Blazers want Lillard to be Lillard

[Boob-No-More]

I haven't seen this article posted.

The article is short, but the video is pretty cool. I like the work ethic and the chemistry between our two young lottery picks.

BNM

 

[KingSpeed]

Where in that article do the Blazers say anything?

 

[oldguy]

Where in that article do the Blazers say anything?

In immediately being installed as the Trail Blazers starting point guard, the No. 6 pick in the draft has established an early trend of being too deferential to teammates the first three games. A rookie trying hard to fit in is nothing unusual, especially a rookie known as a scoring point and needing to prove he can be a distributor as well, but Lillard can be a dynamic offensive threat right away and needs to assert himself.

The Trail Blazers are attempting to get that very point across, re-enforcing to Lillard that he is one of the focal points, behind LaMarcus Aldridge and for now in the same range as Nicolas Batum because Batum has experience and some attack. Lillard can play nice all he wants, but this is someone who can be the No. 2 option in an offense with several veteran starters before the All-Star break of his first season.

The Blazers are watching, though, to make sure he looks for his shot at the outset rather than holding back as a scorer to prove he is a distributor. They want Lillard to be Lillard.

It seems to me like the author was talking to "the Blazers" when he states that this is what they want. What's the beef?

Go Blazers

 

[jlprk]

That filmmaker sure knows how to make those guys look ugly. Was HCP involved?