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This kid deserves his own thread. He was even playing some sneaky good defense tonight:
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He was good tonight. Not trying to hate but in general he bites on everything and gets beat 1v1 defense every time. If hes not hitting threes hes not offering much (except tonight). Lakers series they were hunting him and nobody talked about that
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same. I think he eventually makes Bridges expendable when we need to use him as a big piece of a trade for our next PGOTF for the next era of title contention post-CP3.
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Cam was light out lookin like thunder dan!! Amazing gm
Where are the SAVANTS that wanted Crowder to play over CamJ because the former was so much better?
Krangodnzr
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James Jones has proven to be an almost genius team builder, parlaying gambles into more sure things.
I liked the Cam pick because that's what I saw, giving up on more of a gamble for more of sure things (Johnson and Saric). Jones has been proven right.
My thing with looking at BBall players coming out of the draft is that I want a guy that has one NBA trait that he can hang his hat on right away. Cam was a lights out shooter so I was confident he'd get some PT. Well I didn't think he would be as feisty on defense, and he is turning into a legit good player.
I liked the Cam pick because that's what I saw, giving up on more of a gamble for more of sure things (Johnson and Saric). Jones has been proven right.
My thing with looking at BBall players coming out of the draft is that I want a guy that has one NBA trait that he can hang his hat on right away. Cam was a lights out shooter so I was confident he'd get some PT. Well I didn't think he would be as feisty on defense, and he is turning into a legit good player.
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Blasphemy LOL....but you might be right here. Bridges is just such a damn good glue guy, but I'm more confident in Cam's shooting ability and I think he can turn into a decent fourth scorer and plus defender. I'm not confident Bridges will ever be a decent fourth scorer even though he's a near elite defender.
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i also think Sarver is going to draw the line at taking bajillions out of his wallet at some point this summer after forking over a MAX to Ayton and 100/3 for CP3. So unless Bridges is happy with something in the 13-15 million dollar range, I see him as the odd man out of a growing payroll moving forward.
Not unless Cam makes huge leaps with his defense. Bridges despite his offensive struggles has played lock down defense multiple times. Plus the Suns go how Bridges goes. The Suns are 10-1 in the playoffs when Bridges scores in double figures. Bridges doing it on both ends is devastating to other teams. Cam is not even close to the defender Bridges is. I love Cam but not over Bridges at this stage in his career.
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Bridges is likely to be overpaid, and could end up being that guy who gets too much and has a bad contract for 3-5 years, and then ends up being a bargain player closer to the end of his career.
I'm confident that Jones will make the right call because he has probably 80% of the time so far. Even trading away Warren WITH assets looks good now, because it cleared the cap to make future moves.
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yup. Total agreeement.
Krangodnzr
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Offense > defense in the NBA. I know this isn't always true, but I think I'd rather have a plus scorer who is a decent defender over a plus defender who is decent on offense. I think Cam will be a better offensive player long term, and I think he will also be cheaper than Bridges.
No no and no. Almost every NBA analyst has said the opposite. Almost universally they have said the biggest reason for the Suns turnaround and run is defense. I 100% agree. That doesn't mean offensive isn't really important. However, the Suns defense is absolutely why we are here. The Suns have been able to put up points before. The biggest change was being a top 5 to 10 defense all season long. We have NEVER had that and here we are.
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Yep. What guy is out there that will be in his mid 30s in a couple years?
. In all seriousness.. I've mentioned it before, but I'm down for this line of thinking. Easier said than done. But I want maturity out there from my floor manager. A guy with one foot in the door and the other out. Elder Nash and CP have me convinced. Jmo
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Yep. We all know Sarver at some point gets the "sweats". You might very well be right. I just think the team is weaker defensively where Cam is at right now. Maybe he will make a leap. Heck....Ayton did.
I found that quite interesting when the announcers were discussing how Cam graduated in 3 years then transferred for his masters and continued to play because he had eligibility left. I may have heard that before but it didn't stick in my head. Makes more sense why he was an older player when drafted.
Yep, Jones is turning out to be a team building genius. Cam Johnson and Mikal Bridges are so poised at such a young age maybe partly due to their college championship experience.
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I just want to say that I LOVE Cam Johnson as a player and I hope to see him wearing the Suns colors for a long time. I like his ability as a shooter, his athleticism, his attitude... and the awesome dunk he did in game 3...a masterpiece!!!!!
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Any word on what it was when he went down?
