like, if mike (?) north (yet to actually hear him) is a more obnoxious waddle/silvey, and “stupidly” anti-gordon, an emotional, reactionary response in the attitude of the involved fan is understandable. even if not ultimately logical.

Thomas played well at the start of the second half, so he stayed in the game, and Del Negro finished the third quarter with an even bigger lineup of Thomas, Miller and Gibson, with Deng at shooting guard.

so when i see this, well i wish i hadn’t. but it is mildly infuriating in it’s stupidness. (all players “play well” at times, and not well at other times.)

my basic stance on tyrus is that he is a level above where josh smith and josh howard are or were, given his amount of career minutes to date. you can cry about his bb iq, but he looks more stable (and i’m not even talkin’ off court!) than those guys, in game. i think a lot of the issue is that a certain fan sees “this guy could do anything he wants to on the court, why doesn’t he?” it’s weird how someone as pessimistic as me will see “the glass half full” re: tyrus. i really don’t see (or foresee) him doing dumber stuff than those two “stars” in the 4th. his rough moments seem to happen the less he plays.

i don’t care if he starts so much as that he’s in the 7 man rotation, getting 30+, and that he gets his chances to help the team at the end of games. because the thing (or one of the things) that infuriates people about him most i see as a plus, especially with this current lineup. he’s like the anti-hinrich, who lets us know how much he’s beating himself up for that last blow play. tyrus may or may not “feel the moment”, but his attitude is exactly what you want: short term memory loss and nothing but positive belief in making the winning play next time.

Woj tweet:

No more extension talks between Chicago and Tyrus Thomas rep prior to deadline, sources tell Y!. Thomas will become restricted free agent.

http://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA