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Indiana Basketball: Romeo Langford NBA Scouting Report

By Trevor Gersmehl

DURHAM, NC - NOVEMBER 27: Romeo Langford #0 of the Indiana Hoosiers walks to the bench against the Duke Blue Devils during their game at Cameron Indoor Stadium on November 27, 2018 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
DURHAM, NC - NOVEMBER 27: Romeo Langford #0 of the Indiana Hoosiers walks to the bench against the Duke Blue Devils during their game at Cameron Indoor Stadium on November 27, 2018 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /
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BLOOMINGTON, IN – JANUARY 14: Romeo Langford #0 of the Indiana Hoosiers walks down the court after a turnover in the 66-51 loss to the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Assembly Hall on January 14, 2019 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
BLOOMINGTON, IN – JANUARY 14: Romeo Langford #0 of the Indiana Hoosiers walks down the court after a turnover in the 66-51 loss to the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Assembly Hall on January 14, 2019 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

Assertiveness

Again, I want to say that I don’t think Romeo Langford is a soft player or a lazy player. However, scorers as talented as Romeo usually are not as reserved on offense as he is. There were times where Indiana desperately needed a bucket, and Langford seemed either completely unwilling or unable to come through for them.

There is not a single truly great scorer in the NBA that lacks assertiveness. There are, however, plenty of good scorers who thrive as second-fiddles i.e. Klay Thompson, Ben Simmons, Khris Middleton (Klay Thompson is a great scorer, but he’s also perfectly okay with taking five shots a game for the Warriors).

Romeo Langford has the scoring instincts and talent to be a main scoring option in the NBA if he reaches the peak of his potential.

As long as he maintains his current level of assertiveness, I think he is selling himself short of being great. In order to really reach his ceiling, he needs to amp up this kind of mentality.

Pointing at a man you just crossed to the floor– that’s an alpha dog move.

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