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Thornton Getting Praise

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At times this season, we've thought what it would be like if you could pick a player who could stick around for several years past his normal career and if so, who it would be. For some reason, we focused on Tyler Thornton, AKA Tiny Thor.

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He has drawn a lot of praise post-Carolina, particularly from Coach K.

What we really like about him is that he's just relentless. If he's in, you know you have to run as hard as you can, jump as high as you can, and move as fast as you can, or he'll burn you.

We've seen a number of games where he's come in and immediately changed the tenor of the contest. He just finds a way to insert himself into things.

It's nice to see him get some publicity. He certainly deserves it.