Nope, it's only half exhaustive. It only covers one end of the court. I already aknowknowledged that Thompson is an excellent offensive rebounder, but overall only slightly above average for his position. So, no new news there. BNM
Biyombo is the most like Tristan on the market from the games I have seen of him. Young, very mobile on the perimeter, undersized slightly as a center. Sprints the floor and only scores on dunks. Putback specialist that is a poor ft shooter. Biyombo is a much better rim protector though which makes him better defensively IMO. The only problem with Biyombo is we need another scorer at either the 3 or the 4 (probably more the 4) with him to take us to next level. Also Biyombo isn't really proven other than a nice playoff run. It is a risky move. Horford would be a good fit, but can we afford both and how likely is it? Meyers is actually a good fit next to Biyombo IMO if you think he will continue to develop. Ryan Anderson probably works but it likely makes more sense to resign Meyers IMO (he drives me crazy but can't deny the upside) . Anderson is older with limited upside. Dwight doesn't fit as neither has any range. Same issue with Whiteside. Same issue with Monroe most likely.
I was talking playoffs, and offensive rebounding specifically, not defensive. My impression of Thompson the last two years has been, he really ramps up the intensity in the playoffs. Maybe he's been that way all along and we never new because the Cavs sucked until LeBron came back?
Not oddly at all. Love brings a big out with him on the perimeter, so it opens up rebounding lanes for Thompson
He played 75 games. You'd think Love would take away from Thompson's defensive boards, but they actually went up.
It's funny how much Biyombo has benefited from a year: didn't Charlotte basically give him away? Signing him now would be way overpaying, I think. You want to get LAST year's Biyombo. (Also, I'm not so sure about his BBIQ, because he started late.) I wonder what Toronto will do? They can't really invest huge money in both him and Valanciunas - they're not really compatible. As I think I said, the Tristan Thompson mold was basically set by Joakim Noah. He's DEFINITELY on the move this offseason. He's supposed to be ending up in Minny because of Thibs, but I wonder how happy he'd be there? I'd still love to see him in Portland, but we face even higher odds against getting him.
