Tyrus Thomas
Tyrus Thomas
Tyrus Wayne Thomasis an American professional basketball player who last played for Eisbären Bremerhaven of the Basketball Bundesliga. He played college basketball for Louisiana State University before being drafted fourth overall by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2006 NBA draft. He was then traded to the Chicago Bulls where he went on to play three and a half seasons when in February 2010, he was traded to the Charlotte Bobcats...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth17 August 1986
CityBaton Rouge, LA
began campus couple experience helped point pull realized shared team
That was one of the times that the team began to really pull together, because we realized that at any point that could have been our campus that was hit. We helped out, and a couple of us shared tears. It was an eye-opening experience for us.
clown coaches focus focused practice quiet study task team uptight
We're not an uptight bunch. We just like to have fun. A lot of coaches like the team to be quiet and focused before a game. The way we focus is to clown around. We think about the task at hand. But we don't worry. We like to have fun, study and practice hard.
satisfied
We're still hungry, we're not satisfied with what we've done. We've got a lot to prove.
heart mindset
My mindset is to take my opponent's heart and take his soul.
full good head noticing people shot stutter toward
People are noticing I'm a good shot blocker. I used to see people going full throttle toward the goal. Now, I see more head fakes and stutter steps.
focused games opponent playing supposed tougher win
We have to take every opponent seriously, but we were kind of focused on playing Connecticut. You have to take every opponent seriously. These are really tougher games to get up for, because we're supposed to win these games.
double objective open saw took
We were in the double bonus, so the objective was to get fouled. But I saw an open lane, so I took it. And I just scored the ball.
final
Yeah, we did it. Final Four! No one thought we would.
head saw trying
When I saw him with his head down trying to dribble, I went over. With .5 I had the ball.
brings gives katrina outlook playing reminds victims
It gives me another outlook and more to play for than just myself and my team. It brings me back and reminds me that I am playing for the state, for the victims of (Hurricane) Katrina and Rita.
doctor good looking quick ready sore worse
It got sore real quick and I thought it was something worse than it really was. The X-rays were negative, and the doctor told me I'm just going to have to play through the soreness. I was just being a little cautious, but it's looking good for me to be ready to go Thursday.
hard hurts sit
It was hard to sit out. It just hurts to sit out. There is no way to get used to it.
cling people
It was just my nature. I never cling to people at first.
seems shock
It's not a shock to us at all. We've been doing this for so long that it all seems natural.