The early season has not been kind for Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum.
McCollum has clearly made it a point to get to the rim far more often than in any other season for the guard out of Lehigh. He is averaging 6.4 shots at the rim and 6.6 on drives and pullups, which accounts for well more than half of his total shots. To his credit, he is shooting 49.2 percent on those shots.
The major issue is that while McCollum is taking more shots than ever before (a career-high 20 per game), he is not hitting them at the same pace.