Lillard Wins Skills Competition

[PapaG]

Won it like a veteran.

Trade him!!!

 

[RR7]

But looked so un-athletic. Bum!!

 

[HailBlazers]

Congrats Dame!

Enter the 3pt contest next year

 

[PapaG]

He barely dunked the winning shot!

 

[craigehlo]

Tony Parker looked like he really didn't want to be there.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Called it. I said Bonner would win the 3pt contest, I was close.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Lillard accepts trophy:
http://www.nba.com/news/as.skills.challenge/2013-skills-challenge-event-page/index.html

more videos:
http://www.nba.com/video/channels/allstar/2012/02/25/20100225_skills_recap.nba/index.html

 

[magnifier661]

Called it. I said Bonner would win the 3pt contest, I was close.

Did Lillard compete in the 3 point contest?

 

[jlprk]

Willard won one! Say that fast!

Now I bet someone some money on the dunk contest. He says Bledsoe or Faried. I got everyone else and the odds.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

The last three Skills Competition winners have either had serious injuries or been out of the league within a year of winning it.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Did Lillard compete in the 3 point contest?

No.

 

[PapaG]

The last three Skills Competition winners have either had serious injuries or been out of the league within a year of winning it.

Yes, Steve Nash, Steph Curry, and Tony Parker are cautionary tales to winning this competition.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Yes, Steve Nash, Steph Curry, and Tony Parker are cautionary tales to winning this competition.

But you still get my point right? Lillard winning this award is the worst thing that could have happened to him.

 

[PapaG]

But you still get my point right? Lillard winning this award is the worst thing that could have happened to him.

Horrible. Nash, Curry, and Parker are mediocre athletes who dunk the ball even less often than Lillard! Lillard has them all beat combined this year.

 

[jlprk]

Kyrie Irving looked really good. What would it take to get him?

 

[KeepOnRollin]

Kyrie Irving looked really good. What would it take to get him?

We would never do it but it would take LMA and a first round pick for them to consider imo. Obviously there would have to be contracts thrown in to match.

 

[Haakzilla]

 

[NOVoodoo]

Does anyone know where that time ranks all-time? I see that it's sixth all-time amongst the 'winning times,' but how does it rank overall?

Edit: Here are the 'winning times' for reference.

25.5 - Deron Williams (2008)
25.8 - Steve Nash (2005)
26.1 - Dwyane Wade (2006)
26.4 - Dwyane Wade (2007)
28.2 - Stephen Curry (2011)
29.8 - Damian Lillard (2013)
29.9 - Steve Nash (2010)
31.6 - Baron Davis (2004)
32.8 - Tony Parker (2012)
35.1 - Jason Kidd (2003)
35.3 - Derrick Rose (2009)

Not bad company...

 

[jlprk]

6th place out of 11 times the contest has been held is exactly average. You might try sorting by experience or age.

 

[NOVoodoo]

6th place out of 11 times the contest has been held is exactly average. You might try sorting by experience or age.

That's why I was trying to get a list of all the times, not just the 'winning times.' There could have been higher times in first rounds, as well as higher second/third place scores. You also don't know how good the time is unless you know how the 'losers' have done over the past 11 seasons. It'd be nice to just see a complete list of times, regardless of who won.

 

[magnifier661]

6th place out of 11 times the contest has been held is exactly average. You might try sorting by experience or age.

But the factor is record; not actual players. Each event has 6 players on it.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

But the factor is record; not actual players. Each event has 6 players on it.

I don't think all the past ones have had 6 contestants. It has gone through some rule changes.

 

[NOVoodoo]

I don't think all the past ones have had 6 contestants. It has gone through some rule changes.

The rule changes are annoying, but they've never really been able to market this competition.

Not to go off on a tangent, but am I the only one who thinks that the entire All-Star Weekend has been poorly managed, marketed, and produced? There were so many times where I just thought to myself, "damn, if I weren't such a fan, I would have tuned out hours ago."

 

[HailBlazers]

We would never do it but it would take LMA and a first round pick for them to consider imo. Obviously there would have to be contracts thrown in to match.

Cleveland would never do it IMO, maybe for LMA + Lillard. Kyrie is on top the world right now, winning the 3pt contest with ease, and that's not even his strong suit, he's got a complete game. May be too early to predict, but he's looking like the modern day Jordan.

Will be fun to watch him go against Lillard for years to come, two of the brightest young stars in the NBA.

 

[Natebishop3]

I really like Irving. The guy impresses me a lot. I'm not sure if he's really a point guard, per se, but he's definitely a huge talent. I would easily take him over Westbrook and possibly Rose depending on what he looks like post surgery.

 

[drexlersdad]

irving is a god

 

[julius]

irving is a god

Isn't Kyrie Greek for Lord or something?

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

The last three Skills Competition winners have either had serious injuries or been out of the league within a year of winning it.

 

[KingSpeed]

Won it like a veteran.

Trade him!!!

Already a thread about this.

 

[MickZagger]

We would never do it but it would take LMA and a first round pick for them to consider imo. Obviously there would have to be contracts thrown in to match.

Balderdash! They'd have to give us Varejao, Waiters, Thompson and 3 future 1st round picks unprotected along with Irving for us to even consider....