Jason Thompson does not impress me

[Vlade4GM]

First of all, I think everyone may be responding to a drive by poster looking for a rise, and Wa La, it worked. I hope I'm wrong about that, but thats how it appears to me at the moment.

As far as Randolph goes, I don't think anyone was in doubt about his talent. It was his attitude that had teams reluctant to take a flyer on him. Based on that, he was probably drafted about where he should have. If he ever gets his head on straight he could be a star in the league. Or he could end up being one of those players that drives you nuts with the occasional great game followed by the, what the hell happened game. I still think his true position is SF and not PF. Whats he weigh? 200 pounds and change?

Not really fair to compare him to Thompson, except maybe on the scale of star potential. Their two entirely different types of players. I would love to have both of them. I think most people are hoping that Greene can turn into a Randolph type of player.

My memory may be bad but I recall more people worrying about his weight/frame and his true position more than a perceived bad attitude, which we've heard about more since he's been drafted. It can turn into a problem, but he hasn't really done anything too out of the norm for a 19 year old, and Nelson isn't the easiest coach for rookies to deal with.

Personally, I think we're going to regret that we didn't take Randolph instead. His perimeter skills are very rare for a guy with his size and length, and he's already shown a proficiency at shot blocking and rebounding which is pretty amazing. Think of what this kid would do if he had a coach and a team situation that called for him to have more consistent PT. It's true his attitude and out of control play may hamper him, but I'll take that chance on a guy whose upside is very high. That's something you shouldn't pass on at 12 being a rebuilding team in need of some star potential. Anyways, just my opinion.

 

[KF8]

If Randolf indeed becomes an all-star, I guess we wouldn't regret not drafting Randolf all that much if Thompson could average something around 17 points and 10 rebounds. We just need more consistency from Thompson. Hopefully he can give us around 15-20 points and 10 rebounds a game on a nightly basis.

 

[OptimusRhyme]

JT has made pretty big improvements. His Jumper looks nice, his inside shots are dropping more. He has a hustle TALENT/Instincts that you cant teach any player. Give the dude an offseason of working out and getting even bigger then he already is, and we have ourselves a nice power forward for right now and the future.

 

[Showtime]

Even if JT doesn't improve much, he has a knack for grabbing rebounds and getting his hands on the ball, he just needs to cut down on the fouls. If he ended up as a Dale Davis type big, that would be a good thing.

 

[Entity]

I've watched pretty much every single game this year and i have not seen much progress, especially on the offensive side. I think he can be a decent player but we could have got a player that has room to develop whereas JT is pretty close to a finished product. I would have taken Anthony Randolph or Speights over him instead but that's just my opinion. I really hope we don't pass on Blake Griffin because we think JT is going to develop into some kind of superstar because lets be honest, he's not. Blake Griffin should be wearing a Sacramento Kings uniform come next fall assuming we land the number #1 pick. That is all.

You say you have watched pretty much every single game? The only way I can see how you came to that assesment is that by every single game you mean the first 10. Well no can't say that because he had a double double in the first game.

Anyway if you don't see any progress in Jason Thompson you should take the blind fold off when watching the games.

 

[Gliesian]

This is blatantly absurd.

 

[mac]

And as predicted OP is no where to be found