Along with being 3-4, atleast we know that this team is capable of winning those close crunch time games where the game can be decided by one possession. This would be very different if we were 1-6 or 2-5. I’m not worried at all yet given with what we got
thats what im saying! they lost to some solid teams but were in the game the entire time up until the end. While they did lose, they have the ability to win... Brooklyn might fuck around win the whole thing this year
Definitely agree with this because he'll be the number one option and Cam will start attacking the basket and will be getting a favourable whistle so he'll get a lot of easy points off FTs.
People also gotta realize that Nicolas Claxton, a dpoy caliber player has been injured this season which is a big reason why they’ve lost these close games
nick claxton dpoy caliber player??LMAO....he good at blocking shots...but his defense straight garbage...he too skinny defend real centers one on one,and he too dumb,so he allways jumps on every pump fake
Yeah lol when Clax and Johnson are back Cam will be getting no minutes again. Maybe because his not actually that good, it’s hard for a team to play someone who only does one thing well.
I would run the offense through Cam. It will develop his game more and build an identity with the Nets team. Mikal will be the 2nd scoring option but he’s such a good team player he’ll do everything else as well
Eventually Mikal will become the third scoring option. The Nets have a promising rookie Dariq Whitehead, a top talent who has suffered injuries. This won't happen this season but over medium and long term Mikal will be able to focus on his defensive responsibilities while still being a vital scorer just not having to carry the team.
@@rolotomassi9586 I disagree, Mikal is a really efficient and smart scorer, still learning how to be “the guy”. He has potential to average 25ppg maybe even more.
@@indamaking Mikal can score 25ppg but my point is that last season after he became the main option he was not nearly as effective on defence. And as he was a DPOY runner-up we know he can be a premier two-way player. I'd rather have Mikal score a few less buckets per game if it meant he was focused on keeping opposition stars in check on D. Watching Mikal it is easy to see he has patience and smarts, he can score efficiently and he is going to be the leader of the Nets for the next five years at least.
@@zaydagoat6952 no but Thomas has his best plus minus with Sharpe and dsj on the floor and they are 2nd unit guys so I see why he is back off the bench. Cuz our starting lineup before just wasn't working
I’m a lsu fan so I follow the situation a bit more closely. Apparently he’s looked at as a valuable piece for the future and potential staring guard along with bridges, but they want him to work on his passing and defense. So benching him last year was telling him he needs to improve in those areas. According to lsu media, they want him to develop into a Kobe or kyrie. Basically cam has the scoring. Develop one of passing or defense.
I picked him up when the nets made that big trade and he went off.. then they completely just stopped playing a guy who scored 40 3 straight games, never seen that, crazy on the nets
Yesterday I went to the nets vs bucks game, the second NBA game that I ever attended (I live in Puerto Rico 🇵🇷) and Cam Thomas is HIM🔥 Sometimes when you watch a player play basketball you automatically realize that he got the “it” factor Thomas definitely has the it factor
Same I flew from Australia to watch the buck vs nets and I got a cam Thomas jersey that game 😮he dropped 45! I’m also going tonight to the clippers vs nets, cam Thomas is the next Steph curry
The problem with Thomas is that he has tunnel vision and his defense was really poor. Doesn't matter you're a great scorer if you have those huge problems. This year the story has been different. He still has big tunnel vision, but he's starting to take better decisions and he's making an effort on defense. Also, this year the Nets had a good defensive environment around Thomas, so he can take his time maturing as a player. I think he can be a great player (I also thought about Devin Booker) and he is already, but he needs to take some leaps in his not-so-good areas. If he does, he's a bonafide All-Star.
a very polarizing player. people who like pure scorers and iso ball love him but people who champion ball movement and setting up the team plays hate watching him play.
Tyrese Maxey has also majorly improved and dropped 50 points last night which is the highest in the NBA season so far. It will be interesting to see who wins the MIP this year between Cam Thomas and him.
Mikal was groomed to be a role player. Its hard to see him as the 1 option. Cam on on the other hand has 1st option DNA. Mentored by KD & Kyrie, proven winners 3 chips among them. I bet he learned a thing or 2. I use to hate Jack Vaughn "only for basketball reasons" but i have a feeling management was holding C.Thamas back; cause they wanted to lower his value so they don't have to pay him and be over the cap. If Steph Curry was never injured in the beginning of his career, he would have gotten the max...
