Thorpe may or may not have have swung a single game. But I think Thompson really, really changes the dynamic at the 4 where we got absolutely nothing offensively and wasn't like his defense was that unlike what we got there any way. I think you can immediately move Bona, ND and FSU over to wins and go from there.
Who knows -- but what I DO know is that both of these players really screwed the program over, as a function of how their departures occurred. We could have used both of these this year, regardless of their limitations.
That the team got to 20 wins without them speaks to what a good coaching job overall JB has done, overcoming lots of obstacles to get there.
Who knows -- but what I DO know is that both of these players really screwed the program over, as a function of how their departures occurred. We could have used both of these this year, regardless of their limitations.
That the team got to 20 wins without them speaks to what a good coaching job overall JB has done, overcoming lots of obstacles to get there.
Thorpe to me is a big game changer. He is an offensive threat and we dont have enough of them.
Yeah, we don’t know how Thorpe would have panned out but we do know there isn’t a single player on our roster who scares the opposition from the perimeter.
I think Thorpe would have made more of a difference. I would have given us more flexibility and we could have gone with him and FH in the back court with TB at the 3. Then we would have had 4 guys that can score out there. I think TT was so bad defensively it would have been close to a wash.I know it's all speculation but I'm curious what everyone thinks, how different would this season have been if Thorpe and Thompson stayed?
I know it's all speculation but I'm curious what everyone thinks, how different would this season have been if Thorpe and Thompson stayed?
Man I love this board but you are right. There is so much revisionist history. A few months ago most people were also saying the sanctions didn't have a big impact on us. Now it's mostly the opposite.There were so many TT threads that states he sucks on D, is a turnstyle in the middle of the zone and isn't a winner. Most here hated his game...and now he would have changed the dynamic of the team? I personally liked him but this seems to be some revisionist history.
Thompson's future
He had a bad ankle for the MD game. He not got totally healthy. He would have helped when he got right.Let's be honest, having seen Thorpe play against lesser teams, he wouldve added little-to-no value to the ACC win total. He never really wowed me. His play wasn't demanding mins on the floor. His quick cameo v MD (the first real opp.) is a telling sign of what his ACC mins woulda been. He'd be giving the guards a few min rest. He wasn't gonna spread out the defense and open lanes for easy scores. Thompson was the unknown. Maybe a game like ND or one of the WF/GT games wouldve swung our way w/ TT in there... but for any offensive boost we'd gain, we'd lose it with his defense.