He's right. I thought I'd really like the Thug, but the ski is much more sluggish than other fats. It would probably be great in pow, if that's all you ski. For what it is worth, I ski the Scott P4 (in a 191) and the Line Prophet 100. Both - at least for me - are much more fun than the Thug.
Nothing against Atomic, tho, 'cause I like their other skis and the Pimp is sweet. I could easily make that ski my daily driver.