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Just three more points and Lillard passes Sidney Wicks for #10 on the Blazer all-time scoring list.

1. Drexler - 18,040
2. LMA - 12,562
3. Porter - 11,330
4. Cliff Robinson - 10,405
5. Jerome Kersey - 10,067
6. Jim Paxson - 10,003
7. Geoff Petrie - 9,732
8. Mychal Thompson - 9,215
9. Rasheed Wallace - 9,119
10. Sidney Wicks - 8,882
11. Lillard - 8,880

Gramps...
 
He should pass Aldridge in the next 2 years.
 
Next year.

82 games x 59pts = 4,838.

C'mon 'dog. Don't be unreasonable. You can't expect him to have a career night every night.

I figure if he can average 75% career night effectiveness every night, that gives him a 44.2 ppg average.

82 * 44.2 = 3,624 which should be sufficient to have him pass LaMarcus next year as well.

Gramps...
 
Why not? It's still points in a Blazers uniform?

Same reason why pre-season totals don't count. They go based on regular season #'s for totals, because it evens the playing field. Everyone has a chance to play 82 games in the regular season, not everyone gets the same opportunity to play the same # of playoff games.

On a related note, I don't think it would make much of a difference in the grand total #'s of the all time scoring leaders. Kareem would be at 44149 and Malone would be at 41686. No one else would be above 40K.
 
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Dame has 2,024 points in 75 games this year. If we're conservative and say he plays in 75 games next year and averages 'only' 25 ppg, that would give him 1,875.
* 8,880 + 1,875 = 10,755 at the end of next year. He should own the #4 spot at that time.
* 10,775 + 1,875 = 12,630 at the end of 2 more seasons. He'd take over the #2 spot at that time.
* It would then take him another 3 seasons (5 seasons from now) at 25 ppg to catch Drexler at #1.

I'm looking forward to watching him climb the ladder.

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Agreed. Health will play a big part of that.

We've got Dame signed for another 4 years. So far he's played in 82, 82, 82, 75, and 75(+) in his first 5 seasons. He's on a good pace so far ...
Also that second contract. I'm sure he'll sign for another five, but I expect his production will be reduced. Of course, by then he will be on his Victory Lap tour after three-peating.
 
What if LMA decides to come back to Portland after his contract with the Spurs is up? He said he wanted to be the greatest Blazer ever.
 
Same reason why pre-season totals don't count. They go based on regular season #'s for totals, because it evens the playing field. Everyone has a chance to play 82 games in the regular season, not everyone gets the same opportunity to play the same # of playoff games.

On a related note, I don't think it would make much of a difference in the grand total #'s of the all time scoring leaders. Kareem would be at 44149 and Malone would be at 41686. No one else would be above 40K.
Makes no sense. Pre season games don't count, but playoff games do.
 
After the math I'm not worried anymore. If he stays with us 9 more seasons (this contract plus another five-year), he only needs to average 1,017 a year to beat Clyde.
Just me, but as much as I like Dame and appreciate what he does for us; it's gonna be a sad day for me whenever Clyde does get passed. I was SO happy he went to Huston, and got the ring he deserved. For him to finish with Hakeem couldn't have been any better a way to finish his career. (sorry about the trip down memory lane....) Anyways....
 
Just me, but as much as I like Dame and appreciate what he does for us; it's gonna be a sad day for me whenever Clyde does get passed. I was SO happy he went to Huston, and got the ring he deserved. For him to finish with Hakeem couldn't have been any better a way to finish his career. (sorry about the trip down memory lane....) Anyways....

I was much younger and less emotionally mature in 1994; I personally saw Clyde as a turncoat and ungrateful diva... my feelings are much more mild and sympathetic to him now but I won't be too sad when Clyde falls to #2.
 
I was much younger and less emotionally mature in 1994; I personally saw Clyde as a turncoat and ungrateful diva... my feelings are much more mild and sympathetic to him now but I won't be too sad when Clyde falls to #2.
Lol. That's fair.
 
Makes no sense. Pre season games don't count, but playoff games do.
They equalize it so that players on playoff teams don't have any statistical advantage over those on crappy teams.
 
I was much younger and less emotionally mature in 1994; I personally saw Clyde as a turncoat and ungrateful diva... my feelings are much more mild and sympathetic to him now but I won't be too sad when Clyde falls to #2.

Me too. I hated how he dogged it in Portland and then all the sudden found the fountain of youth when he whined his way to Houston.

I'll be glad if/when Damian passes Clyde. But I'll be much happier if he leads the team to a title.
 

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