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"BOYS: Dion Malachi, Boiling Spring Crest. He's 6-foot-5, all muscle and the nephew of one of the greatest athletes and N.C. basketball players of all-time, Basketball Hall of Famer David Thompson. "I watched David play in high school and the similarities are scary between the two," Crest football coach Roy Kirby said. Kirby said Dion is being recruited by N.C. State. (Also receiving votes: Adam Hunt, Olympic, who's father, Jerry, played with Thompson in college; Lakeem Jackson, Harding; Nick Trull, Hickory Grove; Dee Bost, Concord)."

http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/sports/high_school/15996330.htm

yeah I know this is very premature, but interesting to think about. especially since he has obvious ties to NC State.

anybody know anything at all about this kid?

12/4/2006 12:59:39 AM

for the record I doubt there will ever be another DT

this kid could have potential and I am glad we are his radar but its gonna take alottttt of genetic miracles to produce another DT.

Havent heard anything on him but sounds like an interesting prospect...id love to hear more.

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"David Thompson could take a quarter off the top of the backboard and leave change in nickels and dimes."

12/4/2006 1:08:10 AM

I have full confidence that there will be another DT, physically. Hell, if Kobe had played college ball, it could have been him.

Now, the game and level of competition have certainly changed, so I wouldn't expect a new DT to necessarily have the same accomplishments.

12/4/2006 1:20:54 AM

they said they'd never be another eric montross

than zwikk daddy came along and proved everyone wrong

12/4/2006 1:29:59 AM

The guy doin the comparisons is a football coach.....so dont get too optimistic.

i just saw we were recruiting him and he is the nephew of david thompson......just wanted to see if anybody knew anything bout him.

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"Basketball • South Mecklenburg moved its basketball game Wednesday against Harding to Friday. South Meck's game Friday against Olympic will be rescheduled. -- c.m.• Boiling Springs Crest's Dion Malachi, a 6-foot-6 wing player, was nominated for the McDonald's All-America game. Malachi, who missed 13 games with an injury as a junior last season, averaged 13.8 points. -- c.m."

this is all i can find. impressive that he was nominated after missing 13 games. is this one of the guys sidney said we were goin after hard?

[Edited on December 4, 2006 at 1:39 AM. Reason : .]

12/4/2006 1:35:22 AM

Sidney can't say jack shit about him in the press. It's against recruiting regulations.

12/4/2006 1:55:11 AM

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"for the record I doubt there will ever be another DT"

12/4/2006 8:42:29 AM

Same High School as DT. I'm from there, I'll ask around home next time I get a chance.

Not like it'll be super-spy material or anything.

12/4/2006 9:32:44 AM

I went to Crest and the kid is legit. Kirby (the football coach) knows what he's talking about because we have always had a lot of players that played basketball and football in the same season. The similarities ARE there...the kid was dunking the ball from the FT line as a freshman.

12/4/2006 12:44:59 PM

No.

12/4/2006 1:48:35 PM

^?

12/4/2006 1:50:33 PM

i know this much

i dont care who comes from there

fuck crest

12/4/2006 1:51:23 PM

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=178&p=8&c=1&nid=2013007

12/4/2006 2:05:28 PM

2 *? DId he attend any camps or anything? He must just be getting overlooked since he missed half of last season.

12/4/2006 2:12:10 PM

aha, mofo is a 2 star??? get the fuck outta here!

12/4/2006 2:13:07 PM

nominated for mcdonalds all american game and 2*? seems odd.

12/4/2006 2:13:44 PM

can your boy do this?






[Edited on December 4, 2006 at 2:34 PM. Reason : forgot the .jpg]

12/4/2006 2:33:37 PM

you mean can we do this?

12/4/2006 2:34:21 PM

or this?

12/4/2006 2:38:18 PM

^i'm going to assume rivers made the pass that made that score possible

12/4/2006 2:41:39 PM

i think dt was dunking the rebound.

mo rivers in da house!!!!!!!!!!

12/4/2006 2:43:18 PM

mo rivers has laser vision

12/4/2006 3:05:57 PM

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"anybody know anything at all about this kid?"

yeah...he is fucking nasty...i pray to all things holy that State gets him

12/4/2006 3:09:27 PM

I know nothing about this kid but if he is so good, why does he only average 13.8 pts per game?

