This Man is Taking Over College Basketball

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3 ай бұрын

Even though they lost last night, Indiana State has still undoubtedly been one of the best mid major teams in college basketball this season. With a 22-4 record, the Sycamores have a real chance at an at-large bid for the NCAA Tournament, but perhaps what has caught most people's attention is Indiana State center Robbie Avila. Nicknamed "College Jokic" and "Rob Wave", Avila has captivated fans across the country thanks to his goggles and playstyle, but make no mistake, Robbie Avila has legit game, as this video will demonstrate.
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@JeffSmith-pl2pj 2 ай бұрын

With those glasses and the way he moves, He is a hero to us nerds out there.

@BobbyDouglasBasketball 2 ай бұрын

He is to nerds what Steph Curry is to small skinny JV players

@opinionatedopiner 2 ай бұрын

Function over form 💪

@andrewlterry 2 ай бұрын

Larry Nerd

@challenger516 2 ай бұрын

but you're a nerd who only play video games in your mom's basement. Dude actually go out and play basketball.

@mbwell 2 ай бұрын

He’s playing in Bird land bro. He can make his mark during March Madness.

@AJ-iu6nw 2 ай бұрын

This guy reminds me of Yao Ming, not Jokic.

@TheModerateExtremist448 2 ай бұрын

@@AJ-iu6nwuhhh in what capacity? 😂 are you serious? Did Yao even make a three in his career? I doubt he ever averaged 4 assists per game in his career either lol Yao played like Shaq. This guy plays way more like Jokic than Shaq. Do you even watch basketball?

@AJ-iu6nw 2 ай бұрын

lol@@TheModerateExtremist448

@jonpark6650 2 ай бұрын

Avila is honoring one of the truly greats at Indiana State.

@mortystraphouse5077 2 ай бұрын

@@TheModerateExtremist448 yao played like shaq? u read the dumbest things in comment section omg

@JulesGaerlan-nh7ir 2 ай бұрын

"George Mikan (lakers 50's ) more look-alike ❤

@BobbyDouglasBasketball 2 ай бұрын

Great pull!

@mikemendes7598 2 ай бұрын

You are showing your age!

@notsure7899 2 ай бұрын

Athleticism is awesome, but so is elite skill. Great player, great video.

@BobbyDouglasBasketball 2 ай бұрын

Yep. Even the NBA now is really trending towards skill over raw athleticism.

@cdjhyoung 2 ай бұрын

@@BobbyDouglasBasketball I wondered why you were calling out a guy with a 15+ppg average as something special. But playing on a starting five with double digit averages explains a lot.

@mdarrenu 2 ай бұрын

decision making and dribbling without losing the ball. That is all you need. Few have it.

@garyaugustus690 Ай бұрын

Footwork, footwork ,footwork....

@brandoncohoon 3 ай бұрын

I’ve been trying to get into college basketball early this year and make better March Madness brackets and this channel has helped a lot. I really hope you blow up in popularity bro you deserve it

@BobbyDouglasBasketball 3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching!

@xuimod 2 ай бұрын

For a big man he's an amazing passer. His passing ability while posting up in the paint is crazy.

@NotOneToFly 2 ай бұрын

He really does have Jokic's game! The only Jokic passes I didn't see from him are the over the head and the behind the back. Does he have somewhat smaller hands? That could make it tough to open up all the of the angles Jokic uses. The misdirection and the post game are all there though! Very impressive stuff from the young buck.

@xXSprMgaAwsmFxyHtXx 2 ай бұрын

He’s also only what, 19?

@billcook4768 2 ай бұрын

Indiana State? Now there’s a name I’ve not heard in a long time. A long time.

@h34dbust 2 ай бұрын

Yes, 'College Jokic' is appropriate.

@BobbyDouglasBasketball 2 ай бұрын

Yep tons of similarities!

@bigalexg 2 ай бұрын

it's amazing now some big men are so limited around the basket, it's a dunk or nothing - no touch, no finesse, no fakes, no mobility in the pivot and then you get a guy like this that can make so much out of much less raw physicality.

@l3ftie578 2 ай бұрын

It makes it clear why bigs that have both like the dream or Tim Duncan were so dominant and central to their teams’ success

@bigalexg 2 ай бұрын

exactly. I guess being huge and athletic is enough to dominate at lower levels and a lot of players coast on that alone, instead of learning to get a good shot off creatively.@@l3ftie578

@user-wd4uf2sm5d 2 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this! Thanks for turning us on to Avila and Indiana State. Will be looking forward to seeing them compete, hopefully, in March Madness.

