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7. Damian Lillard
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Portland Trail Blazers
RPM: 2.27 (No. 50)
MVP odds: 150-1
Previous rank: No. 7

It was a tough week for the Blazers, who dropped the last three games of a six-game road trip, but that was not because of Lillard. He put 50 points on Toronto's Kyle Lowry, one of the league's grittiest defensive point guards, and then 41 points and 11 assists on John Wall, as he went for 30 or more points for the eighth time in 11 games since All-Star Weekend.

Think about this: Wall hasn't been able to lead Washington to a playoff spot in the East. Without Durant for much of the past season, Westbrook failed to get OKC to the postseason. But Lillard has the post-LaMarcus Aldridge Blazers -- with guys named Vonleh, Aminu and Plumlee starting -- still firmly in the Western Conference playoffs, even with their recent skid.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Think about this: Wall hasn't been able to lead Washington to a playoff spot in the East. Without Durant for much of the past season, Westbrook failed to get OKC to the postseason. But Lillard has the post-LaMarcus Aldridge Blazers -- with guys named Vonleh, Aminu and Plumlee starting -- still firmly in the Western Conference playoffs, even with their recent skid.
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This is a great point, though Lillard has the advantage of a front office that managed to completely re-tool the lineup to match Lillard's strengths; Westbrook had a Durant-focused team without Durant. Wall? I dunno about Wall; I don't follow the Junior Varsity NBA in the Eastern Conference.
 
BlazerCaravan said:
This is a great point, though Lillard has the advantage of a front office that managed to completely re-tool the lineup to match Lillard's strengths; Westbrook had a Durant-focused team without Durant. Wall? I dunno about Wall; I don't follow the Junior Varsity NBA in the Eastern Conference.
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Wall just isn't that good. He's All-Star material, sure, and I would love to have him if we didn't have Dame, but he's basically Mike Conley with all of the arrogance that goes with being a #1 pick. He is too full of himself. He thinks he should be considered a top 3 PG, but he just isn't. Maybe not even top 5. If I was picking today, my top 5 would be:

Curry
Paul
Dame
Westbrook
Lowry
 
I like Leglers breakdown, great.

Blazer broadcasting try to do more features that style.
 
I am really liking that the media is admitting how much of a curry homer they have all been
pretty sure it falls under that "they sleep" category
 
Natebishop3 said:
Wall just isn't that good. He's All-Star material, sure, and I would love to have him if we didn't have Dame, but he's basically Mike Conley with all of the arrogance that goes with being a #1 pick. He is too full of himself. He thinks he should be considered a top 3 PG, but he just isn't. Maybe not even top 5. If I was picking today, my top 5 would be:

Curry
Paul
Dame
Westbrook
Lowry
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I'd say Allstar material is certainly "good". Wall isn't top3 but he's been very effective for years, carried a team to the second round, and doesn't have a teammate as good as CJ. He could improve the attitude. There are so many great PGs in the league today it's more about who they have as teammates than the small difference between them.

The five you mention plus Wall, Irving, Conley, Bledsoe are studs too. Then you have Dragic, Isiah Thomas, Kemba Walker, Jeff Teague, Reggie Jackson who could lead a team deep in the playoffs with the right teammates. Half the teams in the league have PG's who I'd consider at least good, if not great.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
In case it hasn't been posted recently...Dame's per game averages since the all-star break:
36 minutes
48% FG
42% 39
93% FT
33.5 pts
3.8 reb
5.3 ast
64% TS%
PER 27.7
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Holy this that PER gave me a chubby.
 
BlazerCaravan said:
Holy this that PER gave me a chubby.
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Please note that's an approximation based on a weighted linear calculation that I found, as opposed to a complete PER calc based on updated league average data. Still, it's in the neighborhood.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
Please note that's an approximation based on a weighted linear calculation that I found, as opposed to a complete PER calc based on updated league average data. Still, it's in the neighborhood.
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It would put him solidly fourth in the league for PER. For OKC, both Westbrook and Durant have 28.2, and Curry has over 9000.

