Hypothetical: Dame to play in the series against SAS (4 Viewers)

[Natebishop3]

PF

Not very many of those.

Maybe Bam, Banchero and Zion?

 

[riverman]

Dame will want a training camp with the guys before he shares a court with them. There's an excellent chance we could land Kawhi Leonard this offseason now that they've blown their playoff shot

 

[Stevenson]

I love Dame as much as anyone, but he DOES NOT deserve to steal anyone's playing time or thunder.

 

[blazerkor]

I love Dame as much as anyone, but he DOES NOT deserve to steal anyone's playing time or thunder.

This is where I'm at. This team is committed on D in a way that none of our teams with Dame as the leader were. There's no way that he comes back as mobile as he was when he left and I feel like that could make him unplayable on D.

On offense I don't want him walking the ball down the court and looking for a pick and roll/pop with Clingan on any of our set plays let alone the 50-75% that he's used to.

I love Dame... he's my favorite player of all time but with that said I am really hoping he's ready to play a role for our team next season and not be a lot more than a sharp shooter.

Maybe he'll surprise me with the way he'll adapt his game both to his new physical reality and to our new style of play but if not I do hope he's ready to play a role that is a huge reduction from what he has had in the past.

 

[kjironman1]

Dame will want a training camp with the guys before he shares a court with them. There's an excellent chance we could land Kawhi Leonard this offseason now that they've blown their playoff shot

I don’t think Kawhi is coming here. Love to have a player that good but it’s pretty unlikely he would ever come to Portland.

 

[blazerfan11]

This is where I'm at. This team is committed on D in a way that none of our teams with Dame as the leader were. There's no way that he comes back as mobile as he was when he left and I feel like that could make him unplayable on D.

On offense I don't want him walking the ball down the court and looking for a pick and roll/pop with Clingan on any of our set plays let alone the 50-75% that he's used to.

I love Dame... he's my favorite player of all time but with that said I am really hoping he's ready to play a role for our team next season and not be a lot more than a sharp shooter.

Maybe he'll surprise me with the way he'll adapt his game both to his new physical reality and to our new style of play but if not I do hope he's ready to play a role that is a huge reduction from what he has had in the past.

Deni should become the best Trail Blazer since Clyde Drexler, a true 2-way player that can share the ball.

Here is Deni, at the most important point in the game, telling Sharpe to get the hell out of the lane. He's that guy now.



After Sharpe gets out of the way, look at the Suns' defense. All five looking at him, 4 of them in the lane, 1 on the line, in this possession.

Deni still scores, and puts 6 fouls on Brooks. That's nuts.

 

[blazerfan11]

This is where I'm at. This team is committed on D in a way that none of our teams with Dame as the leader were. There's no way that he comes back as mobile as he was when he left and I feel like that could make him unplayable on D.

On offense I don't want him walking the ball down the court and looking for a pick and roll/pop with Clingan on any of our set plays let alone the 50-75% that he's used to.

I love Dame... he's my favorite player of all time but with that said I am really hoping he's ready to play a role for our team next season and not be a lot more than a sharp shooter.

Maybe he'll surprise me with the way he'll adapt his game both to his new physical reality and to our new style of play but if not I do hope he's ready to play a role that is a huge reduction from what he has had in the past.

Remember Ray Allen playing for the Miami Heat? Allen was one month short of 38 years old when he hit that big shot in the 2013 finals.

I think Dame could be that guy, the clutch 3-point gunner for the Blazers.

What I would really like to see from Dame is to increase his 3-point shooting percentage, whatever that takes. The Logo Lillard may not be a part of that.

57 second video of that shot.

 

[LayneStaley]

If we win the SAS series I bet he comes back, we will need his shooting in the Denver series.

 

[Domihatin]

You’ve met Devin Booker?

Haha, no! I was just saying that I personally don't like his attitude and I don't like him AS a professional. I've just seen him do some shady things on the court.

 

[Domihatin]

I voted "Happiness" because it was the closest option to "Hardon."

Hey now!