Cam's got to work on his court vision and finding his teammates to get to that next level, but the dude's 22, he's got time and if he makes it, the Nets have a lot of potential.
All of this is true but the bottom line is that he is on one of the lowest contracts on the Nets , we can’t play him when we pay Ben and the rest of them the money we do . Just a sad case of the NBA being a business.
Mikal even said it himself after the Milwaukee game that Cam is their best scorer on their team if you’re first option says that than you got to be an idiot of a coach if they bench him if the teams starters are getting healthy again
The nets have been losing because at the end of games they don’t know how to close and look very unsure on what to do other than that is not cams fault I blame JV
The nets do better when he plays a lesser role. Check the +/- game logs. The guy is a decent scorer but doesn’t rebound or get assists. His defense is mid at best. If you can’t play defense in the league then you can’t make it on the floor for sustained amounts of time.
Oh my god! I'm the guy who made the Reddit post - addictivesign. Thanks for the shout-out. It's interesting you mention the post I made because I've noticed a lot of people online (and journalists) have picked up on the content of my post and while not everyone is referencing me and the data I dug up it seems to have changed the narrative among the NBA fans that actually dive deeply into content. Of course there are people who still repeat the specious argument about the Nets lose when Cam scores big but now it's simple to correct them with the right data and facts.
The answer to Cam’s minutes going down was simply that the Nets had to manage egos after the trade. You had Dinwiddie, Mills, Joe Harris, and Seth Curry still getting minutes and they probably didn’t want to bruise their egos. With 3 of those 4 guys gone, there’s more minutes for Cam and hopefully he continues to start even after Cam Johnson comes back.
Cam Thomas requires sky high usage to score this amount of points which is not conducive to winning. If you think he should start over Cameron Johnson and Dinwiddie you don’t know basketball.
Cam Thomas thrives when given the opportunity. Unfortunately, he came in when KD, Kyrie, and even Harden were on the team. When there’s an opportunity, like when there’s injuries on the starters, the coach/es unleashed him and let him do his thing. With injuries in the team early this season, he’s taking advantage of it and leads the team in scoring, taking the burden away from Mikal Bridges. Forget the win-loss record, major players were taking turns getting injured. When Cam injured by the dirty PJ Tucker, Clax and Cam Johnson came back. The Nets style of game changed too when Ben Simmons was out (still is at this moment).
He can score with the best of em, but the scoring doesnt translate to wins. Especially since he takes like 35 shots to get there. He took 16 3's the other day
2/4/24 CT is averaging 30ppg on 50/40/90 splits, but some how JV says he doesn't know if Cam will be a starter going forward right after he dropped 40 on Phi in a win
2.4 APG with a usage rate of 30 over 34 minutes is crazy. He is a black hole on offense - its pretty hard to imagine him turning into player like Booker who is actually a pretty good play maker.
Hes only in year 3 and this is kinda the first season he gets to develop his game because hes always been behind great players and didn’t get much playmaking. Also he doesn’t really get to distribute the ball to others since Ben Simmons and Dinwiddie are the primary playmakers here.
@@ballerboi4980black hole bc once he gets the ball, nobody else gets it…like how black holes suck things up and they never come out. He can score but he’s basically Michael “That Shot Looked Open to Me” Porter Jr if you made him more than half a foot shorter
I been saying since last year that the Nets got a star in their hands but for some reason they don't want him to become one. They are just holding him back.
Did the narrator realize how amazing those splits are on that volume of shots???? Like cam is the most disrespected scorer ever i dont get it… its not like Brooklyn has a chance to compete so of course the points seem empty
So what happens when the starters that are injured return? How is CT usage gonna look like? He can create his own shot, for sure, what about playing with the rest of the team?
@@opiniononion ok but if you watch he does play defense it’s not great but it’s there he just needs to pick up on something and plus the nets got def covered they need a scorer. It’s a good balance with cam and Ben on the court
@@nhandahooker the problem is good teams are good at finding mismatches and would just abuse a subpar defender. That's why he'll be a great second unit guy
Mikal Bridges is a little overrated but he would be a nice duo with thomas. I don’t think a team will ever win a chip with Mikal as your “best” player though
It was Coach Jacque Vaughn sent Cam Thomas to the Shadow Realm, not Adam Silver. JV wanted to shape Cam Thomas into a pass-first guard and elite defender rather than allowing Thomas to play to his scoring strengths,.
