Thomas
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He took quite a few contested shots yesterday. I definitely don't think he is scared to release it either. I agree that he hesitates on some. There are times when he is WIDE open and then hesitates and passes when I wish he'd just shoot it! However, some of the threes against BYU that he hit were wayyyy deep. Like 2-3 feet outside the 3 point line. He is pretty complete for being a freshman, more importantly, he lets the game come to him and makes very little mistakes for a freshman.
No dry humping here. You said he can't create his own shot and then you said his last two games he did a few times while conveniently leaving out the first two games and exhibition. If you don't think MT can create his own shot then you're wrong. There's a big difference saying you think someone needs to work on something and saying they can't do it.
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TBH I dont even think it was a few times. I left out the first 2 games because we played high school teams. the only times he has created his own shot was off a screen and used his little floater in the lane which if he starts making it will be very effective. Im not bashing MT, I love him and think he is great and think he should start, just stating facts.
I get your point, I just think this team doesn't knock down the three yet as well as last year's and there are certain zone Ds in which this would be a nice tool to have.
eh id rather see him take it in and throw it down like Stauskas did against us....
Another nice game for Matt tonight. Fourteen points. 4/7 from the field and 3/6 3 pt.
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He's going to be fine. He grows a little every game. By mid-conference he'll have some games where he goes off for a quiet 20.
My opinion - Thomas will have a career like Jake Sullivan when it is all said and done. And I'll be just fine with that.
Agreed. Especially on the "quiet" part. I think teams will focus so much on Kane, Ejim and Niang that there will be times they'll look up at Thomas's points and think "where did that come from?!"
Cyclonepride
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I know some people wish he would shoot more, but I like the fact that he just lets the game come to him.
Yep and his 14 pts came with just 19 minutes of playing time. That's very good. He's a very efficient player and very heady.
That was nice. Got himself some space and let it rip. First time he's done it all season.
Let's see him do it on Markel Brown, Marcus Smart, Andrew Wiggins before you crown him though. I'm not so sure the Kangaroos are the type of competition you want to be using as your standard though.
Either way, he can stroke it and as long as teams are leaving him open he will be a big part of the offense.
Well if your only measure of success is against those 3, then I think you are not going to find many people who succeed. Matt is a freshman that will continue to get better. I am not sure why we expect everyone to be a finished project.
Right on. Depending on how you define "create your own shot", guys who can do that are the exception, not the norm. Ideally, Thomas won't have to create his own shot that much, he will just have to be efficient and make most of the shots he gets.
