Cam Johnson’s last 4 games: 17.0 points per game, 63.2 FG%, 55.0 3P%, 90.0 FT%
Cam Johnson’s last 4 games:
17.0 points per game
63.2 FG%
55.0 3P%
90.0 FT%
Cam Johnson last night vs Philly: 18 points on 6-8 shooting.
He’s good in low-stakes games but man it’s hard to trust this guy in big moments. Lights have been too bright.
This is the main problem with the Nuggets. THJ, Cam are definitely big question marks when lights get bright, better opposition or tighter games late. So are Braun and PWat (although PWat seems most promising re his rate in improvements across a number of dimensions). Only Jokic, Murray and AG are proven at this point.
I need to see if he can get it done in the clutch as they created a lot of looks for him just for him to brick them, we have shooters like that as well that disappear against the good teams, that’s how you separate the good ones from the great ones
he’s been pretty good most of the season, just started slow and had some bad high profile games
I mean, he’s averaging 11.6⁄3.7⁄2.3 in 30.4 minutes a game while being an okay defender (maybe worse?)
That’s…not great. And before this hot stretch he was 12-43 over his previous 6 games. He’s been hot and cold in a way that’s been not especially inspiring.
It’s pretty clear he’s a step down from MPJ. But other guys on Denver have really stepped up, so it hasn’t felt like quite the disaster the move in a vacuum might have.
Stats don’t rly matter he’s like 5th option. Just needs to hit open threes and play good D which he’s done
MPJ was in a similar role last year and averaged 18.2⁄7.0/2.1
making double the money and before Pwat went off this year
I mean, he’s playing close to the same minute load (30 vs 32 MPG). Not to mention, PWat has been out for a month and a half and Cam Johnson’s numbers haven’t budged.
And yeah, MPJ costs more. The Nuggets also traded an INSANELY valuable asset in the move (the 2032 pick is probably the single most valuable pick floating out there right now given everyone’s age on that roster).
It was a dogshit move because their owner is cheap. Somehow Nuggets fans convinced themselves it was a home run.
depends what happens in the playoffs
He is a great defender. He is a much better defender than MPJ.
He is not a great defender. He is an ok positional defender, doesn’t miss assignments, but not a stopper etc, not your hustle guy etc.
I don’t think you have watched any games this year then.
Being a better defender than MPJ doesn’t say much. Johnson is pretty good, but this team wants to win a championship and so far Johnson hasn’t consistently shown he can help them do that.
He was looking good right before he got injured, then looked rough again when he came back. But then again, every Nugget not named Aaron Gordon looked rough after coming back from injury this season.
MPJ splits last 4 games. 36.3 FG%, 24.4 3PT%, 88.9 FT% and -8.5 per game. I guess the Nuggets won the trade if you only look at last X games like everyone was doing when Cam was terrible for a few games, The Nuggets have played the 76ers, Lakers, Spurs, Rockets and OKC in the last 5 games and Cam has been a +9, +23, +8, +15 and +22.
MPJ has more talent and the trade was a salary dump. That doesn’t mean Cam can’t play, he’s solid.
MPJ is of course the “better player” but Cam is a much better fit on our team. Nobody ever doubted that MPJ can score but that never translated in the playoffs. Whether it was coaching or just his play, he never performed in the playoffs outside of a Lakers series.
I mean, Cam Johnson is averaging 11.6⁄3.7⁄2.3 this season in 30.4 MPG while being an okay-ish defender.
Meanwhile MPJ is averaging 24.2⁄7.1⁄3.0 in 32.5 MPG.
Their roles are different, but you’re literally getting nearly double the production in the same minute range.
thats not really comparable though. mpj is the number one option on a bad team, whereas cam is the number 4 guy on a contending team. of course their production/minutes is going to be wildly different. cam adds a lot more to the flow of the offense and defense that mpj never did. not that im some mpj hater, he was great here but i just think directly comparing their stats like that isn’t really a fair comparison.
MPJ averaged 18.2⁄7.0/2.1 in a role last year that is similar to the role Cam has this year.
Last year, on a similarly tanking Brooklyn team, Cam Johnson 18.8⁄4.3⁄3.4 in a similar role to MPJ’s this year (that has him at 24.2⁄7.1⁄3.0).
We are also getting 15ppg from THJ, 6ppg from Spencer Jones, 15ppg from Peyton Watson, 25ppg from Murray and 9ppg from Val. All of these are upgrades from what we had last year. I’m not saying he is a better player but we have so much more offensive talent on the roster this year that Cam hasn’t been used as much.
Small sample size, but still very good production
He just needed to stop thinking and start shooting.
His numbers looked bad at the start of the season, and when he came back from an injury, but in the months leading up to the injury he was playing well, and he’s played well recently. The sample size of good games is obviously low, but it’s a result that was expected. Genuinely don’t get why everyone jumped on a hate train after he came back.
We really posting stats from 4 games in freaking march? For a veteran no less
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