When will the T-n-T explode?

Last season, rookies Tyrus Thomas and Thabo Sefolosha were able to dip their feet into the NBA waters. Scouts and analysts said that these two players possessed the most potential out of the top fifteen players drafted last year. Both of these players had limited minutes, but somewhere during the season, they showed sparks of greatness. The question that Chicago has been asking is "How long will it be before Tyrus and Thabo break out of their shells?" No one knows...not even me surprisingly. But there is no doubt that star potential is there. But fuck...how much longer does Chicago have to wait???
Thomas wowed everyone with his hops incorporated into unbelievable blocks and sick-nasty dunks. This LSU freshman came into the NBA as the overall 4th pick by Portland but was traded to Chicago, along with Victor Kryapa, for Texas Longhorn LaMarcus Aldridge. Tyrus was the guy of the draft that everyone had high hopes for. He was 2006 SEC Freshman of the Year and Co-defensive player of the year. In one season, he had 99 blocks...what a freak! However his post game doesn't go much more beyond dunking. Tyrus is a guy where as soon as you give him the ball, all he thinks about is dunking it. He will throw in a post move every so often, but it is usually unset and out of control. He has tried to develop a short-range jumper. If he did develop any type of shot with the hops that he has, Tyrus would be that one step closer to being unstoppable.

Sefolosha was one of those rookies that was under the radar. Being apart of the Swiss National Team, Thabo's game was unknown to many, and no one knew if his game would fit into the NBA. The first half of the season started slow for Sefolosha. He would usually only come into the game if a guard was in foul trouble. The second half brought forth the Sefolosha that everyone had heard about but no one saw. He eventually found himself as a key player off the bench during Andres Nocioni's injury. His 6'7" height and even longer wingspan allowed him to shoot over defenders and even slip by through the lane. His defense is another story. At practices, he usually works with Ben Gordon in order to teach Gordon how to shoot over taller defenders. In the playoffs, Thabo was the key to locking down Dwyane Wade. He brought down Wade's playoff scoring average from 28.4 points per game from 2006 to 23.4 points per game in 2007. When his game was on, people realized that experience was not a factor with this guy.

All in all, defense is taken care of by Tyrus and Thabo. But last time I checked, the Bulls were already leading the NBA in defense. It's time for some offense. It's time for some buckets. As Happy Gilmore would say..."Time to go home there ball." So here's what will happen this coming up season. Thomas and Sefolosha will definitely see more playing time, and Thomas might even find his way into the starting line-up if Joe Smith doesn't show up. For now, they will be the fire off the most feared bench in the NBA.

I leave you with some sick-ass shit from my two boys.