As Cavs fans have already noticed, Tristan Thompson does a lot of things well on the floor. Part of his success is the fact that he can do those things with both hands – an invaluable skill for a basketball player.
The former Longhorn considers himself left-handed, saying that his grandmother taught him how to use his left hand as a youngster. Now, he says: “that’s my dominant hand.”
But even his teammates aren’t so sure which is which. Before Wednesday’s matchup in Motown, Omri Casspi insisted that he was right-handed. Thompson corrected his new frontcourt partner. “I’m not,” said Tristan. “I go right because everyone knows I’m left-handed.”
Confused?
Here, too. So instead of trying to figure out which way he’ll go on the hardwood, maybe it’s better to just find out what hand he goes with for a baker's dozen of other activities, such as …