Mikal Bridges Is Better Than Any Of Us Thought
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- čas přidán 15. 02. 2023
- When the Brooklyn Nets traded Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns last week in exchange for Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson and picks, some outsiders were quick to say Brooklyn sold low on KD because of the players they got back. There were plenty of people referring to Mikal and Cam as just good role players. However, Mikal Bridges is seemingly much more than a role player. He’s been one of the best defenders in the league for a while now, even finishing 2nd in Defensive player of the year voting last season. Where the shift has come is on the offensive end, where he's shown a new ability to be a team’s primary offensive option, displayed by his career high 45 points against the Heat last night. A lot of this scoring came with either Jimmy Butler or Bam Adebayo as the primary defender, and he was cooking anyway. This dude is a lot better than any of us thought. With the defense he offers, if he can continue to stay a lethal offensive option like he’s been, he can be a similar player to someone like Paul George or Kawhi Leonard. To truly understand how good the man now known as Brooklyn Bridges can be, let’s look at his career so far and his recent play.
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The trio of nic Claxton, cam Thomas and mikal bridges can easily be one of the best young groups in the nba
100%
Add Johnson to that mix the fabulous 4
Plus if Ben was Ben they be the best defense team in game easily
@@Rapacity_313 Ben it’s overhated
We love him in Phoenix, miss him.
Mikael bridgers is legit bro....he's a 3d wing player with a defensive mindset now he's a scorer
Super high upside
@@bigherm24 he was compared to kawhi Leonard and at least he's not load managing
@@ronnykeosouriya6641 The opposite he's never missed a game in his entire career... not even in College!
Saw Mikal and the nets come back from a 28pt deficit in Boston and boyyy I am a big fan now. Lets go Brooklyn Bridges!!
He’s definitely going to develop into a true superstar
It feels like it right now
People in PHX knew
Very curious to see what he will be now that he’s unlocked and out of the shadows of Booker, CP, and Ayton
He surprised me last night. I didn't know he was that good.
We gave you a Gift from Phoenix... We didn't want him to go.. and i hope we get him back in the future some how.
I can tell he still misses Phoenix from his post interviews especially after he dropped 45pts. I am sure he will come back
I really think he can become a Paul George type of guy. Good trade for the nets
Love to channel keep it up 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Appreciate it
Suns GM knew. It’s the suns owner first day in his job decides to fuck everything up cause he only knows KD and not a single clue what Mikal/ CamJ’s potential will be.
4 years of development to waste because this owner decided to rush things and chase a ring.
I mean Coach Monty never really gave him the opportunity until his last two weeks. They didn’t exactly try to see what they had
You can't blame the Suns for going all in to win the chip now. They're favorites to get out of the west. Durant is that good. You'll see hoe easy he gets 30 without many shot. They'll be open shot for everyone off double teams between him and Booker.
This 100% traded my two favorite players and they bled purple and Orange.
He's the ultimate team player. Look at what he did in Villanova and then again when Booker was out. He's a great player that was underutilized on the O side
Great analysis herm! Subbed 😁
Thanks!
I believe being able to have a line up with all 6'7 + players is deadly
Spencer
Bridges
Dorian
Johnson
Ben Simmons
That's a switch everything line up .... smh this team can be deadly
It should very easily be Claxton over Simmons. Ben is borderline unplayable at this point and Clax is a defensive player of the year candidate. But I agree with your point
@@bigherm24 ben is injured smh next and slowly gone get back nic is a beast but can't pass nor defend on the outside like Ben Simmons
Bro the lineup should be
Spencer
Cam Thomas
Mikael Bridges
Cam Johnson
Claxton
We suns fans knew he was good. It is the outsiders that thought that he was better than what y’all thought
You know... They say in coaching that your perspective changes when you move from assistant to head coach. I think this transition will be the same for Mikal "Brooklyn" Bridges. If he keeps the dog in himself fed, he'll thrive. I hope he does. By all accounts, he's bringing new (positive) energy to the team and folks are rallying behind him. Still, it has to be "a thing" to wake up one morning and realize that you're "that guy". He pretty much admitted that he had to grow up a lot quicker than he anticipated. That kind of self-awareness gives me confidence.
