Post#5 » by cdt3 » Fri Oct 31, 2008 6:52 pm
Theus has already learned the lesson and already said in the bee today that Thompson and Hawes will be starting because of their rebounding and defense. I'm glad he will not let Mikki and Thomas waste 28 minutes of the game with 8points/1reb between them. Mikki had 0 rebounds himself and this team needs rebounding and defense by their big guys, points only are a bonus. By the way Jason outscored Beasley in their only college battle. Jason is going to be a special player but he is not quite ready to play too many more than 25 minutes. He got worn out at the end of the game while Hawes did not because Hawes got more minutes in the preseason. Williams will play more defense tonight when necessary, I think this is a winnable game and wil be close. Don't expect Martin to play as poorly either. We will have a shot at the game. The unathletic talk doesn't matter. Tim Duncan is the best big guy and beats Stoudemire whenever they meet. Athleticism is the most overrated portion rating a player. Some guys are athletic but not really smart and good, some are not athletic but smart and good they equal eachother out. Only a few players are both smart and athletic. Chris Paul was a #1 pick. Chris Webber was a #3 pick. TD was a #1. We have not had a pick that high. Hawes had 6 blocks in the last game very impressive, he may have triple double down the road. Jason Thompson is very close to the complete package. You just need to watch the guy he was recruited to play at UCLA but stayed close to home to play with his brother. He hit 2 clutch game winning shots out of 8 games in the summer league. I think there is a lot of hope for this year.
