So McCollum....

[illmatic99]

Has this been posted?

[video=youtube;RuUZ8-6iH5Y]

BRoy, anyone?

 

[Natebishop3]

Has this been posted?

[video=youtube;RuUZ8-6iH5Y]

BRoy, anyone?

Yeah, there's vids from both games in Idaho.

 

[Natebishop3]

Youtube:

[video=youtube;X5oQ70l_HSw]

Thanks bro. Repped.

That wasn't up last night.

 

[Paxil]

BRoy, anyone?

Yeah, definitely some Roy in there, and some Andre Miller... in that he can be going against bigger guys, and you are thinking no way he can get a shot up, and as if by magic he gets enough space to get it off. There are very few Blazers right now that are great at taking it to the basket, he can really help in that department. I see some Lillard and McCollum together in the future.

 

[Further]

I amazes me is how well his skills fit with what the team needs. So excited to watch more.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

I've said this since June...

CJ = SGOTF

 

[mook]

I've said this since June...

CJ = SGOTF

I don't know that this is necessarily true, at least for the Blazers. May be we trade him a year or two down the road for a position of greater need, especially if he turns into a Lillard clone. But otherwise in the future there are 96 minutes of PT between PG, SG and SF:
Lillard 35MPG
CJ 35MPG
Matthews 35MPG
Batum 35MPG
Misc 4mpg

None of those 4 guys are really one-position men. Lillard and CJ can play 1/2. Matthews can play 2/3. Batum can basically play 1/2/3.

The pieces fit together quite nicely, actually, provided they all stay healthy and CJ is as good as he first appears. It's about having 4 quality guys to man 3 positions, and one of them comes in off the bench.

 

[Natebishop3]

I don't know that this is necessarily true, at least for the Blazers. May be we trade him a year or two down the road for a position of greater need, especially if he turns into a Lillard clone. But otherwise in the future there are 96 minutes of PT between PG, SG and SF:
Lillard 35MPG
CJ 35MPG
Matthews 35MPG
Batum 35MPG
Misc 4mpg

None of those 4 guys are really one-position men. Lillard and CJ can play 1/2. Matthews can play 2/3. Batum can basically play 1/2/3.

The pieces fit together quite nicely, actually, provided they all stay healthy and CJ is as good as he first appears. It's about having 4 quality guys to man 3 positions, and one of them comes in off the bench.

I don't think he's a Lillard clone because many of his strengths are currently weaknesses for Dame. After watching him a bit, he has a much better mid-range game and I think he's better at finishing at the rim. He has a floater, while Dame currently does not. Lillard is definitely the superior shooter though.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

I don't think he's a Lillard clone because many of his strengths are currently weaknesses for Dame. After watching him a bit, he has a much better mid-range game and I think he's better at finishing at the rim. He has a floater, while Dame currently does not. Lillard is definitely the superior shooter though.

Which is why he's the perfect fit next to Lillard.

He also looks to be not so undersized.

 

[Natebishop3]

Which is why he's the perfect fit next to Lillard.

He also looks to be not so undersized.

Yeah, he's bigger than I thought. He looked downright huge next to the super scrubs in Idaho.

 

[Pinwheel1]

I was a big proponent of drafting CJ, and that was assuming he may only be a SG off the bench. Maybe he can start one day, but I definitely think he and Dame will play well together. The Blazers will still need a big SG as well, but CJ would still get 25 minutes per game.

 

[BillBrasky]

McCollum seems to have the type of maturity that Lillard had last year. I don't want to get too excited yet, but he has looked promising in his first two games.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

I see a much larger version of Jason Terry still without the dbag attitude.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

BGD is banned from anything CJ.

He's been on a CJ hate-a-thon since this summer.

 

[jlprk]

I don't think he's a Lillard clone because many of his strengths are currently weaknesses for Dame. After watching him a bit, he has a much better mid-range game and I think he's better at finishing at the rim. He has a floater, while Dame currently does not. Lillard is definitely the superior shooter though.

Yeah, he's bigger than I thought. He looked downright huge next to the super scrubs in Idaho.

Hey, you're copying my act. Only thing you left out was, he won't take Mo's job in his rookie year.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Down the road I could see a 3 guard lineup of Lillard/Crabbe + CJ off the bench. All 3 are very good fits for Stotts system.

 

[THE HCP]

I just saw CJ walking across the Columbia River!

 

[THE HCP]

What will you're guys reaction be to this kid when he goes 1-9 with 4 TOs in a game later this week?

 

[Strenuus]

What will you're guys reaction be to this kid when he goes 1-9 with 4 TOs in a game later this week?

Say that hcp started it?

 

[Wizard Mentor]

I'm very excited about CJs future, but yes I watched his second Idaho game and he didn't play well until the end.

What will you're guys reaction be to this kid when he goes 1-9 with 4 TOs in a game later this week?

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

What will you're guys reaction be to this kid when he goes 1-9 with 4 TOs in a game later this week?

Place 100% of the blame on 'the HCP' for the jinx.

 

[BBert]

All Mo's fault.

 

[Natebishop3]

What will you're guys reaction be to this kid when he goes 1-9 with 4 TOs in a game later this week?

Why are you hating on the rookie?

You realize that a guy like Mo, who is 31 and a former All-Star, has a higher set of expectations placed on him? CJ is a lottery pick and a damn talented player, so yes we have high expectations for him too, but people have been slowly getting more and more frustrated with Mo and Wright as the season has gone on.

 

[TheBlueDoggy]

Why are you hating on the rookie?

You realize that a guy like Mo, who is 31 and a former All-Star, has a higher set of expectations placed on him? CJ is a lottery pick and a damn talented player, so yes we have high expectations for him too, but people have been slowly getting more and more frustrated with Mo and Wright as the season has gone on.

I was under the impression that he wasn't hating on CJ, but rather was poking fun at the eventual bipolar swing most current CJ lovers will go through the first time CJ doesn't appear to walk on water. It's a good point HCP makes, we all tend to flip flop more than the footwear by the same name when it comes to extreme opinions of players from game to game

 

[THE HCP]

I was under the impression that he wasn't hating on CQ, but rather was poking fun at the eventual bipolar swing most current CJ lovers will go through the first time CJ doesn't appear to walk on water. It's a good point HCP makes, we all tend to flip flop more than the footwear by the same name when it comes to extreme opinions of players from game to game

BINGO! The rook gets me! Everybody in here are nut jobs. Let the kid play 25 games to make a judgement on him.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Everybody in here are nut jobs.

Except Fez.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

BINGO! The rook gets me! Everybody in here are nut jobs. Let the kid play 25 games to make a judgement on him.

Sounds like the voice of reason, but really is overblown. We don't need to watch 25 NBA games to figure out Wiggins is going to be good. Ditto for lots of players including CJ. The rookie class themselves thought CJ had the biggest chance to win ROY even though he was selected by a team for which he wouldn't start. There is plenty of reason to be excited about CJ, especially now that we know he is being added to a top 5 team.