Jason Thompson!
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Even if we draft Griffen, JT would start in the beginning, and if Griffen is better and earned the starting job i think JT would be cool with being the first big off the bench.
I mean JT is probably stoked just to be in the NBA coming out of Rider. Hes a nice guy and would be a AWESOME 6th MAN! he could actually win that award down the road.
JT is a good guy i think a Griffen/JT PF combo would be a right step in the rebuild direction.
I mean JT is probably stoked just to be in the NBA coming out of Rider. Hes a nice guy and would be a AWESOME 6th MAN! he could actually win that award down the road.
JT is a good guy i think a Griffen/JT PF combo would be a right step in the rebuild direction.
The Draft Lottery is months away, who knows what will come out of that for the Kings. The thing we do know is that this is not a good rebounding team but that Jason Thompson is starting to put the pieces together. His production is starting to catch up with his effort level and he's more consistent than he was 3 months ago. If Griffin is available, draft him anyway. There should be enough minutes to go around. If Thompson is going to produce, a good coach will find a way to get him on the court (at PF or C) and going through a season like this is just going to make him want to win more later on.
No, not "there should be enough minutes to go around." Jason Thompson is the real deal and he deserves to get the chance to prove it without having to worry about minutes, etc.
I really don't want to turn this into another discussion whom we should draft as there are some really good discussions already underway. I think this thread is more to acknowledge what Jason Thompson is doing and how much we appreciate his hard work.
So, to return to that vein, GO JT!!
I really don't want to turn this into another discussion whom we should draft as there are some really good discussions already underway. I think this thread is more to acknowledge what Jason Thompson is doing and how much we appreciate his hard work.
So, to return to that vein, GO JT!!
If we end up getting the #1 pick or Griffin as a choice I would rather trade him for a pick below us, granted a good PG or SF is still available, and a young rising player on another team. It might be a little much to ask for but i guess an example would be Udrih, Salmons, 1st round (Griffin) to the Clippers for their 1st and Al Thorton. Then we draft a PG in the draft and play Thorton at our SF....
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I like Blake Griffin, but brining JT off the bench would stop him from developing into his full potential. JT is a potential all star in the future. If we get the #1 pick, it might be worth it to trade down for some solid current players. If JT really pans out, I would say pick Rubio (I know there is a slim chance he'll declare). But we'll see.
I think right now If he doesn't get any better you can pencil Jason Thompson in every night at 14pts 9reb on average. Thing is he will get better. In fact we have seen it this year. By next year who knows maybe he could be penciled in with 18pt 12reb on average. Point is he is getting better each and every game and the potential for how good he could be is still some time away.
He plays harder than Odom ever did and spends more time in the paint. I think he's similar to a young David West. Once he gets his confidence up, figures out what works for him on offense and gets his strength/conditioning up he could just surprise people. I could see him making steady improvements and then one day he's putting up 20 and 9 on a nightly basis and people are like "wait, this guy is good!"
I don't recall a King who ever had this much talent who played this hard every night. He has the energy of a Barry and a Pollard, but so much more talent. The fact that he's doing it on a terrible team makes his effort even more noteworthy. It shows great character for him to play hard every night when often the vets are mailing it in. Other rookies would conform to the mediocrity of the team; Thompson is not afraid to show up the vets by his hard play. There is nothing to say but good things about this guy.
Hey, no need to rain on his parade. You may think it's crazy but it's not totally out of the realm of possibility. I'm with ryanandty. I think Jason Thompson could end up surprising the people who hadn't heard of him. If you watch how well he's doing right now, without a balanced team around to support him, thinking he'll do better when things get more settled is far removed from silly.
Thompson is a rare combination of athleticism, ballhandling ability, passing ability, and dedication to his work, all packed in a 6'11" 255 pound body. He has a good basketball IQ to go along with all that. If he continues to work hard refining his game, I see no reason he can't be one of the best PF's in the NBA. If we could just find a John Stockton type of pt guard to play along side of him ( no mean feat ), then the sky would truely be the limit.
Let's find a superstar PG.
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