"His Shooting splits went down to 50/63/95 WHICH HONESTLY ARE STILL PRETTY GOOD SPLITS" Bro, what are you talking about? Those splits are absolutely insane. In those moments when you say stuff like that you sound like you don't know what you are talking about.
If one wants to win championship with guard as best players,, then those guards have to at Mike/Kobe/Steph level... or has insane talents around him ala Billups at Pistons or Parker at Spurs Thomas isn't enough ... now..... and probably for next 2-3 years... Ceiling still needs to be seen though
There is no reason why Dinwiddie can't be moved to the bench. Start Simmons, Thomas, Bridges, Cam Johnson, and Clax. You can afford to have one medicore defender on a lineup.
Can Thomas once said that he is a Kobe guy. And he wears #24. So I’m not surprised he is a scoring machine. As for his defence, well I guess nobody is perfect
He got his time coming up, business makes it so that the bigger investments play and get more value for their trade value, he gonna get the keys when they make the right moves and get a squad around him
He said 'no homo' on a postgame interview, think it was the 3rd game in that february streak. He got punished, quietly, but he got benched as a punishment for that off colour comment.
You know what the front office doing. They know he’s like that but they don’t want to have to pay if has the numbers. Same thing Gilbert Arena was saying what they do. They are going to pay Michal and limit Cam especially with the new CBA. Unless they trade Ben.
Me and boi been on cam for a long time and never knew why they were doing that to are mens but he can be really be a superstar he’s just going to get better over time
The Nets have too many young players and a young coach… He’s playing an AAU style game which is not gonna let one person shine every game cuz other players are gonna feel left out
as a nets fan, I don’t think that we will build around Cam Thomas. He is way too 1 dimensional but that doesn’t mean he can’t improve on his playmaking. Also he is way too inconsistent and lacks IQ. He is a more efficient Poole and he rarely shows up when truly needed. If we do decide on trading him I wanna build around a 2-way PG and claxton
That conclusion had me ROLLING!!!!! Truth be told Jac should of been let go when Nash left. Jac decided to make it Mikel’s team. So if Cam is traded to w/e that team will have his jersey retired there. Jac is not a good coach for this team.
My most recent take was that Jacque Vaughn was asked to tank last year after the trades but don’t make it obvious. At the time, after the trades I thought they were still punishing him for his controversial offensive hateful comment.
Or cam Thomas has a consistency/defence problem. Love when guys try to give certain guys love. They almost cover half and shove the rest of it under the rug so you can’t dispute it.
Member ppl was really disliking this young man for being able to just put the ball in the bucket. Then it was he can’t do it over a course of time Seems putting the ball in the hoop is effortless for the fella. Long career ahead of em cause the name of the game still and will always be U take the orange ball and put it threw that there hoop
Mans is good but we do see this ever so often with a player that pops with no pressure but can’t work in a proper offense. I like Cam though and hope that isn’t the case.
You constantly referring to your audience as gentlemen is cracking me up. I'm thinking am I not supposed to be here? lol Interesting video, I've been watching more nets games and he's been so fun to watch.
Your argument at the end doesnt make any sense. The brooklyn nets GM and HC are from the spurs. The spurs organization has always prioritized that players play both ends of the basketball and play within the flow of an unselfish ball movement oriented system. That's why thomas got DNPs early on. He himself acknowledged this summer that he put in the work to improve his defense and playmaking and worked with the coaching staff to improve. It's not about "f ing it up" it's about development. He just turned 22. Rather than just turning him into an automatic greenlight without much else to offer they're molding him. The team has a pretty good developmental track record going back to 2015. They know what they're doing and cam accepted the challenge hence why he's getting his mins now and he's better than he was back then
What will Cam Thomas do if teams started putting a defense scheme to him? Can he read the defense and make a good decision? Of course not! His eyes are always on the ring😂
@@NotGordbut his scoring overshadows that, and he’s an insanely gifted one at that. extremely crafty and can make shots at any angle. the turnovers would be an easy fix as he plays more, and his defense has gotten better, not average but just enough for him to stay in front of someone.
