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2007 BU commitment- 6'10" Anthony Thompson
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Da Coach said:
In a coincidence, Anthony Thompson's Klein Forest (TX) teammate, Alonzo Edwards has verbally committed to Nebraska, exactly where Shang Ping just committed last week.
Edwards is a 6'6" SF/PF and will likely compete somewhat with Ping for PT.
http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=187&p=9&c=2&cid=575840&nid=2680502&fhn=1
Alonzo Edwards is a beast! He is 6'7" 220 and a warrior on both ends of the court. He is fun to watch with his vicious slams off the drive and with his open court finishes. He is a combo forward who dominates in low at the high school level, but will need to be more of a face up 3 at Nebraska. His biggest weakness is ball handling and ball movement skills from the wing.
Anthony Thompson is not as good as Alonzo at this stage in the game.........but Thompson's upside is bigger and better. It is extremely hard to find a 6'10" player with the athleticism, quickness and length that Thompson possesses. He has tools you just can't teach. If he continues to grow to 6'11" 240, he will be a more dominant collegiate player than Edwards within two years.
Maturity plays a big part in high school player's domination. If you look at the NBA draft, every year half the players drafted are players who were never even rated in the top 100 as high school seniors. Why? Because they haven't fully matured yet.
Channing Frye, Patrick O'Bryant, Devin Harris, Jamal Crawford, Gilbert Arenas, Dwyane Wade, the list goes on forever!
Look at all the top high school stalwarts of the past 10 years: Kelvin Torbert, Dajuan Wagner, Ousmanne Cisse, Ronnie Fields, etc., etc. These are players who matured early and topped out as players.
When Thompson develops, watch out! He could be the top player in the MVC by his Junior season! And by the way, he is way ahead of Anthony Tolliver at the same stage.
Anthony Thompson is not as good as Alonzo at this stage in the game.........but Thompson's upside is bigger and better. It is extremely hard to find a 6'10" player with the athleticism, quickness and length that Thompson possesses. He has tools you just can't teach. If he continues to grow to 6'11" 240, he will be a more dominant collegiate player than Edwards within two years.
Maturity plays a big part in high school player's domination. If you look at the NBA draft, every year half the players drafted are players who were never even rated in the top 100 as high school seniors. Why? Because they haven't fully matured yet.
Channing Frye, Patrick O'Bryant, Devin Harris, Jamal Crawford, Gilbert Arenas, Dwyane Wade, the list goes on forever!
Look at all the top high school stalwarts of the past 10 years: Kelvin Torbert, Dajuan Wagner, Ousmanne Cisse, Ronnie Fields, etc., etc. These are players who matured early and topped out as players.
When Thompson develops, watch out! He could be the top player in the MVC by his Junior season! And by the way, he is way ahead of Anthony Tolliver at the same stage.
BB . . . I'd like to see an update of this list. I think we've got some more 3-stars to add, at least if one counts Rivals (not sure about Scout).