06-22-2024, 05:36 PM
(06-22-2024, 04:06 PM)mvossman Wrote: The other thing I noticed (and I had to check this twice to be sure) but he averaged almost 3 steals per 36 and over a block. In fact for his career, he is averaging 4 bocks + steals per 36. Thats kind of crazy.
EDIT: That is higher than Caruso, JJJ and Chet. It may be highest in the league.
I originally wrote something similar on Thybulle over the trade deadline (or maybe even the summer last year??). He's the only guard to block more than 2 shots a game per 100 possessions more than once in his career. And the only other times it has happened has been Michael Jordan, Danny Green, and I think Tayshaun Prince if I remember right.
Point is, a guard does not block shots usually. And basically no guard/forward in the history of the league has been as good as Thybulle on blocking shots.
He's also has been in the top 5 of steals per game basically every season of his career save his last season in Philly where he wasn't in the rotation.
He is another level of defender. Better than DJJ. Better than PJ. He is that good.
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