Exclusive All things Amen Thompson

I'm not anti, I just don't think he's worth the 3rd

 

He is a tremendous finisher around the basket. And I am not just talking about his dunks.

 

He reminds me of Shaun Livingston who was sensational before injury and still really good after injury.

 

Livingston was good, but hardly sensational. I think there is a mythology about pre-injury Livingston due to him being a bit of a unicorn as a 6'7 PG and the brutal nature of his injury along with the feel-good nature of his comeback

in the 3 seasons before the injury he averaged 7.4 points, 4.8 assists and 2.6 rebounds. He had a PER under 12.0, a TS mark under 48%, and a negative BPM. He entered the league at 19 so he had good upside, but his numbers left a lot to be desired

 

Here you go baby bro.

 

Omg please look at stat line guys

 

25-10-11 with a block

HUGE BLUNDER

 

Thompson had a nice air-ball 3-point attempt which did at least hit the backboard , near the end of the Knicks - Rockets game.

Thompson also turned the ball over at a critical time and pretty much sealed their defeat.

27.2 seconds left Amen Thompson lost ball turnover (Jalen Brunson steals) Score: 116 118

 

I really don’t want to root against the kid, but some posters are forcing me into that corner.

 

Pfo

 

Dude is one year older than Scoot

 

one guy just turned 22; the other just turned 21. I think the age difference is way too exaggerated. Amen has played 108 NBA games; Scoot has played 105. Amen has started 42 games; Scoot has started 40. Scoot has actually played more minutes than Amen

a big difference is that since Christmas, Amen has been starting and hasn't played less than 30 minutes in any game and has played 36 minutes or more in 13 of the last 18 games; and more than 40 minutes 8 times. That's the kind of open runway that Scoot won't get as long as Chauncey and Simons are around

 

PER: Amen 18.6....Deni 16.5....Toumani 11.6
TS%: Amen .601....Deni .596....Toumani .564
FTr: Amen .426....Deni .423....Toumani .181
TRB%: Amen 13.9%....Deni 12.3%....Toumani 9.8%
Ast%: Amen 14.0%....Deni 18.2%....Toumani 8.8%
TOV%: Amen 14.2%....Deni 16.3%....Toumani 13.9%
Usage%: Amen 17.8%....Deni 21.7%....Toumani 13.9%
winshares/48: Amen .175....Deni .101....Toumani .072
DBPM: Amen 2.3....Deni 0.4....Toumani 0.2
BPM: Amen 3.5....Deni 1.1....Toumani -1.2
FG% at Rim: Amen .755....Deni .658....Toumani .632
TripDbl: Amen 3....Deni 0....Toumani 0 (career)
Age: Amen 22.0....Deni 24.1....Toumani 11.6

 

He would play point guard here.

 

For 12 mpg backing up Simons and Grant.

 

He and Camara on the same Rising Stars team will be nuts. Crazy good defense.

 

I think this year they play the rookies and then that winners plays one of the 3 allstar groups. Would love to see them both shut down some allstars who think they can just coast.

I'm actually really excited for the new format.

 

Being a non-shooter is less important when he has the ball in his hands all the time. I'm convinced people here haven't seen him play. No one respects his shot and he's still getting to the rim at will. Giannis lite.