Cam Thomas on if he was frustrated to come off the bench tonight as a shorthanded Nets team lost to the Rockets: “No comment.” Rookie SG Drake Powell started instead of Thomas.
Poor attitude, doesn’t pass, doesn’t play defense. Dude sounds like a real coaches dream.
Not even Jordi Jesus can fix him. Cam is genuinely stuck in his ways
He scored 21 pts on 13 shots and was the only player with a positive +/-
He wasn’t the problem
Shooting 42% on 16 FGA and below 3 APG, he may not have been the problem this game but he’s generally the problem
He’s a problem not the problem on a team that is trying to lose and has little to no long term talent. Hard to really blame him. He’s on the QO now because the nets didn’t want to extend him and trying to put up numbers for his next contract. He’s not a great player by any stretch but it’s easy to see why he would be frustrated here
Yeah fine. He’s not a winning player or maybe even a rotation player on a championship team. But there are definitely other problems the Nets are facing
Yea he’s delusional
Cam is the least of their problem. Look at that team. If you watch the games he makes passes to guys that can’t hit shots. Hes being scapegoated for how bad the team is because him and mpj are the only shot makers
Doesn’t change that he’s a shitty teammate and arguably doesn’t contribute positively to winning games
He still is. Just because he happened to make shots tonight doesn’t change his 1 dimensionality and overall playstyle.
He’s not the solution either
Very much a problem. No doubt at all Cam Thomas can get a bucket but it doesn’t change the fact he can’t contribute much else to a winning team. He’s a shot chucker on a bad team, plays no defense, and refuses to pass the ball.
Everyone in the NBA can score points
Unless it’s a LOT of points, like Luka
Luka passes the ball as well
He cooked the wolves.
Ok
Don’t forget inefficient too
Dude is the coach’s daughter. A gym skipping, eat your lunch out type of guy.
i can’t speak for every game, but tonight he was playing good defense on durant. every time they matched up he played with a ton of effort on him.
Also he’s soft as hell. Zach Lowe made the lightest and most fair criticism of him and he lost his mind over it
He look frozen
According to some ex players the nets were dicks for not giving him a big deal
He might be this generations Mike James
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🤡clown
That sounds pretty racist to me
I am confusion
When everything is racist, nothing is
Wow man you’re spot on 🤯, good work
I like how you’re comment right before this was “Me when a white person tried to give me advice:” lmao
What are you on about. Defensive performance is related to race? Lmao
He is way better as a 6th man than a starter, change my mind
Note: I checked if the title is genuine, it is not.
He was asked if it was frustrating to see him the Rockets make a run while he is on the bench, because the team was +2 at the time he was in the game (only player with a positive +/- for the Nets, btw)
The reporter was trying to bait him to diss his team
Reporter was baiting him for sure. Cam probably could’ve given a more political answer than no comment, but cam gonna cam.
What he’s better at goes out the window when the team is injured and probably tanking. I think Cam is probably not a winning player but it also seems like he has a right to be upset at not starting in this specific case.
Hes an inefficient chucker who doesnt pass
When he gets the ball he doesnt ever give it up
My 2k rec teammates
It’s been 5 years and nothing has changed with him whether it’s his play style shitty attitude and inflated sense of self
He actually passes but guys can’t make shots. Can only see so many guys not score until he takes it upon himself
lol he averages 2 assists per game as a guard. He does not pass
Good SG average 4-6 assists, while role-playing guards could be in the 2-3 APG range. Cam Thomas role isn’t a play making guard. And you don’t seem to have understood my comment when I said he passes and guys can’t hit shots which means he doesn’t get an assist
Nets are not actively tanking like that.
Not right now but overall this year may be looked back upon as a tank year
Starting is over rated, he played 22mins, only 1 player played over 26mins. Could he have used more time, probably, but the starters played 26, 25, 23, 29 and 25mins so acting like he coming in as 6th man is an affront is stupid.
Literally. Bro is a Jordan Clarkson disciple
But the Knicks actually got Jordan Clarkson to pass the ball. Clarkson knows NY don’t play that shit and had to straighten up real quick.
He hasn’t consistently been a 6th Man for like 2 years.
The Nets are not good enough to be playing him at sixth man.
Powell might be a good player someday, but why would play him over Cam in the starting lineup when your best scorer is out?
Powell will be here post deadline and Cam wont and getting reps vs a Playoff team is good for Powell’s development.
