Shevon Thompson '14 c 7-0

[tropicalshox]

The Jamaican native has interest from WSU, Robert Morris, George Mason and Valparaiso. He is at Harcum JC in Pennsylvania. Last year he was with Midland but only played in 12 games.

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Shevon-Thompson-156260

[Shox21]

Another 7' project?

[1972Shocker]

Sounds like it.

[wu_shizzle]

All 7' footers are projects.

Even 1st round draft picks.

[WSUwatcher]

Well, not quite ALL, shizzle, but certainly the ones at whom WSU is likely to have a shot. But if you're going to be a project, you might as well be seven feet tall.

[Shox21]

From Jamaica -- does he even have much basketball history? Being a 7' project with basketball knowledge derived from the usual route of playing for years in a system, and being a 7' project with little to no basketball knowledge (EO) are two very different things. Height only gets you so far.

[AndShock]

I'd be willing to spend a scholarship on another EO.

[kochHead]

I'd be willing to spend a scholarship on another EO.

I would rather have a Carl Hall or Gabe Blair type player. EO could change the game defensively, but he could also change the game offensively, unfortunately.

[Cdizzle]

I would rather have a Carl Hall or Gabe Blair type player. EO could change the game defensively, but he could also change the game offensively, unfortunately.

I'm happy with where we got with EO. A 7-year saga/commitment that culminated in a Final Four. In the most epic of internet message board threads, did even the most optimistic among us predict that EO's senior year we would go to the Final Four?

Luckily, there are enough roster spots to take a chance on an EO-type player, and have Carl Hall or Gabe Blair type players.

[WuDrWu]

................did even the most optimistic among us predict that EO's senior year we would go to the Final Four?

*cough*

[Dave Stalwart]

Speaking of EO, I wonder if there is "Any news on Orukpe" lately...

[Cdizzle]

*cough*

I prefaced my comment correctly. :)

[kochHead]

If EO could make a few free throws we may have won a national championship...

[KC Shox]

If EO could make a few free throws we may have won a national championship...

Ugh...you had to say that didn't you? Just as I was finally over that game you had to go and remind me that his misses were the final nail in the coffin, IMO.

[wsushox1]

Ugh...you had to say that didn't you? Just as I was finally over that game you had to go and remind me that Baker passing to him was the final nail in the coffin, IMO.

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