Jason Thompson

[Bibbilicious]

How do guys think of how he has been playing this season? I ask only because he may be at the 5 for a while while DMC is out. Personally I really like him because he has probably been the most consistent player this year on the team. He doesnt always light up the stat sheets like DMC on his good nights but Ive always found him to be very mature for his age out there which is a welcome change from DMC. Do you guys think he could develop his game and get better?

 

[VF21]

Jason HAS gotten better and he's adapted his game, getting rid of a couple of really annoying habits that used to hinder him and drive fans nuts. He's a solid player and an asset.

 

[jcwkings]

JT is solid, and my guess is any contending team would love to add a guy like that to their front line. They guy works hard every night and is a true professional, something Cousins could learn from. His production matches his contract, maybe even a bit of a bargain by todays big man standards.

 

[BMiller52]

Solid, productive, professional, etc. I really like his game to be honest and I think he's one of the keepers on this team. He actually knows how to play the game and be a pro.

 

[pshn80]

Jason is certainly not our problem in this situation.

 

[Spike]

Jason HAS gotten better and he's adapted his game, getting rid of a couple of really annoying habits that used to hinder him and drive fans nuts. He's a solid player and an asset.

Amen. Even with being drafted as a college senior he still had some growing pains, but he's matured nicely.

 

[ppine]

We can all agree about the positive attributes of Thompson. In the absence of Cousins he would probably be asked to be somewhat more aggressive on offense.

 

[upinsmoke]

I hope Robinson makes strides like JT has because he looks even more lost out there than JT ever did.

 

[Bricklayer]

I hope Robinson makes strides like JT has because he looks even more lost out there than JT ever did.

Not sure where this JT was lost thing has come from. JT was an atrocious hacker, but he was actually a very productive rookie. 11.1pts 7.4rebs on .497 shooting in 28min a night is pretty strong for a rook. His numbers this year are 11.1pts 8.0reb on .506 shooting in 30min a night.

 

[upinsmoke]

JT recieved a good amount of pt right away so his numbers are going to look decent. Look I'm just calling it like I seen it because I remember clearly JT making alot of dumb plays that took a long time to correct. Dribble drive anyone? Anyways he's playing really solid now.

 

[Kingster]

Thompson is playing well. He's a guy, who, despite the coaching carousel, has continued to improve his game. High character, high work ethic guy. Now we need to get some more talent on this team so he can start winning more.

 

[Glenn]

Thompson is playing well. He's a guy, who, despite the coaching carousel, has continued to improve his game. High character, high work ethic guy. Now we need to get some more talent on this team so he can start winning more.

As I mentioned before, he seems to be the only guy that can ignore the craziness around him and just play basketball. His stats may be the same as his rookie year but his judgment seems far better. It is difficult to compare rookie stats to present stats as as a rookie he was not paired with Cousins.

 

[Big Cuz 15]

he's our version of nick collison. solid player, will only get better with age.

 

[ParniValjak]

he's our version of nick collison. solid player, will only get better with age.

Prerty much and those are the type of guys you ALWAYS want on your team. A work horse, high character, great team man and a great locker room presence!

 

[jcassio]

Jason's a good player but overvalued by some on Kingsfans. Good attributes: plays hard, runs the floor, rebounds adequately, and works to improve his offensive game. Not impressive: defense, shot blocking, fumbles passes, and argues/gets distracted by too many calls he doesn't agree with.
He used to be the poster boy for low basketball IQ, but - to his credit - he's taken some strides in the past two years toward making better decisions and fewer mistakes.

 

[Gary]

Not sure where this JT was lost thing has come from. JT was an atrocious hacker, but he was actually a very productive rookie. 11.1pts 7.4rebs on .497 shooting in 28min a night is pretty strong for a rook. His numbers this year are 11.1pts 8.0reb on .506 shooting in 30min a night.

JT is one of those "stats don't tell the whole story" guys that only when watching him would you see the improvement. His stats look like his rookie year, but remember when he was always tossing up those bricks inside or making other dumb plays and turning the ball over for no reason.

He's let the game come to him rather than trying to force it I guess. That's how I would best describe him. He's a solid player who I would love to have if we were a good team.

