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I can optimistically see Thomas as kind of a Clarkson insurance in future years. I think Thomas can give you similar things Clarkson can with high efficiency shooting and keeping the foot on the peddle. Obviously he doesn’t have the ball handling and offensive skill that Clarkson has but he can put pressure on with his shot. I don’t see a lot of people complaining about Clarksons deficiencies on defense. If Thomas can develop into half what Clarkson is on offense he’d be a force to be reckoned with off the bench.


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mongoose01 said:
I can optimistically see Thomas as kind of a Clarkson insurance in future years. I think Thomas can give you similar things Clarkson can with high efficiency shooting and keeping the foot on the peddle. Obviously he doesn’t have the ball handling and offensive skill that Clarkson has but he can put pressure on with his shot. I don’t see a lot of people complaining about Clarksons deficiencies on defense. If Thomas can develop into half what Clarkson is on offense he’d be a force to be reckoned with off the bench.


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I think this may be the thinking behind the acquisition... but I also think they may have just liked him and they'll figure out how or if they use him later.
 
mongoose01 said:
I can optimistically see Thomas as kind of a Clarkson insurance in future years. I think Thomas can give you similar things Clarkson can with high efficiency shooting and keeping the foot on the peddle. Obviously he doesn’t have the ball handling and offensive skill that Clarkson has but he can put pressure on with his shot. I don’t see a lot of people complaining about Clarksons deficiencies on defense. If Thomas can develop into half what Clarkson is on offense he’d be a force to be reckoned with off the bench.


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Yeah, I think a lot of folks on this board are selling the kid on the low side just like they were Clarkson when he first came in. Will be become another Clarkson? Not likely, Clarkson's story is the ultimate Cinderella story in the NBA. He was the invisible man on Cleveland's bench before we picked him up for scraps. But Clarkson never stopped believing in himself and neither did Thomas IMO. They both have excellent mechanics, actually I might have to give the nod to Thomas in this category. I do think that Clarkson is a little more athletic, but not alot, better hops at least. But what they both have is the ability to create and a certain swag on court- but not conceited off from it. He's a hired gun, he's made a living being a hired gun in Europe, never had to play D over there, doesn't mean he can't move. He does seem to have a few very ardent fans on Youtube that believe he is better than advertised:

 
Release the Kraken said:
Yeah, I think a lot of folks on this board are selling the kid on the low side just like they were Clarkson when he first came in. Will be become another Clarkson? Not likely, Clarkson's story is the ultimate Cinderella story in the NBA. He was the invisible man on Cleveland's bench before we picked him up for scraps. But Clarkson never stopped believing in himself and neither did Thomas IMO. They both have excellent mechanics, actually I might have to give the nod to Thomas in this category. I do think that Clarkson is a little more athletic, but not alot, better hops at least. But what they both have is the ability to create and a certain swag on court- but not conceited off from it. He's a hired gun, he's made a living being a hired gun in Europe, never had to play D over there, doesn't mean he can't move. He does seem to have a few very ardent fans on Youtube that believe he is better than advertised:

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Tony Jones talked about this a bit on his pod. Mentioned this is really about next year... I think we are setting up contingencies for when we make some budget cuts next year and he's a guy they like.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Tony Jones talked about this a bit on his pod. Mentioned this is really about next year... I think we are setting up contingencies for when we make some budget cuts next year and he's a guy they like.
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I agree, from what I’ve seen and heard, he’s ahead of our GLeague prospects.
 
Jazz are going to need minimum-salary guys who can play rotation minutes. This guy might fit.

I wouldn't mind throwing him out there and running a couple plays for him in the next few games, just to see what we have.
 
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