[Highlight] CJ McCollum FOR THE TIE!
Get this off my screen LMFAO
Why is he getting playing time?
Well because at the end of the day, he’s one of the only guys on that team who can create their own bucket… as bad as they are, they want to win games right now because the spurs have their pick. And if they let that drop into the lottery, the whole League may be fucked
But weren’t they playing better before him?
Yup
Lmao and these are the win now moves they make
There’s no way anyone in the front office thought “Oh yea that boy CJ is a winner”. It had to have been solely because his contract is expiring
I mean CJ was fine on the wizards. We lowkey were winning a bit too much with him there before the deadline hence why we sent him on his way lol. I’m not sure why he all of a sudden is just ass again
I don’t get why he isn’t just a glorified 6th man, wasn’t the whole point of trading Trae to run a different/more evenly distributed offense while keeping defenders on the court?
He isn’t starting
He is; but with Risacher and Porzingis out, he’s been inserted into the starting lineup. Quin probably would have had him out there anyway because Risacher doesn’t close most games and Vit has been ass the last 7 games.
“Evenly distributed” implying that anyone on the Hawks can run an adequate half-court scheme against a competent team better than a guy who averages nearly 10 assists per season
JJ & NAW should get the ball in this situation before him every single time.
People were worried about the Clippers pick not realising the Spurs getting their 4th top 4 draft pick in a row (in a stacked draft class this year) is the real threat.
The clippers got hot, it was looking really good for a while. Hawks and clippers have switched places for now. We will see how the second half of the season goes
They’re better without him lmao. His defense is awful. They’re above .500 without terrible defenders like Trae and CJ in the lineup
Read your paragraph to yourself and think about why they moved trae for cj who has a green light
I don’t think that trade had much to do with “Trae for cj” it was just a formality. Moving money around. Trae wanted out. It made sense financially
They aren’t hearing this. I’m only gonna be mad if CJ gets an extension, but we were never getting a haul for Trae.
I never denied that. I am saying read your comment where you say ‘omg cj is the only one who can create they need him so badly’ when he sucks in every aspect of the game especially compared to trae and is actively hampering every other hawks player
Are we sure this whole move wasn’t to ensure Spurs getting another top 5 lottery pick
Pacers, OKC, Spurs for the top 3 of the draft to fuck the league.
Small market mafia
This is how i see it. Pretty obvioius. The fake i juries to Kp and Zach is part of the scrip too. We will be compesenated with a top 5 pick ourselves, hell maybe even two .
…yall can bench him though. You didn’t have him before and were rolling lol
We don’t have enough people who can dribble when Dyson isn’t on the floor and Zacc is injured
I swear If u give spurs another top 5 pick, the league is fucked
You may have gotten our very valuable pick, but it all ended up with you suffering through CJ McCollum.
Checkmate.
lol
He’s such a joke lmao how can he take this kind of shot
This would be such a good moment for a younger player to learn.
Fr, what does this guy have to gain from this
he can brag that he hit 2 game winners against the bucks on 2 different teams
It would have actually been 3 lol
it was only to tie
Can’t believe this guy was causing the wizards to win too many games.
As a wiz fan he was absolutely not the reason we were winning games lmao. He is the ultimate tank commander I will miss him out there making sure we lose more games 😂
NAW was red hot, Jalen Johnson just a hit a huge 3… and it’s 34 year old CJ McCollum taking a fadeaway jumper for the tie 😭
I get why CJ wants to fire up some shots. I don’t understand why Snyder is letting him.
To be fair he was fairly good for them in the clutch. Hawks were out of TOs so they couldn’t draw anything up. Still think he should’ve given the ball to NAW
Calling this a fade away jumper is generous. Youre missing the “double-clutch” and “as he falls to the ground”
They learned to never pass to CJ
They are learning. What not to do.
That’s the difference between someone who wants to win vs. someone who just wants to prove something.
Been doing this all season
Didn’t even think of passing
Also no one around to rebound
Dude what on earth is Okongwu doing?
He’s on the weakside baseline and then he just runs to the strongside corner that Kispert’s already in, while the other two players are top of the key and left wing…absolutely unreal lol, I can’t even fully blame McCollum (altho holy cow give the ball to Jalen Johnson)
Two guys did absolutely nothing in the corner with a third leaving the weak side to join 🤷♂️
Who the fuck would he have even passed the ball to? Oh wait probably those 2 wide open guys calling for the ball.
This is like that one Carlton scene.
CJ thought he was about to resurrect his career
Wizards must be furious they threw away a tank commander of this quality.
Watchin Khris Middleton live rn. We good.
Hey now you take care of my sweaty prince.
TBH, he looked like this the first 10-15 games of the season. Then he got hot and ended up carrying us to a >.500 record over a 12 game stretch. (Young kids played well too, but CJ was legit.)
So we traded for a dude that we can sit because of injury until after the all-star break at the very least.
