O'Brien Impressed By Thomas

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  1. Sasha

    Sasha ...since the beginning.

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    <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">"He's a very impressive guy," O'Brien said yesterday. "I liked the people he was hanging around with, I liked his family, I liked the people he grew up with.

    "We spent 5 to 6 hours together on the course. That's what I went out there for, not to hammer him about basketball issues. I don't really feel I need to talk basketball issues. I talked to Kenny when I got the job; he wanted to know how I planned on using him, and I said, 'Well.'

    "He's a helluva rebounder, he can put the ball on the floor, he can put the ball in the basket. I told him, 'I have to study the films more in depth, but I think you'll like the way you're utilized.' I like his mobility, his defensive toughness, his rebounding and his ability to score."

    O'Brien has said his offense essentially will involve "one big guy, three perimeter players and Allen Iverson."</div>

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    I'm really excited about this. Kenny is a guy that we kind of secretly got, he wasn't known as such a good player before, and last season he wasn't used good by Ayers/Ford. I hope Jim expands his role as a more rounded player, that contributes to all fileds of the game.
     
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  2. Smitty

    Smitty brush em off.

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    I like Kenny, he's turned out to be a nice PF in the East, and when next season comes, around, he will finally be able to really, really show what he can do, nice find.
     
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    B.e. The One Who Score Touchdowns and Spikes Mics

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    Its good to see that Jim is trying to get to know these players,communication is what keeps a team together,I bet Coach Ford never tried to do this with any of the Sixers when he was coaching and thats a reason why him and AI didnt get a long,but I think the bad days are behind us now and that we have a bright future,and Coach Jim is going in the right direction with the team.
     
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    Kenny is a very sweet player. He has size, rebounding, outside shooting, lil handle, and he can be pretty fierce at times. I think he is much better at SF than PF though.
     
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    Na Kennys a PF an undersized one but hes a PF. Kenny reminds me of Barkley. Not as good as Barkley of course but his game is similar.
     
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