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Tyrus eating souls!
Love that LBJ got called about by Van Pelt for his 8-step crab dribble.
by fundamentallysound on Jan 16, 2009 11:23 AM CST reply actions
actually I was about to recommend watching with the sound off
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Jan 16, 2009 11:24 AM CST up reply actions
like Van Pelt's commentary, not the "talk to the hand stuff" from Neil Everett (remembered his name)
Everett sucks somethin’ fierce.
by fundamentallysound on Jan 16, 2009 11:42 AM CST up reply actions
kenny mayne = the greatest
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Tyrus “the soul-eater”…I like!
"If there’s any haters in here right now that don’t have nobody to hate on, feel free to hate on me." - A.P.N.S.
he had 20 last night
oh wait, he got to the line 0 times and had 6 rebounds in 36 minutes. (Tyrus only had 7 in the same time, but still!)
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Jan 16, 2009 11:51 AM CST up reply actions
They were man rebounds
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Jan 16, 2009 11:55 AM CST up reply actions
Yeah
And LMA’s playing with Roy and Oden to take the pressure off…..
He’s a better player today than Tyrus still, but the potential’s still much much higher for T2, and now I hope the last few games of good Tyrus minutes starts to show some of that potential being realized.
How many blocks did LMA have?
he had 1
agreed on Thomas/Aldridge. No doubt Aldridge is currently better. But you can only do so much with a PF who doesn’t rebound or defend and gets most of his shots 18 feet from the basket. Luckily for the Blazers they have Greg Oden so it may not matter.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Jan 16, 2009 12:54 PM CST up reply actions
I agree long run Tyrus will be better.
He’s just now starting to look comfortable in his role. I would still make that trade today!
by ImmanuelKant on Jan 16, 2009 12:59 PM CST up reply actions
Somewhere on BE
they are laughing hysterically at this thread. LMA vs. Tyrus who?
Stop yourselves.
by messwiththebull on Jan 17, 2009 10:48 AM CST up reply actions
Somewhere on BE
They are still wondering if Aldridge will ever become more than a decent player. He is the most complained about player on the roster on that site.
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Jan 17, 2009 11:06 AM CST up reply actions
My thoughts exactly
And even with the lumps I haven’t changed them too much….
Of course when we thought we had Ben Wallace the old Piston form, that made the draft a little more questionable considering there was no chance that Tyrus would be ready until year 3-4 (and we did have a nice rookie year from him which was unexpected in the draft)….
But I do think T2’s upside has always been much higher, much higher. Hopefully he can start to collect on that the rest of this year and on.
The key is his defensive upside
It’s a given that LMA is going to be a better offensive player than TT (unless Tyrus all magically acquires great awareness on that end).
But defensively, TT really has the potential to be ELITE. Not just good, which is where LMA will be on the offensive end. Last night was a perfect demonstration of the impact TT can have on the defensive end and how important that is for a winning team. A couple more 20 footers that go in don’t have as big an impact as guarding the best player in the world well and making spectacular blocks time after time.
If TT can get to the point where he’s consistently the best defensive player on the floor – someone other teams fear when they get within 5 feet from the rim, someone who can guard 3’s and 4’s with ease, than he’s well worth trading for LMA. And if he can put on another 10-15lbs and increase his strength (very doable) and retain his quickness, that’s what he’ll be.
LMA
Might be the better offensive player in pure skills, but T2 too could be the more effective offensive player with that leaping ability, passing ability, driving ability and developing shooting touch….not to mention the put back/O boards angle.
Course we have a bit to go to see it…but that potential is there too. Even Reggie started to see bits of it by the end of the broadcast…and I hate Reggie.
Does anyone else remember Phil Jackson talking about how Rodman
was a good offensive player despite being a poor shooter, because of the passing and screening he did? No reason that TT can not do the same, while being a much better finisher at the rim with his greater length and vertical leap.
If TT ever develops a consistent jump shot or post move, that would only be a bonus. And his free throw shooting looks like it will end up being on the right side of 80%, so he can effectively score by getting to the line.
by Granny Waiters on Jan 17, 2009 7:44 AM CST up reply actions
Oh
And I agree with your points 100%….just saying while LMA has great individual offensive games, he’s more a jump shooter and a damn good post jump shooter—that’s his Sheed-like strength and he’s had that out of the gate…..Tyrus might develop into a more well rounded scorer who would need the ball less and do a lot of little things on O that won’t show in the stats….
Tyrus is showing to be one helluva passer when he tries to just pass and not be way too fancy.
it's also worth noting that Tyrus is a year younger than LMA and has far less basketball experience
as he was a late starter in playing the game and really late at learning the big man game due to his very late growth spurt (just before college). He works his ass off and I think he’s going to bloom late in the NBA, but when he does it’s going to be great.
by fundamentallysound on Jan 16, 2009 4:28 PM CST up reply actions
Re: Highlight vid. I most of all loved the way
he controlled it for the rebound, Bill Russell style.
"As a basketball player gordon is a useless as tits on a a whore" - BigWay (Dec 2, 2008). BigWank, I'll miss you more than all the others. This song is for you, my brother!
Talk to the hand? Seriously?
I haven’t watched Sports Center in a while, are they taking all the lingo from that one SNL skit 10 years ago?
