Anthony Thomas to lead

Being a junior and yet the sole veteran on the team is the position Boise State's Anthony Thomas find himself this season. He needs to lead but that doesn't mean attempting to dominate or take on too much. His points per game numbers will definitely be higher in 2008-2009 and his assist totals should drop because he'll be doing more shooting and his teammates this season will be less proficient. Thomas will be a great example this go-around of how a player cannot be judged solely on numbers -- after all, how can leadership be quantified?

Battle-tested Boise State guard Anthony Thomas needs to avoid trying to do too much for BSU men
Nick Jezierny
Idaho Statesman
11/14/08

Anthony Thomas has to do a lot of things for the Boise State men's basketball team if the Broncos are going to come close to matching last season's success.

But the one thing that coach Greg Graham doesn't need his point guard to do, though, is try to do too much.

That's the biggest challenge for Thomas, the only starter back from last season's WAC championship team. The good news is Thomas is fully aware of this challenge, which starts Friday when the Broncos open their season at home against Pacific University of Oregon.

"It's me knowing that I don't have to do too much for the team to be successful," Thomas said. "It's mainly just staying in the system and everything will take care of itself. Or like coach Graham says, 'Make sure this machine is operating correct.' "

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