Marcus Thornton sure does like to shoot. And my opinion is, the Wizards should just let him shoot. He has conclusively proved in previous stints around the league that he can be an effective (if tubby) volume scorer when given the green light to do so. His defense might be fairly abysmal, but as I’ve…
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Marcus Thornton 18 Points Full Highlights (3/17/2016)
“Thanks for agreeing to meet me at this restaurant,” said Marcus Thornton as he sat down in a corner booth of Old Country Buffet. “It really helps me be more comfortable than meeting in a conference room. I’m gonna go get some food now.” The two Wizards front-office executives waited patiently for Marcus to return…
Read MoreMarcus Thornton 23 Points/5 Threes Full Highlights (1/18/2016)
I think we should all get to go back in time to the end of 2010-2011 season when Marcus Thornton was scoring 21 points per game. It was a carefree time, with no worries about maintaining a highlight channel, and the only concern in the world was whether you wanted to root for the Lakers…
Read MoreMarcus Thornton 32 Points Full Highlights (12/8/2015)
Marcus Thornton is always good for one of these random super-hot games per season, it seems. Usually bookended by lots of single-digit scoring nights and straight up DNP-CDs. This is that game for Marcus. He will now, regretfully, be not that good for the rest of the year, just as he was not that good…
Read MoreMarcus Thornton 21 Points Rocket Debut Full Highlights (11/1/2015)
The Rockets commentators were so happy during the first half of this game, I’m actually glad that I didn’t have to keep listening to them when they had given up their double-digit lead and gone down by double-digits themselves. They were so excited by Marcus Thornton’s apparent scoring prowess that their commentary in the second…
Read MoreMarcus Thornton 21 Points Full Highlights (12/7/2014)
Marcus Thornton walked into his coach’s office, and sat down for his one-on-one with Brad Stevens. “I know this is a little more formal than our usual interactions, but there are some things I really want to talk to you about, away from the curious ears of your teammates.” He began, looking stern. “Is this…
Read MoreMarcus Thornton 20 Points Full Highlights (3/23/2014)
Mirza Teletovic has exclusive rights to the nickname “MT3”. Which makes sense, I guess. He shoots threes. His initials are MT. But would it better to give that nickname to Marcus Thornton? He has the same attributes! I don’t which of them is the better player, but Mirza hasn’t been doing all that much lately…
Read MoreMarcus Thornton 19 Points/5 Threes Full Highlights (3/15/2014)
“Hey, Andrei, crazy that stuff going on in Ukraine, isn’t it?” Marcus asked his teammate. “You know Marcus, I don’t really pay attention to that stuff.” Andrei replied. “I just try to stay out of it and play basketball.” Andrei’s lack of enthusiasm for the subject did not deter Marcus. “Yeah, what with Russia invading…
Read MoreMarcus Thornton 27 Points/5 Threes Full Highlights (3/9/2014)
Marcus Thornton has been wildly inconsistent this year. With the Kings he had a 42 point outburst bookended by streaks of horrible games. And he hasn’t done much better with the Nets, alternating between good games like this and games where he scores under five. He’s always been a streaky shooter, so I guess this…
Read MoreMarcus Thornton 25 Points Full Highlights (3/1/2014)
OFFICIAL FAT NBA PLAYERS POWER RANKINGS: (ranked by how good they are at basketball, not how fat they are) 1. Carmelo Anthony 2. Zach Randolph 3. Marcus Thornton 4. Jared Sullinger 5. O.J. Mayo 6. Glen Davis 7. Jared Dudley 8. Raymond Felton 9. Miroslav Raduljica 10. Hedo Turkoglu 11. Anthony Bennet Honorable Mention goes…
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