J.D. Weatherspoon

[bloodwatermission]

the 3 stars might scare people
but the boy is definitely athletic

http://insider.espn.go.com/ncb/recru...17&season=2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INY_pBGNV5E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17itC...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TorprEQ8JpU

anybody know anything about this guy?
seems like a SF to me, not a PF

[fedhillterp]

Thanks for the videos. Didn't it say he was a wing on the home page? Anyhow, yeah it looks like the kid can get up a little bit.

[slatter]

Super athlete with an iffy shot, from what I've read. Still, would be pretty sweet to have someone that athletic on the roster again.

[MisterSmiley]

Knee-jerk comparison is that he's a more-muscular Laron Profit who hasn't developed a jump shot yet.

[southernterp]

Originally Posted by MisterSmiley

Knee-jerk comparison is that he's a more-muscular Laron Profit who hasn't developed a jump shot yet.

That's what I was thinking.

[patterp09]

if he develops a jumper he's going to be a nasty player. Would love to have a sick athlete like him on the team should he choose to come here.

[birdieterp]

Vince Carter?

[wolvinakron]

Originally Posted by birdieterp

Vince Carter?

More like a more raw Bill Walker.

I'm thinking Ohio State might get in on him though.

Here's a profile of him on an Ohio State website:

http://www.buckeyeplanet.com/forum/2...-decommit.html

Edit: FWIW, I think he's a PF at the next level. He's incredibly long and athletic. IF(HUGE IF) he develops his jump shot quickly, I think he could develop into a three, but I think most schools would be better off just playing small with him at the four. In college you can get away with players like that playing the four spot.

[terps08]

Xavier decommit is a baller. Like everyone has been saying he's a super athlete with no shot at this time. I follow Xavier hoops and the comparision here is Derrick Brown. Brown came in with sick athletic ability and no jump shot. If he comes here and developes a J then he could be a 20 and 8 kind of SF/PF. However also as mentioned it might be tough to pull him out of columbus, he has two teammates AAU already committed to the Buckeyes.

[turtletime]

Clarence went to Miss St.

[CharlieHorse]

Originally Posted by turtletime

Clarence went to Miss St.

botch. he went to Southern Miss.

[turtletime]

Originally Posted by Charlie Horse

botch. he went to Southern Miss.

bad post by me. thanks.

[metrodan]

If he doesn't have the shot already, we really don't have a program that gives a player time to develop it. I see a pretty solid bench player out of JDW, which is actually a role that we need.

[terpdat]

You can't teach that athleticism, especially if we're pressing. Having finishers is never a bad thing.

[Terp_N_Twine]

Originally Posted by terpdat

You can't teach that athleticism, especially if we're pressing. Having finishers is never a bad thing.

True Dat! I want another shooter in 2010 though. If we can take 4 in 2010I would be very cool with Stoglin, Ross, Barton or Harris and Weatherspoon.

Will Barton next please.

[endthemadness]

He's like a kid who only throws a straight fastball, but he can throw it 96. If he develops a change up, look out.

[terpsncolts]

looks just like a leaper to me, could be a solid 4 year guy though and like everyone said if he gets a shot he could be a steal if we get him, reguardless it would be nice to have a finisher who can throw it done with ease like that everytime.

[sgii]

I suppose if he's only a super-athletic Horace Broadnax or Calvin McCall he could end up being a valuable addition to the team. Depends on who he'd displace and whether he's got a do-anything attitude.

[Hogie]

In the past, he'd be the type we'd recruit as our second best player in a large class. But now with our recruiting domination, he'd be a great 4th or 5th guy in a 5 man class.

Those are elite dunks.

[steadymobbin]

JD'S DUNK OFF THE INBOUND PASS AND PICK IS SICK!