As a nets fan I can tell you...he seemed hard headed and not really coachable his first year ....this year he seems to have matured and be more for the team overall ..that's why he was benched
IMO: Cam Thomas is a pretty lackluster defender and cant playmake that great. His minutes dropped off in March as they were trying to figure things out. Now, you have four amazing defenders (Mikal, Clax, Simmons, and DFS), and so the nets can afford to lose that bit of defending in exchange for offensive talent. That is the reason why he is getting more minutes.
if you really dont know its that hes a prototype 6th man type player. the michael beasly. scoring is not the issue its pace, game flow etc. just cause you have the highest percentage to score doesnt mean its alwasy the best choice. others need touches to make the game flow and get comfortable later when they need to knock down shots. you need different types of offense to keep defenses honest. its like when prime cp3 could in theory have the best % by taking every shot since he was damn near unstoppable. but what made him so good is that he didnt shoot. not that he did. guys like mike beasly eric gordon lou will these dudes can score any time they wanted too. but thats really it. if the game needed to be slowed down they really couldnt. and if they are on the court you kinda just have to give them the ball because they can score and they cant really be cold for too long. when u talk about on the playground. or 1v1 these dudes are the best of the best. but organized ball is just different' im surprised you haven't noticed it, if you watch games it very apparent. and like in playoffs its even more inefficient when nba players start trying on defense
The Nets are 3-4 with a w/l differential of -.3. They had been in each of those losses until pretty much the final seconds
Plus having a a lot of key injuries to Clayton and Johnson
Still got Simmons so I ain't expecting much sorry bro XD. He is performing better though than recent so I halfway kid here.
Along with being 3-4, atleast we know that this team is capable of winning those close crunch time games where the game can be decided by one possession. This would be very different if we were 1-6 or 2-5. I’m not worried at all yet given with what we got
thats what im saying! they lost to some solid teams but were in the game the entire time up until the end. While they did lose, they have the ability to win... Brooklyn might fuck around win the whole thing this year
Cam Thomas is a problem
Facts
Cam has a problem, he is a minus on the D.
He'll be back on the bench with garbage minutes when Dinwiddie gets back
@@ghsense2626 not garbo minutes, but around 20-24 per bc spence is much better D-wise
@@ghsense2626dinwiddie been back for like 3 games dummy they not taking cam out the starting lineup
Not going to lie, if the nets keep starting him for now on. He’s going to have at least 15-
20 more 30 pieces this year. 😭💯
Definitely agree with this because he'll be the number one option and Cam will start attacking the basket and will be getting a favourable whistle so he'll get a lot of easy points off FTs.
It's because he said "no homo" in an interview . Literally that's why
People also gotta realize that Nicolas Claxton, a dpoy caliber player has been injured this season which is a big reason why they’ve lost these close games
Also Cam Johnson their primary 3point sharpshooter has been injured all season
Well its also like the first few weeks of the season, most of the good teams are seeming mid tier currently
nick claxton dpoy caliber player??LMAO....he good at blocking shots...but his defense straight garbage...he too skinny defend real centers one on one,and he too dumb,so he allways jumps on every pump fake
Yeah lol when Clax and Johnson are back Cam will be getting no minutes again. Maybe because his not actually that good, it’s hard for a team to play someone who only does one thing well.
@@DownTownBrown9797 you don’t know ball and your other comments heavily shows that but pop off i guess
I would run the offense through Cam. It will develop his game more and build an identity with the Nets team. Mikal will be the 2nd scoring option but he’s such a good team player he’ll do everything else as well
Eventually Mikal will become the third scoring option. The Nets have a promising rookie Dariq Whitehead, a top talent who has suffered injuries. This won't happen this season but over medium and long term Mikal will be able to focus on his defensive responsibilities while still being a vital scorer just not having to carry the team.
@@rolotomassi9586 I disagree, Mikal is a really efficient and smart scorer, still learning how to be “the guy”. He has potential to average 25ppg maybe even more.
@@indamaking Mikal can score 25ppg but my point is that last season after he became the main option he was not nearly as effective on defence. And as he was a DPOY runner-up we know he can be a premier two-way player. I'd rather have Mikal score a few less buckets per game if it meant he was focused on keeping opposition stars in check on D. Watching Mikal it is easy to see he has patience and smarts, he can score efficiently and he is going to be the leader of the Nets for the next five years at least.
