Cam Johnson on Jaden McDaniels defense comments: “They just been saying a lot. All season, all series. Let them talk. Let them get everything they want off their chest.”
Love that this series is getting chippy, great for a neutral fan lol
Heart attacks and strokes for the rest though
Shoutout to Valančiūnas, David Roddy, and Fox for securing this series in the first round
These are the real mvps
You either got gorilla nuts or you don’t
Don’t bring monkey nuts to a gorilla nuts fight
Lol it worked. They’re all butthurt
Jaden talking trash: I glaze
Cam responding to trash talk: lol he butthurt
Insert HR meme here
well Jaden definitely wasn’t butthurt coming off a win… these responses just sound like he actually got to them lol
Or maybe they aren’t that bothered about the Wolves 4th best player talking shit?
2nd best defender though
Usually not a great strategy to give guys ammo but hey, whatever works
I don’t think there’s a significant enough direct correlation between hearing bulletin board comments and playing at a much higher level
Right.
Or maybe it gets in their head and they exert more energy on the defensive end at the expense of their offense.
Could go either way but honestly I don’t think it changes much, if anything.
Never forget russ giving up like 30 to Rubio and saving after the game that aint gonna happen again. Only to get blown out worse the next game because he guarded Rubio like he was Steph
Unless the person in question is Luka Doncic.
Lebron 2016, Luka 2022 are the ones I can think off the top of my head
Can’t really prove that’s why they played better lol, so not really a valid example
I’m just saying I don’t see any point in giving them anymore motivation but I don’t disagree that it’s probably statistically negligent.
Miami mocking Dirk for being sick
McDaniels was trash talking an element of the Nuggets team that can’t really improve.
The Nuggets don’t have the length or foot speed to be a great defensive team.
Yeah I mean its the playoffs and a lot of these guys have won a championship so I’m sure they’re plenty motivated regardless. But I mean personally i’d rather not have my role players talk trash during a tight series but thats just me.
all of them are already trash talking on the court…
roleplayer, superstar it doesn’t matter they’re all the best on the planet at ball, they are going to talk
It’s in the wolves DNA to bitch teams like the nuggets and suns. I love it personally
You are 6-8 against the Nuggets in the playoffs over the last 4 years.
Tell me more about 4 years ago
Sorry man. All I can remember is the year we won the chip.
Ok, you had the same core and much better role players. You were 8th in the conference because KAT was injured most of the year. Jaden Mcdaniels punched a wall and broke his hand in the 3rd quarter of a game because he is stupid. You got absolutely dicked down by the Nuggets in the playoffs. Anthony Edwards threw a tantrum after game 5 and hit a female security guard with a chair. He was charged with assault and plead out. You really don’t remember?
Congrats you beat ant before he could drink alcohol 🤝
We sure did, it was really easy.
“A lot of these guys” lmaoooooo you mean Jokic, Murray and Brown and AG? Only one of them is decent defensively.
You guys keep putting words in my mouth, I never said they’re going to get better defensively. I just don’t love the idea of a role player potentially giving more motivation to a team that has won a championship. Playing better defense isn’t the only path to winning more games. Either way what Jaden said isn’t that big of a deal. I’m just saying if its my teami’d rather him not say all of that.
You guys have a 104 offensive rating with Jokic and Jamal in the game over the 1st, 2 games. Relax bro
Where does this Minnesota sports fan delusion come from? It’s not from having successful teams.
You gotta be delusional is you’re gonna support a team that was the worst in North American sports history until like last year.
Fair enough
I’m hoping they play the audio before game 3
cam johnson would never speak out in the media
He looks like he’s about to shed a tear
Is that Steve Harrington?
itll be funny if mcdaniels comment successfully baits the nuggets into trying harder on defense, causing them to exhaust themselves and have less energy to be effective on offense
Ah yes Jaden McDaniels who is famously known for keeping his head.
