In your latest Taurean Thompson news

[GooseMutt]

There is an obvious and needed penchant for correct grammar on this board and would expect nothing less.

Really hope it works out for him but so glad he’s gone. We tight!

 

[orange79]

There is an obvious and needed penchant for correct grammar on this board and would expect nothing less.

I really hope it works out for him but I am so glad he’s gone. We are tight!

FIFY, Captain Grammar.

 

[cuseattle]

Just piling on here:
If and when TT retires from the NBA will he get a penchant?

Only if the team wins the Pennant.

 

[Zelda Zonk]

Game one for TT. 21 minutes. 7 pts, 2 reb 0 assists. Not exactly stuffing the sheet.

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I would have expected him to be more dominate against a Wagner squad.

 

[JoeySimz]

I would have expected him to be more dominate against a Wagner squad.

I don’t except your reasoning. Wagner was a strong composer, specially for violence.

 

[cuseattle]

I don’t except your reasoning. Wagner was a strong composer, specially for violence.

Looks like a painting where the eyes follow you.

 

[bozophobe]

Nah, you've just had one too many "Scooby Snacks."

 

[jr4750]

So TT had an awesome stat line last night as SH got beat down by Nebraska. I wonder what Mama is thinking these days.

 

[CuseCrew08]

A couple of quotes from Thompson's coach after the game:

“We’re trying to get Taurean to be a little more of an inside presence. That’s my biggest struggle right now. We’ve got to get someone who really wants to be down there (so we can) get the ball down there.”

“I’ve got to figure out a way to hide him a little bit defensively and keep him a little bit more engaged offensively. He’s so talented when he goes to the rim and attacks, he has to get into that mentality. That’s something that will be a work in progress.”

I will take MD in his place 100 out of 100.

 

[edowd26]

jk Taurean, just felt sort of applicable.

 

[Zelda Zonk]

This whole story just gets curiouser and curiouser.
5 minutes? An O-fer? The heck is going on?

 

[OrangeDW]

A couple of quotes from Thompson's coach after the game:

“We’re trying to get Taurean to be a little more of an inside presence. That’s my biggest struggle right now. We’ve got to get someone who really wants to be down there (so we can) get the ball down there.”

“I’ve got to figure out a way to hide him a little bit defensively and keep him a little bit more engaged offensively. He’s so talented when he goes to the rim and attacks, he has to get into that mentality. That’s something that will be a work in progress.”

I will take MD in his place 100 out of 100.

Lol.

He doesn’t play defense and he doesn’t “seem” to play to win offensively. These aren’t new things!

He can shoot, and has (had?) pretty decent footwork in the post. He was a guy who would make some nice shots and moves here and there but with the shot selection and defense - he didn’t seem to have any feel for the game and didn’t strike me as a guy out there to play winning basketball.

And if you’re serious about basketball, you don’t leave Syracuse for Seton Hall.

 

[MSOrange]

A couple of quotes from Thompson's coach after the game:

“We’re trying to get Taurean to be a little more of an inside presence. That’s my biggest struggle right now. We’ve got to get someone who really wants to be down there (so we can) get the ball down there.”

“I’ve got to figure out a way to hide him a little bit defensively and keep him a little bit more engaged offensively. He’s so talented when he goes to the rim and attacks, he has to get into that mentality. That’s something that will be a work in progress.”

I will take MD in his place 100 out of 100.

That's our Taurean!

 

[TacoTime75]

So TT had an awesome stat line last night as SH got beat down by Nebraska. I wonder what Mama is thinking these days.

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3 TOs and 4PF in 5 minutes is astounding!

 

[SUFan44]

We had no other options when he was here. Literally none. Had we had any, he would have played just about as much as he is playing now.

 

[Cusefan0307]

Shooting 37% so far on the year averaging 6ppg and 2RPG. He's regressed since he left here.

 

[SUFan44]

Shooting 37% so far on the year averaging 6ppg and 2RPG. He's regressed since he left here.

That or Boeheim is better than a lot of people give him credit for at maximizing player's values.

 

[SoBeCuse]

We had no other options when he was here. Literally none. Had we had any, he would have played just about as much as he is playing now.

True. He wasn’t guarded here at all and shot open jumpers. Probably a combo of being exposed more now and regressing like Cusefan0307 mentioned.

 

[SoBeCuse]

Lol.

He doesn’t play defense and he doesn’t “seem” to play to win offensively. These aren’t new things!

He can shoot, and has (had?) pretty decent footwork in the post. He was a guy who would make some nice shots and moves here and there but with the shot selection and defense - he didn’t seem to have any feel for the game and didn’t strike me as a guy out there to play winning basketball.

And if you’re serious about basketball, you don’t leave Syracuse for Seton Hall.

Totally. To be fair him leaving was totally his mom’s meddling pretty sure but, yeah, he’s not a player you win with, IMO.

 

[cuseinseattle]

Shooting 37% so far on the year averaging 6ppg and 2RPG. He's regressed since he left here.

If only we could get Oshae to shoot 37%

 

[CusefanATL]

We had no other options when he was here. Literally none. Had we had any, he would have played just about as much as he is playing now.

We had Tyler Roberson that could have played more minutes.

 

[SUFan44]

We had Tyler Roberson that could have played more minutes.

At center? No way.

 

[MGDCuse]

I watched a little of their game against Miami the other night. When he got in, he actually looked pretty solid on offense. On the defensive end, he became a spectator with the best seat in the house. A player drove right past him, missed a layup, grabbed his own rebound, and put it back up and in. All while Thompson stood there and watched. He went right to the bench after that. The announcers gave his Mom a shout out during the game also. Made me laugh a little.

 

[OrangeOnions]

Who?

 

[Noexcuse]

That's our Taurean!

Yeah, really. I thought I was in a time warp at first and was transported back to 2016/17 and was reading quotes from JB.