CJ going to the nbadl ESPN - Trail Blazers assigned G C.J. McCollum (1st-round pick in 2013) to Idaho of NBADL
Re: CJ won't play tomorrow Nah just dinner at Morton's and gonna watch a show at the comedy club. Haven't been out much lately.
Re: CJ won't play tomorrow I feel like I've been to a comedy show every time I go out. I am really THAT hilarious.
Excellent move. He didn't have a camp, so this is a way to get him some quality minutes and get him ready for the NBA. It's a remarkable thing to say compared to where we thought we were in November, but right now CJ is a luxury. We have the time to bring him along slowly. Let's do it right.
This is why we have our own D league affiliation. Use the D league to bring in healing players. Oden should have come back that way instead of embarrassing himself in Miami. Same with Roy in Minnesota or Bynum in Cleveland. Baseball has used the minor league effectively for years and in the NBA the Spurs have probably used it better than most franchises....I think Barton and Claver should go with him and get in some court burn.
CJ to the DLeague means the Blazers want him to practice playing PG. The Blazers want CJ to play PG because they are unhappy with Mo Williams.
Well like I said CJ probably wants to get out there and play. So The Blazers sent CJ down to the Stampede so he could do just that. Maybe? The Blazers are 25-7 and the last thing the need is some rookie coming in complaining about playing time. So maybe the Blazers bought themselves a little time?
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Re: CJ going to the nbadl Remember when you told me to keep up? And that was in the giant 100-page Around the NBA thread. So anyway, what if he eats too much potato soup? I'm worried he'll become addicted and stay there forever.
I applaud your enthusiasm, but that's a pretty bold prediction for a guy who has only played a handful of summer league games since last February. And, in those summer league games, against inferior talent, he only shot 36.6% FG% and 31% 3FG%. He needs to do better than that, against better competition, to immediately be our best bench player. I do think he'll eventually be our best bench player, but it will take him a little while to adjust to the NBA game. Have you ever played competitive basketball. I'm not being a smart ass, it's a sincere question. I have and I've always found that when it comes to getting in game shape, there is no substitute for actually playing in games. That's one of the big reasons the NBA has a preseason. CJ hasn't played full court 5-on-5 since a few games back in early July. His assignment in Boise will give him a chance to do so. Plus, they play back-to-back games on Friday and Saturday and have a Monday morning game in Reno. That will allow CJ a chance to get plenty of full court 5-on-5 under his belt and still join the team in Sacramento (it's a very short flight from Reno to SAC) in time for the Blazer's Tuesday night game against the Kings. He'll get a lot more burn in those 3 D-League games than he would sitting on the bench for the two Blazers games he will miss. The coaching staff disagrees and I trust their judgement. The two games he'll miss are against Charlotte (second of a back-to-back) and Philadelphia, two games we should be able to win without him. BNM
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Re: CJ won't play tomorrow Just go to youtube and type in dleague full games idaho stampede There's your link.