@michaelkogut6711 2 ай бұрын

Also big shoutout for putting in the work to make this video. Assuming you want to do this professionally in some capacity, or this is your side hobby, it’s well done and compact. Takes a lot of time and energy to do this stuff, as well as some balls to put it out there for people to view. Well wishes!

@btsdancestudio5691 2 ай бұрын

"The Poor Mans' Joker!" Great video Thanks!

@rolandperson53 2 ай бұрын

Love watching guys with this style of game. Vision, touch, foot work, passer, precision, shot-making, team player and above all skilled. Think the definition of athletic has to take into account all the elements in a given sport not just the obvious ones.

@TheBaylor22 2 ай бұрын

Great video! Thanks The kid’s gotta lot of skill. Will only get better by the time he’s a junior, and hopefully, a senior.

@cdjhyoung 2 ай бұрын

MSU fan here. Guess I'll be watching Indiana State too in this tournament. The schools do have a bit of history.

@BobbyDouglasBasketball 2 ай бұрын

They played a pretty good game at Breslin earlier this year too!

@fewpoundcory 2 ай бұрын

i once saw this guy win a slam layup contest.

@jonpark6650 2 ай бұрын

Smart players are always fun to watch. Bill Walton at UCLA was one of my favorites

@lucianfick2218 2 ай бұрын

Excellent analysis, Bobby! I get the “Cream Abdul-Jabbar” moniker (it’s inspired and catchy- I’ll give it that), but Avila reminds me of someone else entirely: namely, Minneapolis Laker great, George Mikan who, like Avila, was 6'10", weighed in the neighborhood of 240, and also wore thick, round spectacles on the court,. Mikan's style of play, like Avila's, was also a bit lacking in the gracefulness department, but he would go on to lead his team to the slew of NBA titles in the 50’s.

@zachw3945 2 ай бұрын

Love the video! You should take a look at BYU, they have a similar offense through their post some are calling “Egyptian Jokic.” Their guards can also all score from deep and cut well

@BobbyDouglasBasketball 2 ай бұрын

Oh I'm familiar with Khalifa he's so fun to watch!

@stephen285 2 ай бұрын

good vid! interesting- the real trick to Joker is how much more dominant he is every year- he get's noticeably better - a rare gift

@brettb4693 2 ай бұрын

Modern George Mikan with glasses

@JeffSmith-pl2pj 2 ай бұрын

Also Kirk Rambus.

@jamestreanor4707 2 ай бұрын

This is a very impressive analysis

@mediamannaman 2 ай бұрын

Love his confidence. The bounce pass could be used a lot more in both college and the NBA because it is harder to intercept. Avila makes good use of it! How good is he on defense? P.S. Good topic, and well-produced. Keep it up!

@youngdexter4516 2 ай бұрын

I live in Terre Haute he showed flashes his freshman yr but he's put it all togrther in yr 2. My favorite player fasho

@dselvy 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for putting him on my radar. He looks like a polished player.

@woody_2245 2 ай бұрын

nice watching a 'team' play this game n watching the cuts, passing, etc...they make this game look simple n fun to watch lol

@joeschmoe2011 2 ай бұрын

He's a fun player to watch. A concern is that in the highlights I didn't see him finish at the rim much. He'll need a bit more reach in the NBA IMO. But good luck to him.

@Mitch_Feral Ай бұрын

He's got good feet, and great hips; kid's built like a refrigerator, but he moves really well in space, and there's almost no hitch when he's changing direction. That's a tough combo with his passing.

@ronaldrussell5481 2 ай бұрын

Been a long time since an Indiana State player received rave notices! "Well now everybody's heard about the Bird, Bird, Bird, Bird, Bird is the word!"

@kanagawa85 2 ай бұрын

Him and Enrique from Akron been beastin

@billsmith5166 2 ай бұрын

Are all of these from this year? Fun kid to watch!

@michaelkogut6711 2 ай бұрын

This guy is awesome haha, what a unique player. Cool to see someone breaking the status quo at a high level, very reminiscent of Joker. Doesn’t strike you as a kid who could make it in the NBA, but neither did Jokic, so fingers crossed. He's gonna need to master his conditioning and maximize whatever strength ceiling he can get to. Clearly isn’t gonna win athletically or defensively at that level, but you can see how he would theoretically fit in the modern NBA game

@larrywilson3904 3 ай бұрын

Great Vid!! He sorta reminds of both Ethan Happ and Cameron Krutwig.

@BobbyDouglasBasketball 3 ай бұрын

Thanks! And yeah the Krutwig comps I certainly see.

@jamespohl-md2eq 2 ай бұрын

Happ wasn’t anywhere near the passer. And jump shot or 3 ball, never.

