Tristan Thompson (Injury Speculation & Replacement Minutes)

[Birdman]

Time Lord will emerge!

😂😂😂

[hpantazo]

If you listen to BS recent injury update on TT, he said that TT has done "nothing on the court" except for walking thru some game situations, and has not "played" at all since before the bubble.  Said that once he gets back on the court doing basketball activities it will take him "some time" to ramp up.  With the season only a week away and already halfway thru December, using common sense would only make one believe that he's a minimum of 2-4 weeks away from being part of the rotation.

Of course he hadn’t played since before the bubble. His former team didn’t participate in the bubble, and with the rushed start to the season and short preseason, this is to be expected.  It’s a sore hamstring, he’ll be fine soon

[SHAQATTACK]

ignored the boogieman once again in favor of good guys and small,ball,forever. .

CBS willgrown up one day ....i hope

[hwangjini_1]

ignored the boogieman once again in favor of good guys and small,ball,forever. .

CBS willgrown up one day ....i hope

1. are you really saying thompson is "small"?

2. cousins injuries have rendered him a shadow of his former self as a player. he did not even play last year. he played in a total of 78 games in the two years before that.

i think thompson right now is the better nba player.

[RodyTur10]

Time Lord will emerge!

You could argue that Timelord extending Thompson's recovery time from his hamstring injury to get more playing time for himself is a bit unethical. Is that fair competition?

I bet Thompson was sure he would play the opening game and is just as disappointed as we are.

[BackDoorCut]

ignored the boogieman once again in favor of good guys and small,ball,forever. .

CBS willgrown up one day ....i hope

1. are you really saying thompson is "small"?

2. cousins injuries have rendered him a shadow of his former self as a player. he did not even play last year. he played in a total of 78 games in the two years before that.

i think thompson right now is the better nba player.

How do you know how he will play, we've yet to see him play in two years. I think he's looked surprisingly good in the pre-season to date.

[SparzWizard]

Sounds like another Kemba Walker type of thing again.

Tells us not to worry, and then expected to miss a month. Next thing you know, he misses a few months and come back limping/nagging around.

[Tr1boy]

Very good game for a guy who is probably not 100 percent

Battling Lopez and Giannis all night long.   I also dig the baby hooks. 

[SHAQATTACK]

Finally having selection of two of  three healthy bigs to throw in the middle with Tatum , Brown and Smart is an imposing lineup .

I pray for Thompsons health .  He is steady , strong and fills a massive void for this team .

He has played very little and been hurt .....he will only improve getting use to his new team . 

I was very impressed .

[SHAQATTACK]

Very good game for a guy who is probably not 100 percent

Battling Lopez and Giannis all night long.   I also dig the baby hooks.

lol....yup i was holding my breath watching hoping he would survive that group .   His game IQ and efficiency have greatly improved .  Kinda amazing , considering how little hes been on the court the past year.  I very hopefull.  He moves so much better than Kanter on defense

[hpantazo]

Thompson did well, was a big help, even if he looked overweight and out of shape. He had zero lift. I expect him to get even better as he plays himself back into shape.

[Tr1boy]

Thompson did well, was a big help, even if he looked overweight and out of shape. He had zero lift. I expect him to get even better as he plays himself back into shape.

Unfortunately in the last 2 years ... he has lost his lift from his earlier days.   Maybe if he loses 15 pounds, he can come out of nowhere to slam it home

But even without this "extra" he does have a 9'0 reach and quickly gets off the ground.   Still a very good offensive rebounder as we saw tonight. 

[colincb]

Thompson did well, was a big help, even if he looked overweight and out of shape. He had zero lift. I expect him to get even better as he plays himself back into shape.

Unfortunately in the last 2 years ... he has lost his lift from his earlier days.   Maybe if he loses 15 pounds, he can come out of nowhere to slam it home

But even without this "extra" he does have a 9'0 reach and quickly gets off the ground.   Still a very good offensive rebounder as we saw tonight.

TT still is an outstanding offensive rebounder.

Finished 4th in 2020 in ORB%, is 2nd in career ORB% among active players behind Drummond, and is 8th all-time in ORB%.

[Tr1boy]

Thompson did well, was a big help, even if he looked overweight and out of shape. He had zero lift. I expect him to get even better as he plays himself back into shape.

Unfortunately in the last 2 years ... he has lost his lift from his earlier days.   Maybe if he loses 15 pounds, he can come out of nowhere to slam it home

But even without this "extra" he does have a 9'0 reach and quickly gets off the ground.   Still a very good offensive rebounder as we saw tonight.

TT still is an outstanding offensive rebounder.

Finished 4th in 2020 in ORB%, is 2nd in career ORB% among active players behind Drummond, and is 8th all-time in ORB%.

Sweet

[Ogaju]

Thompson did well, was a big help, even if he looked overweight and out of shape. He had zero lift. I expect him to get even better as he plays himself back into shape.

Unfortunately in the last 2 years ... he has lost his lift from his earlier days.   Maybe if he loses 15 pounds, he can come out of nowhere to slam it home

But even without this "extra" he does have a 9'0 reach and quickly gets off the ground.   Still a very good offensive rebounder as we saw tonight.

TT still is an outstanding offensive rebounder.

Finished 4th in 2020 in ORB%, is 2nd in career ORB% among active players behind Drummond, and is 8th all-time in ORB%.

that is pretty impressive...if he stays healthy Cs have a monster on the offensive boards. His presence is quite liberating for Theis.