Tristan Thompson

[AuxiliaryPie]

if tristan had a more exciting name/nickname and crazy hair he'd be all over ESPN in place of Faried the Manimal

 

[The Oi]

Tristan's got that lean, long and lanky 1980's NBA build. Like that Pre-PED and weightlifting period body.

Reminds me of Larry Nance. Obviously plays a very different game.

 

[Kevalier]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Cavs&src=hash">#Cavs</a> Thompson on facing Nugs Faried, "I took the approach where if I'm not getting the rebound, he's definitely not going to get it''</p>— M.S. Boyer/J. Valade (@PDcavsinsider) <a href="https://twitter.com/PDcavsinsider/statuses/408454131754356736">December 5, 2013</a></blockquote>
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That photo of MSB and Jodie Valade looks like the cover of some pro-Lesbian adoption pamphlet.

 

[clebron]

if tristan had a more exciting name/nickname and crazy hair he'd be all over ESPN in place of Faried the Manimal

Manimal's dunks are more visually impressive (and are usually in transition) he's a highlight reel...tristan is not, but imo is the better player

fyi, if your looking for espn to cover sports from anything other than a TMZ level you are gonna be dissapointed

 

[tristan+kyrie=$]

Cavs are 0-6 when Thompson does not play 30 minutes and 6-6 when he plays 30 minutes...play him!!!

 

[shoes22]

Cavs are 0-6 when Thompson does not play 30 minutes and 6-6 when he plays 30 minutes...play him!!!

That's a bit misleading...the games where he plays over 30 minutes, odds are Thompson was having a good game.
It's the nights where he's ineffective that he doesn't play as much.

 

[narbar32]

That photo of MSB and Jodie Valade looks like the cover of some pro-Lesbian adoption pamphlet.

At first glance I thought it was the two Schweddy Balls radio chicks from that SNL skit.

 

[RchfldCavRaised]

Posted this little nugget (no pun intended):

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Tristan Thompson 4th player in Cavs history to score 15 pts, grab 20 boards, & block 3 shots. Shawn Kemp, Michael Cage, Drew Gooden</p>— Numbers Don't (@RCFblogger) <a href="https://twitter.com/RCFblogger/statuses/408419591967096832">December 5, 2013</a></blockquote>
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When I watch him play, I see one of these Cavalier legends everytime...

Ideal as a 90's power forward/center. Fratello ended up using both of them as undersized centers with not so great athleticism but good positional defense in the role that Tristan looks most comfortable in. 6'9, undersized, robotic and deliberate, but awkwardly effective blue collar hustle player. He is able to contribute offensively with the ball in his hands when he gets those lumbering centers on him, he feels comfortable enough to put the ball on the floor and get that weird hook that Tyrone is shooting in the second pic up.

Called it :chuckles:

That was interesting to watch Andrew Bynum operate exclusively from the high post and give Tristan the inside, and then guard the basket on the other end. It helps Bynum because he simply doesnt have the same lift anymore and he's is getting blocked at the rim ALMOST as much as Thompson, without offering us the same impact on the offensive boards. If Tristan is going to remain the starting 4 here, we are always going to need to luck into very skilled and talented 7 footers who can operate from the high post and bring their man out of the paint so TT can attack the offensive glass like he did against Denver.

Even with Tristans great stats, the second unit had so much better spacing and flow...

Dion had lanes once he got past his man that Kyrie never will in the starting unit with Tristan just because both Clark and Bennett AND Andy can hit that 15 ft jumper so their men couldnt sag off as much.

The second unit, currently, looks like they could probably beat our starters head to head in most games because of their better spacing. As well as Tristan played against Denver, we still need him to hit that 15 ft to open lanes for Irving in the first unit better.

 

[Pioneer10]

Just don't know how to value him. I appreciate the hard work and effort but he just keeps looking to me like a good roleplayer not future top 3-4 player on a championship roster. Today I thought Millsap and Horford really gave him a hard time. He's not helped by playing next to Bynum's slow feet but at this point he's been outplayed by guys like Gibson, Millsap, Bass, etc.

