"You're bronze if you can't use creeps against hooks"

Tbh, that is just a skilled thresh taking advantage of the times when the enemy isn't behind creeps (relative to thresh as thresh is hooking them). Hiding behind minions is still an effective strategy against hook champions. Thresh is really a bigger threat in this scenario because he can Q to the creep and flay the enemy if they're in range.

It's like people saying "just dodge Blitz." At 325 move speed, you will still get grabbed if you move exactly perpendicular to the skill shot at half range.