dariq whitehead was projhected as a top 5 pick before he had an injury last yr bro. His ceiling is higher than mikal@@indamaking
@@rolotomassi9586 why can’t he do both? Like at the career arcs of Paul George and Kawhi
He isn't gonna disappear in the lineup anymore cuz his defense is good now. Hence why he is getting 30+ minutes now
Didn’t age well
@@zaydagoat6952 no but Thomas has his best plus minus with Sharpe and dsj on the floor and they are 2nd unit guys so I see why he is back off the bench. Cuz our starting lineup before just wasn't working
bro Cam Thomas been doing this every playoffs and been staying benched, its been confusing the last 2 years. glad to see him starting now
I’m a lsu fan so I follow the situation a bit more closely. Apparently he’s looked at as a valuable piece for the future and potential staring guard along with bridges, but they want him to work on his passing and defense. So benching him last year was telling him he needs to improve in those areas. According to lsu media, they want him to develop into a Kobe or kyrie. Basically cam has the scoring. Develop one of passing or defense.
I picked him up when the nets made that big trade and he went off.. then they completely just stopped playing a guy who scored 40 3 straight games, never seen that, crazy on the nets
Yesterday I went to the nets vs bucks game, the second NBA game that I ever attended (I live in Puerto Rico 🇵🇷) and Cam Thomas is HIM🔥
Sometimes when you watch a player play basketball you automatically realize that he got the “it” factor
Thomas definitely has the it factor
Same I flew from Australia to watch the buck vs nets and I got a cam Thomas jersey that game 😮he dropped 45!
I’m also going tonight to the clippers vs nets, cam Thomas is the next Steph curry
The problem with Thomas is that he has tunnel vision and his defense was really poor. Doesn't matter you're a great scorer if you have those huge problems. This year the story has been different. He still has big tunnel vision, but he's starting to take better decisions and he's making an effort on defense. Also, this year the Nets had a good defensive environment around Thomas, so he can take his time maturing as a player. I think he can be a great player (I also thought about Devin Booker) and he is already, but he needs to take some leaps in his not-so-good areas. If he does, he's a bonafide All-Star.
Doesn’t matter he can be elite offensive player & can develop those extras
@@Grind2Excellence That's what I said xD
@@CarlosMartinez-tt4qp I just read your first sentence and jumped the gun lol
@@Grind2Excellence No problem. It could happen to anyone ;)
a very polarizing player. people who like pure scorers and iso ball love him but people who champion ball movement and setting up the team plays hate watching him play.
Tyrese Maxey has also majorly improved and dropped 50 points last night which is the highest in the NBA season so far. It will be interesting to see who wins the MIP this year between Cam Thomas and him.
one thing Ive noticed is that he scores very easily.
Mikal was groomed to be a role player. Its hard to see him as the 1 option. Cam on on the other hand has 1st option DNA. Mentored by KD & Kyrie, proven winners 3 chips among them. I bet he learned a thing or 2.
I use to hate Jack Vaughn "only for basketball reasons" but i have a feeling management was holding C.Thamas back; cause they wanted to lower his value so they don't have to pay him and be over the cap. If Steph Curry was never injured in the beginning of his career, he would have gotten the max...
His defense was pretty bad his first two years. He's improved a lot of that side of the ball and giving a lot more effort.
Cam's got to work on his court vision and finding his teammates to get to that next level, but the dude's 22, he's got time and if he makes it, the Nets have a lot of potential.
When Nic Claxton comes back will get way more defensive rebounds, I was at the bucks game and we realy struggled with that
All of this is true but the bottom line is that he is on one of the lowest contracts on the Nets , we can’t play him when we pay Ben and the rest of them the money we do . Just a sad case of the NBA being a business.
If the nets kept only kyrie they could of been really amazing, they didn't get much from that trade
holy shit!! jimmy highroller alt!! dope stuff!
Mikal even said it himself after the Milwaukee game that Cam is their best scorer on their team if you’re first option says that than you got to be an idiot of a coach if they bench him if the teams starters are getting healthy again
in 2k its much more fun playing against an AI that goes for 40+ than a championship ball movement team in the game for some reason
Interesting to see this team in particular this season
The nets have been losing because at the end of games they don’t know how to close and look very unsure on what to do other than that is not cams fault I blame JV
The nets do better when he plays a lesser role. Check the +/- game logs. The guy is a decent scorer but doesn’t rebound or get assists. His defense is mid at best. If you can’t play defense in the league then you can’t make it on the floor for sustained amounts of time.
Oh my god! I'm the guy who made the Reddit post - addictivesign. Thanks for the shout-out.
