Tim Thomas' career projection shouldn't have gone the way that it did. In his youth, he was a highly versatile 6'10 offensive player, with a great handle for his size, some post-up offense, athleticism, and a rangy jumpshot. But he never used his variety of tools enough, settling far too much for the jumpshot. And now that he's older, it's pretty much all he's got left.
After getting a mahoosive contract based on the potential that his skillset and athleticism combination provided, Thomas never got any better, and is often cited as a prime example of unfulfilled potential [citation needed]. Thomas had the tools to be a star, at least offensively, but he never got much beyond good. Why that was is not easy to say, but a man of his athleticism and size should have at least been a better defensive rebounder and defender than he has been, and he's always been inconsistent, foul prone and a bit whingey.
Now a veteran, Thomas' game is based around his three point jumpshot. He's highly confident in the thing, and perhaps too much so, because he doesn't always take good ones. However, although his athleticism has waned, he hasn't yet started old man shrinkage, and his 6'10 frame allows him to get away whatever jumpshots he likes. And he likes almost all of them.
Tim Thomas fact: Tim Thomas is the perpetrator (if that's the word) of the most unique hate/hate relationships in modern basketball. He's been bought out twice by the same team, the Chicago Bulls, who have paid him roughly $20 million combined to play only 23 games for them. The latter buyout in 2009 was because they wanted the salary saving more than they wanted him, but the first time back in the 2006/07, they just flat didn't want him. And Tim Thomas was still a good player at that time.
Both times, the Bulls had received him in a trade from the New York Knicks. This spooky coincidence is highly unlikely to ever happen again.
- 25th October, 2009.
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