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http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...rail-blazers-frustrated-recent-all-star-snubs
(-By Chris Haynes....you think Dame's kept in contact?
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I think Dame's doing an ok job straddling the line between "whiner" and "getting my story out there"...
(-By Chris Haynes....you think Dame's kept in contact?
)I think Dame's doing an ok job straddling the line between "whiner" and "getting my story out there"...
"I've gotten frustrated just for the fact that it feels like I always got to be the fall guy and every other guy has been deserving," Lillard tells ESPN. "In the past, the thing has been, 'All right, my team has been 10 games under .500 or not in the playoffs,' but every year we've found a way to be in the postseason, and this year I think we're in much better position than we have been in the past two seasons that I didn't make it. I think I've gotten over the emotional part of it the last few times that I didn't make it. Now I'm kind of like expecting it to go that way, but I feel like I should be there."
any argue that market size is not a major factor, as it once was in gaining exposure prior to the internet and social media.
"I think it's a million things that say that's not true," Lillard replied. "I think for me personally, I don't think market size matters as much as it used to because of social media and all that stuff. I have a signature shoe that does well. I got a social media following; there's a lot of people following my music. There's a lot of things that I've been able to be successful at while playing in a small market because of social media. But I still think playing in a big market, there's a difference in a big market and a small market. That's just the way it will always be. You can't look at Memphis and New York City and say, 'Oh, well, if you're a star, you're a star.'"
Lillard might not receive the recognition or get the credit he deserves because he plays in the Pacific Northwest, but he's an individual who is fully invested in becoming the best player in Trail Blazer history.
All-Star votes or not, his loyalty runs deep.
"That speaks to me, because when you think of the Mavericks, you think of Dirk," said Lillard. "You had a lot of people that came through there, but he's been there. I think what he's meant to that organization is huge. The same thing with Tim Duncan. He represents the Spurs. That's the name that comes up. And for the Trail Blazers, I want to be the best Trail Blazer ever. And when people talk about this franchise, I want them to talk about me. I want to be what people think of first when they talk about the Portland Trail Blazers."



