JTB Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 Everyone around here keeps getting on Baze as if Thabo doesn't do dumb shit offensively too. I'm honestly done with Thabo as a full time starting SF and I believe his minutes should be split with Prince. I know Thabo is a fantastic defender but let's keep it real in this thread....when it comes the to top notch SFs or whoever the top perimeters offensive player is we are facing that game, Thabo doesn't really force them into tough shots nor does he actually maintain them. Instead he completely doesn't bother them and they are efficient as hell. I get we all love Thabo and all but if he can't at the least maintain some of the best perimeter guys in the game and he can't score to put pressure on the opponent due to not being talented enough and too limited so to me he's as useless as bazemore in a lot of these games and that's just the honest truth. I could care less about that +/- crap ! News flash Delaney some how has a good plus minus this year too I believe. LOL Thabo is a bench player that can give you good defense off the bench he shouldn't be starting. Let prince or Bembry get eaten up by these star perimeter guys so he can adapt and learn how to defend. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurpilo Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 Agreed, he cannot defend big SF at all, aleays has played SG so really not his fault Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDog90 Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 4 hours ago, gurpilo said: Agreed, he cannot defend big SF at all, aleays has played SG so really not his fault Yeah, Hawks only have one true SF. 5 hours ago, JTB said: Everyone around here keeps getting on Baze as if Thabo doesn't do dumb shit offensively too. I'm honestly done with Thabo as a full time starting SF and I believe his minutes should be split with Prince. I know Thabo is a fantastic defender but let's keep it real in this thread....when it comes the to top notch SFs or whoever the top perimeters offensive player is we are facing that game, Thabo doesn't really force them into tough shots nor does he actually maintain them. Instead he completely doesn't bother them and they are efficient as hell. I get we all love Thabo and all but if he can't at the least maintain some of the best perimeter guys in the game and he can't score to put pressure on the opponent due to not being talented enough and too limited so to me he's as useless as bazemore in a lot of these games and that's just the honest truth. I could care less about that +/- crap ! News flash Delaney some how has a good plus minus this year too I believe. LOL Thabo is a bench player that can give you good defense off the bench he shouldn't be starting. Let prince or Bembry get eaten up by these star perimeter guys so he can adapt and learn how to defend. Thankfully this will be his last year in ATL. They won't be able to afford him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchman Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 6 hours ago, gurpilo said: Agreed, he cannot defend big SF at all, aleays has played SG so really not his fault Well, he's bigger than Bazemore. Other than Prince, we don't have a SF bigger than Thabo (unless you count the injured Dunleavy.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 Unless Thabo is 100% healthy he struggles. He musses games with that groin injury hasn't looked he same since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 2 hours ago, JayBirdHawk said: Unless Thabo is 100% healthy he struggles. He musses games with that groin injury hasn't looked he same since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Vol4ever Posted March 7, 2017 Premium Member Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 Play Prince. Thabo needs to go to the end of the bench along with Delaney. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NBASupes Posted March 7, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 He's a backup, not a starter. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimsey Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 Thabo/Baze combo... How did we get to this point in life. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazer Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 Next year's starting lineup, if I had my way: Menace, THJr, Prince, Sap, D8 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Popular Post macdaddy Posted March 8, 2017 Moderators Popular Post Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 4 minutes ago, hazer said: Next year's starting lineup, if I had my way: Menace, THJr, Prince, Sap, D8 That should have been our starting lineup since mid december. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Atlantaholic Posted March 9, 2017 Premium Member Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 His defense is not what it was a few years ago, and we all know what his offense is. Thabo has been mediocre at best this year overall and should be easily replacable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 Nagging injuries have been a curse for Thabo for about five years now. Playing through those injuries is not the same as playing without injuries. Realistic options at SF though are him and Prince with a possible chronic injury pestering Dunleavy. Sap will be very busy the rest of the way at PF and getting C minutes as well so he won't be able to appease those that want to experiment with him at SF some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plainview1981 Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 Thabo looked good during the hot start, but he has been worthless since. His career is all but done. He will be out of the league in a few years without a doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators macdaddy Posted March 9, 2017 Moderators Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 21 minutes ago, Hotlanta1981 said: Thabo looked good during the hot start, but he has been worthless since. His career is all but done. He will be out of the league in a few years without a doubt. He's 32 years old so that's not really a bold prediction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benhillboy Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 (edited) I think Thabo's an excellent value for what he's getting paid. He does a little (and I do stress "a little") of everything. Poor management has him playing out of position. Hampered or not I still love watching him, whether the beautiful dunks and steals or laughing my ass off at the air balls and bricks off the side glass. Edited March 9, 2017 by benhillboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 He at least knows his limitations, but he's not a good defender unless he's completely right and I don't think he is. Skip Bazeless doesn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkItus Posted March 10, 2017 Report Share Posted March 10, 2017 Tweets Tweets & replies Media Chris VivlamoreVerified account @CVivlamoreAJC 5m5 minutes ago More Bud would not say whether Sefolosha would start second half. Ryan Kelly is inactive. Chris VivlamoreVerified account @CVivlamoreAJC 10m10 minutes ago More THJ will start for Hawks. Sefolosha late for pregame walk through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted March 10, 2017 Report Share Posted March 10, 2017 Uhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I got a feeling that this is more than just being "late" here too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTB Posted March 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2017 54 minutes ago, HawkItus said: Tweets Tweets & replies Media Chris VivlamoreVerified account @CVivlamoreAJC 5m5 minutes ago More Bud would not say whether Sefolosha would start second half. Ryan Kelly is inactive. Chris VivlamoreVerified account @CVivlamoreAJC 10m10 minutes ago More THJ will start for Hawks. Sefolosha late for pregame walk through. WTF!!! whats going on with the discipline on this team??? dont get me wrong I'm glad Hardaway will get the start but I don't like the reason why. Sometimes I do think bud may be losing this team focus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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