Afterward, D’Antoni said Thomas “arguably, is our most talented player.”

Just let Tim Thomas be Tim Thomas. He is a very good player and a great option off the bench. Can we leave it at that? So much hate for players/GM/Coaches here
Move on!

Posted by Marv:

i kept thinking during the whole game last night that tiny tim was talking D to his teammates only because he was miked for the game. would love to hear his real game patter when he's not being broadcast

Lol me too

i would like to play with a guy like tim thomas... i reall would... i think he has this effect that he keeps you loose b/c you'd think, why should i be uptight when this guy clearly is not feeling the pressure.

Posted by misterearl:


If Mike D'Antoni can cajole (not harass, demean or put-down) Tim Thomas into anything resembling consistent performance, there can be no doubt he is the best NBA head coach in the universe.

[Edited by - misterearl on 12-11-2008 09:35 AM]

earl i love ya man.

tim thomas has a graet attitude now that hes a vet, listen to the post game interview from last night

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he sounds like hes truly being a team player.. they brought up how Mike D said he needs to "highlight him more" and TT could have easily said something like "that would be nice!" but he totally deflected it and said hes more focused on winning and playing team ball

The one guy who has some sanity here is TMS. The guy does NOT play with heart. He coasts A LOT, and I mean most of the time. And I've seen him run hard. He's a very fast runner, but he's usually jogging and he usually expects his teammates to pick up the slack for when he's coasting. He loses focus a lot too. He just doesn't have the mentality.

Now, I can understand if he was just soft and had Keith Van Horn like symptoms yet he busted his but all the time. Meaning, he tried hard on the D' but just happened to get beat and he wasn't good at taking clutch shots. That I can understand.

I can understand if he's even a bit of an underachiever and couldn't live up to the high expectations, but still busted his but all the time. Kind of like a Joe Smith type of guy. That I can understand too.

However, this guy has all the tools in the world, and while maybe he loves the Knicks, he sure doesn't seem to love the game of basketball.

But at least he keeps himself in shape and can shoot the rock, so like what others said: He has some uses. It should have never come to this point though.

Allanfan - you have a 'heart ruler" in your back pocket?

can I borrow it?

Posted by misterearl:

Basketball is not always the most important thing in a pro athletes existence. Another prime example is Eddy Curry, who appears that he was forced to play only because of his size. Kids looked up to him and coaches drooled.

Eddy would prefer to be sitting on the coast of Spain sketching seascapes or dancing with a ballet company. And there is nothing wrong with that. On the other hand, the NBA money is great - what da hell. But there is no sincere passion.

Robert Redford? Nah.

Tim Thomas is "The Natural"

Some complicated stories have happy endings

Are you F'ing joking me?

Misterearl, I think that was my point, b/c your post was flat out outrageous.

The Knicks are paying Eddie Curry A LOT of money and they gave up A LOT to get him. He never keeps himself in shape to play in even pickup games, let alone NBA games. Curry's one job is to keep himself in shape and play basketball for 30 minutes a night, 82 times a year, maybe a few extra games [sarcasm]Oh God forbid the Knicks make the playoffs[/sarcasm]

Then Tim Thomas. He has this wonderful gift. He has a skillset and he's got these athletic capabilities that just about everyone dreams of having. To top it off, he's 6'10" and he's jacked. Now if he doesn't love basketball, FINE! Don't be an NBA player. However, if YOU are going to make that commitment, then you have to make it. If you're gonna make millions and millions, then it's your duty to justify that by at least working your hardest, as an American.

Misterearl, no offense, but that post you made is flat out outrageous. Actually, I shouldn't even say no offense, b/c your post was even a little offensive. People are struggling just to find jobs at minimum wage. Yet those two guys are making enormous salaries, and not making anywhere close to the most of it. In my mind, those two guys are flat out disgusting. Don't even get me started with Marbury.

At least TT is pretending that he cares though, on occasion.

At $6M per, TT is a fine, fine player; at >$10M he sucks.