The Boston Globe’s Kevin Paul Dupont on Tim Thomas and his delusional behavior:

Thomas fails to understand that he has a voice here, delivered through his Facebook missives, because of 1. his success, 2. the team that employs him, and 3. the fellow employees, including players, coaches, and managers, who have aided greatly in his success.

Let’s be clear: He has every right to say anything and everything he pleases. He has the same right not to have to explain himself to the media. Anyone who says otherwise is a fool.

But with freedom and action come reaction and consequence. That is what Thomas is missing, or choosing to ignore. He is not operating in parallel universes, allowing him to deliver missives via Facebook and then assimilate anonymously, and without accountability, back into the team structure.

I’d be lying if I said my disdain for Tim Thomas’s point of view doesn’t factor into this, but I think you can see the point in this piece regardless of your political leanings.