Sharcm1 wrote:Marvin Martian wrote:Sharcm1 wrote:I’m really starting to get annoyed by people who constantly defend JVs decisions with Cam t by saying he doesn’t play defense. The whole starting line up plays crap defense. Spencer allows everyone to get by him. Bridges tries by put to be honest I’m not seeing this great defensive player they made him out to be. Johnson is horrible at it although he is playing out of position. Nic is the only on who plays well on defense but his d isn’t as good as last season.
Cam doesn’t play because they are trying so desperately to push this idea that bridges and Johnson are star players. It’s that simple. But they are very good role players. Number 2 and 3 guys. Not stars. Not leading scorers. Cam has the potential to be that. But for the past 3 years all they have done is hold him back from it.
Cam doesn't play because he is not a good fit with the starters. He has a limited skillset, so he doesn't compliment a team that is in desperate need of playmaking, defense and rebounding.
Sure he can score, but scoring had never been easier in the NBA. The Nets are a bottom 10 defense and we are like 14-1 when we hold opponents to under 120 points. We need to shift our focus to defending and not trying to win shootouts
Doesn’t fit with the starters but then you go back to defense at the end. Is it both? The defense thing is addressed in my post. The not fitting with the starters is because they aren’t using him correctly. Many many games this year the nets lost in the final mins of the games because they had a lead and then couldn’t score. And in all of those games cam was on the bench in the last 2 or 3 mins until they already blew their lead and JV put him back in to try to win.
Everyone talks about defense. Defense is very important to winning in the league but so is offense. A good offense will beat any defense in the league. Players like curry and Durant prove that every day. If you have good offense then yes defense is the most important thing. But if your offense is as streaky as this teams it’s more important. They almost lost to the damn pistons last night.
The simple fact is this team wants to prove that they got stars in return for Durant. And while I like bridges and Johnson they aren’t star players. They are role players and you can’t make them into stars. They are very good role players but just that. Cam has his limitations. But he has gotten better defensively and offensively. He is doing it efficiently. He doesn’t just chuck up shots. He is usually. 50 percent or better from the field. While bridges keep chucking up shots and missing. But cam goes to the bench.
Did you fall asleep during the in season tournament final when the red hot offensive juggernaut Pacers got folded up by the bigger, more defensive minded Lakers who were ice cold shooting the basketball?
Oh and Curry and Durant couldn't win squat without a healthy and engaged Draymond Green.
Championship basketball starts on the defensive end of the floor