@bigfootindeal1525 Ай бұрын

Great vid. It's too bad Indiana St. didn't make the tourney. Maybe next year

@ThePoisonMist 2 ай бұрын

man, I really try to avoid hype trains, but I absolutely love the way this kid plays basketball.

@timothymiller1783 2 ай бұрын

Those glasses haven't hurt his peripheral vision. Remember another great passer that played for ISU? 🐦 🐦‍⬛ 🦜

@chetisanhart3457 2 ай бұрын

Larry Nerd. Love his game.

@mikel6237 2 ай бұрын

Would love to see this guy in the NBA!

@michaelsturdevant9196 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful low-post passes

@jonathanmillner Ай бұрын

Cream Abdul-Jabbar! Get it straight! Best nickname ever....

@pauldack5129 2 ай бұрын

This kid is going to be a nice pro. Like Nic Batum..

@kevinlewis8137 2 ай бұрын

I love it! A thicker, nerdier, less athletic😳Larry Bird. 😂

@Coral_2 2 ай бұрын

Unique player. I don’t know if he has much NBA potential but very fun college player

@JakboKart 3 ай бұрын

do you think you could talk about Thad Matta and what he's done at Butler this past year?

@BobbyDouglasBasketball 3 ай бұрын

Love Thad and Butler! Too bad they've lost their last two games. We'll see if I can squeeze something Butler-related in!

@icetablebo2bo321 Ай бұрын

bro this dude went to my middle school in oak forest hes a baller fr

@chidoquest8759 2 ай бұрын

I seem to remember another big, white, Indiana State Player some years ago that ruled the court with his precision passes and long range shooting. History does have a way rhyming.

@jacobcrist7982 2 ай бұрын

And the crazy thing is so far he’s way behind the best player in Indians State history

@BobbyDouglasBasketball 2 ай бұрын

Yeah can't imagine anyone is touching Bird hahaha

@jacobcrist7982 2 ай бұрын

@@BobbyDouglasBasketball yeah based on both college and NBA

@jamespohl-md2eq 2 ай бұрын

Behind the 2nd best as well. Who played w the best.

@3louminati 2 ай бұрын

You say he never moves too fast. I agree but I’m not sure Avila can actually move fast!

@BobbyDouglasBasketball 2 ай бұрын

Hahaha good point!

@PlanetJigobotTV 2 ай бұрын

Dudes highlights do look like the Joker😂. I wish him well at the next level and hope he ends up in the perfect system.

@StevenEvens7125 2 ай бұрын

It must be maddening playing against this cat😂😂😂

@BobbyDouglasBasketball 2 ай бұрын

I'd hate dealing with him lol

@StevenEvens7125 2 ай бұрын

@@BobbyDouglasBasketball you think he gets drafted? I swear I'd take him

@notenrico9138 2 ай бұрын

@@StevenEvens7125this guy would do damage on some teams like the warriors or okc second unit which is full of shooters

@trevorwiliams8324 2 ай бұрын

He one of those frustrating players, when you are asking yourself questions going back to the bench "How do I stop this guy?"

@badwrong6362 2 ай бұрын

@@StevenEvens7125 depends on his height

@bakunawa-wu2zh Ай бұрын

I love to see him in the NBA.

@abelincoln6785 2 ай бұрын

Insane IQ

@viaromabandit5051 2 ай бұрын

“Steph Blurry” hoopin’

@charlesj2555 2 ай бұрын

I'm really rooting for a Cinderella run with this team in the NCAAT so I can see this kid give a P5 team a hard time on the big stage. They have a legitimate shot at winning their conference to make it as an autobid.

@kevinanderson967 2 ай бұрын

It’s those hands🏀

@dayalcober89 Ай бұрын

The Buddy Holly of basketball.

@hypatiatv421 2 ай бұрын

This guy is basketzball scientist.

@jackmakackov7077 2 ай бұрын

His best nickname is Cream Abdoul Jabbar

@simplifiedlife8607 2 ай бұрын

Great passer and shooter. It helps him that carrying the ball is now legal, he picks the ball up from the bottom on his post up/back down moves, making it impossible to defend. Plus, now it's legal to bang into the defender and push him down to the paint, not allowing the defender to maintain the position he's entitled to. If the defender did that to the ball handler, it would be a foul every time. Basketball has changed for the worse.

@JigsawBell-rx9yb 2 ай бұрын

First Sengun and now him.

@fredact 2 ай бұрын

If Indiana St is in their bracket, mosst everyone under 40 is going to be like "has Indiana St, ever been in the tournament before?"

