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F DeShaun "The Diesel" Thomas (Panathinaikos - Greece)

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some youtube clips of DeShaun

hmm...didnt know he was a lefty...

edit - caution for language in video


[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cwbzX7jxG0"]YouTube - Deshaun Thomas 6'7" Class 2010[/ame]
 
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What's up with DeShaun Thomas?
A couple of readers e-mailed me after stories in Sunday?s and Monday?s newspaper listed 2010 recruit DeShaun Thomas as being committed to the Buckeyes. They remembered Thomas committing to Ohio State in June and, less than a week later, rescinding that commitment.

An explanation is necessary.

First, the 6-foot-7 Thomas, from Bishop Luers High School in Fort Wayne, Ind., is rated by most recruiting sites as one of the top three prospects nationally in the 2010 class. He has skills that caused someone awhile back to invoke a LeBron James comparison. That might be premature. What we do know is Thomas averaged 28.9 points and 13.3 rebounds as a freshman at Luers last season.

When Thomas said in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette on June 2 that he had committed to Ohio State coach Thad Matta during a visit to campus earlier in the week, it created an uproar among Indiana fans (and coaches), who saw another Greg Oden/Mike Conley Jr. defection on the horizon.

To try to quell the controversy, Luers coach James Blackmon told an Indiana-based high school sports Web site a few days later that Thomas had backed off his commitment. Blackmon said Thomas? parents wanted him to visit other schools, including Indiana, Purdue, Duke and Michigan State, in the two years he has before he can sign a binding national letter of intent.

Thomas himself has never said that publicly, however, and a person close to him says he won?t because he is ?most definitely going to Ohio State, hands down.? That person requests anonymity to avoid the same heat Thomas faced in June. But Thomas? AAU coach last summer, Bryant Hobbs, told Rivals.com for the record in July that ?DeShaun?s commitment to Ohio State is solid.?

If nothing else, Thomas? visit to Ohio State on Saturday with other members of the 2010 recruiting class was worth a thousand words. ?The kids had an absolute blast together,? said the person close to Thomas. The weekend netted Ohio State two other commitments to the class, from 6-1 point guard Trae Golden of Powder Springs, Ga., and 6-5 guard Cameron Wright of Cleveland Benedictine. Ohio State now has three of Rivals' top 10 in the class in Thomas, Golden and 6-8 forward Jared Sullinger of Northland.

And then there?s this: Thomas was among a number of high-profile recruits invited to attend Indiana?s version of midnight madness, called ?Hoosier Hysteria,? on Oct.12. The day before it was held, he contacted Indiana to say he couldn?t make it.


Posted by Bob Baptist on October 22, 2007 1:37 PM | Permalink
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What's up with DeShaun Thomas? (Hoops & Scoops: an OSU basketball blog)
 
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just one thing about the lebron "comparison"...ive seen lebron in hs..on tape in his junior and senior years and he is as fast and athletic as ive ever seen a high school player...

if anyone has seen him play...how athletic is he
 
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HilmerJ;968845; said:
just one thing about the lebron "comparison"...ive seen lebron in hs..on tape in his junior and senior years and he is as fast and athletic as ive ever seen a high school player...

if anyone has seen him play...how athletic is he
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He has that huge body like LBJ had in high school, but not in LBJ league in terms of the rest of his game...
 
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HilmerJ;968845; said:
just one thing about the lebron "comparison"...ive seen lebron in hs..on tape in his junior and senior years and he is as fast and athletic as ive ever seen a high school player...

if anyone has seen him play...how athletic is he
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Can't really tell yet. You're talking about LJ as a junior and senior and the film in this thread is a freshman. A freshman who averaged 29 and 13!

Compare him when his body has matured to age 17 and 18 and I think you'll get an answer that you like.
 
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Published: November 19, 2007 6:00 a.m.
No doubt, Thomas has improved
By Greg JonesHigh School Sports EditorAdvertisement
It?s hard to imagine there is anything a player can learn after averaging nearly 30 points and 14 rebounds per game. But consider 6-foot-7 Bishop Luers sophomore standout DeShaun Thomas was just a freshman a year ago.
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He will also tell you lessons were learned in the recruiting game as well.

After falling in love with Ohio State, he made an oral commitment to the school. About a week later, though, he opened the door again for other schools. Maybe not wide open, but cracked ajar ever so slightly.

?Right now, I am just wanting to play ball,? he said. ?I am worried about high school. I am just quiet on recruiting for a bit.

?The reason I said that was because anything can change my junior or senior year. I am just keeping my options open, but I am really feeling Ohio State right now.?

There have been visits to Indiana and Michigan State, but the Buckeyes always seem to end up on top of the list.

?I learn more and more about it,? Thomas said of recruiting. ?Every college I go to, I really like it but there is just something about Ohio State. They made me so happy when I went there.?
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No doubt, Thomas has improved | The Journal Gazette
 
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Super Sophs Look For Big Seasons


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Story Published: Nov 27, 2007 at 7:10 PM EST
Story Updated: Nov 28, 2007 at 12:48 AM EST

By Dean Pantazi


Watch the story
(Fort Wayne) - Two of the nation's top boys basketball sophomores will be playing in Fort Wayne this season.

Bishop Luers' DeShaun Thomas and Blackhawk Christian's Russell Byrd are already being highly sought after by college recruiters.

For Tommy Schoegler's report on Thomas and Byrd, click on the video icon above.
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