Season in Review: Tristan Thompson

[tidho]

Delonte West plus a couple of inches and 30+lbs. would be a beast.

Waiters is listed as an inch taller than delonte (I doubt it's even a full inch), and +30lb would make him fat and slow.

My bad, I forgot that you really do not know what you are talking about.

Actual lol.

I agree with the original comment, a bigger stronger Delonte West is a really good player - very legitimate NBA starter.

[fart]

I give up. Although, I believe you will all be eating crow this season once you see Dion play. I'm not wasting my time in this thread anymore. I'm tired of trying to counter homerism with reason and fact.

[BossHoggin]

I'm sure they are tired of countering you with logic.

[mcfly1204]

I give up. Although, I believe you will all be eating crow this season once you see Dion play. I'm not wasting my time in this thread anymore. I'm tired of trying to counter homerism with reason and fact.

Why stop with just this thread, not wasting your time with the entire board sounds like a step in the right direction.

[kiwibrindle]

[quote="fart"][quote="mcfly1204"][quote="fart"][quote="mcfly1204"]Delonte West plus a couple of inches and 30+lbs. would be a beast.[/quote]

Waiters is listed as an inch taller than delonte (I doubt it's even a full inch), and +30lb would make him fat and slow.[/quote]
My bad, I forgot that you really do not know what you are talking about.[/quote]


Yea, bringing up the FACT that Delonte is listed as an inch shorter on NBA.com means I don't know what I'm talking about. [/quote]
Here's something we can all agree on regarding this subject: Yesterday I saw the best bumper sticker in a while:

[Lebron went South his mother rode West]

Funniest thing I've see in days

[Niko23]

Article on Tristan but stuff we already know:

http://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/2012 ... al_summer/

PD just had something saying Tristan has been in the gym like crazy....

[TheOUTLAW]

Why is any of this Waiters talk in a thread devoted to Tristan?

[SaiCLE]

Brenden Bowers: Coach Scott has called Tristan the most improved player on the team this summer, you seen evidence of that too?

Kyrie Irving“I definitely have. He’s been working with Coach Mosley a lot, and he’s given him a new confidence. He’s been working on his 7-footer, his 15-footer, and he’s trying to get better everyday. You have to admire that, especially after the season we had last year, and it's good to get into training camp ready to go. He’s turned up right now".

Taken from the Stepien Rules interview with Kyrie Irving

I really can't wait to see his new jumper in a couple months

[Niko23]

Tristan just needs to work on that Tim Duncan 7-12 foot bank shot. If he can add that to the arsenal, kid will be really good.

[chips93]

It was a solid pick. Valancinius is the guy everyone says we should have taken but he hasn't even played a game, so its kind of a cop out. He might suck. I'd take Thompson over anyone else in the lotto although Burks, Leonard, and Biyombo are intriguing.

fwiw, when chad ford was on the bs report a couple months back, he said that valanciunas' camp gave the cavs the cold shoulder, and generally gave the impression that he didnt want to come to cleveland, so its not as simple as some people make it out to be. maybe had we drafted him, he wouldnt have wanted to some over for a few more years? that was what ford implied at least

[UcanUwill]

If I know Valanciunas, that cant be true. CAVS selected TT, because they truly thought he was a better player. Thats the only logical and justifiable reason. From what I remember, he killed it in practice and everything, and at the end of the day it was a reach, but he had an ok rookie year. Just look at some other lottery picks, they were awful.

[TheOUTLAW]

Tristan "Primed to Breakout".

5. Tristan Thompson, Cleveland Cavaliers

Rookie power forward Tristan Thompson was brought along quietly by the Cavaliers, playing behind the two-time All-Star Antawn Jamison and in the shadow of first overall pick Kyrie Irving, but over the season, Thompson proved his game was getting better fast. Typical rookie season numbers of 8.2 points and 6.5 rebounds and a block in 23.5 minutes obscured his steadily increasing minutes and production.

The Cavaliers let Jamison leave in free agency to free up minutes for the fourth overall pick in 2011 draft and Thompson will get his chance to prove the Cavaliers’ brass were right when they selected him ahead of draft prospects Jonas Valanciunas and Biyombo. If he can keep developing at his rookie pace, Thompson’s sophomore season will be a breakout year.

http://www.hoopsworld.com/six-nba-playe ... -breakout/

[Niko23]

I am not sure what they mean by having a break out year. To me - that would mean averaging something like 15 and 11 with a few big games scattered in the year. I do not think Tristan is there quite yet. When I crunched the numbers in other threads I think he was averaging around 11 and 8 with 2blks when he played something like 27mpg or more. With the addition of Waiters who is another playmaker - I would project his max to be about 13 and 9 this year.

[fraanciiscoo]

I do not think Tristan is there quite yet I project 12pts 47%FG 9.5rebs 1.4blk and this i think it correct more than this would be wow dont you agree ?

[Dupp]

I do not think Tristan is there quite yet I project 12pts 47%FG 9.5rebs 1.4blk and this i think it correct more than this would be wow dont you agree ?

Yeah id be very heppy with that especially if the Defense keeps improving.

[DelontesLip]

I don't see this happening to Tristan.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... uWPtGTOvKE