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http://www.uabsports.com/sports/m-baskbl...15aaa.html

As expected...

Twitter acct: https://twitter.com/Tootall_Small

Now people can stop bitchin........... LOL

We could really use a big though.

How good is he? Where is he going to fall in the 7'0 UAB white guy scale?

Alan Ogg good
Igor Nikolic good
or
Zisis Saroukoulpolis bad

Our front court over the next couple of years....just yikes. I see some sleepless nights in store for CUSA coaches

Gonna need to see some tape...

He had a familiar face as a team mate last year on his pro team. One Morris Finley.

http://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Fr.../98?Page=1

He's still got some growing to do but with some proper weight training and post coaching anyone that big can make an impact especially if he already has 3 range

https://twitter.com/UAB_MBB/status/607985908156104705

He'll need to bulk up a lil but gotta like the height. Welcome to UAB!

Looks like we've landed a quality big.

Think someone hasn't been paying attention?

https://twitter.com/Tootall_Small/status...8956055552

We're not going to be able to push around big front courts, but our length is going to give people fits. Imagine throwing out this goofy line-up:

G Dirk Williams
G William Lee
F Lewis Sullivan
F Tosin Mehinti
F Thomas Smallwood

(06-08-2015 03:13 PM)biglizard Wrote:  Think someone hasn't been paying attention?

https://twitter.com/Tootall_Small/status...8956055552

I like him already.

Some stats http://www.jump-shot.net/basketball/play...-smallwood

(06-08-2015 03:13 PM)biglizard Wrote:  Think someone hasn't been paying attention?

https://twitter.com/Tootall_Small/status...8956055552

He's been watching streams of our games since the beginning of the season as well.

I can't find video of this kid anywhere. 1000 rep points for some one who can.

I really wanna see video. 7 feet talk and 217 pounds is crazy skinny. He is gonna need to bulk up big if he hopes to play hard inside. I hear his shooting is good so he could be a good mismatch player outside.

(06-08-2015 03:17 PM)BlazerGold09 Wrote:  

(06-08-2015 03:13 PM)biglizard Wrote:  Think someone hasn't been paying attention?

https://twitter.com/Tootall_Small/status...8956055552

He's been watching streams of our games since the beginning of the season as well.

I can't find video of this kid anywhere. 1000 rep points for some one who can.

Unofficial video of a younger Smallwood.

Ginger Power!

Where are my 1,000 rep points?

(06-08-2015 03:37 PM)TPBlaze84 Wrote:  I really wanna see video. 7 feet talk and 217 pounds is crazy skinny. He is gonna need to bulk up big if he hopes to play hard inside. I hear his shooting is good so he could be a good mismatch player outside.

I Facebook stalked the pro team page and he is pretty thin. Schless will firm him up. Tosin was a bean when he showed up.

Is he an American that grew up in France, or is from France? His twitter and quotes seems to indicate that he grew up speaking English.

From UAB's press release:

Quote:Smallwood began training at Kameet Basketball in France at the age of 13. He then played for an under-18 team called Elan Bearnais before he spent the last two seasons at Pau Lacq Orthez, a team made up of some of the top amateur players in France.

"From the support staff to all the coaches -- they all invest in the players here," Smallwood said. "I feel like everyone associated with UAB will invest in me personally, and that is why I wanted to come here. This is a great place and I look forward to being a Blazer."

Boris Diaw with the Spurs also started at Kameet Basketball.