Tyrus Thomas a Blazer?

No thanks. KP had the wisdom to unload this bundle of talent & attitude on draft day. Do you seriously think he’d turn around and acquire him now?

BTW, I loved watching LMA toy with TT during their first NBA matchups. You could tell that TT was itching to outplay LMA to prove that the Blazers had made a mistake. And you could tell that LMA knew that TT had that itch.

So time & time again, LMA headfaked TT, and TT jumped into the rafters trying for a humiliating shot block. LMA would calmly can the shot every time while TT watched helplessly from midair. It was like watching Bugs Bunny toy with Daffy Duck in those Warner Bros cartoons. I almost expected to hear TT tell LaMarcus, “Shoot me now! Shoot me now!”

I admit that I have the same hesitation about his attitude. But We have LA and TT could be useful if his attitude is controlled. KP did the right move and now we can have both. Im glad he got showed up by LA, Shows to me, he is trying to prove himself. Really he has not gotten a fair deal in Chicago under their management team. If he gets out of line, he will get bench slapped by NATE DOGGIE. He is probably what a guy like Thomas needs anyway… NATE is a mentor to these young players. Tyrus Thomas needs a mentor and he will be fine in the NBA.

NOTE: I want to see a bit more of PT out of him this year now that he is back. Talent alone I would like to see him in a Blazer uniform.

Is he really cross eyed? LOL

But then we wisely traded for LMA.

I like him. Of all the trade stuff that gets floated, this one actually makes some sense and could help the team fill an immediate need and a need down the road as well. He’s a bit of a head case, but, from everything I’ve read, hardly a cancer.

Yes I am aware of the draft day trade that KP pulled off. I would take LA over Thomas any day of the week.This post is for the idea of getting a young athletic player to play the 4 or 5 position.

Look, Beasley is a head case and he is working out his issues. So would I suspect Thomas of doing under the caring management in Portland.

He is a starting power forward with the capabilities to help an organization. he brings grit in which we lost with Joel going down.

As with any player nowadays. I it does not work out we trade him for another piece…

to Tyrus’ inability to score outside of 2 feet.

They trade one expiring contract for another, and they get the more injured player (this year).

Chicago is not going to cut into their 2010 cap space to re-sign Outlaw.

from a player evaluation standpoint. TT has had some good playoff outings, something that TO has not done. Also, three words: defense, shot-blocking, and rebounding.

The only way I see something like this happening is if he just flat out wears out his welcome.

Desire to defend the paint? I have some doubts. It seems like more of a desire to make the top 10 with one good block, followed by lots of mediocre play, then a top 10 dunk. His shot blocking ability is very nice due to his athleticism, but his post defense doesn’t seem consistent. He is good on the boards, I’ll give him that.

At 6 foot 9, I’d rather he not play center, because that’s not much better than Dante or Pendergraph at the C. Not to mention, I don’t want him influencing those two, or hindering their development. Finally, I have the belief that either of those two can become similar players. Pendergraph has a good edge to him, and had a sweet block in the last game.

To be fair, he is on the Bulls, and the only people who try to win on that team are Noah and Rose, with splashes of Deng.

For the right price. He doesn’t need the ball, rebounds, and is committed to protecting the paint.

If there’s one thing Dennis Rodman taught me its that you can never underestimate the value of giving quality wing players extra cracks at the basket. No Tyrus is not dennis, but specialists can have a value that seems disproportionate when looking at their weaknesses.

but that’s the only advantage over travis, he is more inconsistent, less stable, and not clutch, so for the price, travis is a much better deal.

If he could play, he would get minutes. Phoenix needs a big not named Frye in the worst way.

But I think he would cause some woes to our already shaky chemistry. Maybe though, just maybe.