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T-Pain
03-03-2006, 01:30 AM
I saw it on the bottom line on ESPN, hopefully someone will post the article eventually...
SenorSpur
03-03-2006, 01:33 AM
That's too bad. Oh well, he's a pretty decent scorer, but a horrible defensive player - which means he'll fit right in with PHX.
T-Pain
03-03-2006, 01:36 AM
That's too bad. Oh well, he's a pretty decent scorer, but a horrible defensive player - which means he'll fit right in with PHX.


we dont need him, we have fabricio :lol
reader
03-03-2006, 08:03 PM
Done deal, Thomas signed with the Suns. Will be suited up for their game tonight.

http://www.nba.com/suns/news/thomas_060303.html
Aggie Hoopsfan
03-03-2006, 08:12 PM
Hence, Jim Jackson being waived the other day.
JMarkJohns
03-03-2006, 11:31 PM
Thomas scored 20 points tonight in his Suns debut. 20 points with 5 threes.

Nothing else. Literally. No FT's. No rebounds. No steals, blocks or assists.

I don't even think he had a turnover.
Ed Helicopter Jones
03-03-2006, 11:32 PM
He looked good. He plays matador defense, but his offensive style looks like a natural fit for the Suns.
T Park
03-04-2006, 02:40 AM
Thomas has easily made the Suns even scarier.


Bad move, not pushing harder for the guy.
leemajors
03-04-2006, 02:46 AM
Thomas scored 20 points tonight in his Suns debut. 20 points with 5 threes.

Nothing else. Literally. No FT's. No rebounds. No steals, blocks or assists.

I don't even think he had a turnover.

not to nitpick, but how can you score 20 points with 5 3s and no fts?
Kori Ellis
03-04-2006, 02:56 AM
He actually got 2 FT attempts and made one.

He also had 4 fouls.

20 points in 19 minutes is damn productive.
Winnipeg_Spur
03-04-2006, 03:06 AM
WTF? He just gets up off his couch and scores 20? Insanity. :elephant
Horry For 3!
03-04-2006, 03:10 AM
He actually got 2 FT attempts and made one.

He also had 4 fouls.

20 points in 19 minutes is damn productive.
Yeah, he was 5 for 8 from 3 pt range
Mr. Body
03-04-2006, 03:21 AM
Nash makes players better.

Tim Thomas might be better for them than Finley would have been.
reader
03-04-2006, 04:20 AM
You almost wonder if Nash gets into their heads. You are playing with Nash, you are put in a situation where you are expected to improve, therefore, you improve. Sort of a self fulfiling prophecy.
SequSpur
03-04-2006, 12:02 PM
Great, other teams are making moves to get better and the Spurs are still paying their 2 tax exemptions Rasho and Beno.

Nice.
Sandman52
03-04-2006, 01:14 PM
For Thomas, it was either the Suns or the Nets. I highly doubt the Spurs woulda had a shot with him.

Think about it, at his age, Thomas has one more multi-year contract in him. And how can he instantly increase his value? Start cashin in on feeds from assist-machines like Nash or Kidd. Drop 20pts a night.

He wouldn't get that from any other team, esp. the Spurs where he would need to learn defense before he even has a chance to shoot for 20. Plus, he'd get lost in our rotation.
myhc
03-04-2006, 03:57 PM
Wow. I now count 6 legit 3 point threats on that team. And they don't even have Amare back yet?? That team scares the hell out of me. Forget the Mavs, I'm much more worried about what the Suns can do down the road. And they'll have a pretty clear path to the WC finals.

:depressed
spursfaninla
03-04-2006, 06:40 PM
Can they play D any better than last year?

Can they be reduced to Amare and Nash with some transition d?

Can Bowen reduce the Matrix to just an x?

I think Phoenix will not do much better against us this year than last, assuming duncan and manu are healthy. If not, all bets are off.
boutons_
03-04-2006, 07:12 PM
"Can they play D any better than last year?"

I think they can play a little better D than last year, when they want to, but recently they seem to be preferring offense-first, and defense has slipped quite a bit vs earlier this season.

In fact, Suns are 25th in PPG allowed at 101, which is 13 PPG more than the League-best Spurs allow. And way below all other top NBA teams like Pistons, Clippers, Mavs.

The Suns are 15th in PPG allowed out of the current 16 playoff seeds.
cs100
03-04-2006, 07:18 PM
Thomas fits the Sun's style of ball play more than the Spurs. With no rebounds, assists, blocks, Pop would not have played him anyway. If you don't play defense in Pop's system, you don't play at all.
Xylus
03-04-2006, 09:04 PM
"Can they play D any better than last year?"

I think they can play a little better D than last year, when they want to, but recently they seem to be preferring offense-first, and defense has slipped quite a bit vs earlier this season.

In fact, Suns are 25th in PPG allowed at 101, which is 13 PPG more than the League-best Spurs allow. And way below all other top NBA teams like Pistons, Clippers, Mavs.

The Suns are 15th in PPG allowed out of the current 16 playoff seeds.

Did you happen to take into account the amount of possessions per game that the Suns allow? The Suns obviously work at a much faster pace, so their opponents get more possessions...thus a greater chance of scoring at least 100.

You're right that the Suns play good D when they choose to. During games where their offense fails them, they often play pretty tight D. When their offense is incredible, they often play mediocre defense.