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
maybe they haven't watched sportscenter in a while either.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Jan 16, 2009 11:33 AM CST up reply actions
can't remember his name, but the guy working with Van Pelt on there always irritates me
he sucks and “talk to the hand!” is just another example.
by fundamentallysound on Jan 16, 2009 11:41 AM CST up reply actions
youz guys gotta see Tyrus reaction the block. lol @ him almost cussin’
"If there’s any haters in here right now that don’t have nobody to hate on, feel free to hate on me." - A.P.N.S.
here you go
"If there’s any haters in here right now that don’t have nobody to hate on, feel free to hate on me." - A.P.N.S.
This was the last time I jumped out of my chair like last nights block.
by ImmanuelKant on Jan 16, 2009 12:11 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
best tyrus highlight ever
When I watch NBA games I often call the fouls before the referees do. Sometimes it’s a gift. Most of the time it's troublesome. - NBA Observer
We need to build around
D-Rose and TT, just like MJ and Pip. I hope they work hard consistently and continue to be hungry.
I have to say one thing Chris Duhon did that was good was find Tyrus Thomas for alley oops
I think Rose needs to do a better job of finding Tyrus. The last play of the game Tyrus was wide open. Rose got fouled but still he should have thrown the lob to Tyrus.
by ImmanuelKant on Jan 16, 2009 12:41 PM CST up reply actions
Yup
Duhon was always looking for TT and was involved in at least two block and dunk sequences in TT’s rookie year (or 2nd year?) I believe.
Like this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSNOTY6PXc0
The Louisiana connection I guess. Look at Du at 51 seconds he looks back at the crowd like, oh shit!
by ImmanuelKant on Jan 16, 2009 1:07 PM CST up reply actions
It's up there alright
along with MJ’s baseline dunk on Patrick. Personally, I loved the one where Pip elevates over Ewing and walks over him afterwards.
Ya, Pippen's dunk over Ewing was one of the best dunks ever.
Not sure why it didn’t make ESPN’s top 10 playoff dunks.
It was the best playoff dunk ever.
by ImmanuelKant on Jan 16, 2009 5:15 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Because
He dunked over Ewing in his prime
He told Spike Lee to sit down
Hubbie Brown
The old stadium
He taunted him
He got a T
The sign Basketball not Football
2 pac was alive
by ImmanuelKant on Jan 16, 2009 5:42 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
still one of my favorite clips ever
I giggle like Jon Barry when I watch it.
Plus I was at that game, screaming at Skiles to put Tyrus in before that point, heh.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Jan 16, 2009 12:59 PM CST up reply actions
what a fuckin badass
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I always thought T-Time projected as...
a sort of Kirilenko/KMart type of PF. He’s not Kemp and he’ s not Amare, but if he could put up All-Star season numbers like Kmart/AK47, he could still be very good as a defensive stopper, and lob dunker…
And i am pretty sure
you cant take two steps AND do a jump stop. Its one or the other
On Behalf of Sue, Wjb, majoyenrac, Bullshooter and all the other Hinrich fans...Ill keep the Hinrich Hope coming...There will be light!
Lindsey
You see Lindsey next to him? Like a proud father figure. I think he’s had a HUGE impact on Tyrus, just like PJ Brown did…and maybe even on Noah too, who’s locker is near Lindsey’s as well.
That's who that was!
I couldn’t recognize him.
And plays Gray
30 with Gooden 30 (after Gooden shakes off the ankle issues).
I mean we need size to compete with Duncan, nevermind that Duncan’s more athletic than Gray and a billion times quicker, when nobody’s in the post against gray, or if he’s in the post with the ball above his head and only has a smaller player like TJ Ford on him in the post, he might just then be quick enough to get a shot off and not rush it. THe rest of the time he either takes time to wind up, or if he has time he rushes the shot before he’s set because he thinks given his slowness it’ll be blocked….
Then I add that if he had the ball against TJ Ford, he’d lost it 8-10 to Ford because Gray would bring it down before going back up….
Sorry I had some things on my chest…
I wish the Sixers didn't blow out the Spurs
hopefully their starters still played a good portion of the game.
Last year
in an early game vs PHI (gm 2?) he rebounded and ran the floor (yes he did, SSkiles!) for an eventual alley oop. I don’t think it’s on YouTube, but the thing that amazed me was the “outlet pass”: Between the legs, either TT’s own or the defender’s… or both! TV replay didn’t show the WHOLE transition, just the lob pass → dunk. So I wasn’t totally sure I saw what I thought I saw.
I also remember JoeJoe on here saying he recorded the game at his father’s or grandfather’s. Maybe I should’ve asked for a copy, LOL!
"As a basketball player gordon is a useless as tits on a a whore" - BigWay (Dec 2, 2008). BigWank, I'll miss you more than all the others. This song is for you, my brother!
That's
not what you said last year.
"As a basketball player gordon is a useless as tits on a a whore" - BigWay (Dec 2, 2008). BigWank, I'll miss you more than all the others. This song is for you, my brother!
Was I the only one last night that saw Rose miss some alley-oop oppurtunities?
Rose had at least two (easy) chances to toss an oop to TT and just spaced out or something. He needs to work on his vision a bit, if thats at all possible.
If Tyrus
rolled to the rim twice last night, that makes it a total of maybe five times so far this year!
TT really needs to work on his s/r if teammates are gonna start looking for him (and I hope so).
"As a basketball player gordon is a useless as tits on a a whore" - BigWay (Dec 2, 2008). BigWank, I'll miss you more than all the others. This song is for you, my brother!
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