@YankeeVatnik1917 Ай бұрын

be a great back up center for the nuggets in fact the perfect

@Dcain2 2 ай бұрын

Love watching super skilled players like this. He will need to work on his defense in order to get a shot at the NBA

@leroyjenkins472 3 ай бұрын

What a cool story! I hope that team can stick together at Indiana State and not just transfer and split off to other teams like Oral Roberts

@BobbyDouglasBasketball 3 ай бұрын

Yeah could be fun to see how this team grows. I think Schertz is gone after this year though.

@raijinrasetsuii8820 2 ай бұрын

definitely could pass for as the grandson of the late George Mikan

@Playsinvain 2 ай бұрын

You tube check of indiana state highlights….and there is one game from two months ago 😢

@mohamedabdourahman9845 2 ай бұрын

Does he declare for fhe draft?

@ClapYaHandsEverybody 2 ай бұрын

Dude they better get a bid in the tournament we need to watch him play in it lol

@gogee5 2 ай бұрын

LFG SYCAMORES! Wheres my trees at bay bee

@joshuablack8221 Ай бұрын

As a brown man from Chicago, one thing I love about this kid is that he doesn’t try to act black because he plays basketball 💯😂 I hope he continues to improve and can be a real hooper in the NBA one day 😎

@sandorfintor 2 ай бұрын

brilliant passer!!!

@behmja 2 ай бұрын

I love this style of team ball. The way it should be played. Definitely plays like Jokic, but his long shot is from in front of his face, with not much arc. In the pro's this would be more easily blocke

@carlitomorales8873 2 ай бұрын

Now he just needs to find his College Gordon

@ksrithan Ай бұрын

His decisions are unpredictable and efficient.

@GPW787 Ай бұрын

What happened to the "carrying the ball" infraction?

@user-ek2uz1fc6u 2 ай бұрын

All they need is to bring back Bird, done deal national champs

@BobbyDouglasBasketball 2 ай бұрын

Easy money

@jameshampton9809 2 ай бұрын

carries the ball

@drecool6976 2 ай бұрын

A real baskeball players , Basketball player.

@hypatiatv421 2 ай бұрын

This guy lčooks like some basketball scientist or intelecutal. There is no room for doubt, this guy is a basketball genius and his style of play strongly resembles Jokić

@vchavez0103 2 ай бұрын

I don't wanna hear any crap about old school guys not being able to play in today's game. This guy and Jokic prove all those naysayers wrong!

@GeoAce777 2 ай бұрын

From Five Out Offense to First Four Out! 😄🤓 seriously however I would like to see the Sycamores win the MVC with an Automatic Bid ;-)

@BobbyDouglasBasketball 2 ай бұрын

Yeah I don't think they've won since I posted this video lol. Hopefully they get right tonight at Valpo

@cobaltss50 2 ай бұрын

So modernized Larry bird 🐦

@777Outrigger 2 ай бұрын

Larry Nerd. ... All the guys you mention are cut from the original cloth of Larry Bird, especially Avila. ... Since Bird played for the Sycamores too, Larry Nerd is the most appropriate nick name.

@hillbilly21960 2 ай бұрын

Guys like this probably don’t get hurt as often and as a grizzlies fan that’s a good thing. His passing iq is insane

@shedflips 2 ай бұрын

True and as he gets older he won’t even lose a step, he never had one

@softwaresignals 2 ай бұрын

Jokic does have a higher 3pt shot release point. Avila needs to hit the weight room a little, and then transition to a higher release point for the NBA, if he goes that career route.

@kevingarris198 2 ай бұрын

The lack of athleticism would be even more pronounced at the next level, but clearly that's not the sole measure of a B-Ball player. I always regarded Bird and Magic as not particularly athletic, but both look like a young Deion Sanders next to him (lol). We'll see what happens,

@jeffkilgore6320 2 ай бұрын

Indiana State, huh? Will be cheering for him.

@atmtc 2 ай бұрын

Even the stroke looks MarcGasolian to me!

@glennlanham6309 2 ай бұрын

the kid's passing is reminiscent of another Indiana State player...

@tylu6337 2 ай бұрын

Bird?

@RaysDad 2 ай бұрын

High post center with Kurt Rambis glasses.

@Nutspittle 2 ай бұрын

Larry Bird is probably Alma proud!

@donhoag1052 2 ай бұрын

First of all because of the way they changed the RULES he’s getting away with mad Carries. Especially on his post up back down. Second of all he plays like a human Bowling 🎳 Ball. Thirdly he becomes a human Magnet with his slow deliberate style & great skill set. Right now perfect NBA prospect.