A Quote by Tristan Thompson
Coming off the bench, I'm able to view the game, see how their bigs are playing. And what I bring to the table is energy. The starters go in and run their bigs for a bit. When I check in it's time to punch the clock and play hard.
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I get how you have to marinate your bigs. They take longer.
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