Cam Thomas, as a rookie, showed he didn’t give a shit about Steve Nash’s advices on how to improve his game. He even rolled his eyes, in disdain, when asked about it by a reporter. Steve Fucking Nash wasn’t able to convince Cam Thomas he should work some aspects of his game to become a more complete player and usefull on a NBA level. Jordi Fernandez probably having a HARD time coaching this kid.
Yeah, that was so crazy.
Worst kind of player to root for, the divas. If you’re gonna act like that, at least have something to back it up.
I wish he was drafted by a team that backs its coach, like the Spurs or the Heat, so that his ass would’ve had gotten chewed out (giggity) when he gets disrespectful. But alas, thrown into a team with KD and Kyrie, poor leaders who also disrespected Nash, ain’t exactly the best environment for a youngin
Kyrie (and KD for that matter) for all his controversies off-court gotta be one of the worst on-court role models for score-first guards - not his fault - because he’ll show them that they can gain a cult following by being an all-time aesthetically pleasing scorer/shot creator and they won’t take after a lick of his passing/playmaking ability because “Kyrie could really score 60 every game if he wanted to” is the challenge they want to take themselves every time they take the court
Got a link to that? I’ve never seen that one
https://youtube.com/shorts/PJSjRNQupp0?si=fDIdFaydkYfAjQ74
Bro really rolled his eyes at that. Cam would be lucky to even have half the career that Steve Nash had
Half the career is one MVP. He’ll be at best 8% of Nash’s career.
Half of Steve Nash career is still a HOF player. I don’t think Cam is even sniffing the hall. He would be considered a good career if he qualifies for the league pension
shit says 5-17 FG
holy fuck, those teeth
Yeah same
Well if that type of criticism is warranted for Cam Thomas….and it sure as hell is, then it is also warranted for this sub’s darling, LeBron James, after he did something similar when Larry Bird was giving a motivational speech just before an All Star game a couple of seasons back.
bro. An all-star game?
please log off
Eh? I feel like you fundamentally misunderstand what’s going on, in a few ways.
Steve Nash, the multiple time MVP winner, having his advice - and more importantly coaching - blown off by a guy who’s played 16 career playoff minutes is what we’re talking about.
What you’re talking about is a top 2 all timer rolling his eyes at an attempted motivational speech from a top 10 all timer.
You see how those are not the same, right? Cam has infinitely more to learn from Nash than Bron does from Bird, nevermind the fact that Nash was literally his coach.
Bad example. Nash and the team didn’t vibe
Okay? I wouldnt get along w kanye but if he offered me pointers on getting better at music id for sure take it. Its steve freakin Nash, 2 time mvp and HOF point guard. Cam doesnt have to like him to acknoledge he probably knows what hes talking about in regards to helping cam improve as a player
Tbh seems like Kanye has destroyed the part of his brain that made good music with nitrous
Good lord, can you people not get so caught in semantics and minutia? Like they made a good point about no matter the flaws, a prospect should listen to a well established expert in the field. Like my god man, this thread is so fully of nitpicky nonsense and missing the actual point. Yes, Kanye sucks, but yes, any hip hop beatmaking apprentice should still listen to his advice about the actual craft. Like come on, you know what they were saying
Sometimes, it’s right message, wrong person. (Even if they are correct).
Draymond and KD the fallout vs the clips , Draymond was right but he was the wrong person.
Nash is great (as a player), but (as a coach) only Durant had an open ear to him
if a 2x mvp and one of the best offensive players ever tells u how to do something u should probably listen
Us when black people don’t take the advice.
Cam Thomas definitely doesn’t seem like the most fun player to play with lol
I imagine that being on a dogshit team for 3 straight years isn’t exactly conducive to happiness
He was a pouty little bitch when KD and Harden were there too
Nets weren’t exactly an ideal image of chemistry in those years either lol.
Those clowns suggesting they don’t need a coach maybe had a lasting impression on Thomas. He was fcking eyerolling when Nash asked him to pass more.
Still have to hold yourself to a certain standard regardless of what’s happening around you
Doesn’t seem to have turned Claxton into a little shit, and he’s been there longer
yes…. because they have a pouty bitch on their squad bringing the chemistry down
Kyrie Irving being a nut, Harden wanting out, and Steve Nash being in over his head isn’t exactly the kind of locker room I’d want to be starting out in in my first years in the NBA
Is Cam Thomas a toddler or should he have some agency into his behavior?
