Notice McCollum's last 10 games

[CupWizier]

In the last 10 games McCollum has been averaging 24 points, 4.9 rebounds and 4.8 assist while shooting almost 43% from the 3 point line.

 

[stampedehero]

Because we talked in here about a trade, he must have felt the relentless social pressure forum members bring upon him and miraculously improved.

 

[CupWizier]

Because we talked in here about a trade, he must have felt the relentless social pressure forum members bring upon him and miraculously improved.

or that he started off in a slight slump and is now playing like he has before for the Blazers like some of us said.

 

[HailBlazers]

Props to CJ. Hopefully he keeps it up because his chucking can be contagious. Last night for example he missed Melo on an obvious swing pass to do his one on four thing. So next time down the court Melo itching for a shot does something similar taking an ill advised shot outside the flow. It's amazing how good this team is when they move the ball and dumbfounding when they fail to do so for stretches.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

In the last 10 games McCollum has been averaging 24 points, 4.9 rebounds and 4.8 assist while shooting almost 43% from the 3 point line.

Yeah - he's actually playing better than Dame over that span.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Let's hope he's playing even better when he's eligible to be traded.

 

[Labinot41]

Does that mean his trade value is high enough to get a good player back ? Nah i'm kidding

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Yeah - he's actually playing better than Dame over that span.

As that link makes clear, the player who's playing like crap right now is Anfernee. He does nothing but score anyway, and right now he's shooting bricks.

 

[rotary111]

CJ's D has been surprising this season. He's getting steals and even blocking shots.

GO CJ!

 

[SIeepwalker]

Props to CJ. Hopefully he keeps it up because his chucking can be contagious. Last night for example he missed Melo on an obvious swing pass to do his one on four thing. So next time down the court Melo itching for a shot does something similar taking an ill advised shot outside the flow. It's amazing how good this team is when they move the ball and dumbfounding when they fail to do so for stretches.

When we make passes we look unstoppable

 

[wizenheimer]

I know it's a radical idea, but is it possible he's not as bad as the first 10 games, nor as good as the last 10 games? That he's actually somewhere in between? The reality is that somewhere in between those two 10 game samples is about where he's been throughout his career

another reality is that the Blazers were 1-6 over the first 7 of those 10 games, so CJ getting hot was having no impact on winning. It was Dame starting to play healthy again, Melo having a major impact, Hood maintaining high efficiency, and Whiteside doing work that have resulted in this 3 game winning streak. CJ is only 5th on the team in winshares, winshares/48, box plus/minus, and value over replacement. CJ leads the team in FGA but he's only 7th in TS% and 6th in eFG%; those are far from optimal numbers

 

[stampedehero]

Props to CJ. Hopefully he keeps it up because his chucking can be contagious. Last night for example he missed Melo on an obvious swing pass to do his one on four thing. So next time down the court Melo itching for a shot does something similar taking an ill advised shot outside the flow. It's amazing how good this team is when they move the ball and dumbfounding when they fail to do so for stretches.

After the Melo deal, this team should have had some coaching intensity from Terry and staff. Basic college basketball is not "beneath" these guys.

 

[THE HCP]

As that link makes clear, the player who's playing like crap right now is Anfernee. He does nothing but score anyway, and right now he's shooting bricks.

He has already contributed more than I thought he would this whole season to be honest. SOOOOO young. Scouts have locked in on his game. He has such a great attitude and work ethic I think he will be fine.

 

[riverman]

I've seen a big difference in CJs body language over the last 3 games...he's got a lot more hop in his step and seems to have embraced becoming a two way player..we're not trading him..book it. CJ is a guy who can shoot you back into a game probably better than anybody on our roster right now. He's passing the ball more since Melo because he trusts Melo

 

[CupWizier]

He has already contributed more than I thought he would this whole season to be honest. SOOOOO young. Scouts have locked in on his game. He has such a great attitude and work ethic I think he will be fine.

To many posters in here put unrealistic expectations on him. He still needs time to learn and develop but when i read some saying start Simons and trade McCollum i just shook my head.

 

[Labinot41]

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

As that link makes clear, the player who's playing like crap right now is Anfernee. He does nothing but score anyway, and right now he's shooting bricks.

Yeah Simons has been kinda bad...

 

[tlongII]

Melo is making me eat crow. Tastes like chicken.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

He has already contributed more than I thought he would this whole season to be honest. SOOOOO young. Scouts have locked in on his game. He has such a great attitude and work ethic I think he will be fine.

Who's trying to teach him defense? Because they need to try harder. He runs around a lot and waves his arms but seems to have zero effect.

 

[hoopsjock]

Gee...

I've been saying if CJ were to get his assist % numbers above 18-20% like they were a few years ago that it would help him to get easier shots because the defense can't collapse on him as much. When I said that it was down around 10%. He's now up to 16.6% which is trending in the right direction!

Funny how the whole offense including CJ performs better when he's not ball stopping the offense.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Gee...

I've been saying if CJ were to get his assist % numbers above 18-20% like they were a few years ago that it would help him to get easier shots because the defense can't collapse on him as much. When I said that it was down around 10%. He's now up to 16.6% which is trending in the right direction!