It's interesting you mention the post I made because I've noticed a lot of people online (and journalists) have picked up on the content of my post and while not everyone is referencing me and the data I dug up it seems to have changed the narrative among the NBA fans that actually dive deeply into content.
Of course there are people who still repeat the specious argument about the Nets lose when Cam scores big but now it's simple to correct them with the right data and facts.
Do u have a RUclips channel?
i’m so glad you saw this video, that post was amazing and i had to shout you out man. You were definitely a big part of my video for sure🖤
@@Bluemudphoenix No, maybe one day.
@@SpexMediaGreat content, I'll be subscribing.
Been saying since last season if get consistent he will be a top player..
If you watch him play, he plays at his own speed and just has a knack for scoring. It feels like he can get a bucket at any time.
The answer to Cam’s minutes going down was simply that the Nets had to manage egos after the trade. You had Dinwiddie, Mills, Joe Harris, and Seth Curry still getting minutes and they probably didn’t want to bruise their egos.
With 3 of those 4 guys gone, there’s more minutes for Cam and hopefully he continues to start even after Cam Johnson comes back.
Cam Thomas requires sky high usage to score this amount of points which is not conducive to winning. If you think he should start over Cameron Johnson and Dinwiddie you don’t know basketball.
Dinwiddie? Lol check his efficiency he’s a worse version of cam Thomas
@@DownTownBrown9797who gives af … every star requires usage …. Wtf
Nets should get cam payne also so that they will cam three times each game
Cam Thomas thrives when given the opportunity. Unfortunately, he came in when KD, Kyrie, and even Harden were on the team. When there’s an opportunity, like when there’s injuries on the starters, the coach/es unleashed him and let him do his thing. With injuries in the team early this season, he’s taking advantage of it and leads the team in scoring, taking the burden away from Mikal Bridges. Forget the win-loss record, major players were taking turns getting injured. When Cam injured by the dirty PJ Tucker, Clax and Cam Johnson came back. The Nets style of game changed too when Ben Simmons was out (still is at this moment).
CAM'S INJURY: The dirty PJ Tucker is RIGHT!!!
He can score with the best of em, but the scoring doesnt translate to wins. Especially since he takes like 35 shots to get there. He took 16 3's the other day
cam johnson injury is the only reason he's gotten consistent minutes...
He should take cam Johnson’s spot in the starting lineup nets would be stupid af to put cam Thomas back on the bench
He’s like a mix of Derrick Rose and Chauncey Billups
As a nets fan I see this as an absolute win❤
2/4/24 CT is averaging 30ppg on 50/40/90 splits, but some how JV says he doesn't know if Cam will be a starter going forward right after he dropped 40 on Phi in a win
2.4 APG with a usage rate of 30 over 34 minutes is crazy. He is a black hole on offense - its pretty hard to imagine him turning into player like Booker who is actually a pretty good play maker.
Hes only in year 3 and this is kinda the first season he gets to develop his game because hes always been behind great players and didn’t get much playmaking. Also he doesn’t really get to distribute the ball to others since Ben Simmons and Dinwiddie are the primary playmakers here.
who hes supposed to pass to lol. hes basically the best player on the team on offense alongside mikal.
a black hole averaging 29 a game on decent efficiency? hmmmm
@@ballerboi4980 yes
@@ballerboi4980black hole bc once he gets the ball, nobody else gets it…like how black holes suck things up and they never come out. He can score but he’s basically Michael “That Shot Looked Open to Me” Porter Jr if you made him more than half a foot shorter
still consistent 2 weeks later
9:07 PERFECTLY SAID. Earned a subscriber
all cam thomas needed was minutes
Claxton and cam johnskn have missed all these games which is a huge reason there 3 and 4
I been saying since last year that the Nets got a star in their hands but for some reason they don't want him to become one. They are just holding him back.
Did the narrator realize how amazing those splits are on that volume of shots???? Like cam is the most disrespected scorer ever i dont get it… its not like Brooklyn has a chance to compete so of course the points seem empty
So what happens when the starters that are injured return? How is CT usage gonna look like? He can create his own shot, for sure, what about playing with the rest of the team?
I mean u nailed it. Nba was like "he's not one of our super stars don't let him play"
Says I know it’s early in the season anything can happen…. Day later….. hurt* only out a couple weeks but hopefully he comes back strong💪
Great content. Subbed. Love Cam Thomas and hope he has a big career.
The NBA and even the nfl this year are really competitive at most levels. Lots of development
ohhh a video about a raising alternative player, refreshing!
