Spencer Still Getting Under Peoples' Skin

[FreeKlaiber]

Love Cam, but maybe KD is the wrong person to talk trash to lol…

 

[kobebeanbryant]

Killa Cam

 

[Umami Zen]

If you watch some of the tape of the game-Durant has been working on his Grayson Allen impression. His interactions with Cam during the game showed some impressive footwork and tripping moves. Cam wasn't buying it.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

Durant is obviously an unbelievable player but also the fakest tough guy in the league.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Durant is obviously an unbelievable player but also the fakest tough guy in the league.

Cam would break him like a twig if it came to that.

 

[nazzydawg]

Cam would break him like a twig if it came to that.

Exactly. He was all world lax players, those guys are beasts!!

 

[Kitaman]

Cam would break him like a twig if it came to that.

Only a UConn fan would say this.

 

[Poe]

Liam is next.

Cam is on another level

 

[boog204]

Durant is obviously an unbelievable player but also the fakest tough guy in the league.

Bigger fake tough guy... KD or KG? I'll take KG.

 

[aceboon]

how in the hell is KD a "fake tough guy"? dude just hoops

 

[temery]

Cam is on another level

of what?

 

[uconnblueinky]

I would have given almost anything to have him back at UConn for one more year. Dude is everything you want in a baller. He's one of my all-time favorite Huskies. Killa Cam !!

 

[Poe]

of what?

Getting under peoples’ skin (in comparison to Liam), which is what this thread is about

 

[alphasigko]

Man I miss him.

THIS!

 

[RuffRuff]

Bigger fake tough guy... KD or KG? I'll take KG.

Love KD - has a true love of the game, it's history. He is a one of the classier ambassadors of the sport. I'm sure he takes these moments yesterday like a "who does this guy think he is" and more of a laugh than getting his panties in a knot. The homers here love to flex.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Love KD - has a true love of the game, it's history. He is a one of the classier ambassadors of the sport. I'm sure he takes these moments yesterday like a "who does this guy think he is" and more of a laugh than getting his panties in a knot. The homers here love to flex.

If you watch that Netflix doc on the Olympics I don't know how you come away with any conclusion other than "this kid just loves hooping."

 

[Dogdeacon]

KD disrespected CAM by not even putting his hand up on that 'close-out', I'd bet CAM said something colorful about that.

 

[EricLA]

It was fun to see Cam fired up and not backing down to KD, but I thought it was interesting how ALL his teammates who were interviewed said, in different ways, that his energy and competitiveness fires up the team. Even the HC said that the fans got fired up and that it was all around great.

I can't speak to if there was any "disrespect", but KD is a trash talker as well, so good for Cam for having something to say back, and having the game to back up his comments. I hope for a long and successful career for Cam. I suspect he will be a fan favorite wherever he goes, just like he was in Connecticut...

 

[RuffRuff]

If you watch that Netflix doc on the Olympics I don't know how you come away with any conclusion other than "this kid just loves hooping."

Really does - shows up court side for random college and high school games. He loves the sport, respects it and is a custodian of the game.

 

[RuffRuff]

It was fun to see Cam fired up and not backing down to KD, but I thought it was interesting how ALL his teammates who were interviewed said, in different ways, that his energy and competitiveness fires up the team. Even the HC said that the fans got fired up and that it was all around great.

I can't speak to if there was any "disrespect", but KD is a trash talker as well, so good for Cam for having something to say back, and having the game to back up his comments. I hope for a long and successful career for Cam. I suspect he will be a fan favorite wherever he goes, just like he was in Connecticut...

At that level trash talking is legitimately a requirement. I do think there is some rite of passage you have to through to earn it, Cam taking an authentic accelerated route .

 

[Deepster]

Love KD - has a true love of the game, it's history. He is a one of the classier ambassadors of the sport. I'm sure he takes these moments yesterday like a "who does this guy think he is" and more of a laugh than getting his panties in a knot. The homers here love to flex.

Yeah, "classy ambassador of the sport" isn't quite how I'd describe him. He's surly, moody, sensitive, whiny and cries anytime anyone criticizes his game. He's an elite scorer but never led his team to anything in the postseason save for the period of time he quit on OKC and joined one of the already-best-ever franchises.

 

[boog204]

Really does - shows up court side for random college and high school games. He loves the sport, respects it and is a custodian of the game.

Legendary player and his Olympic performances have been incredible. But I don't know if "classy ambassador" is apt. KD literally has admitted to having multiple burner accounts on more than one platform so he can attack criticism, etc. It comes across as incredibly strange to me. You're one of the best players ever. It's ARod-ish without the total awkward narcissism thing.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Legendary player and his Olympic performances have been incredible. But I don't know if "classy ambassador" is apt. KD literally has admitted to having multiple burner accounts on more than one platform so he can attack criticism, etc. It comes across as incredibly strange to me. You're one of the best players ever. It's ARod-ish without the total awkward narcissism thing.

The internet is not real life.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

KD disrespected CAM by not even putting his hand up on that 'close-out', I'd bet CAM said something colorful about that.

As subject matter, that was front & center within a skirmish between a few posters here in a different thread over the weekend.

 

[Chuck]

It was fun to see Cam fired up and not backing down to KD, but I thought it was interesting how ALL his teammates who were interviewed said, in different ways, that his energy and competitiveness fires up the team. Even the HC said that the fans got fired up and that it was all around great.

I can't speak to if there was any "disrespect", but KD is a trash talker as well, so good for Cam for having something to say back, and having the game to back up his comments. I hope for a long and successful career for Cam. I suspect he will be a fan favorite wherever he goes, just like he was in Connecticut...

It can be a fine line with guys like Cam. We've all known that super intense guy on your team or friend group that bugs you. But Cam seems to be that guy that the whole team loves. Watch the bench when he's playing and the interviews after the game. They aren't looking at him like a "try hard". They're going nuts. Also, note the confidence they have in his shot already. I looked up his highlights from last night. At 4 minutes left in the 2nd quarter he pulls up for a 3. GG Jackson (#45) throws his hands in there air as soon as Cam releases the ball.

Edited to ask a question: Would Cam be where he is if he had stayed at Rutgers? Not crapping on Rutgers or Pike. But did the exposure at UConn and showing he's a winner get him the two-way contract that is giving him this opportunity? In the end, he needs to earn it, but I can't help think that there are other guys out there that just never get that chance.