Definitely some agency, but I think we have to give leeway to 19 and 20 year olds who were hot shit their whole lives. If they don’t have good coaches or mentors (like Horford with Boston, CP3 with OKC), then it isn’t unexpected they turn out this way.
Once you are already working and getting paid, no such thing as leeway just like how workers who get paid much less. Especially when talking about professional maturity.
Feel like that’s unfair. He didn’t even get that much media attention while they were still there outside of that one report about him not listening to Nash. Teammates have only said good things about him. I think he has PR issues more than he has attitude issues but I’ll admit I wouldn’t be surprised if I’m wrong.
I remember seeing KD loved him though for whatever reason.
Being an empty calorie score-only player isn’t conducive to winning either.
Cam thomas will never be able to meaningful contribute to a non-dogshit team though, unless he accepts a reduced role and focuses on other parts of his game. (which as a 24 year old with his attitude is extremely unlikely)
Nets weren’t really a dumpster fire in 2024
If he played well enough, a team would’ve traded for him or tried to sign him and got him out of there but nope.
He’s barely been here. Constantly injured. Every time it’s a hammy injury. This is his 3rd game back from injury. He should be grateful they’re easing him back in to take care of his health. 7 straight hammy injury designations
Trey Young fans are high-fiving each other remembering this egotistical ballhog with the personality of a drywall exists.
Trae avg like 9 apg 😭
The reporter was trying to bait him.
At first I thought he was in a neck brace in this picture
this will do wonders for his PR and trade value, keep it up!!! 👍🏼
Who does this dude think he is? Seems like a team cancer
He probably thinks he was the best Net on the court tonight. Because he was.
Absolutely ridiculous calling racism here lmao
This guy has been in like 10 different sports subs talking shit all day and trying to argue with strangers lmao
Lmao stfu
He technically didn’t say anything wrong, but we all know how he feels. Please Brooklyn, just waive the guy
waive? lol. he was the best player tonight, and he came off the bench.
He’s not part of our future. Everyone knows that. His game was not missed whatsoever when he was hurt. We played some of the most fun, enjoyable basketball I’ve seen from Brooklyn in awhile (which is pretty sad tbh) when he was gone.
We can’t trade him because A) he’s got the NTC and B) even if he were to waive it, nobody wants him anyway.
It’s best if Brooklyn just cuts their losses now and lets the guy go. He can pout for some other team
No way we wouldn’t get something for him. Teams are always taking chances on scorers
Then why did nobody give him an offer in Free Agency?
If teams wanted him, they would’ve had him already. No FA offers and not much trade buzz on him.
Fair enough but hes definitely gonna get picked up off waivers so what’s the point. Might as well see what happens
I’ve seen what happens with Cam Thomas the past few years passively watching whenever Nets were on when the Knicks weren’t along with games against them. There’s not much happening lol. Yeah I know he’s still fairly young but he’s been in the league for 5 seasons including this one already and has been painfully the same player since the beginning. He’s been injured for a significant amount of that time as well. Might as well cut your losses and move on from this Cam Thomas experiment.
GTJ and Clarkson took 1-year deals because teams figured they are decidedly not worth trading players for.
Guy thinks he’s Michael Jordan when he’s really Jordan Clarkston.
More like Jordan Poole. Specifically Wizards Jordan Poole, Clarkson was a decent role player in utah
I wouldn’t even slander Poole like that either because he at least contributed to a championship. He literally took it on the chin and sucked it up for a whole year until he got traded.
This is Jordan Clarkson slander
To be honest, I’d be annoyed if a guy averaging 5.9 ppg started over me as well.
This response is ironic because it underscores the issue here. Cam Thomas only cares about his points. He doesn’t care about getting teammates involved, playing defense, communicating, etc. If he cared more about the other things he would still be a starter
Send him off to China he’ll have all the minutes and shot attempts there
Cam Thomas thinks he’s better than he is.
Guy us just a cancer ln the team
Cut your fucking nails. You’re an adult. No wonder Book got sliced
This is who Cam Whitmore aspires to be. Cam’s don’t fall too far from the Cam tree?
Cam Johnson really carrying the Cam tree. Maybe Cam Boozer coming into the league next year turns it around.
why was he on the podium in the first place
Hes going to get a lot less money than he probably thinks he’s going to get
What team would even want him. Seems like a total locker room cancer which outweighs his scoring abilities. Maybe Sacramento?
He’s destined to be a Clipper
Dude is gonna spend his whole career on bottom feeders.
