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If we get a shooting guard at 12 - PICK Thompson

I said the same thing BOX, about a couple weeks ago ... not that I necessarily think Klay's the right pick, just that I thought he'd be jumping onto the Jazz #12 radar.
 
NO to Klay

I watched quite a few Wazzu games this year and can say DeAngelo Casto was the best player on the team. Klay Thompson always disappeared in crunch time and I don't think he ever made a crucial shot or play in the final 2 or so minutes of a game in his college career. He may have more matador-ish defense than Boozer too. When there's no pressure, the guy can light it up, however, Morris Almond is probably his ceiling. Kyle Weaver (Wazzu alumn) will have a better career than Klay.
He was fun to watch in college but I don't see him doing well with the pressure of the NBA.
 
BOX said:
https://seattle.sbnation.com/washin...ecord-washington-washington-state-score-stats

This game was pretty amazing.
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Exactly my point...in that game he disappeared in crunch time. Isaiah Thomas of UW took control of the game while Thompson cracked under pressure. If I remember correctly, Wazzu was leading the whole game until the final minute or so. As i said, he can light it up-just like Mo Almond. He also knows how to pad his stats. In that same game the Cougs were down by 4 with about 3 seconds left on the clock and Thompson got an offensive rebound. Instead of running out to the 3-point line and taking a shot, hoping to get fouled, he tossed up a layup to get 43 instead of 41 points, the old PAC-10 record. The sports radio guys crucified him for that.
He would be awesome on the Flash, just don't count on him to hit any game winners at that level though.
 
Nasty Style said:
I watched quite a few Wazzu games this year and can say DeAngelo Casto was the best player on the team. Klay Thompson always disappeared in crunch time and I don't think he ever made a crucial shot or play in the final 2 or so minutes of a game in his college career. He may have more matador-ish defense than Boozer too. When there's no pressure, the guy can light it up, however, Morris Almond is probably his ceiling. Kyle Weaver (Wazzu alumn) will have a better career than Klay.
He was fun to watch in college but I don't see him doing well with the pressure of the NBA.
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Pretty much everything you said here is false.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djehTM-u35I

HONOLULU, Hawaii – The Cougars once again have Klay Thompson to thank for huge win.

Thompson scored 20 points to lead the Cougs as Washington State (10-1) won their fifth straight by beating fifteenth-ranked Baylor 77-71 in the semifinals of the Diamond Head Classic at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu.

WSU was up 18 points early in the second half when Thompson took a seat on the bench with four fouls. When he checked back in at the nine minute mark, the lead had shrunk to six.

The Bears eventually ended up taking the lead back, but Thompson hit a huge three-pointer with 4:30 minutes to play to give the Cougars a 66-64 lead.

Then with just over one minute to go he hit another three to give the Cougars a four point lead that was the kill shot for the Bears (8-2).

Thompson also had four assists to go along with his hot 5-6 shooting from three-point range.
Faisal Aden scored 13 points off the bench.

DeAngelo Casto, Brock Motum and Reggie Moore all had 12 points.

The Cougs shot 57-percent from the field and 9-18 from beyond the arc.

The Bears struggled with 37-percent field goal shooting and only hit 4-22 from three-point range.

Baylor's LaceDarius Dunn led all scorers with 29 points.

WSU is back in action in the finals of the Diamond Head Classic at 6:30 p.m. on Christmas on ESPN 2 to play Butler, who beat Florida State, 67 to 64.
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I can keep going too.
 
Archie Moses said:
Pretty much everything you said here is false.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djehTM-u35I



I can keep going too.
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Ha ha, not at all how Nasty Style described it. Every player in the NBA would have taken the layup with less than a second hoping to get fouled and they were down 3 not four.

I really like Klay but still favor Hamilton,Burks,Leonard over him
 
Favors Flave said:
Ha ha, not at all how Nasty Style described it. Every player in the NBA would have taken the layup with less than a second hoping to get fouled and they were down 3 not four.

I really like Klay but still favor Hamilton,Burks,Leonard over him
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Okay, my memory was a little foggy. Still, I don't understand the Thompson love, maybe late 1st or 2nd round but at 12? That's a reach. I'm on the UW side of the state but I know that most Wazzu people think their biggest loss this year is Casto, not Thompson. I don't know, maybe it's a testament to how weak a draft this is.
 
Nasty Style said:
LOL... Please, keep going. A preseason game?
Again, Isaiah Thomas dominated the BIG game while Thompson simply disappeared.
How about this:
https://washingtonstate.scout.com/2/1054621.html
https://outsidethepressbox.com/?p=3676
These are from people that have actually watched the games. It's not a secret.
Mo Almond 2.0
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LOL... Time to own.

Thompson played in 34 games this season. 7 games he was subbed out the last 10 or so minutes because WA ST was blowing out the other team.

In the final two minutes of games Thompson played in this last season alone, he scored a total of 59 points. Again, he scored 59 points with 2 minutes or less this past season, guy. This is also including shots he made in very close and critical situations. What do you have to say about that? Would you like me to compile his sophomore and freshman year too, guy?
 
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