And now for a bit of a wet blanket ... At the outset, let me make clear that I only got to see Tyler play in person one time - in the Class C NYC basketball championship at the Glens Falls Civic Center against a team I help coach, so take these observations with a grain of salt. In that game, playing against a zone with much smaller players, he was content to stand out at the arc and launch up 3-pointers. He missed the vast majority of them, and I believe he didn't even crack double digits (although I could be off a bit on that). I saw in here someone comparing his shot to Southerland's. I'm not seeing it - much flatter, a much lower release, and not nearly the consistency (and we know how streaky James could be!) He showed no handle but did rebound well - as he should have, since our tallest player was maybe 6-2. All in all, he was just a very passive 6-8 guy. At game's end, he and his teammates - whose smallest starter was 6-4 - lost by 10 to our club. Afterward, even though he was only a sophomore, myself and the other coaches came away thinking, "Well, he's decent, but he's got a lot to improve on." That being said, I have seen the highlights of his AAU summer activity, and he has clearly improved. But I always question 'highlight reels,' especially in the AAU realm where defense is often an afterthought. It is my hope that with improved competition this season, his game will continue to grow. Obviously, D-I coaches believe he has a high 'ceiling' (I do hate that word), and I don't pretend to be any where near as knowledgeable as D-I coaches. However, I can't help wonder if he will wind up being a Matt Gorman type. (But at 180 pounds, obviously without the heftiness of Gorman's game.) In other words, will he only be a 4-year guy who plays some from time to time and has a GPA that's good for the program? Not - in the words of an immortal Seinfeld episode - that there's anything wrong with that! So, FWIW, that's my take on our new recruit.