There is a super lame circlejerk going on on the Wizards sub where everyone’s acting like he was terrible for us, but really he was pretty good. Good enough we had to trade him cause we were winning too many games
Naw made 5 threes right before this shot. Possibly the most selfish shot I’ve ever seen.
He had time to give it to NAW or JJ for a catch and shoot
He’s trying, Jennifer (although way too much)
I’m just staring at this comment laughing, I cannot… Fuck you CJ.
Pretty sure the near TO rattled him into the thinking there was less time. Stupid play but CJ has never been a selfish player.
CJ has never been a selfish player
I would disagree & I think you being a blazer fan is why your experience varies because the situations were different
bro’s been on tanking teams so long that his brain is completely mush
Hey man. We kinda tried a few of those CJ years. We were just incompetent
This hurts my heart
This is Trae’s fault
I blame Geno
What a ridiculously awful trade lol
I didn’t even see him on defense here. Sad.
mlk whistle almost willed us a win
Why is he in the game LOL
He’s the main reason the game was close tbf
No he’s not. NAW was lighting it up the whole 4th quarter. Unless you’re just referring to his +/-.
I watched the game. NAW was awesome. But MC was the motor.
This is somehow Trae young fault lol . Wizards have fleeced the hawks lol.
Lethal
I miss him so much
Trae would’ve found one of the 3 kind of open teammates, just saying
Is this the dagger
OOOOOOOOOOOH…
oh
He must have thought there was less time. Not passing to the corner is criminal.
Luckily he’s just 34 years old, so he’ll probably learn not to make mistakes like this as he ages into his prime.
He’s a good kid, glad the hawks see his potential.
People are mad at CJ but only a team with no identity would let a salary dump trade return monopolize their team like this. It’s baffling from Snyder
Snyder is not good coach at all lol
Seeing “Rudy Gobert merchant” start to pop up has been kinda surreal lol
I gave him the benefit of the doubt for so long, but holy hell we had winning records with Nate fucking McMillan but have never finished above .500 with Snyder, get this dumbass out of Atlanta.
I think he’s good (was a hot commodity 2 years ago before signing with Atlanta) but this Hawks stint has been bizarre. Seems like he has no grip on the team’s identity or what the team’s identity should be.
Ray Charles even knew that wasn’t going in
Inexcusable shot from CJ here, but he was a team best +17 and had a very solid game, especially in the 4th. Ultimately this loss was on Okongwu and the rest of the bench for not giving the starters a proper hand on the offensive end: Okongwu 4 points on 0 FG and the bench (aside from CJ) only recorded 12 points on 72 combined minutes. Krejci has particularly been awful lately, and those misses at the beginning of the 4th severely hindered the Hawks’ chances of getting back into the game sooner
I mean what more can Okongwu do when he’s the only other center we have
I get what you mean (the guy has been overworked, to say the least) but only 4 points won’t cut it
No yeah that’s fair
I feel like this should’ve been pretty obvious when getting Tingus Pingus that he’s not going to be able to play much.
Yeah and since that Okongwu has been getting overworked to hell hence why he was prob still playing against the celtics down 40
Yeah it’s not on him, the FO should’ve known Porzingus won’t play much and tried to get another center.
The Hawks third and 4th centers both suffered season ending injuries in freak accidents.
They just signed Koloko to a 2-way, that’s how hard up they are for any center minutes at all.
This loss wasn’t on CJ honestly despite this horrible posession/shot. What happened to Okongwu this season? Seems like he’s having down year
What happened to Okongwu this season? Seems like he’s having down year
He’s an overworked center who also happens to be undersized, mainly due to Porzingis being in street clothes all the time
Hes not
CJ what do you think just happened this season? Do you think the Hawks were going out of their way to upgrade the PG position and make a 34-year-old CJ their new heliocentric star?
This is genuinely just how CJ always plays.
They are stuck in the same position with the Spurs as the Clippers are with OKC. Losing does nothing for them.
At least it only disappointed/irritated 1800 people
Whoever is in the corner seemed a little upset…
Rightfully so. His defender was legit on the floor with almost 3 seconds on clock.
Trae hits those btw
They traded Trae Young… TRAE YOUNG… 4-time all-star, with CAREER averages of 25.2 points per game and 9.8 assists per game….. for that.
People were chanting fire Nico?
Right. You can’t convince me his defense was so bad that you’d rather have whatever the fuck that was
I genuinely feel like a lot of it was respect for Trae. They sent him where he wanted to go.
Why would Trae want to go to the wizards tho lmao. That’s basketball purgatory. Their arena is one of the saddest in the league
Oh trust me I agree. When he said that was his preferred destination I couldn’t really understand it…. Unless he just wants to ball out and get buckets
His defense wasn’t great but he wasn’t the only problem. The rest of the teams defense is still ass
They’re obviously not going to keep McCollum.
Putting all their eggs in the NO pick basket. Would be hilarious if the lottery screws them
New Orleans legend CJ McCollum saw all these Hawks fans wishing on our downfall and instead have sought our revenge by destroying the Hawks from the inside
I for one stand in solidarity with our brothers in New Orleans and their desires for Atlanta.
