ESPN basically helping Dame recruit free agents

[BlazerCaravan]

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/15491511/lillard-leadership-makes-portland-winner

Great article on Dame's leadership.

 

[Natebishop3]

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/15491511/lillard-leadership-makes-portland-winner

Great article on Dame's leadership.

Some would say his leadership is Curry-esque. He's pulling a Curry. His leadership is reminiscent of a young Curry.

 

[santeesioux]

This dude could make Dwight Howard buy in to what they're doing.

 

[Natebishop3]

Seriously though, I LOVE that we have Kevin Arnovitz following our team around, showering us with positive publicity.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Some would say his leadership is Curry-esque. He's pulling a Curry. His leadership is reminiscent of a young Curry.

HAHAHA oh man I wish Kerr would say that some more.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

This dude could make Dwight Howard buy in to what they're doing.

He could but I think Howard's washed up anyway...

 

[B-Roy]

Seriously though, I LOVE that we have Kevin Arnovitz following our team around, showering us with positive publicity.

There's an ESPN writer assigned to every team in the playoffs.

Arnovitz is one of the good writers, so we lucked out.

 

[Natebishop3]

Bamboo is tolerant to drought, but balancing water with restraint is tricky business, especially if you're a young NBA player. This was the message delivered to the Trail Blazers' roster last October after the team heard from Greg Bell, the author of "Water The Bamboo: Unleashing the Potential of Teams and Individuals."

The bamboo becomes a running gag among the Trail Blazers, and it's the source of quite the shtick between All-NBA point guard Damian Lillard and reserveLuis Montero.

"I would always tell him, 'Did you water your bamboo?,' like every day," Lillard says. "So he started singing like, 'Waaaaater the Bamboooooo.'"

Can someone PLEASE bring a sign to the game tonight that says "Did you water your bamboo?"

 

[santeesioux]

He could but I think Howard's washed up anyway...

We'd all rather have Durant, Lebron, Horford, but if Howard is the best player they can bring in and he buys in, I'd do it.

 

[THE HCP]

Ill take a washed up D12 as my starting center. In a heartbeat. Gimme 3.5 blks/12 pts and 10 rebounds.

 

[Natebishop3]

Oh man.... this article is fucking hilarious.

""He says, 'Waterlito, I need a ride to the gym,'" Lillard remembers."

 

[Natebishop3]

"When told that it's fairly unusual for a player of Lillard's stature to pay that kind of attention to a rookie 14th man, that it's probably even more unusual for a 14th man to feel as if he has the privilege of interrupting the team's franchise player on a blackout day, much less ask for taxi service, Lillard shrugs. "I don't know what other people do."

How can you not love this team? How can you not love Dame?

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Good read.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

"Dame is special." -Probably Gerald Henderson but also definitely me.

 

[theprunetang]

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/15491511/lillard-leadership-makes-portland-winner

Great article on Dame's leadership.

Damn. That was a fine article. How could we go an entire year without hearing about the bamboo/water thing? Our locals are slacking.

 

[BBert]

Some would say his leadership is Curry-esque. He's pulling a Curry. His leadership is reminiscent of a young Curry.

LOL Nailed it.

It seems like the TV talking shills are incapable of saying anything positive about Dame without at the very least inferring it's almost as good as Curry. As if that's the compliment.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

My favorite quote:

"We've started from here and just built and built and built," Lillard says of this season. "At this point, I'm confident we could bring in a guy and get him to buy into it. I'm willing to protect our culture. If we can get some guys in free agency or whatever, and they buy into this kind of stuff, then we continue this. But we don't change how we are -- and we won't because I won't allow that to happen."

 

[BBert]

"When told that it's fairly unusual for a player of Lillard's stature to pay that kind of attention to a rookie 14th man, that it's probably even more unusual for a 14th man to feel as if he has the privilege of interrupting the team's franchise player on a blackout day, much less ask for taxi service, Lillard shrugs. "I don't know what other people do."

How can you not love this team? How can you not love Dame?

"I don't know what other people do."

OMG I love this Lillard guy. He's a keeper.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

"I don't know what other people do."

OMG I love this Lillard guy. He's a keeper.

I want to sign him for life. Coach, GM, president, whatever. He's the new era.

 

[BBert]

My favorite quote:

Holy shit I got goosebumps reading that. Excuse me while I pinch myself, cause I might just be dreaming this.

 

[illmatic99]

This man is special. Blazer for life.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

This man is special. Blazer for life.

I just keep thinking, "FINALLY SOMEONE AS LOYAL AS WE ARE!" and then I shake my head and just smile.

 

[Natebishop3]

My favorite quote:

Damian Lillard - protector of the pinwheel.

 

[Pinwheel1]

"For his part, Lillard refuses to worry about talent acquisitions. When pressed about it, he conveys a sense that it's a bit tacky to discuss it in polite company, a betrayal of existing teammates, and almost beside the point. He undoubtedly perceives himself to be the organization's most indispensible representative, but as its guardian, not its sales rep.

"We've started from here and just built and built and built," Lillard says of this season. "At this point, I'm confident we could bring in a guy and get him to buy into it. I'm willing to protect our culture. If we can get some guys in free agency or whatever, and they buy into this kind of stuff, then we continue this. But we don't change how we are -- and we won't because I won't allow that to happen."

 

[illmatic99]

LOL @ CJ's dig at Harden.

Also. It took me a bit to actually get what he's saying.

Damn .

"When they think about leadership, most people think you just follow one person," Lillard says of the book's central theme. "But you build a tribe. You give people something to believe in. You give them hope. They don't become a follower. They join your tribe. It's more important to believe in what we're working towards as a tribe than it is getting them to follow what I want them to follow. Our purpose becomes the same."

 

[BlazerCaravan]

It took me a bit to actually get what he's saying.

Damn .

Yeah that's some second level management philosophy.

 

[illmatic99]

This is exactly why bringing in Boogie or Dwight should not scare you.

Few teams have this kind of leadership and stability to actually manage personalities and get them to buy in.

Spurs -- Pop and Tim/Manu/TP
GS -- Kerr and Draymond/Curry
Dallas -- Cuban and Carlisle are huge and Dirk can vouch for it
Miami -- The Riley Mafia with DWade and Spo

Clips might have it, but CP is too maniacal and demanding. Instead of managing a guy, he'd berate the shit out of him if he didn't buy in.

That's pretty much it. We can go in on a volatile guy.

 

[crandc]

"I don't know what other people do," he says

I love this guy (no hetero). I mean, my whole life all I keep hearing is "why don't you do what other people do?"

 

[Sedatedfork]

I love this guy (no hetero). I mean, my whole life all I keep hearing is "why don't you do what other people do?"

I wish I could like this post 1000 times for the bold and the comment. well done.

 

[riverman]

Dame has carried out the FU tour with great dignity and poise...you can't find this kind of leadership ...greatest Blazer of all time is his to own and wear with pride