C.J. McCollum Makes His Case As A Pantheon Shooter

[SlyPokerDog]

Consider C.J. McCollum. Many might not even consider McCollum to be the best shooter on his own team, what with Damian Lillard hoisting up threes from crazier depths by the day. Yet in terms of volume and percentage on long-range attempts, only three players in the league really rival him: Curry, his splash kin Klay Thompson, and Clippers sharpshooter J.J. Redick. Under cover of a broader breakout season, McCollum casually climbed to the peak of the single most important craft in the sport.

http://www.si.com/nba/2016/11/10/cj...illard-terry-stotts?xid=socialflow_twitter_si

 

[Rastapopoulos]

So New Orleans should want to trade us Anthony Davis for him, right?

 

[jlprk]

Uncalled for. Just because we can't count on him, you didn't have to call him a pansy.

 

[Eastoff]

It's a nice read. Thanks for sharing

 

[B-Roy]

http://www.si.com/nba/2016/11/10/cj-mccollum-trail-blazers-damian-lillard-terry-stotts

Consider C.J. McCollum. Many might not even consider McCollum to be the best shooter on his own team, what with Damian Lillard hoisting up threes from crazier depths by the day. Yet in terms of volume and percentage on long-range attempts, only three players in the league really rival him: Curry, his splash kin Klay Thompson, and Clippers sharpshooter J.J. Redick. Under cover of a broader breakout season, McCollum casually climbed to the peak of the single most important craft in the sport.

McCollum might only be second to Curry, too, in terms of sheer range of shooting application. Since the beginning of the 2015–16 season, McCollum has made 42.6% of his threes above the break, 46% of his shots from the corner, and a defense-bending 40.2% of his threes off the dribble, according to NBA.com. Run him off curls and McCollum will duck his defender with time enough to fire away. Feature him in a high pick-and-roll and McCollum will rely on his high, quick release to shoot over the top of even a responsive contest. It doesn't really matter that McCollum doesn't have the acceleration to dart all the way to the rim when he has the handle and touch to score from everywhere else.

Nice article on CJs shooting prowess.

 

[KingSpeed]

All Star guards this year in West: Paul, Curry, Harden, Westbrook, CJ, Dame.

 

[Orion Bailey]

All Star guards this year in West: Paul, Curry, Harden, Westbrook, CJ, Dame.

Is that possibly the best guard lineup ever? Top to bottom, wow...