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Time to trade him now, before he bolts.

After this joke - I think that what Ed said with "He dictates how fast the game is going to go. He's taken it to another level. He puts so much pressure on the defense, they're off-balance from the get-go." is basically where we have seen Dame grow as a player. The game is slow enough for him. He is not in a hurry unless he wants to be in a hurry. He really sets the pace himself now and everyone else has to adjust. It is beautiful to see.
 
I've heard this before.

"I want to be the best Blazer -- ever," Aldridge said. "If I stay the rest of my career, I should be able to catch Clyde by then. I should be able to leave a mark on a big-time franchise that is going to be seen forever. And I will be able to say I played here my whole career. This city has embraced me and grown with me. I have so much history, it just makes sense to stay."

I believe Lillard though.

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The franchise is in a much better place with Lillard at the helm.
 
So I was curious.

LMA's best season in the NBA:
23 ppg, 11 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1 block, 21.8 PER,

Last season Dame average:

27 ppg, 5.9 assists, 4.9 rebounds, 1 steal, 24 PER

Outside of the fact that LMA averaged a double double, Dame is crushing him. It's not even close.
 
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andalusian said:
Time to trade him now, before he bolts.

After this joke - I think that what Ed said with "He dictates how fast the game is going to go. He's taken it to another level. He puts so much pressure on the defense, they're off-balance from the get-go." is basically where we have seen Dame grow as a player. The game is slow enough for him. He is not in a hurry unless he wants to be in a hurry. He really sets the pace himself now and everyone else has to adjust. It is beautiful to see.
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Agreed. Dame is very good with the change of pace. Keeps the hitter/defender off balance.
 
Natebishop3 said:
So I was curious.

LMA's best season in the NBA:
23 ppg, 11 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1 block, 21.8 PER,

Last season Dame average:

27 ppg, 5.9 assists, 4.9 rebounds, 1 steal, 24 PER

Outside of the fact that LMA averaged a double double, Dame is crushing him. It's not even close.
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Accounting for the change in style of play today, with a lot more points on the board, especially by primary ball handlers, and factoring in that PER is basically a redundant stat to ppg in the comparison, I'd say it's actually pretty close.
 
ripcityboy said:
LMA was a False Prophet. His forked tongue soured my angelic heart. When Dame's number is retired to the rafters my it will be whole again!
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The AntiChrist...Dame is real yo. Cue the Dame Jesus picture
 
Chris Craig said:
Dame already is
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I love Dame, but it's tough to rank him above Drexler and Walton. I think he's at the Porter level now.
1. Drexler
2. Walton
3a. Porter
3b. Lillard
5. Lucas
6. Kersey
7. Roy
8. Paxson
9. Petrie
10. Buck Williams
73. Aldridge

After Dame signs his next 5 year contract after this one, and brings the Blazers to the WCFs (+), then he'll rival Walton and Drexler.
 
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42N8Bounce said:
I love Dame, but it's tough to rank him above Drexler and Walton. I think he's at the Porter level now.
1. Drexler
2. Walton
3a. Porter
3b. Lillard
5. Lucas
6. Kersey
7. Roy
8. Paxson
9. Petrie
10. Buck Williams
73. Aldridge
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Lmao...I saw Aldridge sitting below Williams and was like 11th? Then I saw 73 :biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh:
 
42N8Bounce said:
I love Dame, but it's tough to rank him above Drexler and Walton. I think he's at the Porter level now.
1. Drexler
2. Walton
3a. Porter
3b. Lillard
5. Lucas
6. Kersey
7. Roy
8. Paxson
9. Petrie
10. Buck Williams
73. Aldridge
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He's better than Porter, played longer than Walton, and more of a leader than Drexler. None of them have done what Dame has done and Rasheed Wallace belongs on your list, probably at 7 ahead of Roy. Technicals and speeding tickets aside, we could beat anyone as long as he was on the court and he got us to two WCFs.
 
KingSpeed said:
He's better than Porter, played longer than Walton, and more of a leader than Drexler. None of them have done what Dame has done and Rasheed Wallace belongs on your list, probably at 7 ahead of Roy. Technicals and speeding tickets aside, we could beat anyone as long as he was on the court and he got us to two WCFs.
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Yeah, Wallace was a tough one for me. Buck played more games as a Blazer, and more playoff games. Plus Buck had more total rebounds, and went to the championship twice. That Best Blazer Ever 7-10 range is tough. Lots of criteria to consider. Mychal Thompson, Damon Stoudamire, and Larry Steel are all worth considering in that range too.
 
