Cam Reddish: Will he or won't he be on the roster this season

rajajackal · Post #141 » by **rajajackal** » Sat Sep 17, 2022 5:05 pm

i'm a cam believer. i hope he sticks close to rj cause if he's working that hard going into training camp he'll win a spot

2010 · Post #142 » by **2010** » Sat Sep 17, 2022 5:31 pm

Knicks are so dumb that I’m sure they won’t take a real look at what they may have on their hands and end up moving him prematurely. Only to see him blossom to full potential elsewhere.

2010 · Post #143 » by **2010** » Sat Sep 17, 2022 5:37 pm

Even if you dislike Cam, you gotta have even more dislike for how the Knicks consistently mismanage assets.

prophet_of_rage · Post #144 » by **prophet_of_rage** » Sat Sep 17, 2022 5:45 pm

Cam is just another guy.

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Jalen Bluntson · Post #145 » by **Jalen Bluntson** » Sat Sep 17, 2022 6:01 pm

I would love to see him actually have a role to play but, whatever. The trade and the DNP/CD nonsense never made any sense. The injury made it worse. It's a hard Knicks life.

KnicksNext · Post #146 » by **KnicksNext** » Sat Sep 17, 2022 6:18 pm

It's kind of shocking that Rose and Co aren't taking more heat for this trade. I know it's still early and Cam still has a chance at a bright future, but right now it looks like this is just as bad or worse than all the sh*tty contracts Rose handed out last year. Any other GM would probably be a little nervous about job security at this point. Also add in the fact that the FO traded our lottery pick this year, and traded down in last year's draft. And yet a lot of people still love Rose and think he's done well. I think mediocre is actually stretching it, he's been well below mediocre so far.

KnicksNext · Post #147 » by **KnicksNext** » Sat Sep 17, 2022 6:22 pm

[quote="robillionaire"]Sometimes I forget he’s even on the team. So I probably wouldn’t notice if he was gone. Also, he isn’t good. That said we did foolishly give up a pick for him[/quote]

Me too, which is crazy and sad. We gave up a 1st for a player that's probably going to be dumped for a 2nd or for a mid vet soon. Another piss poor move by this FO.

KnicksNext · Post #148 » by **KnicksNext** » Sat Sep 17, 2022 6:24 pm

DaGawd wrote:I don’t really care either way..

I feel like this too. Crazy how far his stock has fallen in less than a year. I'm sure there were a lot of GM's across the league that laughed a little when we gave up a 1st for him. GM's that are able to evaluate talent and know the true value of players across the league.

There's no doubt he has talent, but I just don't think he has the mental makeup to be a great player in the league. I think he's going to be one of those 'oh what could have been' players when we look back in time in 5-10 years.

He'll definitely hang around the league and make a good amount of money doing it for a while, but in more of a journeyman bench piece role, IMHO.

Guano · Post #149 » by **Guano** » Sat Sep 17, 2022 7:44 pm

2010 wrote:Even if you dislike Cam, you gotta have even more dislike for how the Knicks consistently mismanage assets.

It's wild how they traded a first for him then didn't give him much burn going into a contract year.

F N 11 · Post #150 » by **F N 11** » Sat Sep 17, 2022 10:05 pm

Evan gotta go bro. Early word IQ getting a hard look. We need Cam to log 25 mpg minimum backing up or starting.

2010 · Post #151 » by **2010** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 12:00 am

Guano wrote:
2010 wrote:Even if you dislike Cam, you gotta have even more dislike for how the Knicks consistently mismanage assets.

It's wild how they traded a first for him then didn't give him much burn going into a contract year.

Exactly. Makes no sense how bad they’re fumbling handling Cam. Idk how anyone can really be hating on Cam during his time with us. We haven’t exactly set the kid up to succeed.

Jimmit79 · Post #152 » by **Jimmit79** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 12:02 am

The Duke Scam

robillionaire · Post #153 » by **robillionaire** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 12:40 am

KnicksNext wrote:
robillionaire wrote:Sometimes I forget he’s even on the team.[/b] So I probably wouldn’t notice if he was gone. Also, he isn’t good. That said we did foolishly give up a pick for him

Me too, which is crazy and sad. We gave up a 1st for a player that's probably going to be dumped for a 2nd or for a mid vet soon. Another piss poor move by this FO.

