Portland gave CJ McCollum a standing ovation in his return

SUPERVILLAIN · Post #1 » by **SUPERVILLAIN** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 9:24 am

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-Luke- · Post #2 » by **-Luke-** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 9:34 am

Deserved.

Brandon-Clyde · Post #3 » by **Brandon-Clyde** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 10:31 am

During his time in Portland he was not only a very good player but he was also a good person off the court. Well spoken, never any controversy and the sort of person you can encourage your children to emulate.

Knightfall · Post #4 » by **Knightfall** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 11:09 am

Very awesome. CJs article about Portland and the trade was well done also. He and the city loved each other.

monopoman · Post #5 » by **monopoman** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 1:23 pm

Dude never demanded a trade and always was a class act Portland appreciated that. I would have been blown away if this didn't happen.

ropjhk · Post #6 » by **ropjhk** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 1:29 pm

Nice to see a good guy like CJ who leaves one team on good terms and embraces his new team with open arms get a tribute like that.

Freighttrain · Post #7 » by **Freighttrain** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 1:52 pm

Only right. He handled himself the best as he could and played the best he could. No-fault to him whatsoever. He's deserving of that standing o.

Myth · Post #8 » by **Myth** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 2:08 pm

I honestly can't think of a Blazer who left and I immediately wanted success for him as much as CJ. Maybe Jerome Kersey or Terry Porter were the last times that there was a player close to being this beloved on their way out. I really hope Portland hires him in some capacity after he retires.

Hipster Doofus · Post #9 » by **Hipster Doofus** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 2:13 pm

Why wouldn't they? The more noteworthy news would have been if they did not give him a standing ovation...

bbalnation · Post #10 » by **bbalnation** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 2:23 pm

And1 to those Blazers fans, it was going on for a while
And1 to those Pels teammates who seem to already appreciate their teammate, and have an energetic ass way of showing it
And1 to CJ for looking like he was soaking it all in

Seemed like a heavy moment, was cool as **** to watch.

JRoy · Post #11 » by **JRoy** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 2:26 pm

CJ is a solid guy off the court, smart, well spoken and a wine lover.

He’s just a poor fit with Lillard and always has been. This trade should have happened 5-6 years ago.

Infinite Llamas · Post #12 » by **Infinite Llamas** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 2:34 pm

One of those guys that you’ll never hear anyone say a bad thing about. All class all the time.

bravor · Post #13 » by **bravor** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 3:31 pm

Well deserved for CJ, but not a surprise from the best crowd in the nba :wink:

carlquincy · Post #14 » by **carlquincy** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 4:10 pm

JRoy wrote:CJ is a solid guy off the court, smart, well spoken and a wine lover.

He’s just a poor fit with Lillard and always has been. This trade should have happened 5-6 years ago.

Must be tough to leave Portland. Heard Oregon produces some nice wines.

DusterBuster · Post #15 » by **DusterBuster** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 4:21 pm

Always one of the most underrated NBA players for his whole time in Portland but never once complained about not getting the spotlight. A complete professional in every sense and represented the city and state amazingly. Still got a winery up here, so I suspect he's going to be part of the Oregon culture well beyond his playing days.

That ovation was well deserved. Just because people saw it was time to break up the Dame / CJ pairing doesn't mean it was anything personal or talent-based with CJ. That pair had just run its course in terms of what they could produce and this is going to be the Blazers last chance to try and build something around Dame.

DusterBuster · Post #16 » by **DusterBuster** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 4:22 pm

carlquincy wrote:
JRoy wrote:CJ is a solid guy off the court, smart, well spoken and a wine lover.

He’s just a poor fit with Lillard and always has been. This trade should have happened 5-6 years ago.

Must be tough to leave Portland. Heard Oregon produces some nice wines.

He owns a winery here and from what I've heard, he plans to live here in the summers (which is really the best way to live in Oregon) still, so he's only "leaving" Portland in the crappy months.

carlquincy · Post #17 » by **carlquincy** » Fri Apr 1, 2022 1:22 am

DusterBuster wrote:
carlquincy wrote:
JRoy wrote:CJ is a solid guy off the court, smart, well spoken and a wine lover.

He’s just a poor fit with Lillard and always has been. This trade should have happened 5-6 years ago.

Must be tough to leave Portland. Heard Oregon produces some nice wines.

He owns a winery here and from what I've heard, he plans to live here in the summers (which is really the best way to live in Oregon) still, so he's only "leaving" Portland in the crappy months.

Damn, great way to enjoy life!

All the best to him. Classy gut.