When the head coach of a squad that’s as loaded with talent as the Cavaliers calls a player “the heart and soul of our team” – that player is the heart and soul of the team.
And it’s not like Coach Tyronn Lue is constantly throwing around compliments, either. He’s a man of few words and he chooses them carefully.
But Tristan Thompson really is the unbreakable engine that’s driven the Wine and Gold over the past few years. And his overall aggressiveness over the past week against the Warriors has the Cavaliers coming home for Game 6 on Thursday night.