Give Rashad Phillips credit because he called this leading up to the draft…
He's a real gunner with bad defense and passing. Could be great 6 man on a good team
Bro is how old? Those things can be learned
@@nhandahooker name 2 players that was known for having bad defense and "learned" to play great defense
@@opiniononion ok but if you watch he does play defense it’s not great but it’s there he just needs to pick up on something and plus the nets got def covered they need a scorer. It’s a good balance with cam and Ben on the court
@@nhandahooker the problem is good teams are good at finding mismatches and would just abuse a subpar defender. That's why he'll be a great second unit guy
@@opiniononiondoesn’t have to play “great” defense just passable defense
Mikal Bridges is a little overrated but he would be a nice duo with thomas. I don’t think a team will ever win a chip with Mikal as your “best” player though
U can tell bro only looks at stats not the game
It was Coach Jacque Vaughn sent Cam Thomas to the Shadow Realm, not Adam Silver. JV wanted to shape Cam Thomas into a pass-first guard and elite defender rather than allowing Thomas to play to his scoring strengths,.
Cam is cold AF. I’ve never seen this guys show any emotion in my life. Pretty sure him and Kawhi came out of the same factory lmao.
I’ve noticed two things about cam Thomas. 1. He can score on anyone. 2. Anyone can score on him. It’s Brandon Jennings all over again.
"His Shooting splits went down to 50/63/95 WHICH HONESTLY ARE STILL PRETTY GOOD SPLITS" Bro, what are you talking about? Those splits are absolutely insane. In those moments when you say stuff like that you sound like you don't know what you are talking about.
i said that bc people tried to say he was inefficient. ik how crazy those shooting splits are but i said it like that to reiterate how crazy it is
Cam caught some heat for saying no homo after one them games as well
If one wants to win championship with guard as best players,, then those guards have to at Mike/Kobe/Steph level...
or has insane talents around him ala Billups at Pistons or Parker at Spurs
Thomas isn't enough ... now..... and probably for next 2-3 years...
Ceiling still needs to be seen though
There is no reason why Dinwiddie can't be moved to the bench.
Start Simmons, Thomas, Bridges, Cam Johnson, and Clax. You can afford to have one medicore defender on a lineup.
Can Thomas once said that he is a Kobe guy. And he wears #24. So I’m not surprised he is a scoring machine. As for his defence, well I guess nobody is perfect
He got his time coming up, business makes it so that the bigger investments play and get more value for their trade value, he gonna get the keys when they make the right moves and get a squad around him
He’s tuff man
He said 'no homo' on a postgame interview, think it was the 3rd game in that february streak. He got punished, quietly, but he got benched as a punishment for that off colour comment.
You know what the front office doing. They know he’s like that but they don’t want to have to pay if has the numbers. Same thing Gilbert Arena was saying what they do. They are going to pay Michal and limit Cam especially with the new CBA. Unless they trade Ben.
Me and boi been on cam for a long time and never knew why they were doing that to are mens but he can be really be a superstar he’s just going to get better over time
Honestly might return to YT just to make a video on Jacob Vaugne
The Nets have too many young players and a young coach… He’s playing an AAU style game which is not gonna let one person shine every game cuz other players are gonna feel left out
as a nets fan, I don’t think that we will build around Cam Thomas. He is way too 1 dimensional but that doesn’t mean he can’t improve on his playmaking. Also he is way too inconsistent and lacks IQ. He is a more efficient Poole and he rarely shows up when truly needed. If we do decide on trading him I wanna build around a 2-way PG and claxton
That conclusion had me ROLLING!!!!! Truth be told Jac should of been let go when Nash left. Jac decided to make it Mikel’s team. So if Cam is traded to w/e that team will have his jersey retired there. Jac is not a good coach for this team.
My most recent take was that Jacque Vaughn was asked to tank last year after the trades but don’t make it obvious. At the time, after the trades I thought they were still punishing him for his controversial offensive hateful comment.
Cam Thomas is a better version of Jordan Poole, cause at least he hits the shots he takes.
Or cam Thomas has a consistency/defence problem. Love when guys try to give certain guys love. They almost cover half and shove the rest of it under the rug so you can’t dispute it.
my favorite pick up on my fantasy for sure
Member ppl was really disliking this young man for being able to just put the ball in the bucket. Then it was he can’t do it over a course of time
Seems putting the ball in the hoop is effortless for the fella. Long career ahead of em cause the name of the game still and will always be
U take the orange ball and put it threw that there hoop
The Nets young core is pretty scary 🫣
Mans is good but we do see this ever so often with a player that pops with no pressure but can’t work in a proper offense. I like Cam though and hope that isn’t the case.
