All things Chris McCullough

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

PG- Fraizer
SG- Meeks
SF - KO
PF- Scott/Smith
C- McCullough

McCullough is bad, but he can finish on the break, worth trying depending on the match-up?

PG Wall
SG Beal
SF Porter
PF Morris
C McCullough

Just send him on a fly pattern and make him run all game. The opposing C will not be able to catch up with him.

McCullough would be better than Mahinmi overall.



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[closg00]

PG- Fraizer
SG- Meeks
SF - KO
PF- Scott/Smith
C- McCullough

McCullough is bad, but he can finish on the break, worth trying depending on the match-up?

PG Wall
SG Beal
SF Porter
PF Morris
C McCullough

Just send him on a fly pattern and make him run all game. The opposing C will not be able to catch up with him.

McCullough would be better than Mahinmi overall.



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Your idea is better CCJ, Morris could switch-off on bigger C's. I wish the Wizards had creative coaches. Again, full concession that Chris will be out of the league soon, but him running with John & Beal, there would be a lot of high-flying and that plays to John and Chris's strengths. Mahinimi & Smith are for the slow-down grind it out match-ups.

[bsilver]

PG- Fraizer
SG- Meeks
SF - KO
PF- Scott/Smith
C- McCullough

McCullough is bad, but he can finish on the break, worth trying depending on the match-up?

Brooks seems to decide on his rotation, and sticks to it. Sato plays if someone is injured or a blowout. Smith only if injury, or except the one time Mahinmi was even worse than his usual. He didn't play Smith against Atlanta - maybe, as a veteran, it's insulting to play Smith only because it was a blowout. McCullough only plays if blowout.

Other coaches seem to be more willing to experiment. Especially early in the season. That approach makes a lot more sense to me.

McCullough was bad in summer league, but he was trying to do too much. He could be useful as an energy guy off the bench. Nothing to lose at this point.

[nate33]

PG- Fraizer
SG- Meeks
SF - KO
PF- Scott/Smith
C- McCullough

McCullough is bad, but he can finish on the break, worth trying depending on the match-up?

PG Wall
SG Beal
SF Porter
PF Morris
C McCullough

Just send him on a fly pattern and make him run all game. The opposing C will not be able to catch up with him.

McCullough would be better than Mahinmi overall.



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Your idea is better CCJ, Morris could switch-off on bigger C's. I wish the Wizards had creative coaches. Again, full concession that Chris will be out of the league soon, but him running with John & Beal, there would be a lot of high-flying and that plays to John and Chris's strengths. Mahinimi & Smith are for the slow-down grind it out match-ups.

This is the worst idea I've seen in a long time. There are 3 people on the roster way better than McCullough at center.

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

PG Wall
SG Beal
SF Porter
PF Morris
C McCullough

Just send him on a fly pattern and make him run all game. The opposing C will not be able to catch up with him.

McCullough would be better than Mahinmi overall.



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Your idea is better CCJ, Morris could switch-off on bigger C's. I wish the Wizards had creative coaches. Again, full concession that Chris will be out of the league soon, but him running with John & Beal, there would be a lot of high-flying and that plays to John and Chris's strengths. Mahinimi & Smith are for the slow-down grind it out match-ups.

This is the worst idea I've seen in a long time. There are 3 people on the roster way better than McCullough at center.

Imagination.

Morris would be the one playing most of the center. McCullough would either be a power forward or small forward or something in between.

The idea is out there he could do just as well as we have with hack master Mahinmi. He can shoot threes. He definitely runs well.

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[20MexicanosIn1Van]

Why did we not pick up McCullough's option? He's looked good in all his garbage time so far.

[pcbothwel]

Why did we not pick up McCullough's option? He's looked good in all his garbage time so far.

I dont think the team is "Giving up" on him. They simply know that there is really no way he gets anything beyond a 1 year contract. He is too raw and wont get enough playing time to show any more. If we want him back, we'll get him.
He'll always be thin and have a low BBIQ, but i think his work ethic is getting better (Stays late, in early) and his raw talent/length is hard to beat

[NatP4]

Why did we not pick up McCullough's option? He's looked good in all his garbage time so far.

