Lillard's year 2 improvement: More impressive than Roy's?

[RR7]

I'll accept the constructive criticism. We can all improve for the betterment of S2, and I do see how my posts could be misinterpreted.

Again, I think you started it off perfect. Stats alone, one can make the argument. And you pointed out the difference in situations, and what a HUGE role it plays. I'm not a perfect poster, and likely am hypocritical on shit like this occasionally. Just see too many threads go to this, when a solid discussion of opinions instead could take place.

As a related aside, I think it's awesome the amount of information the league provides, and that is available to us fans to even have these discussions, as opposed to 20 years ago, when you might try to have a similar discussion based entirely on..."yeah, but I was at a game where he had an awesome game winner..."

 

[PapaG]

Again, I think you started it off perfect. Stats alone, one can make the argument. And you pointed out the difference in situations, and what a HUGE role it plays. I'm not a perfect poster, and likely am hypocritical on shit like this occasionally. Just see too many threads go to this, when a solid discussion of opinions instead could take place.

As a related aside, I think it's awesome the amount of information the league provides, and that is available to us fans to even have these discussions, as opposed to 20 years ago, when you might try to have a similar discussion based entirely on..."yeah, but I was at a game where he had an awesome game winner..."

I'm actually going to law school in the fall as I continue to consult on some businesses in the area. One thing I need to learn is to keep emotion out of the argument, and just look at the actual case being presented. It's not easy to do on this board, but there is some actual training that can happen here.

 

[RR7]

I'm actually going to law school in the fall as I continue to consult on some businesses in the area. One thing I need to learn is to keep emotion out of the argument, and just look at the actual case being presented. It's not easy to do on this board, but there is some actual training that can happen here.

best of luck to you in your new endeavor.

 

[dviss1]

Why in the hell are you silly people saying Damian is the Number 2 option when CLEARLY we have 2 number 1 options on this team?

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Why in the hell are you silly people saying Damian is the Number 2 option when CLEARLY we have 2 number 1 options on this team?

PERSONAL ATTACK! :MARIS61:

I just base it off of shot attempts and usage rate. Aldridge takes 4.5 more shots per 36, and has a 4.4% higher usage rate than Lillard, despite Lillard being the primary ball-handler. The gap is greater than that between Harden and Howard, Dirk and Monta, Curry and Thompson...really bigger the gap between the top two options on about 3/4 of the teams in the league.

 

[Natebishop3]

Honestly, at this point, I'm just ecstatic that we have been fortunate enough to luck into another guard who is as good, maybe better, than Roy.

Thank you Nets!