I’ll be really interested to see how Perry’s game translates to the high D1 level.  He’s a tremendous shooter, has great feel, can play point (though his natural inclination and position is scorer).  He’s not very athletic, not very long, and has trouble against length.  The “comfort” factor can’t be discounted.  Meaning:  he is completely comfortable and confident in his current environment.  He is the man, and has been since the 7th grade.  Small community.  Dad is coach. Gets up over 20 shots a game.  Now, take that same kid, put him in a large university, undersized with mediocre athleticism, decidedly not the man, gets limited time and limited shots.  Comfort factor goes way down.  Very easy to go thru a shooting slump and lose confidence.  We’ve all seen some variation of this story multiple times. Some make it, most don’t.  He’s had a special special career so far.  We’ll see.

45 minutes ago, Mojocat said:

I’ll be really interested to see how Perry’s game translates to the high D1 level.  He’s a tremendous shooter, has great feel, can play point (though his natural inclination and position is scorer).  He’s not very athletic, not very long, and has trouble against length.  The “comfort” factor can’t be discounted.  Meaning:  he is completely comfortable and confident in his current environment.  He is the man, and has been since the 7th grade.  Small community.  Dad is coach. Gets up over 20 shots a game.  Now, take that same kid, put him in a large university, undersized with mediocre athleticism, decidedly not the man, gets limited time and limited shots.  Comfort factor goes way down.  Very easy to go thru a shooting slump and lose confidence.  We’ve all seen some variation of this story multiple times. Some make it, most don’t.  He’s had a special special career so far.  We’ll see.

He will do fine if he gets with right program.  If you're not going to utilize his strengths, why would recruit him.

17 hours ago, Mojocat said:

I’ll be really interested to see how Perry’s game translates to the high D1 level.  He’s a tremendous shooter, has great feel, can play point (though his natural inclination and position is scorer).  He’s not very athletic, not very long, and has trouble against length.  The “comfort” factor can’t be discounted.  Meaning:  he is completely comfortable and confident in his current environment.  He is the man, and has been since the 7th grade.  Small community.  Dad is coach. Gets up over 20 shots a game.  Now, take that same kid, put him in a large university, undersized with mediocre athleticism, decidedly not the man, gets limited time and limited shots.  Comfort factor goes way down.  Very easy to go thru a shooting slump and lose confidence.  We’ve all seen some variation of this story multiple times. Some make it, most don’t.  He’s had a special special career so far.  We’ll see.

Understand the comfort factor and it will be interesting to follow Travis at the next level.  I do agree he can still develop more in the paint but I have a hard time stating "He’s not very athletic".  If I recall, Travis Perry is the #1 rated junior in KY and #10 nationally as a PG per 247Sports.  The 4 star rating he currently has in not determined in his "small town"  and/or by his coach (dad).  I have a hard time believing he is not athletic.  6-2 is about average for a D1 PG although I think he is a better shooter/scorer and will probably transition to that in college.  Wish this young man nothing but good fortune at the next level. 

4 hours ago, FB Head said:

Understand the comfort factor and it will be interesting to follow Travis at the next level.  I do agree he can still develop more in the paint but I have a hard time stating "He’s not very athletic".  If I recall, Travis Perry is the #1 rated junior in KY and #10 nationally as a PG per 247Sports.  The 4 star rating he currently has in not determined in his "small town"  and/or by his coach (dad).  I have a hard time believing he is not athletic.  6-2 is about average for a D1 PG although I think he is a better shooter/scorer and will probably transition to that in college.  Wish this young man nothing but good fortune at the next level. 

Me, too - will be pulling for him for sure!

Perry is just 15 points away from the record after the 1st quarter thanks to 2 quick triples in the game. 

13 away thanks to a layup on a baseline drive. 

Reverse layup off an offensive rebound to give him 10 points in the first half. He is 11 points away with 2 quarters of basketball left in the game. 

Mountain Top Sports posted this photo by Matt Holbrook.

On 3/8/2023 at 10:06 PM, Mojocat said:

I’ll be really interested to see how Perry’s game translates to the high D1 level.  He’s a tremendous shooter, has great feel, can play point (though his natural inclination and position is scorer).  He’s not very athletic, not very long, and has trouble against length.  The “comfort” factor can’t be discounted.  Meaning:  he is completely comfortable and confident in his current environment.  He is the man, and has been since the 7th grade.  Small community.  Dad is coach. Gets up over 20 shots a game.  Now, take that same kid, put him in a large university, undersized with mediocre athleticism, decidedly not the man, gets limited time and limited shots.  Comfort factor goes way down.  Very easy to go thru a shooting slump and lose confidence.  We’ve all seen some variation of this story multiple times. Some make it, most don’t.  He’s had a special special career so far.  We’ll see.

Excellent Assessment!

 

I think you need a little athletic ability to score that many. His college success depends on time and place.....right time at the right place! With another year to go I would not be surprised if his record is ever eclipsed.

9 minutes ago, 9068 said:

I think you need a little athletic ability to score that many. His college success depends on time and place.....right time at the right place! With another year to go I would not be surprised if his record is ever eclipsed.

Has to be from a small school as large schools rarely have players that play 4-5 years on the varsity.

5 minutes ago, Joe Tracy said:

Has to be from a small school as large schools rarely have players that play 4-5 years on the varsity.

He will have played for 6 years once graduated... and he is from a VERY small 'A' school. It is so small they do not even have a football team. 

8 minutes ago, Adrian Woj Burner said:

He will have played for 6 years once graduated... and he is from a VERY small 'A' school. It is so small they do not even have a football team. 

That’s amazing to see them back to back years in the state tournament. 

16 minutes ago, bigapplekid said:

That’s amazing to see them back to back years in the state tournament. 

Yes it is. If I remember correctly there were multiple 'A' schools in the Sweet 16 last year. Give me a few to check it out.