CJ is a Spurs sleeper agent.
Yer not a Wizard anymore CJ
A wise man once said thats a bad shot
I thought he made the shot after reading the title, before clicking the post.
We went like 0-20 on 3s. Sad game decent comeback and a terrible ending
Got rid of Trae for this? Haha
Lord please get him off our team
great title
Tank commander CJ reported for duty.
CJ not only ruined the CBA, but also the Hawks
I have no logical reason but I can’t stand this guy. Between him as a player and the players President.
There were actually a shit ton of upvotes that CJ McCollum was still good and the trade was good to obtain him, that’s how I know this sub doesn’t know jack shit. I watched him live in DC multiple times this season terrorize his own former team with this kind of play. He fucking sucks.
He might be the greatest tank commander of all time
That guy from the other post was right about cj
Bro got clamped up by Kyle kuzma… that’s when you know it’s time to hang em up
Kuz is playing solid D this year
Two Wizards legends
This was a wild ending. So many 3s!
Holy shit man
CJ has the ‘nice guy Pr’, he’s the type of guy that will coast the NbA till he’s 34 making top dollar while being very very mid.
I bet he’ll get an extension from Atlanta and a good one
Not ass bad as the new deal he accepted
Should be benched indefinitely
Literally had time to give it to NAW for catch and shoot
This just really pisses me off seeing how Bobby is covering nobody. If CJ was able to pass off to the corner where 2 hawks players were wide open
Look at the defense just know this guy isn’t passing, dives at the ball with his guy open in the corner
The beautiful game of hero ball
First time?
LMAO!!!! You actually baited me, I hadn’t seen the final score and thought he hit it. He doesn’t even consider passing the ball, like the thought doesn’t even occur to him. I’m sorry, but someone in that locker room needs to put hands on him.
Trae young should’ve passed that ball
wtf I thought Kyle Kuzma was found dead in a ditch after the playoffs last year
“It’s CJ McCollum time”
As the leader of the players union, he negotiated the second apron that screws guys like him and he was trying to put up numbers on a tanking Wizards team to get a bigger contract. Hawks trading for him was a huge mistake
Hawks traded for cap space, CJ almost certainly isn’t part of the long-term plan.
The messed up part is that I’d rather have CJ than Poole 😢
What a shot.
I have rewatched this multiple times watching the reaction of each teammate realizing he’s gonna chuck it lol
Why is he playing like he’s a #1 option when he should be a #3
This has to be planned right? Atlanta FO delivered a message to CJ before heading over - help us command the tank and we will return the favor (somehow).
There’s no way this dude just got there and is sabotaging the entire Hawks organization like this.
Hawks don’t own their own pick this year. That tank is driving on behalf of the Spurs. :-/
Spurs have their pick.
thank you atlanta
Hey I saw a version of this from him like 8 games a season when he was here. My favorite cause of stress still got it 👌
can it get worse?
the Spurs can swap their pick for the Hawks this coming draft…
Tre who?
Yes… yes… our double agent has successfully infiltrated Atlanta
Classic Mccollum throwing away games in the clutch. Just like him stepping out of bounds and ruining Dame’s best game
Dont worry he will drop 30 on the Grizz Wednesday
Thank you for leading us to a top 5 pick CJ
As a Trae Young fan, I’ve never felt more vindicated.
CJ saw all the slander and decided to double down 😂
You can see the exact moment where he lost all composure and completely panicked
The organ player playing like there’s 10 minutes left in the 3rd quarter is hilarious
damn,, last season trae hitting half court game winners.. now we have this ?
Every rec PG in 2k26………..
How did I know this would be a miss before I saw it
LOL, hawks fans need to report this guy for terrorism
That’s the kind of shot I take when I’m playing 21 at the Y when I’ve picked up my dribble too early and I have to force a god-awful shot with 3 defenders in my face because I literally can’t pass to anyone else.
Bro number 1 has me dying, as he watches the shot go off he just stands there motionless as his soul leaves his body
This is just bullying.
Carlton Banks vibes
How did he fall off this bad?
Hahaha - you definitely got me with the title. 🙃
Agent CJ strikes again. Thank you!lol
For everyone saying CJ is a basketball terrorist tank commander, they are -9 with him on the court, and -60 with him off the court.
Cj will be spurs mvp this season…
Thank you for taking him off our hands
Just like coach drew it up
sprewell crawled so cj could run
Bro is he throwing so that ATL would get rid of him? lmao.
Damn I was really thinking he should really pass but at least he’s gonna make it lol.
it’s only a 50-50 title if you havent seen CJ play
Trade value 📉
the tank commander and chief
“KOBE!”
How the hell is Quinn Snyder still here?
CJ was never number 1, there is a good reason for that. He can be 2⁄3 option but not 1.
I’m so sorry Hawk bros. Love CJ but my god his hero ball is atrocious.