Season so far

[R. Johnson#3]

Yeah I’m perfectly fine having that available on the bench.

I just want Thomas TD and Boucher to keep getting minutes when ibaka and Lowry are back. I personally do not want any of them to lose minutes to RHJ if I had a choice.

Matt Thomas has no business playing more than 10 minutes in a game this year when we’re healthy. He makes Jose Calderon look good on D. Maybe bring him in off a timeout and set a play for him to hit a 3 then let him run for a few minutes.

TD II should get the most minutes when everyone is healthy. He’d allow us to run Lowry/FVV together all year. RHJ could be thrown into plenty of lineups considering the shooting we have on this team. I’m not sure how Nurse could use Boucher just yet outside of when Pascal needs a break.

[ChongInc.]

Matt Thomas has no business playing more than 10 minutes in a game this year when we’re healthy. He makes Jose Calderon look good on D. Maybe bring him in off a timeout and set a play for him to hit a 3 then let him run for a few minutes.

TD II should get the most minutes when everyone is healthy. He’d allow us to run Lowry/FVV together all year. RHJ could be thrown into plenty of lineups considering the shooting we have on this team. I’m not sure how Nurse could use Boucher just yet outside of when Pascal needs a break.

Yeah Boucher is the perfect backup for pascal.

Thomas hasn’t surprised you with his defence? Have you been watching the games or is this based on 2kratings?

His defence has been surprisingly good imo. Not spectacular but solid and active. Definitely better than anything Calderon could do. If anything Thomas just needs to look for his shot a little more.

[R. Johnson#3]

Yeah Boucher is the perfect backup for pascal.

Thomas hasn’t surprised you with his defence? Have you been watching the games or is this based on 2kratings?

His defence has been surprisingly good imo. Not spectacular but solid and active. Definitely better than anything Calderon could do. If anything Thomas just needs to look for his shot a little more.

Thomas commits really stupid fouls. The majority of them come when he gets blown by and then decides to reach when the help is standing right there. There was a sequence in the Clipps game where he did it twice in probably 5 or so possessions.

One thing I thought of is if we go small we could run a lineup of Siakam/RHJ/OG/FVV/Lowry. Defence at every position and an offence that could run all over anyone. RHJ can really be a weapon on this team if he brings that hustle every night.

[ChongInc.]

Thomas commits really stupid fouls. The majority of them come when he gets blown by and then decides to reach when the help is standing right there. There was a sequence in the Clipps game where he did it twice in probably 5 or so possessions.

One thing I thought of is if we go small we could run a lineup of Siakam/RHJ/OG/FVV/Lowry. Defence at every position and an offence that could run all over anyone. RHJ can really be a weapon on this team if he brings that hustle every night.

That’s interesting. I didn’t see that but I’ll look out for it.
Regardless I think Thomas is an nba player. His shot is as good as advertised. I honestly think he needs to force his shot a little more.

[R. Johnson#3]

That’s interesting. I didn’t see that but I’ll look out for it.
Regardless I think Thomas is an nba player. His shot is as good as advertised. I honestly think he needs to force his shot a little more.

His shot is beautiful but lets not get ahead of ourselves. I assume you want him as a rotation piece when Ibaka and Lowry are healthy? If anything I'd see him as 11th at best if Nurse decides to go that far.

[ChongInc.]

His shot is beautiful but lets not get ahead of ourselves. I assume you want him as a rotation piece when Ibaka and Lowry are healthy? If anything I'd see him as 11th at best if Nurse decides to go that far.

Yeah I’d like to see him get at least 10 minutes/game. I think he is a good piece off the bench. Helps spread the floor for the bench mob and TD seems to look for Thomas because he’s good for an easy assist. SG is weak for us too. I like his scoring punch.

[bartron_44]

I have to agree with Reed on this one. When they are at full strength I see Thomas as #11 on the depth chart behind:

FVV/Davis
Lowry/Powell
OG/RHJ
Siakam/Boucher
Gasol/Ibaka


If Powell or Davis has an off game then he could get some run, but those 2 guys are better overall scorers (and playmakers) than Thomas. When Lowry and FVV are logging heavy minutes, I can't see minutes for Thomas on a regular basis.

[pebloemer]

I have to agree with Reed on this one. When they are at full strength I see Thomas as #11 on the depth chart behind:

FVV/Davis
Lowry/Powell
OG/RHJ
Siakam/Boucher
Gasol/Ibaka


If Powell or Davis has an off game then he could get some run, but those 2 guys are better overall scorers (and playmakers) than Thomas. When Lowry and FVV are logging heavy minutes, I can't see minutes for Thomas on a regular basis.

I agree as well. With a fully healthy team, he is probably more of a situational substitute of the bench. Beyond our top 7, I have:

8. Davis
9. RHJ
10. Boucher
11. Thomas

I'm not even sure where I'd put McCaw to be honest.

[ChongInc.]

I agree as well. With a fully healthy team, he is probably more of a situational substitute of the bench. Beyond our top 7, I have:

8. Davis
9. RHJ
10. Boucher
11. Thomas

I'm not even sure where I'd put McCaw to be honest.

I think Boucher and Thomas will move up once RHJ comes back to earth.
We will see how it plays out.

[ChongInc.]

I see a lot of JYD in RHJ. It would be sweet if he can keep this up.

[R. Johnson#3]

I think Boucher and Thomas will move up once RHJ comes back to earth.
We will see how it plays out.

I don't think he'll be coming back down to Earth anytime soon. He seems to understand that his role on this team is to just hustle and defend. It's all about effort with him. As long as he keeps the motor up I think he'll be fine in his role.

[ChongInc.]

I don't think he'll be coming back down to Earth anytime soon. He seems to understand that his role on this team is to just hustle and defend. It's all about effort with him. As long as he keeps the motor up I think he'll be fine in his role.

He’s playing better than he ever has, while not really adding anything new to his repertoire.

If he’s just a perfect fit in his current role then great, I hope he re-signs for cheap.

I think he will revert back to what he has always been; I just hope that happens next season when he signs somewhere else for too much.