C.J. McCollum to debut on Jan 2nd vs Bobcats?

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  1. OSUBlazerfan

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    OSUBlazerfan, Dec 29, 2013
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    Hot.
     
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    Can't wait. The bench can use him.
     
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    I'll ask again....that's all great, but where will his minutes come from?
     
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    If he is playing well, you have to make time for him which may mean fewer minutes for Wes and someone like Dorrell Wright potentially. I don't think he benches another scorer and playmaker like Mo Williams
     
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    Dorell Wright. Mo Williams. I don't give a shit. It's not like those guys are playing great right now.
     
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    He can have some of mine.
     
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    Dorell Wright, HCP.
     
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    The Miami game showed how badly we need CJ's 5 minutes a game
     
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    I think he takes a few minutes from wes, a few from mo, a few from dame as back up 2, maybe total 15
     
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    Is CJ a SF now? Why would he take minutes from Wright? And please don't say that Wes is going to play SF. He takes minutes from Mo or he's a DNP. I can't wait.
     
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    Have to ask Stotts, but I'm looking forward to CJ playing next to Mo in the second unit instead of Lillard.
     
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    I much prefer to pretend to be the GM to pretending to be the coach who decides minutes. I think we have an excellent coach who has the following facts in front of him:

    CJ will be an excellent talent.
    Our bench has a terrible +/-.

    Put these together and the conclusion is CJ will play. My guess is that Lillard and Mo will play less together.
     
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    Its going to be pretty hard for him to get minutes. Being a rookie I'm concerned about what he does on defense. Our defense is a much bigger problem than our offense. It'll be fun to see him on the court at all though.
     
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    Jesus, I sure hope his foot is healed. We need to sacrifice a goat, or some other crazy ritual to keep this guy healthy. I love his game, but I really don't want the 3rd break to come this next year b/c of not resting long enough.
     
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    Yes, That's exactly what I've been saying! And that's exactly why I think he might be more valuable to a win now team Blazers in a trade.
     
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    I'm sure CJ McCollum, with his twice broken foot and not a single minute of playing time in the NBA, is a quite valuable trade chip. (not)
     
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    I think Dame needs some of the minutes cut, that Mo will take. Then cut a little of Mo's minutes and give that to CJ. I think realistically, we need to see if he deserves the minutes first. Then we can worry about getting him some.
     
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    Then why is he so valuable to us then?
     
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    Probably because Matthews is a top ten sg in the league
     
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