Cam Thomas with a good game tonight

His last 5 games prior to tonight he scored
30
20
17
27
22
He’s been outstanding lately

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How's he been defending though? Offense was never his problem as he's very skilled and can get his shot off on almost anyone. Having him buy in and play lock down defense was his weakness.

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NBA teams don't care that much about D these days. He isn't much of a defensive player, but few players play tough D in the NBA. With him having the most 20+ point games of any NBA rookies in 2022, they are not going to really care.

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How's he been defending though? Offense was never his problem as he's very skilled and can get his shot off on almost anyone. Having him buy in and play lock down defense was his weaknes

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Well, considering his coach let him play extended minutes to get those big scoring nights it seems his defense was good enough for them.

Yes he has been hot remember he might he is only 20 -21 . He is not n a good place .

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NBA teams don't care that much about D these days.

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That's not really true. For a team that is expected to compete for a title, defense could be the difference down the stretch.

And the Nets had an 11 game losing streak until just snapped with their most recent win, and I would have to imagine, without Durant that some defense has contributed to that.

Your not gonna stop the best NBA teams, that is a reality, they are too good, but the teams that stop them better relative to the rest will be most successful and to say NBA teams don't really care about defense is convenient and understandable but not really accurate.

But pulling for Cam - looked at the stats and his numbers seemed more efficient than we would often see here - i.e. points coming off less field goal attempts. He still gets and makes lots of free throws.

I think he means it’s not a prerequisite anymore. Most of the good defensive players are on a couple of teams who value defense like the Bucks last season but overall you might find 1 or 2 good defensive players per team if that.

I think the some capacity thing is largely correct. I believe it’s because there is really no stopping a lot of players in the league. Take Durant, basically you just have to hope he misses.

should've stayed

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Do you watch any professional basketball? Like at all?

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I mean that’s kinda how it works. You have to defend

Nets had lost 11 straight up until last night

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The reality is, it's nearly IMPOSSIBLE to play defense in that league. There are 15 on a roster. Not sure, but 25 teams? That means the 375 best players (more or less) in the world are in the league. Elite offensive players, and the rules are stacked against defense to begin with

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No one is stopping them from drafting only elite defensive players.

It is true that the rules make it hard to play great D along with how the games are called. Isaiah Thomas said last year that nobody plays defense in the NBA now. I think he exagerrated some, but as a former player and a person who has been involved with the NBA for decades now, he would know. With the rules and fouls that are called, it's not their focus. Plus, good offensive play is more exciting to most fans and sells tickets. The focus is on just having better offensive players than the other team.