-very creative with good vision and is capable of some big time passes. Oldham is pretty active on defense with quick hands-he was always poking at the ball and made a couple of steals. He is also not afraid to go inside and play with the big boys. I believe he was 3-4 from the line.. so he shoots his FT's pretty well.
On the downside, he disappeared at times during the game. Several times he picked up his dribble and held the ball with no pass or shot. Also in build.. he looks like a shorter version of J-J Anderson.. pretty skinny. I thought he also through up a couple of ill advised 3's.. including one from a good 7-10 feet beyond the arc.
I talked to several of his team's parents after the game. They felt he needed more intensity and attitude. I asked why he brought the ball up court when there are two other guards starting and wondered if he might benefit from having someone else do that.. a couple of fathers agreed.
Decatur Eisenhower had a couple of other interesting players.. 6'9" Brock VonNordeck and 5'11" Drew Washington. Washington scored 22 to lead the team. He with 4 threes.. drove with authority.. and was aggressive on defense. Washington is also very muscled. One parent told me he is very hot/cold as a player. I could not find anything about anyone recruting him. I was sitting with one of the moderators of the Saluki fan site.. and he commented this was their kind of player.
The parents said if VonNordeck ever gets his act together.. he would be the best player on the floor. He scored 16, had several blocks and quite a few rebounds. He shoots pretty well from 10 feet out. But the parents said he often just stands around watching. I understand he has gotten some interest from schools.. like SIU-E.
Jarod scored 10 of his teams 15 points in the first quarter on a couple of threes.. a drive to the basket.. and a drive where he pulled up and scored from about 10 feet out. He had several other good opportunities.. including a drive & reverse that rimmed out. He picked up his second foul at the start of the 2nd quarter and sat the rest of the half. He scored 9 in the second half including 2 off a spectacular spinning drive in the paint. His team won 67-61 and plays again Monday.
I'm no expert.. but I came away with the following impressions. He has a quick release after catching a pass. Not only can he shoot from the outside.. but he is probably better at driving to the basket-very creative with good vision and is capable of some big time passes. Oldham is pretty active on defense with quick hands-he was always poking at the ball and made a couple of steals. He is also not afraid to go inside and play with the big boys. I believe he was 3-4 from the line.. so he shoots his FT's pretty well.
On the downside, he disappeared at times during the game. Several times he picked up his dribble and held the ball with no pass or shot. Also in build.. he looks like a shorter version of J-J Anderson.. pretty skinny. I thought he also through up a couple of ill advised 3's.. including one from a good 7-10 feet beyond the arc.
I talked to several of his team's parents after the game. They felt he needed more intensity and attitude. I asked why he brought the ball up court when there are two other guards starting and wondered if he might benefit from having someone else do that.. a couple of fathers agreed.
Decatur Eisenhower had a couple of other interesting players.. 6'9" Brock VonNordeck and 5'11" Drew Washington. Washington scored 22 to lead the team. He with 4 threes.. drove with authority.. and was aggressive on defense. Washington is also very muscled. One parent told me he is very hot/cold as a player. I could not find anything about anyone recruting him. I was sitting with one of the moderators of the Saluki fan site.. and he commented this was their kind of player.
The parents said if VonNordeck ever gets his act together.. he would be the best player on the floor. He scored 16, had several blocks and quite a few rebounds. He shoots pretty well from 10 feet out. But the parents said he often just stands around watching. I understand he has gotten some interest from schools.. like SIU-E.