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Old 08-16-2006, 07:12 AM
Andy Andy is offline
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Default John Thomas vs Lorenzen Wright or Reggie Evans

In recent Charlie Walters column he speculated that if Lorenzen Wright
could not be obtained, John Thomas was available, and had been working
out and playing pick up games locally.

I think Thomas would be ok, he'd be inexpensive, and he wouldn't have
to have his role explained, he'd grind and be happy.

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Old 08-16-2006, 02:28 PM
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Default John Thomas vs Lorenzen Wright or Reggie Evans

While I do like John Thomas, I find it very discouraging that he could
be our main big-man addition of the offseason. I think he's a solid 3rd
string center, but he won't help a mediocre team become a contender.
I do like the drafting of Foye and signing James might turn out to be a
good move, but more needs to be done.
If we were a better team, then I would say we've had a good offseason.
Unfortunately, the Wolves are not a good team (mediocre at best) and
needed to make drastic changes....adding Mike James and Foye don't
qualify as drastic changes. I should add that I do believe Foye is
going to be great someday, but it's not fair to expect a rookie to
bring a team into contention right away.
At this point, I can't see this roster winning more games than we did
last season....which means Garnett will demand a trade in the very near
future.
I think it's time for the McHale regime to decide if we're rebuilding
or making a push. And with the way things are looking, making a push
seems far out of reach.


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In recent Charlie Walters column he speculated that if Lorenzen Wright could not be obtained, John Thomas was available, and had been working out and playing pick up games locally. I think Thomas would be ok, he'd be inexpensive, and he wouldn't have to have his role explained, he'd grind and be happy.


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Old 08-16-2006, 08:35 PM
Dave McNulla Dave McNulla is offline
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Default John Thomas vs Lorenzen Wright or Reggie Evans

Ramon wrote:
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While I do like John Thomas, I find it very discouraging that he could be our main big-man addition of the offseason. I think he's a solid 3rd string center, but he won't help a mediocre team become a contender. I do like the drafting of Foye and signing James might turn out to be a good move, but more needs to be done. If we were a better team, then I would say we've had a good offseason. Unfortunately, the Wolves are not a good team (mediocre at best) and needed to make drastic changes....adding Mike James and Foye don't qualify as drastic changes. I should add that I do believe Foye is going to be great someday, but it's not fair to expect a rookie to bring a team into contention right away. At this point, I can't see this roster winning more games than we did last season....which means Garnett will demand a trade in the very near future. I think it's time for the McHale regime to decide if we're rebuilding or making a push. And with the way things are looking, making a push seems far out of reach. Andy H wrote:
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In recent Charlie Walters column he speculated that if Lorenzen Wright could not be obtained, John Thomas was available, and had been working out and playing pick up games locally. I think Thomas would be ok, he'd be inexpensive, and he wouldn't have to have his role explained, he'd grind and be happy.



yep, thomas is a good kid i hear. but when you are thinking about him
as a possibility, things are looking grim.

dave

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Old 08-22-2006, 04:13 AM
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Default John Thomas vs Lorenzen Wright or Reggie Evans

Dave McNulla wrote:
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Ramon wrote:
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While I do like John Thomas, I find it very discouraging that he could be our main big-man addition of the offseason. I think he's a solid 3rd string center, but he won't help a mediocre team become a contender. I do like the drafting of Foye and signing James might turn out to be a good move, but more needs to be done. If we were a better team, then I would say we've had a good offseason. Unfortunately, the Wolves are not a good team (mediocre at best) and needed to make drastic changes....adding Mike James and Foye don't qualify as drastic changes. I should add that I do believe Foye is going to be great someday, but it's not fair to expect a rookie to bring a team into contention right away. At this point, I can't see this roster winning more games than we did last season....which means Garnett will demand a trade in the very near future. I think it's time for the McHale regime to decide if we're rebuilding or making a push. And with the way things are looking, making a push seems far out of reach. Andy H wrote:
Quote:
In recent Charlie Walters column he speculated that if Lorenzen Wright could not be obtained, John Thomas was available, and had been working out and playing pick up games locally. I think Thomas would be ok, he'd be inexpensive, and he wouldn't have to have his role explained, he'd grind and be happy.
yep, thomas is a good kid i hear. but when you are thinking about him as a possibility, things are looking grim.


Yep. Things look pretty grim here in Wolvesville.

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