Cam Johnson shared some of his gamesmanship as he initiated conversations with Karl-Anthony Towns during Phoenix's win over Minnesota.
“I ask players that all the time, ‘What you guys running, who you looking for?’” Johnson revealed. “Sometimes I get a response.”
Johnson said he takes a player saying he’s not doing anything on a play with a “grain of salt,” because if someone asked him the same question, he’s using that information to his advantage. “I would be the type like, ‘I’m not doing nothing,’ then I don’t do nothing, so they trust me a little bit,” Johnson said. “So the next time, I’d say, ‘I’m not doing nothing,’ and then I’m doing something and they’re relaxed.” Trash talking: Devin Booker and Klay Thompson going at it last week to the point both received technical fouls.Instructive: Chris Paul showing Lakers forward Juan Toscano-Anderson proper hand placement during their preseason game in Las Vegas.
An admitted on-court talker since middle school, Johnson gave his head coach, Monty Williams, plenty of reason to praise his play Tuesday. Johnson not only led the Suns in scoring, but played solid defense on Towns, who at 6-11, 250 pounds is three inches taller and 40 pounds heavier than Johnson. "I think he's getting more comfortable with the role." Monty Williams on Cam Johnson, who scored a season-high 29 points going 7-of-11 from 3 in Tuesday's win over
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