Lillard is Portland's best player

[mook]

We're two games into this season and it's plain as day to me.

Sorry, Aldridge, I know you thought you finally had your own team but you don't. Welcome, once again, to Secondbananaville.

Sorry, Nic, but you'll always have Paris.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

LA would be better as the second banana. that being said, LA is probably the best PF in the game right now.

 

[Natebishop3]

LA would be better as the second banana. that being said, LA is probably the best PF in the game right now.

No way. Too streaky.

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[crowTrobot]

Lillard will be when he learns how to play something resembling defense

 

[mook]

LA would be better as the second banana. that being said, LA is probably the best PF in the game right now.

Better than LeBron?

You might make an argument for him being the equal of Love. But it's an argument only homers like me would listen to.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Hmmmm ... awfully early in the season to making these kinds of proclamations.

All I'm going to say is that Lillard seems to have a boatload of talent on offense and he's pretty flammable on defense. Not much point in saying much more than that.

 

[Denny Crane]

DRose was a sieve on defense his first 3 seasons.

Don't sweat it.

 

[santeesioux]

What i would like to know is, why did this guy have to play at Weber State? He's from Oakland so it's not like scouts never got to see him play.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Better than LeBron?

You might make an argument for him being the equal of Love. But it's an argument only homers like me would listen to.

LeBron is really a 3. Love is injured.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

What i would like to know is, why did this guy have to play at Weber State? He's from Oakland so it's not like scouts never got to see him play.

big fish in a small pond.

 

[mook]

What i would like to know is, why did this guy have to play at Weber State? He's from Oakland so it's not like scouts never got to see him play.

You know, I've sat through all four "License to Lillard" vids (kind of a waste of time really), read every damned interview, seen all the talk about how Kidd and Payton and (well, ahem, Brian Shaw) came out of Oakland, and nobody ever addresses that point. Was he just, like, drunk and a total dickhead in high school?

 

[B-Roy]

The PG position is the hardest to learn how to defend well. I'm not worried about Lillard's defense at all.

 

[ODENISGOD]

LA would be better as the second banana. that being said, LA is probably the best PF in the game right now.

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[mook]

LeBron is really a 3. Love is injured.

He may be "really a 3." But he won a world championship as a 4. And he played a lot of the Olympics as a 4.

Truth is LeBron is the best SF and best PF in the game.

He's also probably in the top 4 of PG, SG and C, if the coach told him to play those positions. He is crazy good at hoops.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Seems like all the threes are moving to the four. LeBron, Carmelo, and it looks to me like Durant is playing a lot of 4, partly because Perkins is sucking.

 

[Nikolokolus]

KEEP SMOKING CRACK

Cool. Gonna share?

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Holton said that he's a cross between Isiah Thomas and Joe Dumars in terms of skillset and poise.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

After 2 games, Damian is averaging 22 points, 9 assists. Keep it up youngblood!

 

[Darkwebs]

He's played very well in 2 games despite not finishing at the rim a bunch of times. He's gotten rejected by the likes of D-Ho and Thabeet. In summer league and pre-season, he showed no problems finishing.

I am sure he will eventually adapt and adjust his game to score over or around the big trees in the league. And when he does, he will be unstoppable offensively.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

You know, I've sat through all four "License to Lillard" vids (kind of a waste of time really), read every damned interview, seen all the talk about how Kidd and Payton and (well, ahem, Brian Shaw) came out of Oakland, and nobody ever addresses that point. Was he just, like, drunk and a total dickhead in high school?

He only played power forward in high school. Never handled the ball. He was talented but none of the major colleges thought he could learn to run a team when he had never done it before.

 

[HailBlazers]

Cool. Gonna share?

I endorse this thread.

 

[illmatic99]

I didnt care that we lost. Dame looked amazing.

 

[mook]

He only played power forward in high school. Never handled the ball. He was talented but none of the major colleges thought he could learn to run a team when he had never done it before.

Thanks for explaining. Don't know how I missed that.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Thanks for explaining. Don't know how I missed that.

That's because I completely made that up.

Sounded good though, lol.

 

[DeanMoriarty]

He's gotten rejected by the likes of D-Ho and Thabeet.

And I think this is what makes him so great. He knows there is a chance he'll be blocked but continues pushing. It shows his poise and his confidence. This is something guys like Rose or Lebron have....who actually have more block attempts than the average player as a result of them choosing to score more.

 

[HailBlazers]

Kobe did say he looked fearless.

 

[mook]

That's because I completely made that up.

Sounded good though, lol.

doah. Just caught the Porter allusion.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

doah. Just caught the Porter allusion.

Except Porter played small forward in college.

 

[ehizzy3]

I wish he would of yakked on thabeet..he was trying, it would of been nasty

 

[MickZagger]

You know, I've sat through all four "License to Lillard" vids (kind of a waste of time really), read every damned interview, seen all the talk about how Kidd and Payton and (well, ahem, Brian Shaw) came out of Oakland, and nobody ever addresses that point. Was he just, like, drunk and a total dickhead in high school?

Late bloomers happen all the time. Meet Scottie Pippen and Dwyane Wade.