 

[Bricklayer]

JT is one of those "stats don't tell the whole story" guys that only when watching him would you see the improvement. His stats look like his rookie year, but remember when he was always tossing up those bricks inside or making other dumb plays and turning the ball over for no reason.

He's let the game come to him rather than trying to force it I guess. That's how I would best describe him. He's a solid player who I would love to have if we were a good team.

I do remember that, but most rookies are that way. Lillard is an idiot half the time too. Not lost though. It was clear JT was going to have a long career in the league from early on when you looked beneath the rookie mistakes. Some were even predicting stardom, although I never got on that train given his skillset.

Anyway, its a minor point. Just one I've seen repeated a few times around here and not sure how it got started.

 

[HereWeBoogie]

love the effort and hustle, but his entire offense besides his midrange jumper, is very ugly.

 

[Bricklayer]

love the effort and hustle, but his entire offense besides his midrange jumper, is very ugly.

They don't give bonus points for pretty.

 

[Npliam]

They don't give bonus points for pretty.

I think this is why you and I have a different opinion on DMC. His game can be pretty but it isn't consistently that effective.

 

[pshn80]

Jason's a good player but overvalued by some on Kingsfans. Good attributes: plays hard, runs the floor, rebounds adequately, and works to improve his offensive game. Not impressive: defense, shot blocking, fumbles passes, and argues/gets distracted by too many calls he doesn't agree with.
He used to be the poster boy for low basketball IQ, but - to his credit - he's taken some strides in the past two years toward making better decisions and fewer mistakes.

I don'think JT is overvalued by anyone. There is only one on the team who shows up to work every day. A rare quality here. There are others who are overvalued like DMC and TE. Jason Thompson is not this team's problem.

 

[jcassio]

I don'think JT is overvalued by anyone. There is only one on the team who shows up to work every day. A rare quality here. There are others who are overvalued like DMC and TE. Jason Thompson is not this team's problem.

Who said he's the team's problem???

 

[OptimusRhyme]

Jason would be a great third big off the bench on a winning team. If this teams roster were too blow up I wouldnt mind keeping him around to rebuild.

 

[KingMilz]

While hes a nice guy and solid player theres probably over 30+ guys at PF in the NBA that are better and a few guys if given the same chance on a bad team would do the same/better.

 

[Bricklayer]

While hes a nice guy and solid player theres probably over 30+ guys at PF in the NBA that are better and a few guys if given the same chance on a bad team would do the same/better.

I doubt you'd come up with 30 -- there are only 30 teams, and I'm tryign to think if any team but maybe Utah that has 2 better than him. And several teams (Houston, Charlotte, etc.) highly questionable if they have even one. Maybe 20 or so clearly a grade above, and then another 20 guys or so all in Jason's general range.

 

[bajaden]

I doubt you'd come up with 30 -- there are only 30 teams, and I'm tryign to think if any team but maybe Utah that has 2 better than him. And several teams (Houston, Charlotte, etc.) highly questionable if they have even one. Maybe 20 or so clearly a grade above, and then another 20 guys or so all in Jason's general range.

The Miami Heat would love to have JT right now. So would the Suns, Boston and quite a few others. When you look around the league, its sort of strange. You'll find one team like the Bucks or the Jazz that have a surplus of big men, and then you'll find quite a few teams that would love to just have one 6'11" athletic guy that knows how to play, doesn't demand the ball, rebounds, gives you 11 or so points a game, and defends farily well. Anyone that thinks there are 30 guys better is smoking something other than a cigarette.

 

[KingMilz]

I doubt you'd come up with 30 -- there are only 30 teams, and I'm tryign to think if any team but maybe Utah that has 2 better than him. And several teams (Houston, Charlotte, etc.) highly questionable if they have even one. Maybe 20 or so clearly a grade above, and then another 20 guys or so all in Jason's general range.

