Guest of Zach Schumaker Podcast, cam thomas looked back on his rollercoaster season he had with Brooklyn. But also on his obvious frustration to go from the light to the sidelines. The back of the Nets does not budge, he has the potential to be a leader of attack. “If I have the ball? I can score 25 points with no problem, easily. It’s just a matter of confidence in my abilities, I know what I can bring” he said smiling.
Difficult to contradict him since after the transfers of Kevin Durant then Kyrie Irving, Cam Thomas had gratified us with a remake of the Linsanity by becoming the youngest player in history to chain three games to more than 40 points the season. last (44 points against the Wizards, 47 points against the Clippers and 43 points against the Suns). The Nets joker’s line of stats over this period speaks for itself: when he played 25 minutes or more, he was shooting at 26 points per game!
Discussion to come with the coach!
Only, despite this superb series, Jacque Vaughn, replaced him on the bench after the arrivals of Mikal Bridges, Spencer Dinwiddie and Cam Johnson, and his playing time considerably melted, even to the point of chaining the “DNP” ( Did Not Play). What sometimes let his frustration explode: “I never doubted myself. I was just pissed off” he recognizes. “I proved so many times that I had the NBA level… And I showed it when there was no one left, when we lost because everyone was injured”.
Cam Thomas therefore keeps this state of mind, this mentality of proving that he has his place, he explain thus wanting to continue to progress, especially with his outside shoot, but admits that a dialogue with his coach will be necessary: “Obviously we are going to have to discuss. The 3rd year is a pivotal year in a player’s career”. Former LSU player says he needs to know what Jacques Vaughn expects of him, because if he is ready to make any contribution to the team, whether as a starter or a substitute.
A “killer” mentality.
Hoping, of course, to justify this nickname of “Killa Cam”. “When I was younger, I was the kind of guy who scored 20 points and then let the others do their thing. But they ended up saying to me: “Keep going, kill the game, go for it! “So I became that killer on the pitch.” The good news for him is that Seth Curry, Joe Harris and Yuta Watanabe are gone, and the competition for playing time will no doubt be less with the arrivals of Darius Bazley, Dennis Smith Jr. and Lonnie Walker. .
| cam thomas | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2021-22 | BRK | 67 | 18 | 43.3 | 27.0 | 82.9 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 8.5 |
| 2022-23 | BRK | 57 | 17 | 44.1 | 38.3 | 86.8 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 10.6 |
| Total | 124 | 17 | 43.7 | 31.9 | 85.3 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 9.5 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
