Best Unknown Player in America

[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Jason Thompson from Rider is another that will be NBA bound that most people have never heard of. He's 6'11 250 and averaging 20.3 PPG, and 11.7 RPG along with about 3 blocks and assists per game. He's had three 20-20 games this year. Against the three major conference schools he played he went:

24-15 against NC St
21-10 against Penn St
24-7 against Kansas St

I saw them play twice. The one I was more impressed with is his brother Ryan. The thing that worries me about Jason is that I'm not sure how athletic he is. His numbers against the better teams show one thing but watching him play, I kind of get the sense that he's doing it because he's just physically dominant. For example, in his league, there are three guys averaging over 8.0 boards a game. Besides, him, the other two are 6'4 and 6'7. I'd like to see him exposed more to playing people his size. He's worth taking a shot on though.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by King Glorious

I saw them play twice. The one I was more impressed with is his brother Ryan. The thing that worries me about Jason is that I'm not sure how athletic he is. His numbers against the better teams show one thing but watching him play, I kind of get the sense that he's doing it because he's just physically dominant. For example, in his league, there are three guys averaging over 8.0 boards a game. Besides, him, the other two are 6'4 and 6'7. I'd like to see him exposed more to playing people his size. He's worth taking a shot on though.

Yeah, athleticism is certainly a concern but you know any big frame with some talent is going to be given a chance at the next level. For what it is worth Robin Lopez only managed 8 points and 11 boards in 35 minutes against Siena. In Thompson's two games against Siena he went 23-21 and 26-24 so if nothing else he's better than that giant stiff masquerading as a basketball player for Stanford.

Thompson's brother is a nice player but won't be NBA bound.

[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Yeah, athleticism is certainly a concern but you know any big frame with some talent is going to be given a chance at the next level. For what it is worth Robin Lopez only managed 8 points and 11 boards in 35 minutes against Siena. In Thompson's two games against Siena he went 23-21 and 26-24 so if nothing else he's better than that giant stiff masquerading as a basketball player for Stanford.

Thompson's brother is a nice player but won't be NBA bound.

I don't like either of the Lopez brothers. Robin is especially horrible.