K let me try than


Better than JT via Landslide 18
LaMarcus Aldridge, Chris Bosh, Tim Duncan ,Kevin Garnett, Pau Gasol , Blake Griffin , Al Horford , Serge Ibaka, David Lee, Kevin Love, Dirk Nowitzki, Zach Randolph , Josh Smith, David West , Al Jefferson

Simply better 14
Anthony Davis , Amar'e Stoudemire , Andrea Bargnani , Ryan Anderson, Carl Landry, Paul Millsap, Larry Sanders, Luis Scola, Nene Hilario , Anderson Varejao, Thaddeus Young, J.J. Hickson, Ersan Ilyasova, Kenneth Faried

Debatable/given same mins 10 (most of these are personal prefernce)
Derrick Favors: imo is easily better right now than JT hes just stuck behind a tough as hell frontline in Utah
Andray Blatche: far more skilled player avg 16 and 8 two seasons ago and is 11 and 6 this in less mins
Kevin Seraphin: more talented, skilled better mid range game and a better athlete
Ed Davis: getting starters mins since AB went down and has shown he can be a monster
Marreese Speights : stuck behind Gasol/ Zbo, is a elite mid range shooter, tough guy, better D
Drew Gooden: career double double in tough position with Bucks youth movement
Glen Davis: been Magic top player before injury on a team that overachieved so far
Boris Diaw: gifted passer/ball handler was fantastic in last year playoffs since he came to SAS
Carlos Boozer: if were not for his horrendus defense I'd have him over JT
Jason Maxiell: better defender bit undersized and better finish in traffic and around the rim

 

[DesertFox]

K let me try than


Better than JT via Landslide 15
LaMarcus Aldridge, Chris Bosh, Tim Duncan ,Kevin Garnett, Pau Gasol , Blake Griffin , Al Horford , Serge Ibaka, David Lee, Kevin Love, Dirk Nowitzki, Zach Randolph , Josh Smith, David West , Al Jefferson

Simply better 14
Anthony Davis , Amar'e Stoudemire , Andrea Bargnani , Ryan Anderson, Carl Landry(maybe 5 years ago), Paul Millsap, Larry Sanders, Luis Scola(not anymore), Nene Hilario , Anderson Varejao, Thaddeus Young(if rebounding didn't count), J.J. Hickson, Ersan Ilyasova(1 good year sticks out), Kenneth Faried

Debatable/given same mins 10 (most of these are personal prefernce)
Derrick Favors: imo is easily better right now than JT hes just stuck behind a tough as hell frontline in Utah
Andray Blatche: far more skilled player avg 16 and 8 two seasons ago and is 11 and 6 this in less mins
Kevin Seraphin(more FGA than PPG): more talented, skilled better mid range game and a better athlete
Ed Davis: getting starters mins since AB went down and has shown he can be a monster
Marreese Speights : stuck behind Gasol/ Zbo, is a elite mid range shooter, tough guy, better D
Drew Gooden: career double double in tough position with Bucks youth movement
Glen Davis: been Magic top player before injury on a team that overachieved so far
Boris Diaw: gifted passer/ball handler was fantastic in last year playoffs since he came to SAS
Carlos Boozer: if were not for his horrendus defense I'd have him over JT
Jason Maxiell(not in same class): better defender bit undersized and better finish in traffic and around the rim

Bolded a few disagreements, and there was a miscount as well.
15 guys much better, 10 better, and maybe 10 or so in the same range.

So JT is not in the top 25, but well within the top 40. And considering he is interchangeable at the 5, very good 3rd big sounds about right.

 

[KingMilz]

Bolded a few disagreements, and there was a miscount as well.
15 guys much better, 10 better, and maybe 10 or so in the same range.

So JT is not in the top 25, but well within the top 40. And considering he is interchangeable at the 5, very good 3rd big sounds about right.

Carl Landry right now is far better than JT and always has been and has shown he can even be a solid number 2 option something JT can't hes averagin 12.5 and 6.5boards and shooting 52% in a winning team and has been good everywhere hes been.

Louis Scola is still better than JT hes got a actually top notch post game and can do more things for you

Young is avg 15 and 7 so yeah hes better as well 1 rebound less than JT

the rest I can give you

 

[ParniValjak]

JT is a pro and once that always comes to play. He would be a perfect 3rd big on any team. Not everyone can or needs to be a star. He is a true definition of a very good role player, hence a keeper for us. Very dependable, hard working, high character type of guy. Can never have too many of those around.