Free Agent Hi, I'm the Realist! Here are some of my takes on the team

[jlprk]

Some of the things you guys say about him make absolutely no sense...

In college he was the Man. As an NBA rookie he took charge and made impossible shots. Since then he has been coached to give the ball to teammates who aren't great shooters. This season may be a repeat of college, with the scoring all on him. His percentages may go up when he's the boss, and doesn't have to watch Batum dribbling around aimlessly.

 

[dviss1]

In college he was the Man. As an NBA rookie he took charge and made impossible shots. Since then he has been coached to give the ball to teammates who aren't great shooters. This season may be a repeat of college, where the scoring is all on him. His percentages may go up when he's the boss, and he doesn't have to watch Batum dribbling around aimlessly.

Lillard has never been "scared" though. And you admit that he was coached to get the ball to LA. So this is not conforming. This is being coached.

 

[Strenuus]

I think I just thought of the acronym for LMA

Letting Men Across

 

[jlprk]

Lillard has never been "scared" though. And you admit that he was coached to get the ball to LA. So this is not conforming. This is being coached.

You agree with me except for 2 words, scared and conforming. I'll take that as a compliment. But don't overuse all this flattery.

 

[BlazerWookee]

No! I would have fixed what ever was causing this team to be so disfunctional. Trading players is not the only part of the GM's job.

The source of most, if not all, the dysfunction was a ruptured Achilles tendon.

 

[MarAzul]

good to see you backpedaling

Nope, no back step at all. The next time you see him bounce a forward pass to a big moving to the hoop, you will probably see a fucked up play unless the big guy is a contortionist.
I don't think we have one of those.

 

[MarAzul]

The source of most, if not all, the dysfunction was a ruptured Achilles tendon.

Come on Wook! You know Lamarcus did not leave this team because Mathews hurt his leg. You also know that was not the reason the guards never learned to play basketball with the bigs.
They did at least some several years ago but not the past couple years. There is something wrong that caused this, if that wrong left with Lamarcus, Batum and Mathews, great! But I fear it is still here.