Originally Posted by hobojoe

Come on, Thornton's not going to be a 12-15 ppg scorer anymore. He's better than that. If and when Brand comes back he'll be the best player on the team, but Thornton and Brand will be 1a and 1b scoring options. Thornton can do so much more to score the ball, there's really not a whole lot he can't do. How many guys in the league can you consistently count on by just giving him the ball anywhere on the court and letting him go to work? Even with Brand, don't be surprised if Thornton leads the team in scoring especially if Brand starts out slow in his recovery.

I'm not at all worried about Thornton scoring the ball. He's a great natural scorer, he can do everything and he's going to be fine as long as he's being patient, taking good shots and attacking the rim. I'm concerned and interested to see his progression in the other aspects of the game. His defense has got better and better over the course of the year, so has his passing/keeping the ball moving.