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Yeah I don't agree with the Jimmer comparison at all. I never thought Jimmer was a PG anyway. Jimmer can't handle the ball well or handle pressure well and his defense is still at a high school level.. Mccollum has the handles to be a pg in the nba. He definatley can score from anywhere. His questions will come as a facilitator. he seems like a very very bright kid and the type of kid that will do what is asked of him. could work good next to Tyreke. He isn't lightning in a bottle like IT. IT would be what he is supposed to be a change of pace guy with high energy. I could see CJ on the kings. If you judge it soley by who will be available and who we need. Nobody else projected in that range impresses me much other than CJ. Unless you trade the pick. If CJ is available you take him no questions asked. After all I am not overly concerned with building through the draft anymore. We have our top 2.
A KF head scratching moment is the one where a franchise repeatedly burned by this style player, and one already overloaded with offensive players who need the ball, is now deemed to be in need of a guy who's best offensive traits are his ability to shoot off his own dribble, and coming off of screens, both plays which burn up possessions and indicate a featured role.
I only brought up Jimmer in that we clearly drafted Jimmer with the Idea that he and Evans would be able to play together for the next 10 years. We moved Beno in the same deal! It couldn't have been more clear. Jimmer didn't hold up his end of the bargain for very specific reasons, and CJ covers a lot of that up.
Jimmer has a better track record as a shooter, but McCollum can be just as good if not better as a shooter in the NBA because he can do more than that. When shooting is your only tool you're easy to defend. McCollum has a better handle, better speed, and he's better at attacking the rim. And the most important part is that he can defend at a much higher level than Jimmer. He won't get targeted and attacked on every play. Offensive players eye's won't light up when they see McCollum across from them like they do with Jimmer.
Now, Ford reported tonight that the Kings are looking to move Jimmer for a 2nd late first round pick to get Snell or Hardaway. It's also easy to connect the dots that suggest moving Jimmer is a way to help unclog and already clogged guard group particularly when you are leaning towards CJ, which I think the Kings are.
I'd take Snell over Hardaway, personally. We suddenly go from a team with very suspect shooting to surrounding Evans and Cousins with two very good shooters in Snell and McCollum, and guys who should be able to hold their own on defense. That last piece is finding that guy to defend next to Cousins, and we'd still have plenty of assets to try and figure that out. Thomas, Thornton, Patteson, JT ... do whatever it takes to get that defender.
Jimmer has a better track record as a shooter, but McCollum can be just as good if not better as a shooter in the NBA because he can do more than that. When shooting is your only tool you're easy to defend. McCollum has a better handle, better speed, and he's better at attacking the rim. And the most important part is that he can defend at a much higher level than Jimmer. He won't get targeted and attacked on every play. Offensive players eye's won't light up when they see McCollum across from them like they do with Jimmer.
Now, Ford reported tonight that the Kings are looking to move Jimmer for a 2nd late first round pick to get Snell or Hardaway. It's also easy to connect the dots that suggest moving Jimmer is a way to help unclog and already clogged guard group particularly when you are leaning towards CJ, which I think the Kings are.
I'd take Snell over Hardaway, personally. We suddenly go from a team with very suspect shooting to surrounding Evans and Cousins with two very good shooters in Snell and McCollum, and guys who should be able to hold their own on defense. That last piece is finding that guy to defend next to Cousins, and we'd still have plenty of assets to try and figure that out. Thomas, Thornton, Patteson, JT ... do whatever it takes to get that defender.
I wouldn't mind McCollum tbh. In todays NBA ALL the top pg's need to be able to score(Parker, Westbrook, Paul, Williams, Rose, Irving, Curry, Lawson, Lillard, Holiday, Conley Jr.). I can really only think of Rondo and Rubio as throwback pg's these days(Nash is too old to be considered). McCollum could also potentially be a very good defender, he reads passing lanes extremely well and has lenght at the pg position, as well as high bball IQ. I like Tyreke, but lets be honest, his basektball iq is average at best, he gets extreme tunnel vision when isolated and driving in. For me Tyreke will be best used as an Igoudala type, let him become an elite defender and feed him on the break, only isolate if absolutely necessary.
Sigh Sigh.
It is amazing. I will set aside the numbers here, and just flat out state that Tyreke had the BEST vision on the whole team when driving into the lane with his "tunnel vision". He was the only guy who went in there looking to use his drives to create shots for others. I will also just flat out state that when you are the second most efficient guard in the league (to Wade, who has superior verticality) at scoring in the paint, having tunnel vision is another way of saying you are really really good at scoring and kicking it out would be pointless.
