You are just wrong. People know what Jalen Green is, so his trade value is set, people see Cam as untapped potential and you always trade for guys you think are going upwards from when you get them. Cam has a higher trade value than Green..... DD
Talented players with low BBIQ and questionable attitudes are not exactly rare or sought after commodities in the NBA.
The only people with low IQ are the ones saying Cam has low IQ, he doesn't.....he is just trying too hard to get playing time but anyone that knows the game can see him playing passing lanes, making good decisions with the ball for the most part - and when he gets extended minutes he doesn't press as much. His BBall IQ is quite high, he just needs to play through his mistakes..... People judging 20 year olds trying to get PT are more of a problem than Cam is..... Casuals nipping at the heels of experts like me will never get it. (and yes, I am laughing as I typed that) DD
Love Cam’s talent but he certainly has not shown himself to be a high IQ player. That’s ridiculous. Cam is see ball, get ball, score ball. And that’s okay with me as long as he’s not making bad decisions and shutting his team out. I don’t even mind that his defense isn’t good yet. But Cam has a long way to go. Need to see the long range shooting at 36% or better.
Look more closely....you will see his BBall IQ is fine. Honestly, some folks see things before others - either making us that do, savants, or idiots....it is all based upon your perspective..... DD
(I think my son posted this above as a prank.) Anyway, I think there is probably more interest to trade for Cam than for Jalen. Jalen is probably more valuable to other teams because he was a #2 pick. If Cam gets playing time he will do great. And all this nonsense about low bb IQ and attitude and tunnel vision will magically disappear.
I don’t want to sound like I’m bragging or anything but I have an eye for talent and I see it before most people see it and start to catch on. I was right about amen when everyone thought he was going to be a bust. I was right about Jabari just being a role player when he was the consensus top pick of the draft. I still remember how excited clutch was when we drafted him, smh. I’m telling you, can has the potential to be a 25 ppg scorer. Look at what castle is doing in San Antonio. Spurs fans on twitter won’t even include him in a trade for Giannis. If cam was on a bad team, he would be averaging 25/5/3.
I like Cam. I think he has the skillset to really help this team. This offseason will likely cement his place as a part of this team, or will show the organization that he should be sent elsewhere.. One thing that bothered me on media day last year was when the reporter asked Cam what his offseason was like. While most players say things like "I spent time in the gym", "I worked on my game, "I studied a lot of film", "I added ____ and _____ to my game", etc., Cam said "a lot of vacations. Took some time away from basketball". Now, I get it. It's a long, grinding season. It's so much more taxing than a college season. But, you want a young guy like that taking the summer to work on his game, after getting a taste of the NBA in his rookie season. I'm sure Ime and the staff gave him things to work on, but it doesn't seem as though he did the homework assignment. I suspect this offseason will show the team (and the fans) whether he has the mental toughness and work ethic to be a great player. He's young, but he needs to show the ability to adapt and to be open to criticism and put in the work. Many people can be naturally talented at what they do (regardless of whatever job they have), but the great ones take that talent and then work hard to become even better. They don't skate on that natural ability. He has that ability, and then some. He's a beast physically. He needs to show growth this offseason. I think given the ups and downs of his 2 seasons and his seemingly butting heads with Ime, this offseason could make or break his time with the Rockets. For our sake and his, I hope he comes back with fire and some improvements, because I do think he has 20 PPG potential in this league if he can get his stuff together, and I'd rather have that on the Rockets.
yeah DD. You are a savant. Thanks for enlightening all of us. And of course if you are wrong you’ll be first to admit. Lol
It’s like a self-fulfilling prophecy. Only the savants are capable of seeing the greatness in players like Langhi, Spanoulis, Motiejunas, Kevin Porter, and Cam Whitmore. Everyone else sees flawed players and bad attitudes. The savants see superstar talent being held back by the rest of us mere mortals.
Good point. I wish we could've seen Cam in that Warriors series. He's so fearless and I know he is untapped potential.
Jalen Green's contract extension at $35M+ guaranteed a year for 3 years and given how he has been playing, it may take assets to even move on from this contract, it has negative value. Regardless of talent, Cam's trade value is higher because he has positive value. Even KPJ's contract situation is more favorable than Jalen's, Stone extending Green prematurely was a mistake. He would not have gotten this type of extension this summer, so that means he is already overpaid. You can not pay a guy $35M a year to be that inconsistent and completely choke in the playoffs, and admit that the lights were too bright, his knees were shaking and the court looked too big. At a minimum if hes feeling that way, he should not have admitted it, because Draymond went after him specifically the next game. It's one thing to be mentally weak in professional sports, its another to openly admit it.
