Tim Thomas to sign a 4-year $24 million dollar contract with Clippers

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ArizonaFan @ Jul 1 2006, 08:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The Clippers lost Vlad to the Lakers I think so Tim Thomas takes his place. Same type of player. I think it's a good signing for the Clips.</div>Ow wow I think this is good for the Lakers getting Vlad.And about Tim Thomas I don't know if the Suns will miss him. Clippers lost Vlad so I guess that's why they went after Tim Thomas, but I would not have done that just yet maybe waited a little. This is the first day of free agency I think they rushed into it to fast.But I guess it's alright not great of course, but a solid sign. But not sure why he got 4 years.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BCB @ Jul 1 2006, 06:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Tim Thomas found his sucker team, the Clippers. Not a big contract but Tim Thomas will go back to being the dope he's always been. Tim Thomas has now made $90 million dollars in his career in the league.</div>haha, nice way to put it. I can't believe he got four years!!

 

Wow...these guy is such a dink. He leaves a system in Phoenix where he's very comfortable in to go to a team like the Clippers whom the Suns played in the playoffs. How can you leave a team that has Steve Nash and Shawn Marion on it, along with Amare Stoudemire coming back for next year. Disgraceful. :no3:

 

^money.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Zards @ Jul 1 2006, 10:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Wow...these guy is such a dink. He leaves a system in Phoenix where he's very comfortable in to go to a team like the Clippers whom the Suns played in the playoffs. How can you leave a team that has Steve Nash and Shawn Marion on it, along with Amare Stoudemire coming back for next year. Disgraceful. :no3:</div>I also don't know why he left a system like the Suns with Nash, Amare, and Marion for the Clippers. But the Clippers are getting to be a good team also.

 

I also dont know why the Clipps would be fine with letting Radmonovic go, but then bringing in Tim Thomas. They are exactly the same players. Thomas did get more attention during the playoffs though, he was very clutch in last-second situations for Phoenix.

 

That's because both Vlad and Cassell turned down multi-year deals with Clips. Clips did not let him go. He left on his own accord. Also, Cassell and Tim Thomas clashed in Milwaukee. I wonder where Sam lands this year.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (nba dogmatist @ Jul 1 2006, 09:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>^money.</div>Add playing time the list as well. Amare, Marion, Diaw, Kurt Thomas all in front of him on the depth charts with James Jones right there with him. He did the smart thing in taking the money to play on a team which is close to contending in which he will be able to play more often.

 

Why is thomas getting so much hate? He went from playing reserve in chicago, to being in the 2nd half of the year, clearly one of the best 6th men in the game. He does plays solid D, shoots well, and rebounds, and has a big stature. Not a bad player at all.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (PrimeTime @ Jul 2 2006, 04:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Why is thomas getting so much hate? He went from playing reserve in chicago, to being in the 2nd half of the year, clearly one of the best 6th men in the game. He does plays solid D, shoots well, and rebounds, and has a big stature. Not a bad player at all.</div>And what makes you seem so sure that he won't become lazy now that he has his contract?

 

i think its a bad move for thomas as he aint gettin any younger or any more talented he should have stuck with phoenix who r gunna win a title very soon, the clips are way off,i mean honestly denver died and the suns who they battled with where depleated, unless they get given a garnett or ai they not gonna win a title... not in thomas's career anyway

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (PrimeTime @ Jul 2 2006, 06:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Why is thomas getting so much hate? He went from playing reserve in chicago, to being in the 2nd half of the year, clearly one of the best 6th men in the game. He does plays solid D, shoots well, and rebounds, and has a big stature. Not a bad player at all.</div> He doesn't play defense, he's a poor rebounder/shotblocker, when he gets starter minutes he averaged 6-7 rebounds. and he has a lazy/bad attitude. Have any of you guys followed this guy over the last 8 years? My lord. He played like sh*t for the Bucks and robbed us of $66 million dollars... Who cares what he did with the Suns, that offense can make anyone good. The guy has loads of talent but he just doesn't give a damn.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BCB @ Jul 2 2006, 09:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>He doesn't play defense, he's a poor rebounder/shotblocker, when he gets starter minutes he averaged 6-7 rebounds. and he has a lazy/bad attitude. Have any of you guys followed this guy over the last 8 years? My lord. He played like sh*t for the Bucks and robbed us of $66 million dollars... Who cares what he did with the Suns, that offense can make anyone good. The guy has loads of talent but he just doesn't give a damn.</div>For such a bad defender he locked out Dirk(a player half a foot taller then him) several times during the playoffs,among many others. He is a good defender, he isnt an amazing defender. Hes streaky on defense, kinda like your kobe bryant. And 6-7 boards is not bad at all from sg-sf.

 

He locked up Dirk? After that series, people were calling Dirk the best player in the NBA! Yes there were a few games where Dirk didn't perform to expectations, but that was more from simply missing open jumpshots, playing unaggressively.You call allowing 46% from the field from Dirk, who plays a perimiter style offense, while averaging 25 PPG and 13 RPG shutting him down? Playing good defense?Errr...No

 

I think they took a pretty big chance giving him 6 mil a year. But hey, everyone is overpaid nowadays.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (PrimeTime @ Jul 2 2006, 10:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>For such a bad defender he locked out Dirk(a player half a foot taller then him) several times during the playoffs,among many others. He is a good defender, he isnt an amazing defender. Hes streaky on defense, kinda like your kobe bryant. And 6-7 boards is not bad at all from sg-sf.</div>And when exactly did this happen? I didn't see it...heck even that 13 point perfomance Dirk put up was more his own fault than anything the Suns did...that was a pretty dumb statement right there.