Huskerpapa Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 Me wanna... http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/25072998/top-recruit-thon-maker-set-to-graduate-reclassify-into-class-of-2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhcmatt Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 All you need is Harriman and a time machine to take us back 5 years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hal9000 Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 Definitely a one-and-doner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuroranHusker Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 I thought the name sounded made-up, like an April Fool's joke... [Then I realized it wasn't jimmykc who started the thread.] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKamdyMan Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 I dont even see us being in the running for his class of 2017 brother Matur Maker. Both are out of the range that NU could recruit at this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverbacked1 Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 Is he Sudanese? Because Lincoln has a rather large Sudanese population which could help some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKamdyMan Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 Is he Sudanese? Because Lincoln has a rather large Sudanese population which could help some. crazy story. Left Sudan at 5 for Australia. Then left for the US in middle school before then going to prep school in Canada. So I dont think he has any true roots built in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverbacked1 Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 That is very much moving around. Although in other parts of the world that isn't that big a deal to move from country to country because they are so close. But he has really gone from country to country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atskooc Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Turns out this kid is actually 24 and graduated from high school in Australia in 2010???? That's what some people are saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleujay Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Turns out this kid is actually 24 and graduated from high school in Australia in 2010???? That's what some people are saying. Go to the NBA subreddit if you want to see the direct evidence. There's a lot of really weird stuff on there to show that something's up, but I don't know how a family could honestly pull off this heist. There are yearbook photos dating him into the 2010 class of a high school in Perth. The debate is now mainly hinging on whether or not he was simply a middle schooler attending ESL courses at the high school, which is completely normal for refugees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchMcGaryMunchies Posted June 30, 2016 Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 Turns out this kid is actually 24 and graduated from high school in Australia in 2010???? That's what some people are saying. Go to the NBA subreddit if you want to see the direct evidence. There's a lot of really weird stuff on there to show that something's up, but I don't know how a family could honestly pull off this heist. There are yearbook photos dating him into the 2010 class of a high school in Perth. The debate is now mainly hinging on whether or not he was simply a middle schooler attending ESL courses at the high school, which is completely normal for refugees. I don't think the yearbook photos carry that much weight. It's mildly questionable that he hasn't really grown much at all in the past four years, but certainly not unheard of for kids to stop growing at 15. I find it hard to believe that a kid can be scouted heavily for four years without this coming to light. I think the real question here is whether Thon's path to the NBA will inspire a bunch more highly-touted high school seniors to spend a year chilling at a prep school instead of going the one-and-done route in college. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleujay Posted June 30, 2016 Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 Turns out this kid is actually 24 and graduated from high school in Australia in 2010???? That's what some people are saying. Go to the NBA subreddit if you want to see the direct evidence. There's a lot of really weird stuff on there to show that something's up, but I don't know how a family could honestly pull off this heist. There are yearbook photos dating him into the 2010 class of a high school in Perth. The debate is now mainly hinging on whether or not he was simply a middle schooler attending ESL courses at the high school, which is completely normal for refugees. I don't think the yearbook photos carry that much weight. It's mildly questionable that he hasn't really grown much at all in the past four years, but certainly not unheard of for kids to stop growing at 15. I find it hard to believe that a kid can be scouted heavily for four years without this coming to light. I think the real question here is whether Thon's path to the NBA will inspire a bunch more highly-touted high school seniors to spend a year chilling at a prep school instead of going the one-and-done route in college. Why don't they carry weight? The same poster who uploaded the photos also uploaded a video of the yearbook to disprove any claims of photoshopping. His name is clearly seen with "Graduation 2010" in the upper left corner. Not saying that I don't agree with your mindset, I find it inconceivable as well. To be completely fair, the two cities that he lived in Australia (Perth and Sydney) have the entire length of the Outback between them and are literally on opposite ends of a continent. So maybe it isn't out of the realm of possibility that hiding such a thing was made easier by relocating as far away as possible. Also, some regular google searching today led me to discover that these rumors were circulating in NBA circles the week prior to the draft. If he is really 23, I would expect his body to be a lot more filled out, if even just naturally so. Regardless of the perception created by his youtube phase, he isn't a great athlete - he's just a 7'1 guard and moves like one. The comp for him is Giannis Antetokounmpo, but nba scouts feel as if Thon is still an incredibly massive project with a raw feel for the game. If he's 23 and still being described by scouts in such a way, I don't like his prospects for significant improvement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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