2. Hip injury is unlikely to go away. That injury doesnt heal on its own and he didnt get surgery. He can manage the pain (like he did for a lot of last year) but he wont ever be 100%.
So ... you've seen Thomas' MRI scans and x-rays? And you've spoken to his doctors? Or are you just making stuff up because it makes for a story you like?
As someone who had to learn an awful lot about hips in recent years, I can tell you that the fact that he didn't need surgery doesn't mean he's more likely to have trouble with it. It
can very much mean he won't have any trouble with it. It's impossible for you or I to say. It all depends on the exact nature of HIS hips. And as far as I can tell, no one has violated HEPA laws yet by releasing Thomas' scans. So we just don't know.
3. Lebron James is there and will create most of the offense. When IT was on the floor with us last year he was able to give us A+ offense because it all revolved around him. His gravity, his shot creation, his playmaking, the whole thing. In Cleveland, Lebron monopolizes a lot of this stuff and although he will not hesitate to allow IT to handle the ball, the system simply isnt built to maximize ITs skills like it was in Boston(this is speculation on my part). Because of this, Thomas wont be able to give the same level of positive impact on offense, while having almost exactly the same level of negative impact on D.
I think this is extremely off-base. Thomas worked a ton 'off the ball' last year due to Smart's ineffectiveness away from the ball and because we ran the offense through Al Horford so much and should have no problem doing so with James. Thomas is also a far more credible outside threat than Rose, Barea or Wade and will greatly improve the spacing for James to attack with.
Also - and this is perhaps the most critical, is that when Lebron sits, Thomas and Kevin Love will be able run an elite pick & roll attack. The two have extremely complementary skills, similar to the way Thomas and Horford matched up last year. Thomas and Love have history, being very close friends way back in their AAU days - even sleeping over at each other's houses. I expect them to have very good chemistry -- something Love and Kyrie never seemed to have.
4. He is no longer on the Celtics and I now want to beat the team that he is on.
I concur with that. But it would be a mistake to underestimate that team.