San Antonio doesn't have any one player that high, but their starting lineup has PERs of: 25.8, 21.6, 17.2, 16.9, and Danny Green.
 
BlazerCaravan said:
It would put him solidly fourth in the league for PER. For OKC, both Westbrook and Durant have 28.2, and Curry has over 9000.
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His TS% would also put him second (among players playing over 15mpg)--right between Curry and Durant.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
Oh crap, missed part of the calc--the part that factored in assists (a pretty significant part). He's actually putting up about a 33.8 PER since the all-star break.
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HOLY SH--

Best player in the league.... Curry's got a 32.8 PER.

And the thing is, I think he could play this well for an entire season, and WOULD HAVE if he'd gotten the whistles he deserved!
 
PtldPlatypus said:
I imagine there are a few players who have done that over an 11 game stretch though.

Not that that matters. MVP! MVP! MVP!
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I do think Dame would have nearly this PER for the season if he got FTs at the rate he's been getting them since not getting picked for the ASG.
 
BlazerCaravan said:
I do think Dame would have nearly this PER for the season if he got FTs at the rate he's been getting them since not getting picked for the ASG.
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Significantly higher than it is, but not in the 30's--he's shooting significantly better from 3 and from the line now than he was previously, and shooting more as well.

He's averaging 6.2 FTA/g on the season, and 8.7 since the ASG. If we assume 1 fewer missed FTA/g due to fouls called on missed shots, and perhaps an additional .5 FTA/g from and-1's previously ignored, then that would provide for a 2.5 FTA/g increase. Assuming conversion at his season averages, that would take his season PER from it's current 23.7 up to around the same 28.3 that Durant and Westbrook are sporting.

Also, over the past 11 games, he's averaged 22.4 FGA/g. If he did that all season instead of the 18.2 he has been, and drawing fouls at his recent rate, but converting at his season averages, his PER would be around 30, and he would be leading the league in scoring.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
Significantly higher than it is, but not in the 30's--he's shooting significantly better from 3 and from the line now than he was previously, and shooting more as well.

He's averaging 6.2 FTA/g on the season, and 8.7 since the ASG. If we assume 1 fewer missed FTA/g due to fouls called on missed shots, and perhaps an additional .5 FTA/g from and-1's previously ignored, then that would provide for a 2.5 FTA/g increase. Assuming conversion at his season averages, that would take his season PER from it's current 23.7 up to around the same 28.3 that Durant and Westbrook are sporting.

Also, over the past 11 games, he's averaged 22.4 FGA/g. If he did that all season instead of the 18.2 he has been, and drawing fouls at his recent rate, but converting at his season averages, his PER would be around 30, and he would be leading the league in scoring.
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Awesome work, and a great take. I can't wait for next season!
 
Natebishop3 said:
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/1...rry-chris-broussard-player-power-rankings-nba

7. Damian Lillard
i

Portland Trail Blazers
RPM: 2.27 (No. 50)
MVP odds: 150-1
Previous rank: No. 7

It was a tough week for the Blazers, who dropped the last three games of a six-game road trip, but that was not because of Lillard. He put 50 points on Toronto's Kyle Lowry, one of the league's grittiest defensive point guards, and then 41 points and 11 assists on John Wall, as he went for 30 or more points for the eighth time in 11 games since All-Star Weekend.

Think about this: Wall hasn't been able to lead Washington to a playoff spot in the East. Without Durant for much of the past season, Westbrook failed to get OKC to the postseason. But Lillard has the post-LaMarcus Aldridge Blazers -- with guys named Vonleh, Aminu and Plumlee starting -- still firmly in the Western Conference playoffs, even with their recent skid.
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He has the attention of the league primarily for his consistency and the 30+points over the last 20 games. Our team plays beyond what people expected. I am sure proud of what the 015-016 Blazers have accomplished with Dame taking the leadership role.
 
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