Tristan Thompson getting praise

[HornsRuleU]

Ex-Longhorn and NBA champion Tristan Thompson -- or Double T, as Lebron calls him -- is getting lots of praise:

• A-AS's Cedric Golden: "Ex-Longhorn Tristan Thompson has emerged as a huge factor in NBA Finals"
• Yahoo Sports' Dan Devine: "In praise of Thompson, who works until you break"
• ESPN: "Tristan Thompson: the real MVP?"
• Fox Sports: "Tristan Thompson earned his money as part of the Cavs' Big Three in Game 6"
• Toronto Sun: "Canadian Thompson shining amongst the stars in Finals"
  
• Deadspin: "Tristan Thompson Is The Cavs' Secret Weapon"

From the Toronto Sun article:

When (Tristan) Thompson has been on the floor, NBA MVP (Steph) Curry has shot 39% from the field and (39%) on three-pointers and is a -24.

In the 35 minutes Curry has played with Thompson on the bench, he has shot 58% from three, 55% from the field, gone +20 and drawn fouls about three times more often.​

Also see:

• Game 3 TT Highlights: double-double, 14 pts, 13 reb, +21 in 31 min.
• Game 5: 6 pts, 15 reb, +11 over 42 min.
• Game 6 TT Highlights: double-double, 15 pts, 16 reb, +32 in 43 min.
• Game 7: 9 pts, 3 reb, +2 in 32 min.
• ESPN's SportsCenter interview: "Tristan Thompson: It's the best feeling in the world"
  
• TexasSports: "Thompson helps Cleveland Cavaliers to NBA Championship"

Tristan is the 4th Longhorn to win an NBA championship, for a total of 8 championships won by Longhorns (so far). KD and Lamarcus have yet to add to those totals.

Congrats to TT!

 

[Scholz]

They don't win without Thompson. He emerged during this Finals. Hook'em!

 

[HornsRuleU]

They don't win without Thompson. He emerged during this Finals. Hook'em!

Exactly. I think the Steph Curry stats from the Toronto Sun article make that pretty clear.