Cameron Johnson on Ben Simmons: 'He's probably one of the fastest players in the league up and down the court'
Cameron Johnson on Ben Simmons: Then you add Ben into the mix like he, he looks apart right now. He’s probably one of the fastest players in the league up and down the court and there’s so much potential that you can, there’s so much money to be made playing off of that. Like we’re just tapping into it now, like our offensive system and defensive system like he, he’s a huge part of it, but we all got to learn how to play together because he’s it’s not too often you to play with a guy like Ben for sure. You know what I mean is a different play style so he can open up a lot of opportunities. A lot of avenues, a lot of scoring potential for a lot of different guys. We just got to learn how to make that as efficient as possible and we will oh and two, but two really close games, two games that we should have won and big, big, big learning opportunities because it’s going to be like that all season, we’re going to have close games all season. We’re gonna have to learn how to win them. You know what I mean? So, you know, it’s 82 games season. A lot to go. Nobody’s ever won a championship the first week of the season. I don’t know. So we’ll lock back in and get it figured out.
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Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears
The story of how Brooklyn #Nets guard Ben Simmons and coach Jacque Vaughn reestablished their relationship after a poor start. Nets coach made it a priority this offseason to connect with the three-time #NBA All-Star in Miami. bit.ly/3QR25Py @andscape – 12:15 PM
The story of how Brooklyn #Nets guard Ben Simmons and coach Jacque Vaughn reestablished their relationship after a poor start. Nets coach made it a priority this offseason to connect with the three-time #NBA All-Star in Miami. bit.ly/3QR25Py @andscape – 12:15 PM
Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
Ben Simmons (hip) is not playing tonight for the Nets in Boston against the Celtics. – 11:12 AM
Ben Simmons (hip) is not playing tonight for the Nets in Boston against the Celtics. – 11:12 AM
The Ringer @ringernba
A couple weeks into the 2023-24 season, we’ve seen glimpses of the two-way force Ben Simmons once was, but they’ve been offset by a head-scratching hesitation that could hamstring the Nets.
@MichaelVPina: theringer.com/nba/2023/11/10… – 10:47 AM
A couple weeks into the 2023-24 season, we’ve seen glimpses of the two-way force Ben Simmons once was, but they’ve been offset by a head-scratching hesitation that could hamstring the Nets.
@MichaelVPina: theringer.com/nba/2023/11/10… – 10:47 AM
Meghan Triplett @Meghan_Triplett
The @BrooklynNets have upgraded Cam Johnson (left calf strain) to AVAILABLE tonight vs Celtics.
Ben Simmons (left hip soreness) is OUT tonight. – 10:22 AM
The @BrooklynNets have upgraded Cam Johnson (left calf strain) to AVAILABLE tonight vs Celtics.
Ben Simmons (left hip soreness) is OUT tonight. – 10:22 AM
Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
Nets say Ben Simmons (hip soreness) is out of tonight’s in-season tournament match against the Celtics. – 10:21 AM
Nets say Ben Simmons (hip soreness) is out of tonight’s in-season tournament match against the Celtics. – 10:21 AM
Michael Pina @MichaelVPina
Ben Simmons is very slowly starting to look like the player he used to be. On all the hope and frustration that comes with his (potential) return to form: theringer.com/nba/2023/11/10… pic.twitter.com/dY4uocqmpf – 8:47 AM
Ben Simmons is very slowly starting to look like the player he used to be. On all the hope and frustration that comes with his (potential) return to form: theringer.com/nba/2023/11/10… pic.twitter.com/dY4uocqmpf – 8:47 AM
Erik Slater @erikslater_
Nets say Cam Johnson is PROBABLE tomorrow at Boston.
Ben Simmons (left hip soreness) is QUESTIONABLE. Nic Claxton and Cam Thomas are OUT. – 4:45 PM
Nets say Cam Johnson is PROBABLE tomorrow at Boston.
