DeShawn Stephens going to SDSU!
DeShawn Stephens, a 6-foot-8, 210-pound sophomore at Santa Monica (Calif.) College de-commits from Utah State and heads south to SDSU. With prospect Bryant Crowder out of the picture, this stands to be a great pick-up for SDSU. His athleticism will merge well into Fisher’s offensive and defensive schemes. He should see many minutes early in next year’s campaign. Looks as if Mr. Fisher has found his replacement for Billy White. With the true freshman Labradford Franklin and Jamal Franklin along with James Rohan, the class of 2011-12 is shaping up to be another explosive team. Oh, and if Kawhi makes the right decision by staying for his Junior year, well, all I can say is-WOW! Article viewed:130 … Read entire article »
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Jemond Hazely – The next Vincent Brown?
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Norman Powell: Verbal Commitment with UCLA
SDSU is a Pre-season Top-25 basketball juggernaut; UCLA is basement dwelling basketball program on life support. SDSU is right in Norman Powell’s backyard with a prolific coach at the helm. SDSU is getting all the media attention and has NBA calipar super stars on its roster. SDSU’s offensive style is based on fast transition-breaks as well as a coach that has a conduit to the NBA power brokers called coaches. Why in the hell then, did Powell commit to UCLA! ! That decision will always remain a mystery but as far as I am concerned that man made a bone-head decision that I am sure was predicated on the UCLA head coach promising “hope and change”. Yeah, we have all heard that somewhere before. Good luck Powell, your going to need it! Article viewed:122 … Read entire article »
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Sam Tai on SDSU’s Radar
Who is Sam Tai? A prototypical defensive end (and good quarterback too) that displays an impressive football resume. A strong and quick player, Sam possesses great lower body strength that matches up well against big offensive tackles. His quickness would afford the desired pressure on a QB that Borges needs to run his defense scheme effectively. Scout rates Tai as a three star recruit and has him ranked as the 67th top defensive end in the country. At 6′4 and 234 pounds the athletically gifted Tai played quarterback last year as well as earning “All League” honors at defensive end. In 2009 he had four sacks and 32 tackles while playing both ways. Sam Tai’s list of offerings is impressive (Table below from Scout.com). Although its highly unlikely that SDSU lands this … Read entire article »
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SDSU Drafts Big man Bryant Crowder: Looks like a Habel
Bryant Crowder is a big, athletic, high-flying, shot blocking machine. As the video shows he is remarkably agile for a 6-10 profile. He reminds of a a previous player by the name of Jerome Habel. At 6-10, 220lbs, Habel was quick and athletic; dominated the inside with his aggressive play and was always willing to put in a show when given an opportunity. I see similar traits from Crowder. he should provide an added dimension not seen since the arrival of Habel in 2006: a big yet quick presence on the court. Article viewed:474 … Read entire article »
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Chad Jeffries commits to SDSU
Chad Jeffries, a 6’3”, 195 pound QB prospect from Glendora High School (Glendora, CA). Jeffries shows poise in the pocket and agile and quick enough to elude the pass rush. His arm strength looks good; has a quick release and great accuracy and mechanics. These skill sets should continue to improve under the tutelage of Sipe and Hoke. Most notable skill is his ability to by time (looks similar to Donavon Mcnabb). Chad had his choices, most notably: Oregon State, UTEP, Utah and Boise state. Yet, he chose SDSU. A top prospect this one ends up as a good pick-up for SDSU. I give this recruit a B+: he needs some seasoning but there isn’t any reason not believe that he will emerge as a top asset in the 2011 SDSU … Read entire article »
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Maybe declaring early isn’t such a good idea after all
I guess it must be the latest mania: developing college basketball stars who let their ego and greedy parents do the talking and decision-making for them when considering when to enter into the NBA draft. However, entering into the draft too early isn’t necessarily the most prudent action by any college basketball athlete nowadays. The end result for most of these autocratic athletes is typically one of disappointment. These enterprising yet impetuously driven youths who see dollars over development are principally driven by bad advice. More times than not, that bad advice comes from a parent and/or money-driven motives. Take Marcus Slaughter for instance; a successful SDSU Basketball player who declared for the NBA after his Junior year. After a brief stint with the Miami Heat (I believe a couple of … Read entire article »
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Shelley Leaving SDSU
Can’t say I am suprised: expectations were high for Shelley when he arrived with Malcolm Thomas. A transfer from Pepperdine, he was plagued with injuries last year and provided little production for SDSU. With James Rohan arriving along with the two highly regarded freshman guards, SDSU simply ran out of scholarships. Good luck to Tyrone in his future endeavors. It wasn’t too many years ago that Tyrone Shelley would have been an exceptional commodity that SDSU could not afford to lose. Times have certainly changed and its clear that the level of talent that has landed on the Mesa has improved considerably. Article viewed:88 … Read entire article »
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4-Star Norman Powell is considering SDSU
Powell is a dynamic shooting guard that is getting a lot of attention; specifically from schools such as: UCLA, Arizona State, California and most importantly SDSU. ESPN has rated the 4-Star at 93, but that may go higher as he continues to improve his play. From my perspective it’s no-brainer; he would fit perfectly into the Fisher schematic. Ostensibly, he possesses the prototypical characteristics that Fisher looks for: athleticism, quickness and a basketball savvy. Hopefully Powell will be paying attention to this years SDSU team; that team will give pause to anyone who is on the recruiting radar of SDSU. This team is poised to go deep and rise Nationally in the ranks as well garner huge attention from the “elite” media. As a shooting guard he would serve well under … Read entire article »
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Xavier Thames selects SDSU
3-Star Xavier Thames decides that SDSU is the place to be. Another point guard will certainly add the needed depth at that position. Losing Richie Williams two years ago left SDSU with a void at the Point Guard position. Now, with labradford Franklin and Xavire Thames at the helm, SDSU has secured strength at the valuable position of Point Guard for years to follow. Xaier was a coveted recruit; receiving interest from UCLA, St. Marys, Arizona including SDSU. ESPN’s write up on Xavier was favorable; here is an excerpt: “Thames is one of the top sleepers in the class of 2009. He is a combo-guard with very good quickness and speed with the ball. In addition, he has a solid frame with fairly long arms. Thames is much more of a scorer at this … Read entire article »
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