Is Thon Maker Going to Be Good, Bad or Ugly? (POLL)

Pachinko_ · Post #1061 » by **Pachinko_** » Sun Dec 10, 2017 12:33 pm

AussieBuck wrote:In the last three games he's at +7, +11 and +5 playing about half the available C minutes.

Yeah but it doesnt harm he's on the floor with some dudes named Giannis, Eric and Khris having monstrous games

But, if we look at what he's actually doing he does seem a bit better, his timing has improved, he wins some 50-50 balls and he's generally more careful and coordinated. If we're lucky maybe your theory that he was nursing some injury and/or lifting before games might be true. Who knows... this is the curious case of Thon Maker.

HKPackFan · Post #1062 » by **HKPackFan** » Sun Dec 10, 2017 1:50 pm

He flashed a few positives today. That's 2 games in a row he showed a little bit of hope.

ReginaldDwight · Post #1063 » by **ReginaldDwight** » Sun Dec 10, 2017 2:23 pm

HKPackFan wrote:He flashed a few positives today. That's 2 games in a row he showed a little bit of hope.

Agreed hes still a 2nd year player and I want to believe in the guy but his lack of control and coordination really worry me going forward, he had a block last night that he elevated a 3 inches, still waiting for that explosiveness he is supposed to have.

BuckHole · Post #1064 » by **BuckHole** » Sun Dec 10, 2017 2:53 pm

paulpressey25 wrote:
Ron Swanson wrote: At least Thon tries.

Thon is such an interesting test case because he's clearly got a motor. So many guys that fail don't have one.

That said, if he can't control the motor he's going to end up playing overseas somewhere in a few years.

The name "Dan Gadzuric" flashed into my head as I read your post. A player with athleticism that wasn't able to translate into success. It's difficult to understand what's missing. Clearly it's mental rather than physical. I wonder if Thon would be willing to spend the summer in a federal penitentiary or a tour in Afghanistan to help him find his dark place to unlock the beast within him. ...It's just an idea.

Post #1065 » by **Prez** » Sun Dec 10, 2017 9:06 pm

HKPackFan wrote:He flashed a few positives today. That's 2 games in a row he showed a little bit of hope.

GHOSTofSIKMA · Post #1066 » by **GHOSTofSIKMA** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 3:16 am

thon is the least efficient scorer of all qualified centers in the league. hes got it by a mile in fact.

thon has the worst rebounds per minute of all qualified centers in the league besides udoh.

I found that interesting.

my next research will be how low he rates historically. my research will focus on whether he has the worst production for a center in league history or just this season for the minutes hes getting.

leroyjw10 · Post #1067 » by **leroyjw10** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 6:49 pm

RPM: Thon second to last among centers and 425th out of 447 overall.

http://www.espn.com/nba/statistics/rpm/_/sort/RPM

crkone · Post #1068 » by **crkone** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 7:07 pm

leroyjw10 wrote:RPM: Thon second to last among centers and 425th out of 447 overall.

http://www.espn.com/nba/statistics/rpm/_/sort/RPM

69 out of 73 in DRPM for Cs and 67 out of 73 for ORPM, :lol:

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M-C-G · Post #1069 » by **M-C-G** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 7:12 pm

crkone wrote:
leroyjw10 wrote:RPM: Thon second to last among centers and 425th out of 447 overall.

http://www.espn.com/nba/statistics/rpm/_/sort/RPM

69 out of 73 in DRPM for Cs and 67 out of 73 for ORPM, .

Yeah, he has been bad. Major disappoint this season, he almost has to be injured with the way he has regressed.

crkone · Post #1070 » by **crkone** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 7:19 pm

M-C-G wrote:
crkone wrote:
leroyjw10 wrote:RPM: Thon second to last among centers and 425th out of 447 overall.

http://www.espn.com/nba/statistics/rpm/_/sort/RPM

69 out of 73 in DRPM for Cs and 67 out of 73 for ORPM, .

Yeah, he has been bad. Major disappoint this season, he almost has to be injured with the way he has regressed.

Last 5 games he is 11th in NetRtg among centers just behind Henson for players with at least 19 minutes a game (Thon at 19.7)

Progress!

AussieBuck · Post #1071 » by **AussieBuck** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 8:53 pm

Thon's defense is coming around, he'll be passable if he finds his jumper. Liggins is the massive minus we need to move on from asap.