Ben Simmons (left hip soreness) is QUESTIONABLE. Nic Claxton and Cam Thomas are OUT. – 4:45 PM
Brian Lewis @NYPost_Lewis
Cam Johnson has been upgraded to probable with a left calf strain. Ben Simmons is questionable with left hip soreness. Nic Claxton (left ankle sprain) is still out for the #Nets tomorrow at the #Celtics. #NBA – 4:44 PM
Cam Johnson has been upgraded to probable with a left calf strain. Ben Simmons is questionable with left hip soreness. Nic Claxton (left ankle sprain) is still out for the #Nets tomorrow at the #Celtics. #NBA – 4:44 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Trendon Watford just Statue of Liberty’d PJ Tucker.
They called an offensive foul, Cameron Johnson style.
Jacques Vaughn is challenging the highlight hate. – 9:31 PM
Trendon Watford just Statue of Liberty’d PJ Tucker.
They called an offensive foul, Cameron Johnson style.
Jacques Vaughn is challenging the highlight hate. – 9:31 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Jacque Vaughn says that there is no timetable to return yet for Cameron Johnson and Nic Claxton, though they got some G League practice run.
Vaughn also said Ben Simmons (hip) was injured vs Bucks and team is being cautious. Takes even more size and playmaking out for Brooklyn – 5:53 PM
Jacque Vaughn says that there is no timetable to return yet for Cameron Johnson and Nic Claxton, though they got some G League practice run.
Vaughn also said Ben Simmons (hip) was injured vs Bucks and team is being cautious. Takes even more size and playmaking out for Brooklyn – 5:53 PM
More on this storyline
Ian Begley: Nets are listing Cam Johnson as probable for game vs BOS. Ben Simmons (hip) is questionable. -via Twitter @IanBegley / November 9, 2023
Brian Lewis: Asked Jacque Vaughn if he expects Ben Simmons to be ready Friday at the #Celtics: “It’s going to be just really how he responds. He’ll get treatment tonight. We get the day in between Boston he’ll get treatment tomorrow. And I’ll touch base with him see how he’s feeling.” #Nets -via Twitter @NYPost_Lewis / November 8, 2023
Ian Begley: Nets say Ben Simmons is out tonight due to hip soreness. -via Twitter @IanBegley / November 8, 2023
Cam, last time we spoke to you were a Phoenix Sun now you’re a Brooklyn Net. How the hell did this happen? [Laughs] Cameron Johnson: Man, you know how this league is, anything can happen. It’s not like the trade came completely out of left field, you know what I mean, it’s not like I’m sitting down minding my business, nothing’s on the radar and then boom! That trade was on the table since KD initially requested a trade back in June, so it was always a possibility. It’s just as you get down to the trade deadline with like 12 hours to go you don’t know what’s going to happen, 1:00 a.m., like you’re just getting ready for bed for a game the next day, you’re not expecting it to happen in that moment so in the moment it’s like wow!, like what just happened. -via YouTube / November 10, 2023
Cameron Johnson: We had a lot of guys missing so there was a huge chunk of the season where Mikal was relied on a ton to do a lot of things you know be an engine of the team, so it was a great opportunity for him to take everything that he’s ever worked on and just put it into practice. So we finally get everybody back we play one game against Brooklyn with our starting lineup, the first time since early November that we played it before the trade, so obviously you give Mikal all that freedom leading up to that. He’s a guy that’s always in the gym, always working, always advancing, always looking for ways to get better, he was on the ground and he’s a film guy too so he’s taking everything that he’s working on and he’s learning from it and he’s getting better so you put him in Brooklyn where he has a chance to really fully show what he what he can do and he was just ready for that opportunity, plain and simple. People ask me this all the time like ‘what happened there?’ I’m like he didn’t change, it wasn’t like he magically just acquired some skill like he had been working on this the whole time, like this is the player that he has been working to become this whole time, he gets the opportunity and ‘Boom!’, he was prepared for it. And I’d say the same thing for myself. -via YouTube / November 10, 2023
Tidal League: “Bron is where you learn there is really levels to the game of basketball…He just knows the game.” – Cam Johnson Is 2018 LeBron the best version of Bron we’ve ever seen? (Via: Run Your Race) -via Twitter / November 10, 2023