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One gives hope and optimism, the other not.
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Van Horn had a sprained shooting wrist in last year's playoffs.
And seeing as how Van Horn was the only legit 3pt shooter on the Nets... are you saying the Nets would have made the Finals without Van Horn?
If the Nets had Van Horn in 02-03, let's just say that that zone that San Antonio killed Jersey with probably doesn't work as well.
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And in the playoffs even the rebounding differencial diminishes. 6.4 vs 4.6. Again TT's goes up while KVH's goes down come post season.
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No duh KVH's went down. That's what happens when you're the designated jump shooter, you don't grab as many offensive boards because you're far away from the basket. Thomas was playing on a team that had Robinson/Cassell/Allen. It's safe to say he was NOT designated jump shooter.
Additionally, the Conference Finals run (the majority of his playoff games) happened to be Thomas' best regular season as a pro. it also happened to be his contract year. We all know what happened after he got that contract.
Is Tim Thomas clutch, or does he just coast through the regular season?
Everytime Van Horn has a bad series, it's because he happens to be guarded by a tough defensive PF that can chase him on the perimeter
vs Bulls 97: Dennis Rodman
vs Pacers 02: Van Horn sends game 5 into overtime
vs Hornets 02: Van Horn destroys Hornets in series nobody remembers because it was the last days for the team in Charlotte.
vs Celtics 02: Van Horn buries Celtics with daggers
vs Lakers 02: Robert Horry
vs Hornets 03: Van Horn puts up 18/18 in clincher, solid shooting in every game after game 1 (1-8).
vs Pistons 03: Cliff Robinson (who happened to shut down Pat Garrity in similar fashion the series before)
vs Pistons 04: Wallace x 2, Tayshaun Prince, and sprained shooting wrist.
Let me know when Tim Thomas faces a defender on par with anyone mentioned above. Aside from Kenyon Martin, who completely shut him down in game 5 and 6 of Nets/Bucks 03 when the series was tied 2-2. I notice that Van Horn does more at the end of a series, while Tim Thomas does more at the beginning.