Kemba Walker

[Rastapopoulos]

Suppose you had to pick between Kemba Walker and Damian Lillard for an All-Star team based on their play (and contribution to their teams' success) so far this season - who deserves it more?

 

[dviss1]

Suppose you had to pick between Kemba Walker and Damian Lillard for an All-Star team based on their play (and contribution to their teams' success) so far this season - who deserves it more?

You're gonna start a whole thread about this? The choice is easy.

 

[Strenuus]

What do you expect making this thread?

 

[Cippy91]

Well since this is on a very Blazer bias forum and the people here mostly are from Portland obvious choice is Kemba Walker

 

[riverman]

We aren't called the Zeros for nothin'!

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

This thread is Lotsapoop.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

I choose kembrictor walkeroski.

Wait what? Two american players? No overseas guys?

Ita damian lillard.

Stupid thread.

 

[Orion Bailey]

Who is kemba walker?

 

[KeepOnRollin]

If you were looking for a serious answer then it is Damian Lillard.

 

[BonesJones]

Lolololololololhahahahehehelmao

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Not saying Lillard hasn't been great - he has, and he's our best player by miles. Just saying that Walker has also been great and his team is doing better.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Not saying Lillard hasn't been great - he has, and he's our best player by miles. Just saying that Walker has also been great and his team is doing better.

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Lillard is WORLDS better than Kemba Walker... this is like comparing Wiggins to Kawhi

 

[Chris Craig]

I'm not even gonna answer the question

 

[OneLifeToLive]

I'm just glad for Charlotte and their fans that he is finally paying off for them. But easily Damian

 

[Orion Bailey]

Hey?? You all got me on ignore?
Who is Kemba Walker???

 

[Strenuus]

Not saying Lillard hasn't been great - he has, and he's our best player by miles. Just saying that Walker has also been great and his team is doing better.

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No one cares enough to even want to try to say Kemba. It's not going to happen. It's okay.

 

[e_blazer]

Hey?? You all got me on ignore?
Who is Kemba Walker???

PG for Charlotte. Google is your friend.

 

[ripcityboy]

If I had to pick somebody..... you ask if I'd choose somebody...... over Dame?! (laughs hysterically)

 

[selloutking]

Not saying Lillard hasn't been great - he has, and he's our best player by miles. Just saying that Walker has also been great and his team is doing better.

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6-3 with this schedule is seen as better than the blazers?

*first win against bucks not listed*

 

[PtldPlatypus]

6-3 with this schedule is seen as better than the blazers?

*first win against bucks not listed*

So, they've only lost to the teams expected to contend for the conference championship--by an average of 5 points--and they've beaten teams expected to be among the most improved in the league (Utah and Indiana).

I don't see why everyone insists on underselling what Walker is doing so far this season. He's been fantastic, and yes, arguably better than Dame. It's not an unreasonable question.

 

[Orion Bailey]

PG for Charlotte. Google is your friend.

Sorry. Thought the green font was obvious.

 

[e_blazer]

Sorry. Thought the green font was obvious.

I guess I missed the one with green font. My bad.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

Not saying Lillard hasn't been great - he has, and he's our best player by miles. Just saying that Walker has also been great and his team is doing better.

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What a difference just a day makes:
http://bkref.com/tiny/Sbp00

 

[Natebishop3]

What a difference just a day makes:
http://bkref.com/tiny/Sbp00

And this is why small sample size matters.

The one thing where Dame is killing it, and Kemba can't even come close, is free throw rate. (IE number of FTA per FG attempt.)

Dame - 52.6%

Kemba - 37.8%

Dame is averaging 13.7 FTA per game.

Kemba is averaging 9.9 FTA per game.

Dame is currently averaging 12.5 points off free throws per game.

 

[illmatic99]

His 47% from 3 on 7 attempts doesn't seem sustainable. Crazy improvement though. I always saw him on the Brandon Jennings mold-- surprised he's gotten so much better.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

 

[Strenuus]

I ask again... what do you expect with this? You can throw stats out on small sample sizes all you want, no one is going to suddenly go "OMG, I'm so stupid! Of course I think Kemba is now better! What was I thinking?"

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I ask again... what do you expect with this? You can throw stats out on small sample sizes all you want, no one is going to suddenly go "OMG, I'm so stupid! Of course I think Kemba is now better! What was I thinking?"

How about: "wow, I didn't realize how well Kemba was playing this year! Maybe if I was a reasonable person I would vote for him for an All-Star over Lillard in the world where Charlotte and Portland are in the same conference."?

All Star contests are voted on on fairly small sample sizes by their very nature. But if that's too hard, how about if they were competing head-to-head for "PG of first sixth of the season"?

 

[Strenuus]

How about: "wow, I didn't realize how well Kemba was playing this year! Maybe if I was a reasonable person I would vote for him for an All-Star over Lillard in the world where Charlotte and Portland are in the same conference."?

All Star contests are voted on on fairly small sample sizes by their very nature. But if that's too hard, how about if they were competing head-to-head for "PG of first sixth of the season"?

A much bigger sample size than right now, so I'll wait.

Oh, and Damian Lillard, and it's not changing. Sorry.

 

[Natebishop3]

How about: "wow, I didn't realize how well Kemba was playing this year! Maybe if I was a reasonable person I would vote for him for an All-Star over Lillard in the world where Charlotte and Portland are in the same conference."?

All Star contests are voted on on fairly small sample sizes by their very nature. But if that's too hard, how about if they were competing head-to-head for "PG of first sixth of the season"?

Sometimes I wonder why you're a Blazer fan.