ADP wrote:
ubettsya wrote:
We only hear about Thomas all the time because he wears a Collingwood jumper. He does not have the skills that Murphy has, Thomas is being pumped up by the Maguire puppets. Do you think we would be hearing this much about him if he didn't wear the black and white? I think NOT....
Murphy is shining in a team that is really struggling, his vision is sensational for a KID his age. Thomas is always on his own a bit like a complete receiver. However every little stat that Thomas gets takes up a page in the Hun. I am not saying that Thomas is not good, however IMO he is being over rated.
Kennedy is all class, I watched a lot of his games on ABC2. This kid is fantastic at using his body in contested marking situations. One thing we must remember about Kennedy also is that he had a very limited pre season, so to judge him this year would be completely wrong.
I see:
Murphy and Kennedy = All class and undoubted guns.
Thomas = Over rated.
Makes sense.
I don't think ubettsya is saying Thomas is over-rated, but rather commenting that the hype about Thomas is larger given Collingwood's charmed position in the media... if true (and I'm not saying I agree with it personally), its not that Thomas is not a great player, but rather, the relative media about him and Murphy is not a good reflection on how well they are BOTH going.
The issue in in ubettsya's post is not that Thomas is talked too high but too much. Volume of praise, not quality of it.
Again people... you really have to READ the posts before responding. I cant' stress this enough... unless you just have low intelligence (and, for all of ADP's lesser qualities, I don't think being a moron is one of them), you should really be at least READING the posts before responding.
Or else all we have is a spiral of unintelligence that drives people away.