David Aldridge: C.J. McCollum would get Blazers "back in business very soon"

[Blazer4ever]

I also like this, one of the best scenarios IMO. Both Players are great scorers, both are combo guards, I think such back court has a lot of potential.

 

[OneLifeToLive]

If Mccollum and Lillard are anything like Curry and Ellis. That would be a lot of fun.

 

[Further]

I don't want to draft a duplicate of Lillard. That just seems stupid to me. And this isn't a Telfair/Chris Paul thing again. If someone can honestly argue that McCollum is a better player than Lillard, so be it, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

No, but Lillard does play very well in spurts letting someone else taking the distributing duties. Here's how I see it. I want Lillard to be on the floor less game to game, he is our franchise and we need to look after his short term and long term health, and cutting him back to around 38min per game at most is where to start. McCollum could be the floor leader and scorer during those times. Then, for stretches, let Lillard play off the Ball, and CJ would work well with that. He is a very high character, hard worker, efficient, really fits the mold one would expect to see on a winning team.

I'm not noted in on this at all, but I would be happy with tis outcome.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

I don't want to draft a duplicate of Lillard.

I would love to draft a duplicate of Lillard.

 

[Mediocre Man]

I may have overstated my stance on McCollum (shocking, I know)

I think he will be a nice player, and I suppose if we have a very good rim protector, he and Lillard could play together without getting killed defensively. Still rather have someone with star potential or a defensive stopper in college

 

[craigehlo]

I may have overstated my stance on McCollum (shocking, I know)

I think he will be a nice player, and I suppose if we have a very good rim protector, he and Lillard could play together without getting killed defensively. Still rather have someone with star potential or a defensive stopper in college

CJ has star potential in the Steph Curry/Lillard mold. His D is already ahead of Lillard's from the scouting reports I've read (plays passing lanes well).

 

[Reep]

I may have overstated my stance on McCollum (shocking, I know)

I think he will be a nice player, and I suppose if we have a very good rim protector, he and Lillard could play together without getting killed defensively. Still rather have someone with star potential or a defensive stopper in college

I agree with this. The only part of the Lillard/McCollum backcourt I would like to see is that they were both incredibly efficient in college. Not too many high scoring backcourts in the NBA have two efficient shooters.

 

[Mediocre Man]

CJ has star potential in the Steph Curry/Lillard mold. His D is already ahead of Lillard's from the scouting reports I've read (plays passing lanes well).

I'd have to disagree that playing the passing lanes well is the same as being a good defensive player

 

[craigehlo]

I'd have to disagree that playing the passing lanes well is the same as being a good defensive player

That's the strongest part of his defensive game. He also gets defensive rebounds and closes out on shooters well.

Happy now?

 

[Mediocre Man]

That's the strongest part of his defensive game. He also gets defensive rebounds and closes out on shooters well.

Happy now?

I wasn't unhappy before.

All I know is that he has a 6' 6" wing span and an 8' 0.5" standing reach, while other SG's in the draft

Pope 6' 8" / 8' 4.5"
Muhammad 6' 11" 8' 8.5"
Oladipo 6' 9" / 8' 4.5"
McLemore 6' 7.75" / 8' 4.5"


Seems to me he will struggle defending NBA SG's

 

[Shooter]

The guys on NBA TV, mainly Greg Anthony and Steve Smith, we're raving about McCollum tonight. Anthony thinks he's the best guard in the draft and an "absolute steal" at #10. They both seem to think that he's going to be an All-Star.

 

[PapaG]

The guys on NBA TV, mainly Greg Anthony and Steve Smith, we're raving about McCollum tonight. Anthony thinks he's the best guard in the draft and an "absolute steal" at #10. They both seem to think that he's going to be an All-Star.

How many All-Star 6'3" shooting guards have there been over the last 20 years? That said, if he's available at #10, I think he's the pick for the Blazers.

 

[BBert]

I was hoping we'd get him last year, then he pulled out. This year, having Lillard, and needing a center, IDK. If that's who we get, I'm cool with it. Who needs defense when we have tickets to sell?

A draft like this is so hard. In a loaded draft, you can just throw a dart an chances are you'd do OK. This is way more difficult and we just can't afford to whiff.

 

[Shooter]

Who needs defense when we have tickets to sell?

Maybe we take McCollum, if he's there, and then bolster our defense with a trade or free-agent pickup.

 

[craigehlo]

McCollum will be a better defensive rookie than Lillard, but that's not saying a lot. It's also a forgone conclusion that our C spot will be bolstered in free agency.

 

[Shooter]

We're back in business, Baby! I love this pick. McCollum is a dynamic scorer who can get to the rim and hit the outside shot. He and Lillard are going to terrorize opposing backcourts for years.

 

[Sinobas]

You guys get so wrapped up in inches, who cares? What really matters is how good a ball player a guy is. There have been lots of good scoring 2 guards in the league that are around McCollum's size. I think we still try to retain Maynor, and let Matthews play some SF.