Maybe.
Deon Thompson is one of 15 college basketball players battling for 12 spots on the United States University Games team which will compete in Serbia beginning on June 25th.
In 2007, we had the “Summer of Deon” here at THF when Thompson was playing on the USA U19 team in the World Championships. Thompson had a great run in that tournament as Team USA won the silver medal. His level of play then gave many of us hope he would be more of a force during the 2008 season. It turns out we had to wait another season for that. I think he probably stands a good chance of making the team and the competition will be good for him as he prepares to be a major presence on the 2010 Tar Heel team.
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i’ve always been a big fan of Deon’s. he’ll never be an over powering dominant force down low, but i have always felt like he is more than capable of chipping in 16 and 8…. basically having games like the duke game where we featured him early and he came through for us, then as the game moved on, we went to our other studs. he didn’t seem to listen to me though and did not make moves with confidence. i think this year we need him to be a reliable offensive post presence.
I hope Deon can learn a few moves and come back a little better next year. But the person who needs the most work this summer is Larry Drew. He is also going to play for the USA this summer.
http://www.zagsblog.com/2009/05/08/fisher-ebanks-collins-in-world-university-games/
Let him play and get as much experience as possible! I like the way Deon uses the glass. He can get tough shots to go down when the middle is clogged up by big ACC players. Next year should put his name on the map, because he’s been in the shadow of that guy who was eligible for his number to be retired while he was still playing. Deon using the glass and maybe a #50-like midrange jumper would be a force.