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Is W. Johnson as good as ESPN sleepers?

rkthompson said:
I was looking at ESPN today and they had a list of the best "sleeper" freshman. The list is given below, has anyone seen these guys play? How does Wesley Johnson compare?

Ryan Anderson, Cal.
Tajuan Porter, Oregon
Greivis Vasquez, Maryland
Quincy Pondexter, Washington
Patrick Beverley, Arkansas
Zach Peacock, Georgia Tech
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I have never seen those guys play but sight unseen give me 5 Wesley Johnson's and I'd take them on. He is as complete a freshman as I've seen in Ames since Grayer, and no I did not forget about Fizer.

Time will tell if he finishes as well as Fizer did, but IMO, with McD coaching him and 25-30 more pounds, he's in the NBA by his senior year, and a better chance to make it because he can take you out on the floor.
 
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Only one I've seen is Beverley. He's a really solid guard, probably the same as Curtis/Will were as freshmen, but with more size. With that in mind I'd say Wesley is close to their quality. I don't think he has the game changing ability Curt/Will had, but perhaps that's because there is only one of him.
 
The stud freshman he mentions before the sleepers:
Greg Oden OSU 7'0 280lbs C - 16ppg, 8rpg, 4bpg, 72% FG
Daequan Cook OSU 6'5 210lbs G - 16ppg, 6rpg, 56% FG, 50% 3pt
Mike Conley OSU 6'1 180lbs G - 10ppg, 7apg, 4rpg, 53% FG
Kevin Durant Texas 6'9 200lbs F - 21ppg, 9rpg, 2spg, 2bpg, 48%FG, 40% 3pt
Brandon Wright UNC 6'9 205lbs F 15ppg, 7rpg, 2bpg, 64% FG
John Scheyer Duke 6'5 180lbs 11ppg, 3rpg, 41%FG, 43% 3Pt
Darrell Aruthur Kansas 6'9 230lbs - 14ppg, 6rgp, 2bpg, 2spg, 60% FG, 21minpg
Spencer Hawes Washington 6'11 225lbs C - 16ppg, 6rpg, 3bpg, 62% FG

The Sleepers:
Ryan Anderson - Oregon 6'9 225lbs F - 17 ppg, 8 rpg, 52% FG, 45% 3Pt
Tajuan Porter - Oregon 5'6 160lbs G - 18ppg, 3 apg, 40% FG, 49% 3pt
Greivis Vasquez - Maryland 6'5 195lbs G - 9pts, 4rpg, 4apg, 40% FG
Quincy Pondexter - Washington 6'7 220lbs F - 16pts, 5rpg, 55% FG, 48%, 3Pt
Patrick Beverly - Arkansas 6'1 170lbs G - 13pts, 5rpg, 4apg, 50% FG, 40% 3Pt
Zach Peacock - G Tech 6'7 215lbs F - 8pts, 3rpg, 58% FG, 42% 3pt, 20 minpg

Wesley Johnson ISU 6'7 195lbs F - 12pts, 8rgp, 1bpg, 49% FG, 30% 3pt
Tyler Smith Iowa 6'7 210lbs F - 15pts, 5rpg, 3apg, 1spg, 48%FG

I have only seen about half of these players play, but I would say he is in the conversation with the sleepers. Wesley is a stud and is very versatile. I would not say he is more complete than Marcus Fizer as a freshman. Wesley is quicker, but Marcus was a lot more powerful and not slow either. IMO Marcus was a better scorer, rebounder, and defender who could also handle the ball a little bit, very complete for a freshman PF. Wesley can do a lot of different things well and is going to be a stud for us. If Wesley is going to play SF he needs to work on his outside shot, ball handling, passing and perimeter defense against the elite SF of the big 12. If he is going to play power forward he needs to get bigger, and work on his post defense and back to the basket post moves. I see no reason he can't be in the all big XII conversation as a jr/sr, but IMO he is not as complete as Stinson or Fizer.

Other ISU freshman:
Marcus Fizer ISU 6'9 240lbs F - 15ppg, 7rpg, 1bpg, 1spg, 48% FG
Curtis Stinson ISU 6'2 200 lbs G - 16ppg, 6rpg, 4apg, 2spg, 48% Fg, 29% 3pt
 
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