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leidout · 03-06-2008, 01:43 PM

A big win every now & then helps morale a lot, if we can pull off a couple dramatic wins, then just tank it for a few games we should be fine. I'm with qross here, 5-18 down the stretch seems like we'll be insured a decent spot.

joser · 03-06-2008, 02:40 PM

is it me or it seems like thornton is at his best if he's the number 1 option?

PAIDNFULL23 · 03-06-2008, 03:04 PM

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is it me or it seems like thornton is at his best if he's the number 1 option?

yea he's his best when he is the go to guy and everyone just gives him the ball and let him do work, but that kind of worries me. When EB comes back and everyone else gets healthly, can he still be good for 12-15 ppg with alot less shots? I hope so.

Free Arsenal · 03-06-2008, 06:33 PM

Think Thornton might become like MJ?

hobojoe · 03-06-2008, 09:16 PM

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yea he's his best when he is the go to guy and everyone just gives him the ball and let him do work, but that kind of worries me. When EB comes back and everyone else gets healthly, can he still be good for 12-15 ppg with alot less shots? I hope so.

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.

ElMarroAfamado · 03-07-2008, 12:03 AM

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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.

i agree, if he can just improve every single part of his game, i mean really work hard this coming off season, i dont see why he cant have a huge an impact as elton did when we went on that run (a large part of it was eltons mvp type year) the only knock is ....well one game he had 10 TOs? , he needs to calm down and i hope gets rid of all these rookie jitters cuz it seems at times he gets nervous....his dribbling and ball handling is ok but he can be much better.....

hobojoe · 03-07-2008, 10:13 AM

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i agree, if he can just improve every single part of his game, i mean really work hard this coming off season, i dont see why he cant have a huge an impact as elton did when we went on that run (a large part of it was eltons mvp type year) the only knock is ....well one game he had 10 TOs? , he needs to calm down and i hope gets rid of all these rookie jitters cuz it seems at times he gets nervous....his dribbling and ball handling is ok but he can be much better.....

I agree his dribbling and ball handling can get a lot better, but keep in mind that's just one game (a very bad one, turnover-wise). He's only averaging 1.5 TO/game even with those 10, not good but not bad either. He's only had more than 3 in three games this year. And on your other point, you do not have to worry about him working hard this offseason.

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