Blazers @ Warriors 01/11/2013, 7:30 PM (PST) - GAME THREAD

[3RA1N1AC]

warriors announcers are absolutely gushing over lillard in the postgame!

 

[BBert]

Fuck me...This is not the year for this team. They are playing beyond anyone's expectations. They have heart. That people will sit and nitpick about this player and that who has an off night....What a miserable life one must lead.

QFT.

 

[blue9]

It's pretty obvious that blue is trolling...

C'mon mags - you should know by now that I don't troll, I just say it like I see it. I don't wear Rose Garden tinted glasses.

 

[Sinobas]

I didn't expect Portland to win this game, but it's sad, because we would have won of the rest of the team just played a half way decent game. Way to squander an epic game by Lillard.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

...he's a good rebounder?

 

[RoyToy]

THE LILLARD WARS

 

[BBert]

And it seems that GS pays off the refs at home, because I always see the worst officiating in Golden State!

Well, they do have to walk to their cars after the game....

 

[blue9]

Oh - and even though we all knew it ended a while back, the RoY race is over. The league knows by now.

 

[magnifier661]

David Lee leading the break - LMA can't do that.

C'mon mags - you should know by now that I don't troll, I just say it like I see it. I don't wear Rose Garden tinted glasses.

This is trolling. And during that stretch, you had many just like this.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Trail Blazers PR ‏@TrailBlazersPR Lillard is just the fourth Trail Blazers rookie to score 37 points in a game - G. Petrie-10, M.Thompson-1, C. Natt-1 (Elias).

 

[MadeFromDust]

I think we can all agree that KingSpeed needs to stop going to games, forever.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

yeah guys but lillard is 22, so he will only improve for 6 years before his prime

 

[Chuck Taylor]

All year long I've thought Lillard was playing well within himself. While everyone is praising his poise and team play, I have been thinking he can do more. My suspicion is that he has been holding back because he is a rookie and wants to be viewed as a team player. It's intriguing to me that his best game of the year comes in his hometown of Oakland, where he wants to do well in front of family & friends. I think it's cool that Lillard is trying to be a team oriented guy, but performances like this just show how good he will be once he takes the "rookie" gloves off!

 

[RoyToy]

Crazy that Lillard is probably a better player as a rookie than Roy

 

[noknobs]

Oh - and even though we all knew it ended a while back, the RoY race is over. The league knows by now.

I don't know, Anthony Davis had 0 reb and 0 blocks tonight, it'll be close..

 

[RoyToy]

All year long I've thought Lillard was playing well within himself. While everyone is praising his poise and team play, I have been thinking he can do more. My suspicion is that he has been holding back because he is a rookie and wants to be viewed as a team player. It's intriguing to me that his best game of the year comes in his hometown of Oakland, where he wants to do well in front of family & friends. I think it's cool that Lillard is trying to be a team oriented guy, but performances like this just show how good he will be once he takes the "rookie" gloves off!

I've said the same thing

That said, I don't necessarily want to see Lillard have these kind of games often. I'd rather see him setting other players up and making it easier for his teammates to score.

When his teammates don't have it though (like tonight), then he can go ahead and dominate.

 

[Nikolokolus]

All year long I've thought Lillard was playing well within himself. While everyone is praising his poise and team play, I have been thinking he can do more. My suspicion is that he has been holding back because he is a rookie and wants to be viewed as a team player. It's intriguing to me that his best game of the year comes in his hometown of Oakland, where he wants to do well in front of family & friends. I think it's cool that Lillard is trying to be a team oriented guy, but performances like this just show how good he will be once he takes the "rookie" gloves off!

Lillard took over the scoring because it was pretty clear hardly anybody else had it tonight, the fact that he's a conscientious distributor that looks to play within a team concept, but has it in him to shoulder the scoring load when needed is pretty great. That said, I don't want him to become a score-first point guard just because he puts a few miles under his shoes in the league; I think that would be a huge mistake for him to try shoot 20+ on a regular basis.

 

[MadeFromDust]

BTW Lillard, you just knew he had this in him. Great to finally see him just going ham in an NBA game and being able to take over. That's a big step for his psyche, especially doing it on this big stage (at home). I look forward to seeing this throughout his career

 

[BBert]

I don't know, Anthony Davis had 0 reb and 0 blocks tonight, it'll be close..

A.D. is garbage. They should trade him to us while they still can.

 

[Nikolokolus]

I think we can all agree that KingSpeed needs to stop going to games, forever.

Guess it depends on whether or not you want the Blazers to keep their draft pick this year or not?

 

[Rhal]

C'mon mags - you should know by now that I don't troll, I just say it like I see it. I don't wear Rose Garden tinted glasses.

Your not trolling but you hate LA to the extent it almost seems like you are. It does seem like any situation you can rag on LA youll take it.

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[blue9]

This is trolling. And during that stretch, you had many just like this.

No, it was proving my point. Big difference. Just because you don't agree with my point doesn't mean it's "trolling".

 

[BlazerCaravan]

I've said the same thing

That said, I don't necessarily want to see Lillard have these kind of games often. I'd rather see him setting other players up and making it easier for his teammates to score.

When his teammates don't have it though (like tonight), then he can go ahead and dominate.

I think Stotts let Lillard go for it at halftime. "This is your night, go out and shine" type of thing. Dame is srs bsns on the court, and I think he won't go off like tonight without knowing that everyone else is gassed or having bad luck or whatever.

 

[crowTrobot]

I don't know, Anthony Davis had 0 reb and 0 blocks tonight, it'll be close..

drummond > AD so far

 

[blue9]

It does seem like any situation you can rag on LA youll take it.

I'll admit to that. I said it before, but I'll say it again - I HATE overrated players. If everyone wasn't so gaga over LMA I probably wouldn't hate him so much.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Trail Blazers PR ‏@TrailBlazersPR Damian Lillard is the fourth rookie in @NBA history to record 37 points and 7 3s in a game - J. Kidd, B. Jennings, R. Beaubois (Elias).

 

[Chuck Taylor]

Lillard took over the scoring because it was pretty clear hardly anybody else had it tonight, the fact that he's a conscientious distributor that looks to play within a team concept, but has it in him to shoulder the scoring load when needed is pretty great. That said, I don't want him to become a score-first point guard just because he puts a few miles under his shoes in the league; I think that would be a huge mistake for him to try shoot 20+ on a regular basis.

I mostly agree. Derrick Rose, Russell Westbrook....they shoot about 18 times a game. That seems pretty reasonable for Lillard, who is averaging 15 currently. Mostly I am referring to his confidence. Tonight I felt like he said, "fuck it, I'm gonna do my thing cause I'm in my hometown.". And he did! What a badass!!! I say - carry that attitude over to every game. And, with experience, I think he will.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Wait a sec? Jason Kidd hit 7 threes as a rookie?! That blows my mind, he didn't develop a reliable three ball until way late in his career if I recall. I wouldn't have thought he hit 7 threes all season in his rookie year.

 

[MadeFromDust]

Crazy to think that what Lillard had tonight Jordan averaged in 1987

 

[Nikolokolus]

I mostly agree. Derrick Rose, Russell Westbrook....they shoot about 18 times a game. That seems pretty reasonable for Lillard, who is averaging 15 currently. Mostly I am referring to his confidence. Tonight I felt like he said, "fuck it, I'm gonna do my thing cause I'm in my hometown.". And he did! What a badass!!! I say - carry that attitude over to every game. And, with experience, I think he will.

Chances are Stotts told him to start firing. Regardless it definitely didn't feel like a "selfish" barrage of shots. I don't have an issue with what he did tonight. It all comes down to context.