Lillard officially TOP 5 scorer in NBA!

[dreamcloud]

Knocked LeBron out of Top 5 finally after tonight . When's the last time the Blazers have had a Top 5 scorer in the league this deep into season? Just his first season leading the team and he's already reached this status, amazing..

 

[Nikolokolus]

I'm not as impressed by the raw totals as I am the fact that his usage rate has skyrocketed, but his averages haven't really taken a hit. That is hard to do.

 

[Natebishop3]

#NotanAllstar

 

[BonesJones]

I'd all star reserves were voted for right now, he would make it.

 

[KingSpeed]

I'd all star reserves were voted for right now, he would make it.

Yep. Harden would've been out.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Yep. Harden would've been out.

Doubt it. He's still the second best scorer in the NBA. Lillard is just a victim of the Kobe victory lap treatment.

Besides a more important honor is making all-NBA, something I think lillard will do.

 

[SIeepwalker]

All I see is people saying "it's because of Kobe", but what's really beyond me is how everybody seems to think Klay Thompson is better than Dame. How is that even possible. That's the spot Dame should have taken if you ask me.

 

[Sinobas]

25, I think that is the most (for a blazer) since Clyde Drexler averaged 25 ppg in 91-92.

 

[B-Roy]

Doubt it. He's still the second best scorer in the NBA. Lillard is just a victim of the Kobe victory lap treatment.

Besides a more important honor is making all-NBA, something I think lillard will do.

Curry/WB - 1st team
Paul/Harden - 2nd team (I know Harden is controversial, but he's going to make either 2nd or 3rd just on stats alone)
Lillard/Lowry/Butler/Thompson/Derozan - All fighting for the 3rd team.

It's going to be tough, but obviously it depends on how each player plays out the rest of the season.

 

[B-Roy]

All I see is people saying "it's because of Kobe", but what's really beyond me is how everybody seems to think Klay Thompson is better than Dame. How is that even possible. That's the spot Dame should have taken if you ask me.

*cough* LaMucus *cough*

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

I don't want lillard making an all nba team.

#1- isn't he going to make more if he does from the rose rule?

#2- don't they announce these around playoff time? I want dame to feel slighted. So he can go HAM in the playoffs

 

[KeepOnRollin]

I don't want lillard making an all nba team.

#1- isn't he going to make more if he does from the rose rule?

#2- don't they announce these around playoff time? I want dame to feel slighted. So he can go HAM in the playoffs

Yes on #1 - It will give us less cap space if he makes at least 3rd team. Not that Dame doesn't deserve the money but it would help us out in future free agent years if he doesn't make it.

No idea on #2. I think it is after the season though.

 

[SIeepwalker]

*cough* LaMucus *cough*

Well, yeah... But for him we can at least make the point that it's Frontcourt/Backcourt

 

[Nikolokolus]

Capspace be damned. If he earns it (which would probably require a playoff berth and continuing his hot streak) then I'd rather he got it.

If he misses out on enough honors over his career that just increases the likelihood that he puts two and two together and concludes playing in an NBA backwater like Portland is hurting him. Who says Addidas keeps him if he can't keep collecting the awards?

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Curry/WB - 1st team
Paul/Harden - 2nd team (I know Harden is controversial, but he's going to make either 2nd or 3rd just on stats alone)
Lillard/Lowry/Butler/Thompson/Derozan - All fighting for the 3rd team.

It's going to be tough, but obviously it depends on how each player plays out the rest of the season.

Lillard and Lowry will be third team, there is no way Klay beats out Dame twice for an award this season.

 

[Strenuus]

Capspace be damned. If he earns it (which would probably require a playoff berth and continuing his hot streak) then I'd rather he got it.

If he misses out on enough honors over his career that just increases the likelihood that he puts two and two together and concludes playing in an NBA backwater like Portland is hurting him. Who says Addidas keeps him if he can't keep collecting the awards?

Does Lillard even need money anymore? I don't think money drives him, honestly. And I don't think he's an award seeker... his agent may be, but he isn't. He learned from the ASG fiasco last year... I think he is so team focused now.

 

[illmatic99]

Jinx thread.

Sidebar: He better make an All NBA team. If Klay gets in over him again, I will be irate. Fuck the capspace, we don't need it anyway.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Does Lillard even need money anymore? I don't think money drives him, honestly. And I don't think he's an award seeker... his agent may be, but he isn't. He learned from the ASG fiasco last year... I think he is so team focused now.

If he wasn't into the money he wouldn't be doing endoresement deals.

In any case he should be in it for the money. He's got about ten years to maximize his earning potential and he's a fool if he's not thinking about that.

 

[Spud147]

Does Lillard even need money anymore? I don't think money drives him, honestly. And I don't think he's an award seeker... his agent may be, but he isn't. He learned from the ASG fiasco last year... I think he is so team focused now.

This... he's done with the All Stars - he'll show up if he gets in after this but that kind of recognition no longer matters to him.

Did you see the tweet after the GS game where a person was talking about how the NBA Coaches see him now! Damian's response was, "I don't care what they see"... and in my head he dropped the mic and walked off.

Damian is a BAAAAAAAADDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD MAN.

 

[Strenuus]

If he wasn't into the money he wouldn't be doing endoresement deals.

In any case he should be in it for the money. He's got about ten years to maximize his earning potential and he's a fool if he's not thinking about that.

I'm saying now and in the future, not then. I realize you don't like to be wrong, but that should have been logical in my post.

He's set for life. He has 100 mil already, plus the max money from this deal. If he can't live off of that for the rest of his life...

Would you turn down 100 million when you had never had 100 million before?

Then, would you turn down a few million after already knowing you're set for life?

These are really simple logical questions that I can't believe I had to ask and explain. But for some, I guess I did.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

If he makes the all nba team, we pay him an extra 2.5% of the cap each year.

You might think that's nothing now, but every inch of cap space counts.