Had an opportunity to watch Lydon play in the New England Prep School Showcase today at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven. This is the second time I've seen him play in this event. His level of play is about on par from what I remember last year. He's fundamentally sound player who rarely makes a mistake but doesn't look to push things. Tyler took only eight shots in this game, making five, and finishing with 11 points, six rebounds and three steals, by my count. He had one three from the corner, airballed another trey and barely missed a shot just from beyond halfcourt at the first-half buzzer. Tyler doesn't look to put the ball on the floor much, and would rather pass to his teammates for open shots. He is a good a passer. He had a couple of nice running floaters in the lane, a put back and a dunk. But he was pretty quiet offensively, as he was the last time I saw him. Tyler had 11 points and three rebounds in New Hampton's game on Saturday. The kid has such good from on his shot, so it would be nice to see him to get to the foul line more often. He took two free throws over the course of two games, missing both, but he is a very good free throw shooter. The upside for Lydon is that he'll be a four-year player at SU and may start by his junior year, depending on our recruiting success. The downside is that he continues to be very thin at 6-9 and needs to put on at least 20 pounds to be ready for college basketball. I was sitting between assistants from Xavier and Georgetown during the game and they both chuckled when one asked whether Lydon was going to SU. I suspect they believe he needs to pack on some muscle. Lydon won't play much next year, if at all, and could use a redshirt year, but he's someone that will be heard from in a few years.
