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

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I have been surprised with how well Thomas has played in the big games this year. He did what Lighty did when he was left open on offense vs. Duke (aka did a great job of hitting open jumpers), plus he showed he has a good new shot in his arsenal when he gets in the paint area. Deshaun had a great November - hopefully he'll have a great March/April as well.
 
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Ohio State sophomore Deshaun Thomas growing into a big man's role in Jared Sullinger's absence
Published: Wednesday, December 14, 2011
By Doug Lesmerises, The Plain Dealer

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Jared Sullinger could sit out again Wednesday night as Ohio State hosts South Carolina-Upstate, which means Deshaun Thomas could again not only play a bigger role, but play like a big man.

In Saturday's loss to Kansas, Thomas, a 6-foot-7 sophomore, not only played all 40 minutes for the first time in his career (his previous high was 32) and scored 19 points, the fourth-highest total of his career and by far his best game against tough competition, he did it while acting like a center for much of the game.

On defense, he primarily defended 6-10 Kansas star Thomas Robinson, not always successfully, but there was something valiant in the attempt. Thomas' back-to-back 3-pointers in the first half sparked the offense, but prior to that, on 14 of the Buckeyes' first 18 possessions that included any kind of set offense, Thomas was posting up or maneuvering in the lane, coming outside only to set screens for ball-handlers.

He was a big guy, not a shooter. Then when he was a shooter, he was a scorer, scoring 15 of Ohio State's 29 first-half points.

"I thought Deshaun was terrific," OSU coach Thad Matta said. "He hit some big shots to cut the gap for us. ... We've seen he can do that in bunches, and I think the biggest thing was his shot selection was right on par with what our team needed at the time."

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Deshaun Thomas postgame: "I'm becoming the basketball player that I want to be." #tankpower

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Most expected things to eventually click for Thomas on both ends of the court and they finally are. Watch out in March.
 
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He's 43-75 in his last 5 games. He is so long when he gets in the lane. Looks much bigger when he shoots that floater.

I said it earlier in this thread. If he stays for his junior year he'll put up 25+ a game. What impresses me is that he was a volume scorer coming into college. He scored a ton of points in high school but had a large number of shot attempts. Now he is an efficient scorer that makes the most of the spots he takes.
 
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What has impressed me so much about Thomas from last year to this has been the fact that he has not just settling for his outside shot but he has been taking it to the basket much more frequently along with his rebounding on both ends of the court. He also seems to take much more pride in his defense than he did last year.
 
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