Sure looks that way although they have time to figure it out. I could see RJ lobbying for the Knicks to re-sign him for cheap or something

Spree2Houston · Post #154 » by **Spree2Houston** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 1:19 am

We have no clue what we have with Cam because

1)Thibs barely played him.
2) When he actually played, he looked good
3) He got hurt right when he started getting consistent playing time.

I think he can be solid here if he actually gets consistent playing time. He’s better than Evan Fournier

robillionaire · Post #155 » by **robillionaire** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 1:23 am

Spree2Houston wrote:We have no clue what we have with Cam because

1)Thibs barely played him.
2) When he actually played, he looked good
3) He got hurt right when he started getting consistent playing time.

I think he can be solid here if he actually gets consistent playing time. He’s better than Evan Fournier

I don’t think he looked that good. He had maybe 1 decent outing. He is also not better than Evan Fournier imo. Dude shot 25% from 3

Spree2Houston · Post #156 » by **Spree2Houston** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 12:31 pm

robillionaire wrote:
Spree2Houston wrote:We have no clue what we have with Cam because

1)Thibs barely played him.
2) When he actually played, he looked good
3) He got hurt right when he started getting consistent playing time.

I think he can be solid here if he actually gets consistent playing time. He’s better than Evan Fournier

I don’t think he looked that good. He had maybe 1 decent outing. He is also not better than Evan Fournier imo. Dude shot 25% from 3

Fournier is also playing 35mpg. If Cam was playing that many mins, he would probably look better than Fournier. If given the chance, Cam brings more the table. It’s his contract year and I definitely expect him to play his best this year

prophet_of_rage · Post #157 » by **prophet_of_rage** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 12:44 pm

Spree2Houston wrote:
robillionaire wrote:
Spree2Houston wrote:We have no clue what we have with Cam because

1)Thibs barely played him.
2) When he actually played, he looked good
3) He got hurt right when he started getting consistent playing time.

I think he can be solid here if he actually gets consistent playing time. He’s better than Evan Fournier

I don’t think he looked that good. He had maybe 1 decent outing. He is also not better than Evan Fournier imo. Dude shot 25% from 3

Fournier is also playing 35mpg. If Cam was playing that many mins, he would probably look better than Fournier. If given the chance, Cam brings more the table. It’s his contract year and I definitely expect him to play his best this year

Cam didn't playing 35 minutes here or in Atlanta before this stop because he isn't that good. He's the same player he was at Duke. Everybody thinks he can be better than what he is because He's smooth. But he is what he is.

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Guano · Post #158 » by **Guano** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 1:27 pm

2010 wrote:
Guano wrote:
2010 wrote:Even if you dislike Cam, you gotta have even more dislike for how the Knicks consistently mismanage assets.

It's wild how they traded a first for him then didn't give him much burn going into a contract year.

Exactly. Makes no sense how bad they’re fumbling handling Cam. Idk how anyone can really be hating on Cam during his time with us. We haven’t exactly set the kid up to succeed.

TBF, the knicks don't really set up any of their kids to succeed. basically being a kid on the knicks is being born into a dysfunctional family with neglectful parents and older siblings that introduce you to drugs way too early in life. good luck in life kid.

Kampuchea · Post #159 » by **Kampuchea** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 1:33 pm

Would have been better off trading for another future first instead of taking on Cam, hope he proves me wrong

Snacks · Post #160 » by **Snacks** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 1:34 pm

prophet_of_rage wrote:Cam didn't playing 35 minutes here or in Atlanta before this stop because he isn't that good. He's the same player he was at Duke. Everybody thinks he can be better than what he is because He's smooth. But he is what he is.

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you can't possibly know this. Duke Cam would of never been able to perform like that in the playoffs against the Bucks.
I think its more fair to say Cam got drafted to a decent team that did not need him and he was hurt alot and both those things hurt his development. But none of that changes the fact that we need people with his type of talent, people who play his position and we traded a pick for him. Therefore, it makes no sense not to play him. It makes more sense for us to play him than it does for us to play Frenchy whether you think he's better or not.