Tristan Thompson

[czvo]

There's something about the term "bruh" that makes me irrationally angry.

 

[RealKingofCleve]

So you're saying Chicago or OKC don't make the playoffs next year if either has Thompson instead of Butler/Jackson?

And here I thought Durant, Ibaka, Westbrook, Noah, Boozer, Deng, and Robinson were the names you could attribute to those teams' successes. Guess not?

You know how many minutes Butler was playing at the end of the season and in the playoffs last year?

 

[Cassity14]

You know how many minutes Butler was playing at the end of the season and in the playoffs last year?

So he's the reason the Bulls got in? I'm still confused. The point was that apparently Butler and Jackson should have been drafted ahead of Thompson because they were "in the playoffs". That's great, but Butler, even with Rose down with injury, was the 5th most important piece on that Bulls team. Jackson was an afterthought until the Westbrook injury.

Do you know how the great Jimmy Butler's season has gone so far? I'd consider that a larger sample size than 'the end of last year and the playoffs last year'. He's criminally overrated around the league right now.

 

[Los216]

So you're saying Chicago or OKC don't make the playoffs next year if either has Thompson instead of Butler/Jackson?

And here I thought Durant, Ibaka, Westbrook, Noah, Boozer, Deng, and Robinson were the names you could attribute to those teams' successes. Guess not?

You Know that's not what I'm saying. Also you must not have watched the Bulls or Thunder in the playoffs last season if you don't think that Jimmy Butler and Reggie Jackson were key to their success. Neither team would trade one of those guys for Tristan straight up.

 

[Jack Brickman]

There's old Jimmy Butler. The most overrated player in the league.

And someone hasn't watched Tobias Harris play since last year, have they?

Or noticed that Faried was like three years older than Thompson and putting up similar stats without any defense.

In my mind there are two players (not named Kyrie) from the 2011 draft that you'd absolutely take over Thompson in a re-draft. Klay Thompson and Jonas Valanciunas. Kawhi is questionable, as I think he's a good role-player. Kemba maybe, but he's also a point guard so who cares?

The rest of those guys had no shot of going in the top ten (neither did Faried, fyi), so we should probably cool it with the revisionist history here.

 

[Cassity14]

Or noticed that Faried was like three years older than Thompson and putting up similar stats without any defense.

In my mind there are two players (not named Kyrie) from the 2011 draft that you'd absolutely take over Thompson in a re-draft. Klay Thompson and Jonas Valanciunas. Kawhi is questionable, as I think he's a good role-player. Kemba maybe, but he's also a point guard so who cares?

The rest of those guys had no shot of going in the top ten (neither did Faried, fyi), so we should probably cool it with the revisionist history here.

After that Kings game I'm surprised certain posters aren't claiming they wanted Jimmer all along at #4...

 

[Los216]

Or noticed that Faried was like three years older than Thompson and putting up similar stats without any defense.

In my mind there are two players (not named Kyrie) from the 2011 draft that you'd absolutely take over Thompson in a re-draft. Klay Thompson and Jonas Valanciunas. Kawhi is questionable, as I think he's a good role-player. Kemba maybe, but he's also a point guard so who cares?

The rest of those guys had no shot of going in the top ten (neither did Faried, fyi), so we should probably cool it with the revisionist history here.

Is TT more than a good role player?

 

[Jack Brickman]

Is TT more than a good role player?

That's why I said it was questionable. I'd say that, right now, they're about a wash. But Kawhi would have looked significantly worse on any other team, I think.

 

[RealKingofCleve]

So he's the reason the Bulls got in? I'm still confused. The point was that apparently Butler and Jackson should have been drafted ahead of Thompson because they were "in the playoffs". That's great, but Butler, even with Rose down with injury, was the 5th most important piece on that Bulls team. Jackson was an afterthought until the Westbrook injury.

Do you know how the great Jimmy Butler's season has gone so far? I'd consider that a larger sample size than 'the end of last year and the playoffs last year'. He's criminally overrated around the league right now.

Well that 5th most important piece stuff is your opinion, and I don't agree with it. Tristan isn't exactly lighting the world on fire, and Jimmy is playing really, really good defense this year.

 

[Cashius X]

Or noticed that Faried was like three years older than Thompson and putting up similar stats without any defense.

In my mind there are two players (not named Kyrie) from the 2011 draft that you'd absolutely take over Thompson in a re-draft. Klay Thompson and Jonas Valanciunas. Kawhi is questionable, as I think he's a good role-player. Kemba maybe, but he's also a point guard so who cares?

The rest of those guys had no shot of going in the top ten (neither did Faried, fyi), so we should probably cool it with the revisionist history here.

I'd definitely take Nikola over TT as well. Arguments could be made for Jimmy Butler, Faried, Parsons, and Tobias Harris also imo.

TT was a decent pick though. Not the best player we could've had from that draft but we still made out pretty well.

 

[Jack Brickman]

Well that 5th most important piece stuff is your opinion, and I don't agree with it. Tristan isn't exactly lighting the world on fire, and Jimmy is playing really, really good defense this year.

He's also shooting 38% from the field and 32% from the three, but I guess those numbers don't support your argument so you'll ignore them.

 

[Los216]

That's why I said it was questionable. I'd say that, right now, they're about a wash. But Kawhi would have looked significantly worse on any other team, I think.

The guy stepped up on the biggest stage against the 2x defending champs and spent most of the series guarding the best player in the world while producing on the offensive side as well. What the hell has Tristan Thompson done to show he could do that?

 

[RealKingofCleve]

He's also shooting 38% from the field and 32% from the three, but I guess those numbers don't support your argument so you'll ignore them.

I'm not ignoring them, nor am I saying Butler is having a fantastic year. But his TS% and eFG% are right in line with Thompson. Thompson isn't having a very efficient year either.

 

[Jack Brickman]

The guy stepped up on the biggest stage against the 2x defending champs and spent most of the series guarding the best player in the world while producing on the offensive side as well. What the hell has Tristan Thompson done to show he could do that?

Let me know when Tristan Thompson is playing alongside three future Hall-of-Famers, including the best power forward of all-time.

 

[Los216]

He's also shooting 38% from the field and 32% from the three, but I guess those numbers don't support your argument so you'll ignore them.

Great so now you proved you can read box scores. How about you start watching the games and maybe you'll get a sense of is impact he has on the floor. He's one of the best wing defenders in the league. Tristan Thompson is an ok man to man defender and he doesn't block any shots because he plays below the rim. Jimmy Butler can hold his own against the best wings in the game. Can Tristan guard some of the top PF's in the league in a seven games series. He damn sure can't guard the best centers.