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So is there any chance he could ever develop, or is he beyond hope at this point?
Born: Feb 16, 1987
Height: 7-3 / 2.21
Weight: 263 lbs. / 119.3 kg.
Prior to NBA / Country:
Uconn / Tanzania
Years Pro: 2
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So is there any chance he could ever develop, or is he beyond hope at this point?
Its unbelievable how someone so tall and so long can be such a bad shot blocker/rebounder in the NBA. Averaged 11 board with 4 blocks in college.
Someone will probably give him a few million. A lost cause though I suspect
I remember Kurt Thomas' comment on possibly being a mentor to Thabeet. He said that he can't work miracles. lol
He wasn't even good when exiled by Memphis to the d-league.
Good example of the "You're tall. Go play basketball" category of player.
Going to OKC after agreeing to a 2 year contract.
Waste of money and a roster spot.
Posted in the FA thread:
Insurance against the possibility that they can't keep Ibaka or have to amnesty Perkins? Otherwise, every minute he plays means a better player is on the bench.
Curious move by Mr. Presti.
No . I'm usually willing to give Presti the benefit of the doubt, but this is a head scratcher. Thabeet is a major bust. He's so bad, I can't even see him as a competent rotation player like other busts eventually have become.
Cole Aldrich replaces Mohammed in rotation, Thabeet 3rd team Center. I doubt the contract is big enough to matter for anything, just adding depth in case of Injury. Pretty low risk move if it's only a couple million a year.
Two words----NO WAY !!!
The Grizzlies got Thabeet off their roster and became a playoff team.
The Blazers got him from Houston to tank.
Looks like Sam Presti isn't perfect after all...
I'd take Kwame Brown over this fellow.
dude is a draft bust
Again I'd take Kwame Brown over this guy
At least Brown has proven to be a serviceable big man, this guy's a total stiff.
My first reaction was that signing him was a dumb move because the guy obviously doesn't care or put any effort into the game. But with a deep roster spot that will basically just be a glorified practice player, you might as well swing for the fences.
Thabeet if he ever actually cared about basketball would become a useful player. It's unlikely that he'll suddenly GAF but it's a no-risk, high-reward move by the Thunder.
Until him, Tskitishvili was the golden standard for draft busts.
Not Olowokandi?
Exactly the Spurs should have gone after him. He's taking the minimum. I remember a game last year where he played pretty well against us in garbage minutes.
Olowokandi and Kwame both had careers that lasted beyond their rookie deals. They were busts as #1 picks, but were at least rotation players. Skita and Thabeet really never have been even that.
I wish the mere fact of being 6' 0" would guarantee me that much money even if I didnt give a damn about my craft or life. . .
Thabeet doesn't have great athleticism. He is awkward but is long and has size.
Low risk move that could work out. But needs to work on his game. Just have him concentrate on protecting the rim and grabbing rebounds and he could be useful.
Would you still take the undersized PF with no knees or the tall awkward center?
If the tall, awkward center we're talking about is HashThab, I'd rather have the undersized PF with no knees.
Did that undersized PF butt the awkward center in front of the world a few years ago? You have your answer...
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