Also, can we give some love to Cam Johnson? Everyone is talking about Cam Thomas, and rightfully so, but Cam Johnson is making a case for himself as well. A stretch 4 who will defend as well?! He dropped a quiet 18 as the second fiddle of M.B's career night.
Kd and Kyrie were great players but as someone who watches every nets game since the trade their ball movement has been so much better than it ever was. Bridges and these guys are unselfish players (cam Thomas needs some work on this at times). They don’t turn the ball over near as much either KD was a great player but he was prone to making bad passes and turning it over
I’m very excited about the future of this team and now the drama is out the door and we have a fun young group of players to get behind
As a suns fan. I knew Mikal was under-appreciated. I’m gonna miss the Ironman. And cam Johnson isn’t a slouch either.
Thanks. Who knew. Remember even though his mother worked for the fabulous Sixers and he wanted to play there they still traded him away, as they did after running Markelle out for nothing as they believed he was a weird malingerer. Philadelphia is a cruel city in which to fall short.
anybody who thinks mikal didnt have super star potential just wasnt watching him before
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Mark my words a few years from now with Bridges, Johnson, Spencer, Smith, and the draft picks we will be saying the Nets won the trade.
No wonder the Grizzlies were going to give the kitchen sink for him
They knew
There are a outstanding defenders who happened to be dogs and deadly three-point shooters who happened to be highly athletic on the Brooklyn Nets. And y ou should hope that your team doesn't have to play the Nets in the first round. If the Nets can hold on and make the playoffs, keep in mind that they're already 8 or 9 games over 500, so all they have to do now is play 500 . Any team that has a bad night shooting will have trouble with this one. And the simple truth is that the best offensive talent in the NBA is on the Brooklyn Nets. Heck even Ben Simmons is still good defensively.
he will be able to be first option and showcase his offense with nets and not behind booker, cp3 and ayton.
Mikaels jumper looks like Ray Allen
will nets pay cam johnson ? who will we dump or keep?
I can finally listen to BK we go hard by Jay Z without thinking of KD and Kyrie 🥹🥹🥹🙏🤲
Best of his draft class after Ayton and Doncic
He’s definitely better than Ayton
The only reason why you would say that is because you didn't watch him play
Exactly Tashie. Only suns fans knew that he is better than the way others viewed him.
I watched him play plenty. He was really good and honestly I think he would’ve won DPOY and been an all star last year. But be real here. No one expected him to be a 25+ ppg guy. Not even fans in Phoenix. If we’re being realistic
Nets got the most underrated team in the league they the 2019 Nets on Crack
Better than the 19 team.
Not me. I told me boys he might be able to shadow PG13 if he worked on his dribbles.
The way he shoots it might be Kawhi, it’s hitting the same spot in the rim.
Nobody In Phoenix ever thought bridges was an afterthought. He was considered the 2nd best player on the team after booker. He was never a rotation player he has always been a starter since being in the league with Phoenix. Get your facts strait before you talk about bridges. He was one of my favorite suns of all time. His defense has always been the best in the league and his offense has gotten better every single year thanks to playing alongside booker and learning from him. All this and he has never missed one single game in his whole career so far in the league. I personally did not like the trade for Durant for bridges and Johnson. I would have kept bridges instead he will be a future all star mark my words. You guys are lucky you got bridges and Johnson. Please take care of the twins they will be missed. This coming from a 44 year suns Fan.
Us?
He's not better than any of us thought. I love bridges and I want my trade back y'all can keep KD
Believe it or not, sometimes I'd rather watch B.B. & the Nets over the Lakers, or Phoenix because K.D. is out for who knows, as well as L.B.J. and A.D.(a.k.a.~PLASTIC MAN)! At least with the Nets you know all of their players are going to play, so(No DNP's)and since nobody really expects anything from this team the future only looks up, I'm in!!!
Kawhi 2.0