Funny how the whole offense including CJ performs better when he's not ball stopping the offense.

Yeah who knew passing works!

 

[THE HCP]

Who's trying to teach him defense? Because they need to try harder. He runs around a lot and waves his arms but seems to have zero effect.

Kid just turned 20. Not every player coming into the league is NBA ready on either end of the floor, let alone BOTH. He’s shown he can score and that’s about it. Nothing wrong with that. Not sure what you were expecting from a #24 pick basically coming straight out of HS.
This kid is going to be a solid scorer in the league if we are patient.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

The issue most people have with CJ isnt that he’s a bad player, its that he will at times go one on 4, that he starts dribbling and its like everyone knows a shots coming. I think most people believe CJ has the makings of a very talented scorer, but he has a tendency to make himself ineffecient by forcing shots that arent there. All scorers do that to some extent, but it can really kill momentum, really kill the flow of the offense and he hasnt done anything else at a rate thats even been “good” for long stretches of his career. I think almost all Blazer fans would be ok with CJ if he consistently had up around 4-5 assists, and limited his Im gonna shoot this shot no matter what mentality to a couple times a game instead of 6 or so times a game.

You can point out flaws in someone’s game, its ok to do so. CJ has elite top 4-5 in the league handles, and his balance on the dribble is crazy, all he needs to do is show he’s willing to use that play making ability to get his team mates involved and it’ll make his game much more efficient. Maybe they didnt have enough offensive threats Around him in past years and he lost some trust in guys not named Dame, but his play making for others has been on a downward spiral. The last ten games or so the difference is he’s getting others involved more often, and that means he’s getting cleaner looks.

 

[CupWizier]

The issue most people have with CJ isnt that he’s a bad player, its that he will at times go one on 4, that he starts dribbling and its like everyone knows a shots coming. I think most people believe CJ has the makings of a very talented scorer, but he has a tendency to make himself ineffecient by forcing shots that arent there. All scorers do that to some extent, but it can really kill momentum, really kill the flow of the offense and he hasnt done anything else at a rate thats even been “good” for long stretches of his career. I think almost all Blazer fans would be ok with CJ if he consistently had up around 4-5 assists, and limited his Im gonna shoot this shot no matter what mentality to a couple times a game instead of 6 or so times a game.

You can point out flaws in someone’s game, its ok to do so. CJ has elite top 4-5 in the league handles, and his balance on the dribble is crazy, all he needs to do is show he’s willing to use that play making ability to get his team mates involved and it’ll make his game much more efficient. Maybe they didnt have enough offensive threats Around him in past years and he lost some trust in guys not named Dame, but his play making for others has been on a downward spiral. The last ten games or so the difference is he’s getting others involved more often, and there he’s getting cleaner looks.

The complaints on McCollum have been to the point of being overly excessive the last 2 years. No player is perfect, but many of the negative comments are definitely not warranted about McCollum as those same posters seldom give him praise when warranted.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

To many posters in here put unrealistic expectations on him. He still needs time to learn and develop but when i read some saying start Simons and trade McCollum i just shook my head.

I disagree with you here. It wasnt the Posters here saying, Simons is the most talented guy theyve Drafted, it wasnt the Posters here taking every opportunity to say how amazing Simons has been, or make sure every media session had someone talking up Simons. The Blazers organization built the hype meter, and whatever expectations that came from that is on the organization for it. I thought they were doing a huge disservice to Simons by talking about him like he’s the new Dame all summer, because he’s young and you knew there would be struggles.

 

[CupWizier]

I disagree with you here. It wasnt the Posters here saying, Simons is the most talented guy theyve Drafted, it wasnt the Posters here taking every opportunity to say how amazing Simons has been, or make sure every media session had someone talking up Simons. The Blazers organization built the hype meter, and whatever expectations that came from that is on the organization for it. I thought they were doing a huge disservice to Simons by talking about him like he’s the new Dame all summer, because he’s young and you knew there would be struggles.

I think you should delve into the archives. There were posters putting unrealistic expectations on him in the off season and first few games.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

I think you should delve into the archives. There were posters putting unrealistic expectations on him in the off season and first few games.

They wouldnt have if the Blazers just let the kid grow into it on his own... The organization built him up way too much, and yeah some posters bought in, and he still might be really good, but I think had they let it come to him those expectations dont get built up.

 

[tlongII]

I’m still all in on Simons. He’s going to be a special player.

 

[Hoopguru]

Simons is tight with Mitchell of the Jazz, guess their families are close. I remember when Mitchell was new in the league he too was a bit out of control and unafraid to shoot or drive. I see similarities with Ant now in his infancy. He will eventually govern his game better between offense and defense. I think he will be a scoring guard much like Mitchell in time.

 

[Blazers Roy]

In the last 10 games McCollum has been averaging 24 points, 4.9 rebounds and 4.8 assist while shooting almost 43% from the 3 point line.

Starting a Pro-CJ thread is against the forum guidelines.
I suggest you delete it before you'll get banned.