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42N8Bounce said:
Yeah, Wallace was a tough one for me. Buck played more games as a Blazer, and more playoff games. Plus Buck had more total rebounds, and went to the championship twice. That Best Blazer ever 7-10 range is tough. Lots of criteria to consider. Mychal Thompson, Damon Stoudamire, and Larry Steel are all worth considering in that range too.
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Sheed should definitely be ahead of Roy and Aldridge, imo, though Aldridge's two games in Houston in 2014 do count for something. It was incredible.
 
"I want to be the best Blazer ever" - Meyers Leonard, direct quote from Rise Up II.... coming straight to a trash can near you this summer!
 
andalusian said:
Time to trade him now, before he bolts.

After this joke - I think that what Ed said with "He dictates how fast the game is going to go. He's taken it to another level. He puts so much pressure on the defense, they're off-balance from the get-go." is basically where we have seen Dame grow as a player. The game is slow enough for him. He is not in a hurry unless he wants to be in a hurry. He really sets the pace himself now and everyone else has to adjust. It is beautiful to see.
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Yeah it was against the Kings, but watching him when he has called his own number and is getting the screens from Zach or Nurk or Ed is so much fun. He's constantly picking at the defense, looking for that two inches of clearance he needs. If he doesn't get it right away, he backs off 1/4 of a second and tries to get the defender to relax, then jabs ever so slightly again. Does he want the room to shoot a three, or to drive? As a defender you've got to decide but oh shit it's too late you were thinking and he was just moving and now you're on your heels shit shit shit dammit he's around you and dammit you just fuck fuck fuck why did I swing at him? Now he's going to the line for the and-one!
 
handiman said:
Accounting for the change in style of play today, with a lot more points on the board, especially by primary ball handlers, and factoring in that PER is basically a redundant stat to ppg in the comparison, I'd say it's actually pretty close.
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Ehh, believe it or not, Dame is much more efficient than Aldridge.
59 TS% > 53 TS%
 
BonesJones said:
Ehh, believe it or not, Dame is much more efficient than Aldridge.
59 TS% > 53 TS%
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Efficient shooting was never Aldridge's strength. Granted, it hasn't always been Lillard's strength, either.

People want to believe Aldridge wasn't as good as he really was, but it's the very fact that he was that good that has the fan base so resentful that he left us hanging.
 
handiman said:
Efficient shooting was never Aldridge's strength. Granted, it hasn't always been Lillard's strength, either.

People want to believe Aldridge wasn't as good as he really was, but it's the very fact that he was that good that has the fan base so resentful that he left us hanging.
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Aldridge wasn't that good here. We lost him ave 4 starters and had a 7-game drop off. Dude shot a lot of shots and they weren't efficient. Dames always been more efficient. They aren't close.
 
handiman said:
Efficient shooting was never Aldridge's strength. Granted, it hasn't always been Lillard's strength, either.

People want to believe Aldridge wasn't as good as he really was, but it's the very fact that he was that good that has the fan base so resentful that he left us hanging.
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It played a part. But the hypocrisy has a lot more to do with it than his play.
 
42N8Bounce said:
I love Dame, but it's tough to rank him above Drexler and Walton. I think he's at the Porter level now.
1. Drexler
2. Walton
3a. Porter
3b. Lillard
5. Lucas
6. Kersey
7. Roy
8. Paxson
9. Petrie
10. Buck Williams
73. Aldridge

After Dame signs his next 5 year contract after this one, and brings the Blazers to the WCFs (+), then he'll rival Walton and Drexler.
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Roy as 7th best ever is laughable
 
An entire career is an eternity in the NBA. Not even Jordan played for the Bulls the whole time. Doesn't happen very often.
 
The goal is to win. A Walton-led Blazer team did that. A Drexler-led team went to the Finals twice and should have gone a 3rd time. IMO, Dame has to get to the Finals at least once to be in the discussion. 'Greatness' to me is how high you can get....not so much how long you were good. Some of that is also circumstantial as you have to have the right players around you. It's for the same reason I don't put Marino quite as high as guys who have won multiple SuperBowls.
 
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