(12-27-2017 07:53 PM)FrankAnderson Wrote:  Yeah, putting James on the bench for the last 5ish minutes and still going into the tunnel tied up is huge. Thompson will play the entire 2nd half, if he can avoid picking up 2 fouls early.

Yep. It is hard to underestimate the importance of JT4 not only on defense but offense.

The offense looks entirely lost without him. They depend on him to create his own offense, force double teams, etc.

W/out him it is 4 against 5 on offense.