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New York... duh

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bigbabyjesus

I'm starting to become more and more intrigued by a Charlie, Bosh, Thomas frontcourt.

If we pick him #1, I'll give a solid pump of the fist and a nice holler.

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SkywalkerAC

ty thomas, the freak that i hadn't really been thinking about until right...now.

he works, i think. i don't know if he has the mental toughness for a number one pick trying to fit with a young team where the two best players kinda play his position but i think he could work just fine in the long term.

charlie is a 3/4/5, or will be in time. bosh can also play the 3 positions. can thomas? probably not really at this point but could he be paired with two guys that versatile? i think he probably could. if charlie's covering small forwards, i want guys that can leap into position and into the air to block shots.

the more freaks the better. that's my motto.

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Dee-Zy

Dridge would be playing teh 5. I don't want Bosh to play the 5 cuz that's just gonna wear him out on both ends of the floor. It would be a waste to have Bosh at the 5, cuz he'll get tired just fighting for position.

I don't want Barni either cuz I don't think he can play the 5. Although I do think there are more chances for a 7 footer face to the basket player to play the 5 than TT.

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He sees himself as a 3 in the pros and I think he might be right. He was a PG until high school when he grew 6" in a year (kinda like Jordan without the whole best player ever thing, though). Thomas plays with a chip on his shoulder and wants to prove people wrong: that would give TO 2 guys with huge chips on their shoulders in Thomas and Villanueva. Having those guys light fires under the rest of the team can only be a good thing.

If the Raptors take Thomas with number 1, they'll have a frontcourt to run and gun forever. Thomas is also a defensive presence, which helps immensely. They'll need, in my estimation, a banging centre for when the game slows down as well as another PG (I would love to have Farmar, but I doubt that'll happen)... perhaps Speedy Claxton or someone else who might be a tad cheaper. Who knows? I hope Colangelo has a plan. I'm way off topic now. Oops.

The point? I don't think Thomas is as much of a reach as some people think at number 1.

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I think this thread is a mere difference of opinion about Bosh, not Thomas. Everyone knows Thomas's strengths and weaknesses, but most people don't want Bosh playing center, which would rule out Thomas as a pick, unless you want a #1 pick coming off the bench for 20 minutes a game. I tend to agree with that group - the difference between Thomas and Aldridge (and why I support Aldridge) is that Aldridge can play center, and Thomas can't. If we draft a big man, he should be able to play center, so Bosh doesn't have to.

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Dee-Zy

exactly, why would we want Bosh at the 5?


And sides, I'm not sure TT will actually become a better player than Aldridge down the road. If aldridge can become a JO, I can live with that.

VTRapsfan

Hell, if Aldridge becomes JO we're playing in the Finals within the next 5 years.

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Aldridge is a 4. Bosh is a 4. Villanueva is a 4. Thomas is a 3.

If the Raptors draft Thomas, there is no conflict. They can then go get a centre (say, Pryzbilla) to do the banging down low. There, Bosh not playing 5 and a freaky athletic defender to help out with the weak Raptors boards and defense. But that's just me.

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ATLien

Thomas is a 3?

shookem

yeah that's news to me too.

Thomas is the one guy of the big four I wouldn't want to take.

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butr

A 3 with the least range in the league.

ATLien

I guess he is a 3, if you look at his weight/height. He's rail thin. He doesn't really got a position yet, but when I saw LSU & Tyrus in the tournament I didn't think of a perimeter player. Whatever position he is, Toronto need to stay away from him.

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