It is amazing. I will set aside the numbers here, and just flat out state that Tyreke had the BEST vision on the whole team when driving into the lane with his "tunnel vision". He was the only guy who went in there looking to use his drives to create shots for others. I will also just flat out state that when you are the second most efficient guard in the league (to Wade, who has superior verticality) at scoring in the paint, having tunnel vision is another way of saying you are really really good at scoring and kicking it out would be pointless.
I doubt this team will be overloaded with offensive players for long. D'Alessandro & Malone have only really ever mentioned Tyreke and Cousins. Well Malone said he was familiar with Thornton from his time in NO. Of course he didn't mention that it was also the period where MT was benched (supposedly for not playing D) and then traded.
PDA has said on a few occasions that the Kings have talent but the pieces don't fit.
I think McCollum fits great next to Tyreke and spaces the floor for Cousins.
Everyone else is fungible.
I mean, I like IT as a change of pace PG and JT as the first big off the bench but really I'm on board with moving anyone other than Evans and DeMarcus if it improves the roster.
PDA has said on a few occasions that the Kings have talent but the pieces don't fit.
I think McCollum fits great next to Tyreke and spaces the floor for Cousins.
Everyone else is fungible.
I mean, I like IT as a change of pace PG and JT as the first big off the bench but really I'm on board with moving anyone other than Evans and DeMarcus if it improves the roster.
These are the little snippets that just have me shaking my head. I sure hope they have more to go on than Kabongo when it comes to McCollum's ability to handle pressure. The gushing by the coach in a scripted workout isn't what I want to hear. McCollum is going to be dealing with guys better than Kabongo in the NBA.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlDQ9a5w6To&feature=c4-overview&list=UUSgFigczGdNMilV1K23JgUQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlDQ9a5w6To&feature=c4-overview&list=UUSgFigczGdNMilV1K23JgUQ
"A slightly above average finisher and foul drawer, if McCollum has a true weakness on paper in this limited sample of games, it is that his profile reinforces that the role he filled was more aligned with playing off the ball than those of his peers. He did less creating for his teammates on the pick and roll than any player other than Lorenzo Brown at 2.6 pass outs to possessions per-game, well below the average of 6.1, and used screens without the ball to get open for 12% of his possessions, almost double the next closest player in this group.
Doing what he needed to as a scorer to lead Lehigh to wins, McCollum has acknowledged in interviews that he's prepared to make whatever adjustments he's asked to make as a lead guard at the next level to fit in stylistically."
From DraftExpress.com http://www.draftexpress.com#ixzz2XFIEzME1
http://www.draftexpress.com
And this from SI:
"C.J. McCollum, 6-3 guard, Lehigh: "Love the kid. Has intelligence and a little bit of toughness. He's not a true point guard, but he can play a little combo. He gets his own shot a lot for someone who doesn't look like he's blowing by people. His foot injury is no concern."
Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/co...30624/2013-nba-draft-prospects/#ixzz2XFZHg3u3
Doing what he needed to as a scorer to lead Lehigh to wins, McCollum has acknowledged in interviews that he's prepared to make whatever adjustments he's asked to make as a lead guard at the next level to fit in stylistically."
From DraftExpress.com http://www.draftexpress.com#ixzz2XFIEzME1
http://www.draftexpress.com
And this from SI:
"C.J. McCollum, 6-3 guard, Lehigh: "Love the kid. Has intelligence and a little bit of toughness. He's not a true point guard, but he can play a little combo. He gets his own shot a lot for someone who doesn't look like he's blowing by people. His foot injury is no concern."
Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/co...30624/2013-nba-draft-prospects/#ixzz2XFZHg3u3
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Look, if it's a few days before the draft and you don't know if McCollum can handle pressure D, then you've done a pee-poor job of scouting during the season. Same with an evaluation of his pg-like skills. You should have seen every game of his during the season and whatever else he's done during the off-season in playing with major talent. At this point there should be no surprises whatsoever.
This particular team is/was in a tough spot because of the huge overhaul from top to bottom. Most of the current folks weren't really scouting as heavily as they normally would have been. Malone didn't figure to be a head coach this season. Same goes for Pete, although I suspect he had already done a lot of research. Think of it as an experiment. You gather the data, come up with a hypothesis, and then you go and test that hypothesis. If the hypothesis was that McCollum is the King's guy, it makes perfect sense to put him to the test several times, which is the same as having several trials in an experiment.