It's time for CJ McCollum to go.

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  1. chris_in_pdx

    chris_in_pdx OLD SCHOOL

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    It's time. The Blazers have reached their ceiling with two point guards. Whiteside isn't the problem, although his playmaking ability is vastly below that of Nurk. Collins getting injured just exposed the issue with the Blazer's roster. The addition of Bazemore and Hezonja has been a disaster, although I don't think that's necessarily Stotts and Olshay's fault. They were screwed for this season the moment Nurk got injured and couldn't afford Harkless and Aminu. Olshay did what he could with the money he had and it didn't work.

    CJ's value is still high after last year's playoffs. They've apparently anointed Ant as Dame's successor, so a big SG plus a servicable PF is what the Blazers desperately need to salvage this season and perhaps the future.

    It won't happen because the soccer moms LOOOOOVE CJ, and Portland has historically overvalued it's own fringe-stars and role players because.... free agents won't come here and the Jermaine O'Neal memory is apparently still fresh.
     
  2. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    No--January 29th will be time for CJ to go. Until then, we're stuck with him.
     
  3. B-Roy

    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Players that were traded recently after signing huge contracts:

    Blake Griffin
    Chris Paul (After a year)
    Paul George (After a year)

    Really Griffin is the only precedent I can think of off the top of my head. He signed his contract on July 17th and was traded on Jan 29th of the following season.
     
  4. Scalma

    Scalma Well-Known Member

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    There’s no way Culture Neil trades CJ a few months after he signed him to an extension. We’re most likely stuck with him for the foreseeable future.
     
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    exactly. we are stuck with the Dame/CJ combo for a long time. Dame doesn't want him to leave, either.
     
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    Scalma Well-Known Member

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    You know what, it’s not even CJ who I hate. It’s Stotts for allowing him free reign and never holding his ass accountable. CJ could still be a useful, albeit overpaid, player if utilized correctly. For example, don’t give him the same number of shots every single game no matter how bad he’s struggling. You have at least two other scorers (Simons and Hood) that can pick up the slack.
     
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    But Stotts has no clue what to do if Dame and CJ aren't creating shots for themselves.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    He doesn't run plays very often. The whole offensive system is predicated on freedom and read and react. It's CJ's fault for shooting every time he gets the damn ball in his hands.
     
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    Scalma Well-Known Member

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    What, you’re not a fan of ring around the Rosie until one of them gets a shot off??
     
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    Blazers Roy Well-Known Member

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    Can we get A coach and A Power forward (or two) before we do anything else?
     
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    its stotts and his best friend Lillard. If that was my homey I’d be like “dude we gotta work on your shot selection man”

    I bet he’d be inclined to listen to his peer rather than some old ass dude whose his coach
     
  12. Scalma

    Scalma Well-Known Member

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    CJ “my percentages will even out because I work hard” McCollum? Yeah, he’s not listening to anyone. He doesn’t get it.
     
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    What's sad is there were multiple possessions in the 4th quarter where I said to some people sitting around me that CJ will shoot before he even crossed half court with the ball. It's comical how predictable it's become.
     
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    He just needs to get in the lab and fix his shot.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Read and react is the perfect offense for him. He can read whatever defense they throw at him and react by shooting.
     
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    Then Lillard needs to have him shipped
     
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    Olshey should ship him out and not worry about hurting Dames feelings. But it’s not even that, I truly believe Olshey loves CJ. He’s *evidently* refused to put him on the table, even for players much better than him.
     
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    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    CJ/+ to Orlando

    Gordon/Bamba to Portland
     
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    yep...he just seems to carry himself a little differently when he's absolutely determined to shoot...which is a lot of the time. Very predictable
     
  20. Scalma

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    so genuine question, why doesn’t Stotts do anything about it?
     

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