Ohio State 2011-2014 SF - Sam Thompson

Can Sam Thompson bulk up and be the next Light?

If Thompson can add about 25lbs to his lanky frame I think he can have a very similar career and game as my man D-Light. If you read their bio on the recruiting sites, their descriptions are very similar. If he has the mental juice that Light did it will be very interesting to see!

 

he's already better then lighty as a recruit comming in so im sure he can be as good as lighty if not alot better

 

I realize he is more explosive than Lighty but D-Lighty gave alot to this program. I guess I meant- can Thompson have the all around impact on a game on both ends of the court as Lighty for 4 years (assuming) he stays. Thompson is very lean and raw right now, similar to the BB gun shooting Light from Cleveland but he developed his game year after year with the advantage of an extra season. Does anybody know if Thompson has that attitude in him?

 

Thompson is quicker/faster/better rebounder/better shooter then Lighty was comming out of HS and probably just as good on D no Doubt he can be way better the Lighty unless he just doesnt want to get better

 

Sounds like a stud! Thanks for your oppinion. I can't wait for the season to start- I wish it started tonight! Hey, craftOsully, I'm a rookie here and it said that I'm a walk on and you have 2 leaves and on scholarship- what's a brotha gotta do to get some leaves on his helmet?

 

just make post, but quality post and make sure if you start a thread it hasnt been started, but dont make alot of post just to post

 

i wouldnt go that far

you cant replace the experiance and 3 point shooting we had last year and overall shooting abillity as well. guys like Thompson,Ross and Scott are good scorers, but very raw when it comes to actually making jumpshots consistantly

 

did you just now figure this out?
you act like Freshman and Sophmores are going to lead us to 40-0 and NC

you really know absolutley nothing about basketball, which i hope you already know. Ohio St was THE BEST offensive shooting team in the entire country last year, they were the only team to shoot in the top 4 in FG % and 3 Point % yet Freshman and Sophmores are going to be as good if not better? LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

 

I have no sought in my mind that we will not only be in the sweet16, but we will advance atleast one more round if not more. These young players have game. Remember, we will have Buford- a Sr. and all of these Sophs will be leaders on next years team. If Thomas learns when to shoot and when to pass and Thompson really is as good as advertised, we have nothing to worry about. we are solid, every team is young in today's game except for the mid-majors. To me, the x-factor is Sibert. If he can shoot from long range consistently, we should have a very balanced team. You guys are both right though, because when the tourney comes, it's all about match-ups.

 

I don't like starting many Freshmen, but your point is horrible considering UConn, one week ago today, won the title starting 3 freshmen......And their 6th man was a freshamen

 

Is there a better chance of a Craft-Sibert or Thompson-Buford-Thomas-Sully starting line-up or the Scott & Craft line-up? I seem to think that the 2 point guards will play plenty of minutes together but I just don't think that Matta will start them both. If we start Thompson or Sibert, that would give us a more balanced line-up and more fire power off the bench. It's gonna be different next year with the team goin 8/9/10 deep, can't wait.

 

I couldn't agree more. I don't care if our first 10 in the rotation are all freshmen and sophomores, I think the best players should play and if that costs us s couple of games early in the season to get us ready for the tourney, than so be it,

 

and your point would be? what exaclly? what about every other team in the country that had 3 freshman starters? Whoops and yet you say im the one with the "Horrible" point LOL owned

sorry but the FACT remains next years team will not be as good
accept it and move on

 

theres a better chance of hell freezing over