Congratulations Cam Thomas you are now a Los Angeles Laker!!!
Future Laker offseason walk on
Stuff like this makes me appreciate what Manu did to come off the bench in his prime.
He legit has to go. His style in a rebuild with younger players is a disaster.
I feel bad for the other nets player when this guy and MPJ is on the floor. Only way they are gonna get shots is by offensive rebounds
This guy will never get it and in a few years when he’s out of the league he’ll blame everyone but himself
The microphone answered the question for him
lol
I can’t stand this guy. I’m so tired of seeing these interviews year after year. Dude is lame as hell.
Bro needs to go play in china where he can just do whatever he wants with zero repercussions
I love that the microphone boom thing just says “Yes”.
“I’ll do whatever it takes for my team to win” There you go Cam, use that one next time…
Even something like “I’m a professional basketball player - it’s frustrating every time I’m not out on the court” would’ve been better.
There was a stretch in the third I think after he got in the game where bro took like 3⁄4 bad shots in a row without passing once
He was 8⁄13 in the game
Cool what does that have to do with what I said? He checked into the third and took and missed three straight shots that were all bad looks
Seems like a King.
I feel like he’s gonna sign a 1 year deal with the clippers hoping to prove he can play winning basketball
Dude hasn’t grown at all since rolling his eyes at Steve Nash. He’ll cost himself a lot of money just on his shitty attitude alone.
lol he thinks he did something with that no comment
It’s not hard to say that you’re coming off a hamstring injury and getting back into the flow
Someone please take this bum off our hands
Can you make trades with a Chinese team?
they can never make me hate u cam
He’s been like this every step of the way since he’s been drafted, but people seem to forget because he’s a talented scorer.
He rolled his eyes when Nash talked about improving his passing, he made a “free Cam Thomas” twitter campaign when he was on the bench, and he cursed out Zach Lowe when Lowe made a mild criticism of him.
Cam Thomas is a good scorer, but he isn’t a team player, he doesn’t pass, he doesn’t play defense, and he doesn’t respond to coaching.
I’m so tired of having him on the Nets.
Drake Powell over Cam Thomas
Brooklyn arent even trying to hide it anymore
Nets Reddit going nuts and saying he should be kicked out of the league but the full question was a bait, check the full statement.
This is not Cam’s fault, but instead, Brooklyn wants to sneakily tank. Cam has gotten better, and I know he doesn’t pass as much as people want him to, but he improved there. With him on the court, he can break any defense thrown at him. However, Brooklyn just doesn’t want to win.
To be fair, he started every game before he got hurt. This is his 2nd game back.
KD’s career high was 55 against the Hawks 2 or 3 years something ago.
Nets was down 10+++ points and KD was going off and carried hard for the Nets in the specific game.
Then Cam Thomas decided to go heroball in the last 3 mins of the game. Nets lose the momentum after the head-scratching shot by Cam and eventually lose the game.
I will never forget game coz my day was really ruined after the L. 😂😂😂😂
I thought my vid was frozen for a second there.
Sometimes I wish the NBA had ownership control like the NFL. I think the product would be so much better for viewers.
this bum should be used to coming off the bench idk why hes so pressed for
Maybe its just me, but Ive always hated this guy’s game.
Omg what a hot take
He’s so brave and different for saying that wow
Him and Brandon Miller are the hardest players in the league to watch
Miller ain’t got attitude problems. Cam meanwhile is campaigning hard for uncoachable, unapproachable, no awareness dummy of the year award.
Forget a chip on the shoulder, he’s got an entire bag of tostitos.
“No comment” entitled ass bish.
I could never know what goes on in the mind of these type of players
This is the problem with the NBA. Teams don’t want to play their best players anymore for the sake of tanking.
He’s uncoachable but he still is miles better than anyone else on that team
That’s not relevant, and he’s really not. MPJ and Claxton are significantly better than this guy.. sure the Nets are bad, being one of the better players on a bad team doesn’t make it okay to be toxic and miserable.
Claxton lmao get real
You think you’re being funny but you’re just letting everyone know you don’t watch basketball or have any clue what you are talking about.
Claxton is much more valuable to BK (or any team) compared to Cam Thomas. You realize this isn’t 2K right? Lmao
Yep
hey man claxton is doing work for me in fantasy. let him cook
You don’t know a lick of ball
yes a an athletic center who can block shots and catch lobs is better than an inneficient shot chucking bum who is a black hole on offense