He was the best scorer of his draft class.
Calling devin booker a great 2 way player is crazy 😂😂
i think we all know the reason he got relegated is bcus of that interview he did after one of his 40pt performances where he said no h_mo.
he got injured now the nets gonna put him back on the bench 😢
I guess he’s not part of the NBA script they’re purposely trying to hold him back
tunnel vision and 0 defense, the nba is fine
Cam Thomas is putting up my career numbers.
You constantly referring to your audience as gentlemen is cracking me up. I'm thinking am I not supposed to be here? lol
Interesting video, I've been watching more nets games and he's been so fun to watch.
gentleman is just how i address my audience that subs to the channel. man or women you are dope as hell for checking me out😂😂
Your argument at the end doesnt make any sense. The brooklyn nets GM and HC are from the spurs. The spurs organization has always prioritized that players play both ends of the basketball and play within the flow of an unselfish ball movement oriented system. That's why thomas got DNPs early on. He himself acknowledged this summer that he put in the work to improve his defense and playmaking and worked with the coaching staff to improve. It's not about "f ing it up" it's about development. He just turned 22. Rather than just turning him into an automatic greenlight without much else to offer they're molding him. The team has a pretty good developmental track record going back to 2015. They know what they're doing and cam accepted the challenge hence why he's getting his mins now and he's better than he was back then
This is a perfect example of giving the coaches no choice but play him because he is just better than everybody..
What will Cam Thomas do if teams started putting a defense scheme to him? Can he read the defense and make a good decision? Of course not! His eyes are always on the ring😂
I love him so much and he so underrated 2k got this man at a 74ovr
82 ovr should be 89
Cam is proving that NBA players are a level above anyone else ik the basketball world
he only averages 2 assist a game ,nd 1 and a half turnovers and plays no defense, and as long as he plays that way the nets will keep losing games
Your acting like 1 and a half turnovers is bad.
@@NotGord it is because he barely passes the ball
@@NotGordbut his scoring overshadows that, and he’s an insanely gifted one at that. extremely crafty and can make shots at any angle. the turnovers would be an easy fix as he plays more, and his defense has gotten better, not average but just enough for him to stay in front of someone.
Point you didn’t make but is relevant. The Nets are 7-0 against the spread. They are statistically over performing according to vegas
As a nets fan I can tell you...he seemed hard headed and not really coachable his first year ....this year he seems to have matured and be more for the team overall ..that's why he was benched
I think it had something to do with when he said no homo in a post game interview
when should he have said it?
oh my goodness a spex banger ❤
I did not know cam thomas was cooking like that
Bro 73.3% efficiency, I thought he would have 50% 😂
IMO: Cam Thomas is a pretty lackluster defender and cant playmake that great. His minutes dropped off in March as they were trying to figure things out. Now, you have four amazing defenders (Mikal, Clax, Simmons, and DFS), and so the nets can afford to lose that bit of defending in exchange for offensive talent. That is the reason why he is getting more minutes.
if you really dont know its that hes a prototype 6th man type player. the michael beasly. scoring is not the issue its pace, game flow etc. just cause you have the highest percentage to score doesnt mean its alwasy the best choice. others need touches to make the game flow and get comfortable later when they need to knock down shots. you need different types of offense to keep defenses honest.
its like when prime cp3 could in theory have the best % by taking every shot since he was damn near unstoppable. but what made him so good is that he didnt shoot. not that he did. guys like mike beasly eric gordon lou will these dudes can score any time they wanted too. but thats really it. if the game needed to be slowed down they really couldnt. and if they are on the court you kinda just have to give them the ball because they can score and they cant really be cold for too long.
when u talk about on the playground. or 1v1 these dudes are the best of the best. but organized ball is just different'
im surprised you haven't noticed it, if you watch games it very apparent. and like in playoffs its even more inefficient when nba players start trying on defense
What did he mean by
Adam sliver shutting him down ?
Sucks how the Nets have treated him for no reason
the crazy thing is before he dropped dem 40 pieces that nigga was doin it on 2k i was like who df is dis nigga😂😂😂