Thompson Twins faster than young Westbrook; Lebron has NEVER seen anything like it even in the mirror

[Kiss of Death]

Steven Adams (who played with Westbrook, Ja and Zion) talking about Amen Thompson.

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[Hellcrooner]

Damm
i wlaways thought all the thompson twins were men.
but turns out the blonde was actually a gal and not just glam make up.

80s were confusing.

[AussieCeltic]

Crazy thing is, LeBron knew they’d be this athletic the day they were born.

[10DayContract]

The way he's talking, they must be Clutch clients.

[MrBigShot]

Who's word do you think we're going to take, yours or Lebron's?

LeBron didn't come out and outright say they are more athletic than he was at his athletic peak. And I really don't care who's word you take. Use your own two eyes, youtube is free.

Yes, we must all not be using our eyes. And the media is making it up. And Lebron didn't mean it. Don't worry your hero is safe.

Go troll someone else

[Anderson Hunt]

I love that they use their athleticism to dig-in and play defense.

Many athletically gifted players, unfortunately, do not.

It shows me they've been coached properly at a young age.

[magee]

I love that they use their athleticism to dig-in and play defense.

Many athletically gifted players, unfortunately, do not.

It shows me they've been coached properly at a young age.

Not only that, but the will to want to play defense.

[johanliebert]

Not with the ball in their hands.

[Onlytimewilltel]

They're special. And at that size, kinda crazy...

[Mr Peanut]

I haven't watched as much of Amen but Ausar's athleticism is just ridiculous. He almost glides around the court and can change direction so quickly. Not only does he jump high but has so much hang time when he's in the air. He generally does at least one thing per game to make my jaw drop.

[Peregrine01]

Nope, I don’t see it. Westbrook and Bron are really in the highest of tiers in terms of athleticism.

[lethalizer]

I don't think Lebron's observation is true, but it's always good to see the old guard praise the new guard even if it's hyperbolic a little.

So, good for Bron. Refreshing to see after seeing the retired players constantly sh*tting on the current crop of players.

[vxmike]

I love that they use their athleticism to dig-in and play defense.

Many athletically gifted players, unfortunately, do not.

It shows me they've been coached properly at a young age.

Athleticism is born not coached.

Why didn’t they learn how to shoot?

[ocelot17]

In two games since starting for Jabari.

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[pepe1991]

Nope, I don’t see it. Westbrook and Bron are really in the highest of tiers in terms of athleticism.

Westbrook and Lebron ( young Rose) , MJ etc were crazy talented basketball players along fact they were crazy athletic.

Amen is actually talented, nice floor vision along with his athletics ( but not as talented at basketball as people mentioned above).

Ausar....on other hand... Oh boy. Guy is best suited to play rim running C at 6'6. simply lacks skills.

[Sane]

Nope, I don’t see it. Westbrook and Bron are really in the highest of tiers in terms of athleticism.

Westbrook and Lebron ( young Rose) , MJ etc were crazy talented basketball players along fact they were crazy athletic.

Amen is actually talented, nice floor vision along with his athletics ( but not as talented at basketball as people mentioned above).

Ausar....on other hand... Oh boy. Guy is best suited to play rim running C at 6'6. simply lacks skills.

Amen is not as talented at basketball as the numbers he's averaging as a starter? It it a coincidence Magic fans happen to have a worse opinion of Rockets youth than everyone else on average? You know what I think? I think you must not be counting defense and attacking the rim as his incredible talents, stocks, rebounding and assists he's elite for his position. What exactly did someone say that made you think "he hasn't done that already" or "he can't do that"?

Also, Ausar will 100% get there too. He had just been less lucky with injuries and rotation. What you don't realize is that guy almost jumping over a Paolo Banchero-sized man is shaking off a lot of rust and jumping is not their elite athletic attribute. It's their forward explosion that's on par with a Derrick Rose. Westbrook whatever dude, the guy's own teammates don't agree with you that he was faster in his prime (Lebron, Adams both played with WB).

Other than strength, the Twins would trounce Lebron in any athletic test. Speed, twitch, vertical, lateral, deceleration, whatever you want bring it. As I'm saying this, you should know I'm fully aware that Lebron is one of the most elite athletes in human history. Frankly Westbrook is clearly more athletic than Lebron, they cannot be in the same tier. One of these is elite the other is an all time great of athleticism. There's levels to this you're not seeing in my opinion.

[pepe1991]

Nope, I don’t see it. Westbrook and Bron are really in the highest of tiers in terms of athleticism.

