Arizona freshman forward Stanley Johnson had a strong start to the NCAA Tournament yesterday. In the Wildcats' 93-72 blowout of Texas Southern, Johnson put up 22 points on 8 of 11 shooting and hauled down 5 rebounds.
His biggest play of the game came near the end of the first half. Without hesitation, Johnson took a pass from the wing right to the cup, and emphatically finished with a tomahawk dunk. He's a blur of power and speed here:
Reggie Miller was on the call for the game, and after the dunk, he had high praise for Johnson: “Manchild. I’m sorry, I mean, we may be seeing the reincarnation of LeBron James," Miller said.
"I mean, LeBron James had this type of body at his age. I mean, He just goes baseline, there’s no help, and obviously the finish and the elevation and the athleticism here by Stanley Johnson.”
Johnson at age 19, comes in at 6'7" and 245 lbs. He's expected to be a Top 10 pick in this June's NBA Draft. For comparison's sake, when LeBron was drafted back in 2003, he was 6'8" and weighed-in at 240 lbs. The measurables are comparable, but is the athleticism the same, as Miller suggests?
Nah man. Look at King:
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[via Total Pro Sports]
