Interesting stat re: CJ McCollum

[oldmangrouch]

Do it! Prove it wrong.
Dame is a point guard and has the ball in his hands pretty much every possession.
CJ is a shooting guard.
Have fun with that.

Somebody did, and I admitted I was wrong. Yeesh.

 

[blazerkor]

I think this is worth talking about. And this is not me shitting on CJ, so I didnt want to bump one of his hate threads.

Blazers are 9-1 this season when CJ has 15 or fewer attempts. Fluke? Last year they were 10-5.

This isn’t my argument to trade CJ (there are plenty other threads for that) but I do think there’s something to it. Everything flows better when we’re not leaning on CJ. This is more on coaching than anything because they’re the ones giving CJ the freedom to do whatever he wants. I’ve thought of this before, but maybe it’s in his, and more importantly the teams, best interest if he was utilized more as a Klay Thompson than as a Damian Lillard.

Unfortunately CJ can't defend the 2 spot like Thompson. Other than that, I agree that he'd be better for the team in a spot up shooting or even slashing role, as opposed to running iso ball through him.

 

[kjironman1]

Unfortunately CJ can't defend the 2 spot like Thompson. Other than that, I agree that he'd be better for the team in a spot up shooting or even slashing role, as opposed to running iso ball through him.

4 inches shorter has it's disadvantages.

 

[tykendo]

Blazers 1-0 when Dame scores 59

 

[kjironman1]

Blazers 1-0 when Dame scores 59

Blazers 1-0 when CJ score 40

 

[hoopsjock]

Blazers 1-0 when CJ score 40

They just lost to Memphis when CJ scored 40.

 

[kjironman1]

They just lost to Memphis when CJ scored 40.

Did they? I stand corrected. Blazers 1-1 when CJ scores 40

 

[kjironman1]

I was in Vegas and was not in the loop on that game.

 

[Pinwheel1]

I think this is worth talking about. And this is not me shitting on CJ, so I didnt want to bump one of his hate threads.

Blazers are 9-1 this season when CJ has 15 or fewer attempts. Fluke? Last year they were 10-5.

This stat is not a big surprise to me. It goes right along with what I have been saying for a couple years......surround CJ and Dame with better players and neither will force as many shots. They would both welcome a more evenly distributed number of shots if possible. The fact that they both actually wanted Carmelo on the team should make that obvious.

 

[stampedehero]

And we were still last in assists and and the most dribbles per touch.

Immediately, I think of the word "execution". Is there hope?

 

[Lanny]

I think this is worth talking about. And this is not me shitting on CJ, so I didnt want to bump one of his hate threads.

Blazers are 9-1 this season when CJ has 15 or fewer attempts. Fluke? Last year they were 10-5.

This isn’t my argument to trade CJ (there are plenty other threads for that) but I do think there’s something to it. Everything flows better when we’re not leaning on CJ. This is more on coaching than anything because they’re the ones giving CJ the freedom to do whatever he wants. I’ve thought of this before, but maybe it’s in his, and more importantly the teams, best interest if he was utilized more as a Klay Thompson than as a Damian Lillard.

I dunno, we beat Toronto and CJ had a good game. Lillard had the bad game.

 

[Lanny]

Blazers 1-0 when Dame scores 59

I think I see a pattern there.

 

[BonesJones]

Immediately, I think of the word "execution". Is there hope?

A coach who's team is the worst at executing in the league is probably not a good coach.

 

[oldmangrouch]

Immediately, I think of the word "execution". Is there hope?

Would you settle for life without parole?

 

[stampedehero]

A coach who's team is the worst at executing in the league is probably not a good coach.

< not him? The Wolves coach….is my choice..