« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: Where is Al Thornton?  (Read 2999 times)

0 Members and 0 Guests are viewing this topic.

Where is Al Thornton?
« on: May 30, 2012, 04:18:08 PM »

Offline Army_of_One_Nation

  • Jrue Holiday
  • Posts: 383
  • Tommy Points: 44
Last year, Al Thornton played for two non play-off teams: The Wizards and the Warriors. He was released by Washington paving the way for the Warriors to sign him. I think that if Keith Smart had stayed as coach of Golden State, he would have stuck with them.

I did some researching and found that he is playing in Puerto Rico and is playing well. He has had issues with his knee(s) and ankle(s) but all those problems are behind him.

Another concern was his work habit and some personal matters. Please click the link for the complete story:

http://aol.sportingnews.com/nba/story/2012-04-05/al-thornton-making-strides-to-get-healthy-improve-game-and-get-back-to-nba
Logged
"I've got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end."
Larry Bird
Re: Where is Al Thornton?
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2012, 04:46:27 PM »

Online sahara

  • Jayson Tatum
  • Posts: 860
  • Tommy Points: 84
Wow. Puerto Rico? He could have made a ton of money in europe while refining his game playing a much tougher competiton. I was actually really surprised that he didn´t have an NBA contract.
Logged
Re: Where is Al Thornton?
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2012, 04:53:07 PM »

Offline StartOrien

  • Frank Ramsey
  • ************
  • Posts: 12961
  • Tommy Points: 1200
Quote from: sahara on May 30, 2012, 04:46:27 PM
Wow. Puerto Rico? He could have made a ton of money in europe while refining his game playing a much tougher competiton. I was actually really surprised that he didn´t have an NBA contract.

He's 28 years old now, 29 in December. The 'potential' ship has sunk, he is what he is - athletic, undersized pf who isn't athletic enough to offset his offensive/defensive deficiencies.
Logged
Re: Where is Al Thornton?
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2012, 05:02:58 PM »

Online sahara

  • Jayson Tatum
  • Posts: 860
  • Tommy Points: 84
All I mean, that if his goal is to make it back in to the big league, he propably should have come to europe to play. He is a legitimate NBA-level scorer (although for a very short while), teams in europe pay big bucks for those kind of players to come over and play.

I´m no expert in eurobasket or Puertoricoball, but I bet he would have made a ton of more money and proven his health and skills better in europe.
Logged
Re: Where is Al Thornton?
« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2012, 01:28:12 AM »

Offline Army_of_One_Nation

  • Jrue Holiday
  • Posts: 383
  • Tommy Points: 44
Quote from: sahara on May 30, 2012, 05:02:58 PM
All I mean, that if his goal is to make it back in to the big league, he propably should have come to europe to play. He is a legitimate NBA-level scorer (although for a very short while), teams in europe pay big bucks for those kind of players to come over and play.

I´m no expert in eurobasket or Puertoricoball, but I bet he would have made a ton of more money and proven his health and skills better in europe.

I agree. But, I think he wanted to stay closer to home. I hope another team in the NBA gives him a chance.
Logged
"I've got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end."
Larry Bird
Re: Where is Al Thornton?
« Reply #5 on: May 31, 2012, 01:29:09 AM »

Offline Army_of_One_Nation

  • Jrue Holiday
  • Posts: 383
  • Tommy Points: 44
Quote from: StartOrien on May 30, 2012, 04:53:07 PM
Quote from: sahara on May 30, 2012, 04:46:27 PM
Wow. Puerto Rico? He could have made a ton of money in europe while refining his game playing a much tougher competiton. I was actually really surprised that he didn´t have an NBA contract.

He's 28 years old now, 29 in December. The 'potential' ship has sunk, he is what he is - athletic, undersized pf who isn't athletic enough to offset his offensive/defensive deficiencies.

He actually played well enough as a 3 last year.
Logged
"I've got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end."
Larry Bird
Re: Where is Al Thornton?
« Reply #6 on: May 31, 2012, 01:32:20 AM »

Offline indeedproceed

  • In The Rafters
  • James Naismith
  • *********************************
  • Posts: 42585
  • Tommy Points: 2756
  • You ain't the boss of the freakin' bedclothes.
Everyone should give the OP a TP for starting a thread on Al Thornton tonight. Loves it.
Logged

"You've gotta respect a 15-percent 3-point shooter. A guy
like that is always lethal." - Evan 'The God' Turner
Re: Where is Al Thornton?
« Reply #7 on: June 02, 2012, 09:07:13 PM »

Offline Army_of_One_Nation

  • Jrue Holiday
  • Posts: 383
  • Tommy Points: 44
Quote from: IndeedProceed on May 31, 2012, 01:32:20 AM
Everyone should give the OP a TP for starting a thread on Al Thornton tonight. Loves it.

I'm not sure if it's sarcasm I detect.
Logged
"I've got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end."
Larry Bird
Re: Where is Al Thornton?
« Reply #8 on: June 03, 2012, 05:31:09 AM »

Offline Russell1

  • Baylor Scheierman
  • Posts: 18
  • Tommy Points: 1
Thanks for sharing.
Logged
Re: Where is Al Thornton?
« Reply #9 on: June 03, 2012, 05:34:47 AM »

Offline Bahku

  • CB HOF Editor
  • Bill Sharman
  • *******************
  • Posts: 19771
  • Tommy Points: 3632
  • Oe ma krr pamtseotu
Quote from: Russell1 on June 03, 2012, 05:31:09 AM
Thanks for sharing.
Please stop spamming.

Every day a new ID and the same thing ... the entire board filled with one-word nonsense.

Is there really nothing better to do?!?

Sad.

Reported ... again.

:P
Logged
2010 PAPOUG, 2012 & 2017 PAPTYG CHAMP, HD BOT

* BAHKU MUSIC *
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »