The next Kevin Aldridge?
Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2002 8:30 pmGot a chance to see Carter High School play a few weeks ago, and let me tell you, we're all going to love Desmond Jones. He has the same sort of build as Aldridge: not overly tall, but thick and muscular. The thing I always liked about Kevin Aldridge was that he was so quick while maintaining his strength and power at the point of attack, and I think Jones has a little of that in him. For a guy who's a legitimate 260-270 pounds, he's incredibly quick, and he's also really strong. The guy who was blocking him (or trying to) was much heavier (although to be honest, he was fat more than strong), and Jones went around him repeatedly, but he also shoved him straight back with a bull rush and he was able to shove the guy aside with a powerful sweep of his arm and race up inside the block. And he showed surprising speed - he chased down guys on both sides of the field.
Jones should be one of the better players in this year's class, regardless of who else we get. Let's make sure we hang on to this guy.
Jones should be one of the better players in this year's class, regardless of who else we get. Let's make sure we hang on to this guy.