I dont think the team is "Giving up" on him. They simply know that there is really no way he gets anything beyond a 1 year contract. He is too raw and wont get enough playing time to show any more. If we want him back, we'll get him.
He'll always be thin and have a low BBIQ, but i think his work ethic is getting better (Stays late, in early) and his raw talent/length is hard to beat

the guy doesn't know how to set a screen

[pcbothwel]

Dont disagree, Im just stating that declining an option doesnt mean you give up on a player.

[closg00]

Why did we not pick up McCullough's option? He's looked good in all his garbage time so far.

Nah, he doesn't know how to play

[nate33]

Here's a nice fluff piece at nbcsports.com about Chris McCullough.

Chris McCullough is doing his best to improve with limited playing time and free agency months away.
By Chase Hughes

It is not often that Wizards fans get a glimpse of forward Chris McCullough, who resides on the end of Washington's bench. He only gets playing time at the very end of already-determined games or out of necessity due to injury on rare occasions.

McCullough is often only in the game for a few minutes at a time, but he makes the most of the opportunity. He is active running the floor and attacking the rim, trying to put up any stats he can before the final buzzer rings.

The numbers reflect that if you want to have fun with small sample sizes. McCullough is averaging 2.6 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.3 blocks in 4.8 minutes, which equate to 19.3 points, 10.0 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per 36 minute

McCullough actually got some meaningful (non-garbage time) minutes in the Chicago game during the 2nd quarter and played well, taking it straight to the rack on his first opportunity and drawing a foul. I'm starting to think he'll get at least one more shot in this league after his rookie contract is up. I wouldn't mind keeping him on the team next year on a vet-minimum contract, preferably a 2-year deal with the 2nd year a team option.

[NatP4]

Why did we not pick up McCullough's option? He's looked good in all his garbage time so far.

Nah, he doesn't know how to play

The guy has a massive negative on/off differential in both the summer league and G league.

[payitforward]

They may bring him back, of course. But I'd rather have an undrafted big or buy another R2 pick. Not that we couldn't do both - or all 3.

[nate33]

They may bring him back, of course. But I'd rather have an undrafted big or buy another R2 pick. Not that we couldn't do both - or all 3.

Yeah, I view McCullough as a standard "second draft" type of pickup. Sometimes it's worth it to take a flyer on guys who just finished their rookie contract playing for a team that didn't really have room for them. Some of those guys are late bloomers that thrive after they've figured things out and joined a team where they fit in.

I'm not saying he's the next Hassan Whiteside or Chauncey Billups, but maybe he's the next Demarr Carroll. But mostly I'm just speculating. The Wizards are in better position than anybody but Brooklyn to know whether or not there's hope for McCullough. They see him in practice every day. If they don't resign him, I'll assume they know better than me.

[NatP4]

I was so pumped to see him in summer league for the first time. The nba tv broadcast was hyping him up as a regular 1st round pick before the first game. He’s so intriguing with his athletic ability and length, with a smooth shooting stroke.

He just has no clue how to play basketball, he doesn’t know how to set a screen, he doesn’t know what a post move is, he’s never boxed a guy out in his life. He thinks defense is just going for highlight reel blocks instead of staying in front of guys.

The only path to being a decent nba player I can possibly see for him, is becoming an isolation switch option defensively like Keef, and a spot up 3pt shooter on offense, like Patrick Patterson.


However, The only difference between him and Oubre at this point is that Oubre has played with the starters and hit some wide open shots. Just play him and see what he’s got. He can’t show improvement without playing. These “lack of a feel for the game” players need experience to fix that.

[NatP4]

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[Ruzious]

I admire the thinking outside the box on how to get some production from McCullough, but I'd need to see him have some success in the G League before believing he can help an NBA team, and he was very mediocre there. It should help that next season the Wiz will have their own G League team, so they can coach people up there. Too bad they're the last team to do so.