EAST LANSING, Mich. -- As the Cleveland Cavaliers packed their bags inside the Michigan State locker room at the Breslin Center, the conversation centered on a fictional five-on-five basketball game, with players chiming in about who they would pick to build a squad capable of taking down a behemoth featuring Shaquille O'Neal, Hakeem Olajuwon, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan.
Tristan Thompson was just getting out of the shower so he didn't participate.
But given the confidence he has shown in his team over the last few weeks, it wouldn't have been a surprise to hear him shout George Hill, Rodney Hood, Cedi Osman, Kevin Love and his own name from across the room.