He Blocks, He Dunks, He's DeQuan Jones
THESPORTINGMUSE.COM —
If you missed the Miami UNC game on Saturday then you missed some amazing plays by Jones. First on the blocked shot and then on the Jam. This kid's a tremendous athlete. Try to ignore the annoying Dickie V. commentary.
DeQuan Jones Can Jump
Amphibious Sports Duo —
Miami freshman DeQuan Jones displayed his athleticism Saturday night against North Carolina in Chapel Hill. He had a resounding block and a ridiculous reverse jam. Unfortunately for the Canes, North Carolina's offensive skill was on display in the second half. The Tar Heels scored 46 in the second half including 7 threes from previously quiet Wayne Ellington for the easy 82-65 victory. Miami hung around early and even had a 9 point lead that created some rumblings in the Dean Smith Center, but the Hurricanes showed as they have all year that they are just not polished enough to compete on the elite level in college basketball yet. Still an impressive ...
Video: DeQuan Jones’ Ridiculous Cram
SLAM Online —
You know DeQuan Jones. You just may need a quick refresher. He’s that kid selling jaw insurance to the nation’s No. 1 2009 recruit, John Wall, last season in an close overtime game. The video, which drew more than 63,000 hits in the past year, left people wondering where the next ‘Quan Jones YouTube highlight is.
Ranked as the nation’s 23rd-best recruit in the 2008 signing class and a consensus top-5 small forward, DeQuan may have had his coming out party Saturday night against the Tarheels. That YouTube highlight has ...
Video: DeQuan Jones Dunk and Block vs. North Carolina
The Critical Fanatic —
OH.MY.
Faithful readers, meet DeQuan Jones. DeQuan, meet my handful of friends. Perhaps you've already been introduced, but if not, here's a freshman from Miami of Florida to keep an eye on the rest of the year.
Can't find him? Look up. Yep, there he is rising high to send a Deon Thompson shot into the locker room. But better yet is the Stackhouse-ian windful dunk that sent Dick Vitale into a frenzy.
Yes, it was that good that Vitale went nuts for a non-Tobacco Road player.
Set Your Tivos: 02.04.09
Rush The Court —
After last night’s relatively weak slate of games, we’re back to normal tonight with a great set of games.
Game of the Day
#3 Duke at #10 Clemson at 9 PM on ESPN and ESPN360.com: Our second top 10 match-up of the week. Once again the road team is the higher ranked team, but I ...