M-C-G · Post #1072 » by **M-C-G** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:18 pm

AussieBuck wrote:Thon's defense is coming around, he'll be passable if he finds his jumper. Liggins is the massive minus we need to move on from asap.

In typical Kidd fashion we are asking too much from players. Liggins as a situational guy for a couple of minutes a game is fine, but 16 minutes a game is way too much.

Nowak008 · Post #1073 » by **Nowak008** » Wed Dec 13, 2017 3:32 am

M-C-G wrote:
AussieBuck wrote:Thon's defense is coming around, he'll be passable if he finds his jumper. Liggins is the massive minus we need to move on from asap.

In typical Kidd fashion we are asking too much from players. Liggins as a situational guy for a couple of minutes a game is fine, but 16 minutes a game is way too much.

Who else is gonna play?

bigkurty · Post #1074 » by **bigkurty** » Wed Dec 13, 2017 3:41 am

Nowak008 wrote:
M-C-G wrote:
AussieBuck wrote:Thon's defense is coming around, he'll be passable if he finds his jumper. Liggins is the massive minus we need to move on from asap.

In typical Kidd fashion we are asking too much from players. Liggins as a situational guy for a couple of minutes a game is fine, but 16 minutes a game is way too much.

Who else is gonna play?

Rashad Vaughn or Sterling Brown

Ill-yasova · Post #1075 » by **Ill-yasova** » Wed Dec 13, 2017 4:21 am

Nowak008 wrote:
M-C-G wrote:
AussieBuck wrote:Thon's defense is coming around, he'll be passable if he finds his jumper. Liggins is the massive minus we need to move on from asap.

In typical Kidd fashion we are asking too much from players. Liggins as a situational guy for a couple of minutes a game is fine, but 16 minutes a game is way too much.

Who else is gonna play?

I’d take Brown or Vaughn over Liggins.

Pachinko_ · Post #1076 » by **Pachinko_** » Wed Dec 13, 2017 4:43 am

Nowak008 wrote:
M-C-G wrote:
AussieBuck wrote:Thon's defense is coming around, he'll be passable if he finds his jumper. Liggins is the massive minus we need to move on from asap.

In typical Kidd fashion we are asking too much from players. Liggins as a situational guy for a couple of minutes a game is fine, but 16 minutes a game is way too much.

Who else is gonna play?

Snelly/Delly/Telly will be back soon

M-C-G · Post #1077 » by **M-C-G** » Wed Dec 13, 2017 5:01 am

bigkurty wrote:
Nowak008 wrote:
M-C-G wrote:
In typical Kidd fashion we are asking too much from players. Liggins as a situational guy for a couple of minutes a game is fine, but 16 minutes a game is way too much.

Who else is gonna play?

Rashad Vaughn or Sterling Brown

Ding ding ding

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HKPackFan · Post #1078 » by **HKPackFan** » Wed Dec 13, 2017 6:24 am

Nowak008 wrote:
M-C-G wrote:
AussieBuck wrote:Thon's defense is coming around, he'll be passable if he finds his jumper. Liggins is the massive minus we need to move on from asap.

In typical Kidd fashion we are asking too much from players. Liggins as a situational guy for a couple of minutes a game is fine, but 16 minutes a game is way too much.

Who else is gonna play?

How Jason Kidd of you to forget about this guy.

Vaughn doesn't like your question.

AussieBuck · Post #1079 » by **AussieBuck** » Wed Dec 13, 2017 12:56 pm

October: 7 games, -12.6
November: 13 games, -7.8
December: 5 games, +4.9

DanoMac · Post #1080 » by **DanoMac** » Thu Dec 14, 2017 9:59 pm

The company KG puts Thon in in this article is hilarious - https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/bjd7xz/a-qanda-with-kevin-garnett-area-21?utm_source=vicesportstwitter

And I will say, I’m impressed with Embiid. I’m impressed with Karl-Anthony Towns. I’m impressed with Jokic. Porzingis. The Greek Freak. Thon Maker. The skill set of the big now, one-legged fadeaways, off glass, off the spin, like, it feels like the big can do more and is expected to be more versatile these days. And it’s impressive. I’m very much impressed.

How Good of an NBA career will Thon Maker have?