I stumbled upon him when he was playing in high school because we are both from Philly. He played for a program that has never not even once been a factor in Philly's hoops landscaape. His teammate was similar in size and skill so the duo were the team and actually got them to the final 4 in the public league in which they lost to a team with a national reputation but he made a name for himself at that point especially because he stayed at his high school instead of transferring to a city powerhouse like most of the kids do these days. The school hasnt done anything since he and his partner graduated. I wouldnt doubt if the school is closed thats how quiet that program was when he finished.He went fro being a raw athletic kid to a legit low D1 prospect in about 1 year and held his own against many higher end D1 prospects. Off the top of my head he is one of the 6-8 kids that either got drafted or made it to the NBA that he competed with in his high school days. He made it much further than numerous mid- high D1 players as well. He was an under dog that it seems wouldnt take no for an answer and worked his ass off and has gotten the most out of his talent by putting in the hard work. He reminds me of another guy from Philly who was a top 100 recruit by all the services coming out of high school actually around 90 if i remember correctly and that is Brad Wanamaker. Both are about 6'4 and are tough gritty hoopers. Brad was a little more touted in high school but he was overshadowed by a handful of other better supposed prospects as regards to NBA potential. Brad played his entire career at a high school with a national rep and led them to the top 25 rankings a couple times according to the services but because he was considered a tweener scouts question how he would translate to the next levels. After not getting drafted after playing 4 years at Pitt he went overseas and bounced around some pro leagues developing his game. He eventually made it to the Turkish league i believe which was considered the 3rd best league in the world at the time and led his team to the title after he transitioned from a combo guard to a true point guard. The hard work paid off and NBA teams noticed. He got signed by Boston to be the backup point guard who could run the offense, take care of the ball and play good defense. When it was all done he played 5 or 6 years for 3 teams. The last 2 teams he played for was G.S and Washington. He was fortunate to play for Boston who was good enough to make it the the conference finals. After all is said he played 5 years or so and made some money nice money for his efforts. I see the same toughness in Plowden in the sense he wouldnt stop paying the price to reach his dream of getting to the NBA now matter how many bumps were on the road he needed to take. Brad is now the coach at his old high school in which his son is an up and coming prospect. He didnt forget where his journey started and went back there to help the kids on their journey. It wouldnt surprise me if Daquan has a similar journey and when its done get back to his roots that helped instill all the characteristics to say on his horse when the roads he had to travel got bumpy. You cant help but be a fan of the kid if you know a little of his story from the beginning. He was often overshadowed but he didnt let that hold him back. Its obvious or at least it would seem that he embraced his underdog role and used it as motivation to out work and out tough those that overshadowed him to get where he is today and fulfill his life time dream..He has Philly in his corner. He is the perfect underdog that Phily guys love to rally around and without a doubt he knows that for sure.
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