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He's a natural scorer with a nice stroke. As far as d, WAY too early to decide. If he continues to improve he should make the team.
Thomas can be a great scorer coming off the bench. This could be a 2nd round pick that can help us immediately this season.
He's a natural scorer with a nice stroke. As far as d, WAY too early to decide. If he continues to improve he should make the team.
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Why's he look so fat, does he even try to stay fit?
Every time I watch him play I think of one of my favorite players "CHUCK PERSON"....
So far I like what I see offensively. I'd expect that if he makes the team, pop will bring him along slowly and make team defense the first priority. Let's not forget the struggles that even veterans have had in their first year as a Spur. The system has a reputation for taking some time to get down. Add that to pops history of not being a fan of giving rookies valuable time (except tony and maybe kawhi) and I think we can't expect much this year. But, as a late second round pick, I think he looks great so far. Put it into perspective, Manu was drafted in the same area of the draft and didn't play for two years, and was older than Thomas is. Patience.
He's got kind of a round face, but he looks to be in WAY better shape now than he was in college. If you watch the highlight video ace3g posted, he looks long and muscular.
Doesn't look too fat to me, definitely slimmed down from the freshman 15Deshaun Thomas aka Captain America:
via his Twitter profile pic
I think every player that gets drafted by the Spurs anticipates that they have have to bring not just their offensive game to make the team, but everything on the table. Hence the reason why the players that get cut because they can't make it on the Spurs end up being starters on other teams *cough Alonzo Gee cough* lol
PLAYER NAME GP MPG PTS FGM-FGA FG% RPG APG SPG BPG Andrew Goudelock (CHI) 3 30.3 22.7 7.7-13.7 0.561 3.7 2.0 1.30 0.00 CJ McCollum (POR) 3 35.0 21.3 7.7-20.3 0.377 4.7 3.3 0.70 0.70 Jeffery Taylor (CHA) 3 31.0 21.0 7.0-14.7 0.477 2.7 0.3 1.70 0.00 Jonas Valanciunas (TOR) 3 28.7 20.0 6.0-11.3 0.529 9.3 1.3 0.30 0.30 Josh Akognon (DAL) 3 26.0 19.3 6.3-14.0 0.452 2.0 0.3 2.00 0.00 John Jenkins (ATL) 3 30.7 19.3 7.0-17.3 0.404 4.3 2.3 1.00 0.30 Austin Rivers (NOP) 3 33.3 17.3 6.7-14.3 0.465 4.0 2.7 1.30 0.30 Marquis Teague (CHI) 3 30.7 17.3 5.7-13.0 0.436 2.7 5.7 0.70 0.00 Ben McLemore (SAC) 3 31.3 17.0 5.3-16.3 0.327 3.7 0.0 0.70 0.30 Deshaun Thomas (SAS) 3 28.7 17.0 6.7-12.3 0.541 5.0 1.0 0.70 0.30
I think you're being a little too harsh on James Anderson. We will never know how good he could have been because of that injury. This is the same injury that has turned players like the great Roddy B and Travis Outlaw into inefficient players.
In his interview video that is David Bertrans you can see getting his knee worked on by a trainer just behind DT.
Austin Rivers being on that list makes me not want to value it too much so far
He does have the 2nd highest FG% though which is impressive
Fewest attempts among non-centers.
Second best percentage.
best rebounding rate among non-centers. (He's a good rebounder among high scoters already adding a dimension to his game)
assist rate not so great but its in line with his career averages, he's not known to get many assists (playing with the Spurs should help up the average though, especially if Thomas is creating before the pass)
Hes making a strong case to join the team and there just happens to be an opening at his position.
Can't believe this guy was drafted at 58!
Just watching the SL games. You can see he can shoot from anywhere in the court!
He's got this hook shot while in the paint.
He's got some kind of floater going.
He can shoot while being crowded. Doesn't need a lot of daylight.
Yeah, maybe his speed and defense are suspect but he definitely has skills!
Better fat than frail (like James Anderson).
I actually think that Pop is one of the best coaches at giving the green light to youngsters. Hasn't Pop in the past thrown players into the fire such as Beno Udrih, Dejuan Blair, George Hill, James Anderson, and Kawhi Leonard? As much as I criticize Pop, I admire his ability to coach and trust young players throughout the years.
I think when you're drafting in the late 50's you're not necessarily looking for anything in particular. Instead you're just looking for the player with the greatest possibility of actually getting through training camp without being cut. Denmon was taken at 59 and Thomas at 58. I don't see any special correlation except that the scouts thought that these two guys might actually be NBA players.
If Draymond Green can play in the NBA then DT sure as can are you kidding me. Also Draymond Green plays at the 3 and he's the same height as DT and heavier so there's no doubt in my mind DT can compete at the 3
It's very easy to understand why Thomas was available at #58. If you compare him to the average NBA player, he is way too slow to play SF and way too small/thin/weak to play PF. He really doesn't fit the mold of a traditional NBA player.
Saying that, by scoring 20ppg as a junior in good big ten team and with his first three good SL games, he is for sure showing that he is a good basketball player. Now, the big question mark is how his atypical profile could work in the NBA. Pop/Spurs are known to be able to get the best of their players but they face quite a big challenge with this one.
I agree!!! Better agility + shot!!!
Or could it be that Spurs told him to tell everyone that he refused to give the Spurs his phone number?
The Spurs FO are into all these kind of tricks. Do you recall Batum with that heart problem? If the Spurs want someone, they'll tell them to make up a story.
Thomas has amazing assertiveness and excellent jump shot that will make him very good offensive player, the obstacle with him will be defensivly because of his poor athletic atributes, but he seems to be fairly smart and determined person, so with time and work he could understand how to hide some of his weaknesses by learning certain defensive tactics and tendencies.
and btw his nickname should be "Old School"...
Agreed on the above. But a player with questionable athleticism but superior scoring skills normally is found at the end of the first or at worst beginning of the second round. Where they got him you normally find total shots in the dark, plodding big men, or undersize shooting guards. Especially given how thin this draft was a guy like Thomas shouldn't have fallen almost out of the draft.
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