 

[STAT]

Just don't know how to value him. I appreciate the hard work and effort but he just keeps looking to me like a good roleplayer not future top 3-4 player on a championship roster. Today I thought Millsap and Horford really gave him a hard time. He's not helped by playing next to Bynum's slow feet but at this point he's been outplayed by guys like Gibson, Millsap, Bass, etc.

I understand your sentiment, but those three guys are not the same caliber players. Millsap is easily the best of the group (and it's not close) and in a tier above, Gibson is next in a tier above Bass, and Bass is third.

 

[Pioneer10]

I understand your sentiment, but those three guys are not the same caliber players. Millsap is easily the best of the group (and it's not close) and in a tier above, Gibson is next in a tier above Bass, and Bass is third.

Wasn't really trying to rank them and I'd quibble with the ranking maybe as Gibson is by far the best defender out of that group. My main point was that it's not like we're winning the battle at the PF spot against a wide number of different PF's.

 

[Los216]

We shouldn't have drafted a project at #4 after we hit it with Kyrie at #1.

I wanted any of these 3 players at 4. Klay,Kwahi,Faried

All three had strengths in their game at the college level.

Klay-Shooting
Kwahi-Defense
Faried-Rebounding

TT did not have any specific skill in college. He was too raw to pick at #4. If we we're picking him for his potential and the FO didn't expect him to come around for 2-3 seasons than we should have just pick Jonas and let him stay overseas for another year if that's the case.



And I'm not being a revisionist. I was never on board with picking TT after we just pick Kyrie. TT is not a player you draft with the 4th pick when you have needs everywhere on your team. His skill set didn't fill a need and his upside was not as high as other players that were available.

 

[Archon]

We shouldn't have drafted a project at #4 after we hit it with Kyrie at #1.

I wanted any of these 3 players at 4. Klay,Kwahi,Faried

All three had strengths in their game at the college level.

Klay-Shooting
Kwahi-Defense
Faried-Rebounding

TT did not have any specific skill in college. He was too raw to pick at #4. If we we're picking him for his potential and the FO didn't expect him to come around for 2-3 seasons than we should have just pick Jonas and let him stay overseas for another year if that's the case.



And I'm not being a revisionist. I was never on board with picking TT after we just pick Kyrie. TT is not a player you draft with the 4th pick when you have needs everywhere on your team. His skill set didn't fill a need and his upside was not as high as other players that were available.

To be fair, didn't wasn't offensive rebounding TT's specific skill in the college level? I remember reading that a big reason why Grant drafted him was because offensive rebounding translated well from college to the nba level.

 

[Rich]

Just don't know how to value him. I appreciate the hard work and effort but he just keeps looking to me like a good roleplayer not future top 3-4 player on a championship roster. Today I thought Millsap and Horford really gave him a hard time. He's not helped by playing next to Bynum's slow feet but at this point he's been outplayed by guys like Gibson, Millsap, Bass, etc.

This may very well be true. And yet, when I look at the list of players taken after him, who doesn't this apply to? Klay Thompson would be the only guy I'd argue for.

I mean we can't choose who is actually availale in a given draft. That draft happened to be void of star power. It's the way it goes.

 

[Los216]

To be fair, didn't wasn't offensive rebounding TT's specific skill in the college level? I remember reading that a big reason why Grant drafted him was because offensive rebounding translated well from college to the nba level.

Faried led the nation in rebounding....... That's one of the reasons I liked him at 4.

This may very well be true. And yet, when I look at the list of players taken after him, who doesn't this apply to? Klay Thompson would be the only guy I'd argue for.

I mean we can't choose who is actually availale in a given draft. That draft happened to be void of star power. It's the way it goes.

Kwahi? Jonas?

We didn't have to get a star at #4 after we selected Kyrie at #1. We had needs at every position heading into the draft. We got the best player in the draft, a PG (Kyrie).

Now our best player at the time was Andy so what do we do? Lets pick a player who's game is similar to Andy and say he has more upside and potential.

Stupid decision. Look at us now with Andy and TT. Minus the occasional mid range jumper by Andy and TT defensive ability they're the same player.


Why did we draft a player who played the same position as our best player at the time?




Oh and you know what's even crazier we took a player at #1 (Bennett) who I like btw that plays the same position as the other two.