The team is just better when he isn't in the game. I don't care how much we are paying him, JYD should get his minutes because at least he plays defense.

TT stands around lost half of the time, and Trevor, and JYD are also active, trying to crash the board and make things happen. Someone wrote it yesterday that it may light a fire under TT, but it may be good for the guy to get 15-18 a game, and go more press up tempo. Because lets face it he doesn't defend, rebound or bring anything to the table

TT you suck!

Personally, I think Ariza didnt light a fire under TT. I think the situation has made TT worse. The competition is making him forget that he needs to play bball and he is focusing on some young second round pick taking the spotlight away.

I will use the comparison of Willis McGahee and Travis Henry on the Buffalo Bills. Travis was a 1400 yard rusher last season. This season the team is 0-5 with him as the starter and 3-0 with Willis in. While not the same situation - Willis has gotten inside Travis' head and the team now belongs to the younger player with more fire and desire.

Ariza has shown he wants to make the most out of his opportunity in the NBA - that is something TT has never been able to do and now that he is being outdone - he is quickly becoming trade bait.

I agree that Ariza should play more than TT, but IT needs to showcase TT for the trading deadline. Need to pump up his value.

I said this in another thread ... Ariza's playing great and deserves all the minutes and accolades he's getting. But Tim Thomas is a far better player than what he's shown. He will step it up.

Hard to get in TT's head. Is he struggling because Ariza's doing so well and is fan favorite? Perhaps, but I doubt it. TT has been bench player for much of his career. He's used to playing with other guys who get more attention. I think the problem is he's going bad and has lost confidence. It's gotten in his head, and he doesn't want the ball, so he doesn't make hard cuts or fight for post position. And since his whole game is offense, he's a big liability when his offense isn't clicking. Man, you could see him aiming his shot last night. There were a couple of plays where Knicks moved the ball really well and got TT a wide open look in rhythm, and you could see he didn't expect to hit the shots, which he bricked of course. He'll play his way out of it ... hopefully to being a productive 6th man spelling Ariza!

TT's home really might be on the bench. I've traditionally been a skeptic of TT, while at the same time think he needs to be a key player on this team for us to do really well.

When Thomas has an off game, he does NOTHING. Even when he has a good game, he's usually good for 1 period in the 2nd half after his coach has yelled at him at halftime for not doing anything.

As much as we want him to emerge as a superstar, and as much as he wants to do it, after 7 or 8 years in the league, if it hasn't happened yet it probably will never happen. The thing about veterans is that you know what you're gonna get.

Take for instance the optimism of Penny Hardaway in the pre-season, how he's healthy for the first time in years. Fact is this guy is a walking injury waiting to happen. It's no surprise to me that he's nursing a hamstring injury right now--- hammy injuries take a long time to heal... and he'll likely be hampered by this for the rest of the season.

As for Timmy... he is what he is. A sometimes brilliant, but sometimes disappearing player with flightly confidence.

Note to Bip: Pick up dry cleaning.