Matisse Thybulle is a Breath of Fresh Air in Philly
Zion Williamson, Ja Morant, Tyler Herro…Matisse Thybulle?
It has been a long road of a disappointment for Sixers fans and their rookie players. The team hasn’t exactly drafted well in recent years, but I won’t say names. Injuries have been a constant theme among Sixers rookies and one that we have come to expect.
It seemed like they had broken this curse last year with Landry Shamet, who ultimately ended up being flipped in a package to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for Tobias Harris.
Matisse Thybulle has been a breath of fresh air for the fans and has made an immediate impact on the floor for the team, all while constantly having a smile on his face.
Thybulle has given the fans a much-needed sigh of relief and some wholesome content.
Matisse Thybulle should be talked about among the league’s best young up and coming players. Although he was snubbed from the Rising Stars game, the Sixers rookie has been nothing short of excellent this year. Thybulle has had his highs and his lows during this strange season, but his smile never ceased.
Listen, I’m not going to sit here and rattle off statistics at you. Yes, Zion, Morant, and Herro all have higher ceilings than Matisse Thybulle, but I don’t think he’s that far off. The world that we live in is a shooter’s world, the league is moving in a direction because the world loves the three-ball. Matisse may not dazzle with his offense, but he plays stellar defense.
The long-time Washington Huskie has exceeded expectations in his first year in the red white and blue. Thybulle averaged 4.7, 1.2, and 1.5 before the NBA hiatus while averaging nearly a block a game and 1.4 steals per game. The eye test is where Matisse Thybulle succeeds; this doesn’t show up on the stat sheet but there is something to be said for the constant pressure that he puts on the opposition.
I’m not saying by any means that Matisse Thybulle is better than the other rookies that I mentioned. He’s not. I do think that he deserves to be in the same conversation, though. He deserves to be considered a rising star in this league. I still can’t believe that Thybulle was left out of the game in the winter.
Listen, say what you want. I’ve been through two years without Joel Embiid, one year without Ben Simmons, the Zhaire Smiths and the Markelle Fultz saga (I’m sorry, I know I said that I wasn’t going to say names). As a Sixers fan, I’m just happy to see a rookie play, let alone have an impact on the team.
The only thing that Matisse has done wrong was not getting enough Popeyes biscuits for the team, I’ll take that over our draft history any day.
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