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there are 96 minutes a night available at the guard spots and Wes CJ & Dame could each average 30+ as any combo of the 3 should mesh just fine. Most every team in the league goes small ball for long stretches so I don't see size as a problem.

I definitely liked the pick. Portland had a few needs including really needing another guy who could create off the dribble beside Lillard. Maynor's addition mid-season really helped their offensive flow, and CJ should be an even better offensive threat as well as being cheaper. I really like that he can shoot a high % off the dribble

STOMP
 
I want to like this pick more than I do

Just isn't happening
 
I kinda like the pick as an energy guy off the bench. I don't think he has the size to be a starter. Hows his leg healing? Didn't he fracture it towards the end of the year?
 
He's our Vinny Johnson. We can't play him and Lillard together in the backcourt without have the worst defensive backcourt in the past 20 years. But you've got to love the kid. Now we need to hire Paul Westhead and outgun the other teams.
 
GOD said:
Watch that 18 min video, the one with Simmons and Rose interviewing CJ. I think you'll come away more excited.
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That was fun to watch, and I'll be watching it again after the draft.

Repped!
 
Rastapopoulos said:
He's our Vinny Johnson. We can't play him and Lillard together in the backcourt without have the worst defensive backcourt in the past 20 years. But you've got to love the kid. Now we need to hire Paul Westhead and outgun the other teams.
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McCollum isn't a bad defender. He'll be better as a rookie than Lillard. The size hurts, but he's a solid 200 lbs and is quick, so that helps.
 
PapaG said:
McCollum isn't a bad defender. He'll be better as a rookie than Lillard. The size hurts, but he's a solid 200 lbs and is quick, so that helps.
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He's reportedly not a good man defender

I'm not expecting much defensively from him
 
Intelligence and willingness to study are a couple of the most important attributes to being a good defender. So he may not have the best physical attributes, but he will make it up elsewhere.
 
Seems like a well-spoken young man and a good character guy.
 
Great pick! You can never have too many good shooters. :)
 
awesome video with simmons and jalen, dude is a smart little whippersnapper!
 
Tortimer said:
I think Porter is the same or a little shorter.
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having run into him with my Dad on the Black Butte golf course at the tail end of his PTB days, he's about 6'. No way is he the 6'2+ that CJ measured barefoot at the predraft. I'm 5'10 and wasn't looking up when we were shaking hands on the tee pad. My dad (who is also 5'10) stood next to him and I was struck by how 6'3 TP and him were so close in size.

STOMP
 
Drttimmy said:
Not quite the analogy I was making, but it does concern me, too. He seems to have a slow trigger, too.
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Porter wasn't a legit 6'3". There were no official combine measurements back in those days.

I can understand not liking a pick, but when posters blatantly fudge the truth on them, it gets old.

Now we'll deal with another season of every time CJ misses a shot, it was a bad pick.
 
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PapaG said:
Porter wasn't a legit 6'3". There were no official combine measurements back in those days.

I can understand not liking a pick, but when posters blatantly fudge the truth on them, it gets old.

Now we'll deal with another season of every time CJ misses a shot, it was a bad pick.
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You know that for a fact? Just because there wasn't combine then doesn't mean it's not legit. I completely agree with your second sentence and it seems you are doing just that in regard to Porter.
 
Lillard's supposedly 6-3 but next to Kenny and Barkley he looked like a sardine. First thing The Jet said was how Lillard was smaller than he expected.

McCollum's probably the same, but he plays SG.
 
PapaG said:
Porter wasn't a legit 6'3". There were no official combine measurements back in those days.

I can understand not liking a pick, but when posters blatantly fudge the truth on them, it gets old.

Now we'll deal with another season of every time CJ misses a shot, it was a bad pick.
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Porter seems a good comparison. Similar size and build, well rounded, capable of playing the one and two. They have similar shooting strokes, too. I wonder if he can play in the block like Porter and Miller?

You can nitpick on any player in this draft, Bennett on down. Overall, I think most everyone likes this pick. I wonder if Portland knew they would land Crabbe later in the draft, if they would have opted for Adams instead?
 
The mock draft on NBA TV had Blazers pick McCollum and said he'd be a steal if still available at #10.
 
Watching interviews with CJ... He's something else. Love his style.

I know it seems like a no brainer BPA choice but do you think Lillard demanded/asked for CJ?
 
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