Westbrook and Lebron ( young Rose) , MJ etc were crazy talented basketball players along fact they were crazy athletic.

Amen is actually talented, nice floor vision along with his athletics ( but not as talented at basketball as people mentioned above).

Ausar....on other hand... Oh boy. Guy is best suited to play rim running C at 6'6. simply lacks skills.

Amen is not as talented at basketball as the numbers he's averaging as a starter? It it a coincidence Magic fans happen to have a worse opinion of Rockets youth than everyone else on average? You know what I think? I think you must not be counting defense and attacking the rim as his incredible talents, stocks, rebounding and assists he's elite for his position. What exactly did someone say that made you think "he hasn't done that already" or "he can't do that"?

Also, Ausar will 100% get there too. He had just been less lucky with injuries and rotation. What you don't realize is that guy almost jumping over a Paolo Banchero-sized man is shaking off a lot of rust and jumping is not their elite athletic attribute. It's their forward explosion that's on par with a Derrick Rose. Westbrook whatever dude, the guy's own teammates don't agree with you that he was faster in his prime (Lebron, Adams both played with WB).

Other than strength, the Twins would trounce Lebron in any athletic test. Speed, twitch, vertical, lateral, deceleration, whatever you want bring it. As I'm saying this, you should know I'm fully aware that Lebron is one of the most elite athletes in human history. Frankly Westbrook is clearly more athletic than Lebron, they cannot be in the same tier. One of these is elite the other is an all time great of athleticism. There's levels to this you're not seeing in my opinion.

Ausar Thompson.
Age 21 ( 22 in 20 days).
53,8% TS - below average
eFG% - below average
assist to TO rate- negative
BPM- negative
26% for 3 - so bad it's pointless to even say it loud
FTA rate- mediocre
FT% - one of worst to ever do it at SF/PF position.
blocks- 5 blocks in 16 games

Guy is on ball pest. On offense he is useless. Among 10 Pistons rotation players, you have one guess who has worst offensive rating. But it's important to know how bad he is. 101 offensive rating. Among 303 players who logged at least 10 games and average at least 15 mpg, Ausar has 9th worst offensive rating.

Amen is not as talented at basketball as the numbers he's averaging as a starter?

Thing i never said, but good try.

It it a coincidence Magic fans happen to have a worse opinion of Rockets youth than everyone else on average?

No, you are just b*** hurt that Magic got Banchero and you ended up with homeless version of Antawn Jamison.

What exactly did someone say that made you think "he hasn't done that already" or "he can't do that"?

Again, arguing against argument i never made. But good job

n. What you don't realize is that guy almost jumping over a Paolo Banchero-sized man is shaking off a lot of rust and jumping is not their elite athletic attribute. It's their forward explosion that's on par with a Derrick Rose. Westbrook whatever dude, the guy's own teammates don't agree with you that he was faster in his prime (Lebron, Adams both played with WB).

Bolt was fastest person in the world, that didn't mean he was better at basketball than some scrub who did play basketball and couldn't jump over a phone book.
If you look at old nba combine data, you will figure that Drummond was one of fastest 3- quarter sprinters, yet when you watched him in nba, he looked slooooow. Especially with ball in his hands. Athletics are nice tool to have, but basketball is skill based sport. That's why Jokić and Luka are among best players, despite looking like regular McDonalds goers.

Amen is drafted to play PG but Rafael Stone and Udoka figured that ain't gonna happen due complete lack of shooting. And he makes most of a situation, playing SF on very good team. Similar situation was with Magic and Suggs.

Ausar was drafted as "guard- wing" but he has zero chance at playing SG due broken jumpshot. At SF and PF he is D and no 3 wing.

But this whole idea of some supreme talents, some new future stars is delusional. They aren't that. They will be in nba for looong time. But neither will be some top 10-ish player. Ever.

[lambchop]

The way he's talking, they must be Clutch clients.

This. Dude literally witnessed healthy D-Rose.

[7seventynine9]

I love that they use their athleticism to dig-in and play defense.

Many athletically gifted players, unfortunately, do not.

It shows me they've been coached properly at a young age.

Not only that, but the will to want to play defense.

It's smart, too. Neither one is the best shooter in the world so focusing on becoming a menace defensively helps them see the court and stay on the court.

[The Big O]

Nope, I don’t see it. Westbrook and Bron are really in the highest of tiers in terms of athleticism.

Agreed- very good athletes, but don't understand the constant fawning these two get as athletes.

Athleticism that immediately jumps out when you watch: Jordan, LeBron, Shaq, Westbrook, Rose.

These two? Nah.