I think the next game will be a rock fight, curious to see what the physicality is like and what refs allow on both sides. Wolves excel in physical games when refs let it happen
Yeah it’s a way bigger advantage for the Wolves when the refs let the game be physical
Was the story of our series two years ago
4D chess
Or the Nuggets lock in on defense while still maintaining their offense thus annihilating the wolves from here on out
They’ll probably just gas themselves out again with the lack of a rotation. 🤷♂️
the nuggets are great in many ways but they are not atheletic enough to play lock down defense for an entire series
That would work if only we didn’t have a decade worth of evidence pointing to Jokic being unable to even pretend to play defense.
I mean look they called us out cause they had their way and that’s fair. They ts on us now to step it up. I hope we take it to heart and show up with more intensity.
You’ll probably look better. Still don’t have the athleticism and rim protection to bother anybody tho
I mean it’s not like our defense lost us the game lol. It was the offense (lack thereof). The fact Jokic and Murray went 2⁄18 in the 4th completely lost us the game. Defense was adequate in game 1 and game 2, there were some ugly possessions but those are fine if you can get it back on the other end.
If you guys lose out and Wemby somehow doesn’t win because of his injury or Jrue, this playoffs will be the biggest letdown ever from what my expectations were
Huge letdown for the Spurs if Wemby’s concussion leads to a Blazers win, which is very much possible now. I’m obviously secretly praying that the Blazers do that cause then if we make it past the Wolves, we won’t have to go through a brutal war to get to the WCF. Nuggets-Thunder rematch might not be influenced so much by fatigue. I swear to god if we get first rounded I’m gonna reach Philly fan levels of crashout.
Let Them Talk. I got a podcast. They can talk on that.
Would love to see jaden and donte jump on after the playoffs
I like the move by McDaniels but man if they lose 4-1 or something, his clip will be forever played lol
Why he got an extra long hair at the top of his head like the main character off rugrats
Cam Johnson is the kind of guy you want marrying your daughter. He seems so chill
I think Nugs fans with daughters might be happier with Aaron Gordon, but I appreciate the sentiment
I feel like I’m missing something there…
I’m just saying Gordon seems like the nicest and chillest dude on the team
i used to date someone whose childhood best friend dated gordon when he was on the magic, and she always said that he was super kind & generous & considerate
That’s my dude
Yeah great series ahead and i hope both teams talk more trash. KD and Bron are more polished but these young guys should speak their minds lol
Hell yeah, the league needs more of this
Can’t wait to hear the segment on his podcast about how little he cares and how little it impacts them
Jaden McDaniels and Ant are the coolest men in this league. I absolutely want them to keep talking. I appreciate Cam’s request and hope they oblige him
Why does it seem like he’s bout to cry
Can we just play this next game now?!?!?
Jadennnnnn why did you give them materiallllll
okay but if yall win the aura gamble was worth it
True, game 3 is huge
Wolves said all in on red for game 3
That’s why you talk shit before the series is over
It’s the playoffs, fuck all that scary shit lol
Cause they aren’t scared of them. And they shouldn’t be after 24*
Edit: changed last year to 24
Last year?
My bad I misremembered. In 24 when they came back
They ain’t scared of them and barely putting up enough points on a “bad” defense. Wolves aren’t wrong. Nuggets are a bad defense but god almighty our offense is shit
You think he hasn’t said way more over the top stuff to them during the games?
If Wolves win the series, people will talk about how Jaden shit talked Denver and stood on his business. If Wolves lose, Jaden could be looked at like Dillion Brooks who shit talked the Lakers in 2023 and got tossed, though Jaden, unlike Brooks, has had a playoff success.
Nah if the wolves lose everyone is gonna shit on Finch for making enough in-game adjustments 🙄
“Did Anthony Edwards not try his hardest because he doesn’t like playing for a small market team?”
Punching a wall?
He didn’t say they sucked on offense. Denver will probably come out guns blazing on defense pressing everyone…then be tired midway through the 2nd lol
Lol bruh never learned to trash talk
This is not how you handle bullying