12/4/2006 4:56:01 PM

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"they said they'd never be another eric montross than zwikk daddy came along and proved everyone wrong"

aha

Then Neil Fingleton came and made them both look like chopped liver

12/4/2006 4:58:43 PM

also that dude Andre Cornelius was dunking when he was 14 and he's a short dude...my buddy coached him a few years back, he has seen a bunch of these players

he says DT's nephew is the real motherfuckin deal yall, although my buddy doesnt talk like Fred Durst

12/4/2006 4:59:52 PM

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"i think dt was dunking the rebound."

Not dunking, unless he wants a technical foul.........regulations were a bitch in the 70s. Oh and even worse, there was no such thing as a 3 point shot.

[Edited on December 4, 2006 at 5:29 PM. Reason : unless you got fouled on a basket of course, old fashioned 3pt play]

12/4/2006 5:29:08 PM

which is is why it it is ridiculous to attempt compare stats of the players of that era to today's players but their are idiots out there that will try.

12/4/2006 5:32:18 PM

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"CREST'S MALACHI ON MCDONALD'S ALL-STAR LIST Nov. 30, 2006 Crest High senior Dion Malachi (6-6, 190) has been nominated to play in the McDonald’s All-America basketball game. Malachi turned in a double-double with 13 points and 16 rebounds in Monday’s opener at Kings Mountain, including a couple of highlight-reel dunks. He averaged 20 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks in an injury-shortened junior season and posted 290 points as a sophomore. Malachi, the nephew of Hall of Famer David Thompson, also competes for the Charlotte Aces AAU team. The final roster for the McDonald’s teams will be announced in early February. Malachi and his Charger teammates take a 1-0 record into tonight’s non-conference contest at Shelby’s Lloyd Little Gymnasium. The Golden Lions enter the game with a 3-0 mark after Tuesday’s home win over Ashbrook. "

Sounds like a decent recruit

i like the sound of "highlight reel dunks"

[Edited on December 4, 2006 at 6:21 PM. Reason : .]

12/4/2006 6:20:26 PM

I doubt he is that good and no one has heard of him. Something fishy is going on.

How do you get "nominated" anyway? I thought a group of panel just decided who would play in it.

[Edited on December 4, 2006 at 7:22 PM. Reason : .]

12/4/2006 7:17:21 PM

I went to crest and word on the street from people who have seen him play/know of him say he has the atheletic ability to be great, but is kinda lazy and not the brightest. However I was told he has crazy ups and nasty dunks.

12/4/2006 11:05:01 PM

And then...Kris Lang came along and went all Gastonia on Montross, Zwikk Daddy, and Fingleton

12/4/2006 11:23:09 PM

yea his issue is not athletic ability. he is a freak. his problem is lack of discipline. the basketball coach at crest (i went there so i know) is very laid back and not a hard ass.

12/4/2006 11:46:21 PM

lowe knows nc state. i doubt he would be recruiting a kid who he doesn't think he could teach to be disciplined. that's what i love about sidney, he wins over his players hearts and he makes them believe that through hard work they can do anything. at least that is the impression i am getting of sidney so far.

12/5/2006 2:18:44 AM

the fact that he is nominated for the mcdonalds team doesnt mean a damn thing. the committee nominates 1500 players across the nation.

12/5/2006 3:05:40 AM

the fact this kid is 6 foot 6 and only 190 pounds scares the hell out of me though.

beef up son.

12/5/2006 3:23:00 AM

That was around K-Mart's size coming out of high school.

12/5/2006 9:22:22 AM

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"I doubt he is that good and no one has heard of him. Something fishy is going on."

dont be mad just because YOU havent heard of him

12/5/2006 1:16:33 PM

My question is what class is he in HS? SO, JR, SR? And although I know you can't totally rely on scout.com, why is he not on our list of prospects?

12/5/2006 2:25:17 PM

no shit

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"I doubt he is that good and no one has heard of him. Something fishy is going on." "

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" dont be mad just because YOU havent heard of him "

12/5/2006 2:29:52 PM

^^ he is a Senior. He only played 13 games his Junior year because of an injury.

12/5/2006 5:03:14 PM