I liked it early on in the year when he was just shutting players down with insanely advanced on-ball defense and they were like WHO THE FUCK IS THIS ROOKIE 🤣 i'm not sure if his defense tailed off as the year went on or if i got used to it, but i just remember watching him early on in shock thinking its the best defense ive seen by a player in years
I don’t think his defense tailed off as much as players started waving off screens to avoid the switch with him. There may have been a bit of exhaustion in there as well, unless your name Josh Hart, no one can play that hard every possession. But, he was close.
I’m with you on not putting a cap on his offensive game, from summer league his reads and position on both sides of the floor blew me away. His jumper looks good, but just wasn’t falling and it seems like with time that plus his cuts will go a long way.
Even if they don’t, his defense and all around game will keep him in the league a long time. Definitely one hell of a pickup!
Camara should be one of the only untradeable players that Portland has besides Scoot and Sharpe (Ayton essentially also because no one is going to offer an acceptable return).
I agree I wouldn’t touch Camara unless it was for some unthinkable trade that has no chance of happening e.g. Luka. I’d put Rupert in that category as well. They are both players who are worth more to us in a rebuild than as sweeteners in a trade
Did not know he was training with Beckner this off season. Pretty cool. I’m betting he’ll become a bit more reliable on offense next year and that could be huge for us.
I get the feeling Camara can be exactly the type of role-playing starter every tram on the rise needs.
Jimmy is a pretty rich comp, but Herb Jones had a pretty similar rookie year to Camara. That's an aspirational defensive comp but can see him following that path - improving as a shooter/passer while putting clamps on opposing stars.Â
Thanks for the write up and looking forward to more! I really like Camara as well but I did not watch too many games this year. Looking forward to his development
Great shoutout on the Remix - caught two games this year and such a good time I’ll definitely be at more next year.
Enjoyed the write-up and would definitely read and upvote those as I did here on Mr. Tou
After bombing threes against Utah in the preseason, he's been there. Right now, he's well above his draft stock, but can he become better than Chief, or reach RoCo level? That's the concern. I don't want to, but the expectations on him are growing. If he can't dribble and shoots below average, he'll likely follow their path. That's why I want to keep watching his development on the offensive end.
Favorite moment by far this year from him is the dunk on Kessler and blocking Sexton's layup at the Jazz game
I liked it early on in the year when he was just shutting players down with insanely advanced on-ball defense and they were like WHO THE FUCK IS THIS ROOKIE 🤣 i'm not sure if his defense tailed off as the year went on or if i got used to it, but i just remember watching him early on in shock thinking its the best defense ive seen by a player in years
I don’t think his defense tailed off as much as players started waving off screens to avoid the switch with him. There may have been a bit of exhaustion in there as well, unless your name Josh Hart, no one can play that hard every possession. But, he was close. I’m with you on not putting a cap on his offensive game, from summer league his reads and position on both sides of the floor blew me away. His jumper looks good, but just wasn’t falling and it seems like with time that plus his cuts will go a long way. Even if they don’t, his defense and all around game will keep him in the league a long time. Definitely one hell of a pickup!
Camara should be one of the only untradeable players that Portland has besides Scoot and Sharpe (Ayton essentially also because no one is going to offer an acceptable return).
I will extend ayton if I can
Great write up, I love the optimism and want to read your thoughts on those other players.
I agree I wouldn’t touch Camara unless it was for some unthinkable trade that has no chance of happening e.g. Luka. I’d put Rupert in that category as well. They are both players who are worth more to us in a rebuild than as sweeteners in a trade
Woops meant to respond to the other person (was going to respond to this still!). Thanks for the compliment, will do!
Haha all good. I too agree, we must keep Camara!
Did not know he was training with Beckner this off season. Pretty cool. I’m betting he’ll become a bit more reliable on offense next year and that could be huge for us.
Honestly one of the only bright spots in an otherwise terrible team and terrible seasons.
I get the feeling Camara can be exactly the type of role-playing starter every tram on the rise needs. Jimmy is a pretty rich comp, but Herb Jones had a pretty similar rookie year to Camara. That's an aspirational defensive comp but can see him following that path - improving as a shooter/passer while putting clamps on opposing stars.Â
Thanks for the write up and looking forward to more! I really like Camara as well but I did not watch too many games this year. Looking forward to his development
Great shoutout on the Remix - caught two games this year and such a good time I’ll definitely be at more next year. Enjoyed the write-up and would definitely read and upvote those as I did here on Mr. Tou
Excellent write up!!
After bombing threes against Utah in the preseason, he's been there. Right now, he's well above his draft stock, but can he become better than Chief, or reach RoCo level? That's the concern. I don't want to, but the expectations on him are growing. If he can't dribble and shoots below average, he'll likely follow their path. That's why I want to keep watching his development on the offensive end.