Lanny
Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"
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1. Damian Lillard - I can't say enough about this young man. He's gonna make us forget about Brandon Roy. Okay, I can never forget Brandon's contributions but Damian is gonna take a lot of the sting out of losing Brandon.
2. Aldridge - He truly is an All-Star. I see this guy close up and personal game after game and he's plenty impressive. He'll never reach the heights that Brandon reached but he's still plenty impressive.
3. Wesley Matthews - There is no harder worker on the team; None, zip, nil, zeron, null set, you name it, none. And he's truly the iron man with no quit in him. What a warrior; Exactly the kind of guy to set the near perfect example of what these guys ought to be doing to earn those outrageous paychecks.
4. Nic Batum - Okay, he's a little overpaid, but that doesn't hide the fact that he's also very good. And now, unlike in years past, he can get his own shot and drive to the hoop. Couple that with his amazing shot blocking and three point shooting and he's a keeper. He's also the kind of guy you don't mind having in the locker room. Ditto for everyone else on the current team but perhaps especially regarding Nic.
5. There is no no. 5. I would have said Hickson 'cause he does some things very very well (i.e. rebounding), but he's so week inconsistent in other areas that I sometimes see him as a detriment. I'm tempted to say Elliot Williams but who the hell knows? Know what I mean?
Well, that's it. Can't name any others, which is unusual for me, since I'm normally such a huge homer. I consider our bench to be so weak and so thin that I cringe whenever anyone else goes into the game, except for Leonard.
Hey, mark me down as putting Meyers Leonard at the no. 5 position among my favorite players. Obviously, that list is not my list of the best starting five. In my starting five list, I agree with Stotts' selection of Aldridge, Lillard, Batum, Matthews and Hickson.
So, what do you think? Yay, nay or maybe?
2. Aldridge - He truly is an All-Star. I see this guy close up and personal game after game and he's plenty impressive. He'll never reach the heights that Brandon reached but he's still plenty impressive.
3. Wesley Matthews - There is no harder worker on the team; None, zip, nil, zeron, null set, you name it, none. And he's truly the iron man with no quit in him. What a warrior; Exactly the kind of guy to set the near perfect example of what these guys ought to be doing to earn those outrageous paychecks.
4. Nic Batum - Okay, he's a little overpaid, but that doesn't hide the fact that he's also very good. And now, unlike in years past, he can get his own shot and drive to the hoop. Couple that with his amazing shot blocking and three point shooting and he's a keeper. He's also the kind of guy you don't mind having in the locker room. Ditto for everyone else on the current team but perhaps especially regarding Nic.
5. There is no no. 5. I would have said Hickson 'cause he does some things very very well (i.e. rebounding), but he's so week inconsistent in other areas that I sometimes see him as a detriment. I'm tempted to say Elliot Williams but who the hell knows? Know what I mean?
Well, that's it. Can't name any others, which is unusual for me, since I'm normally such a huge homer. I consider our bench to be so weak and so thin that I cringe whenever anyone else goes into the game, except for Leonard.
Hey, mark me down as putting Meyers Leonard at the no. 5 position among my favorite players. Obviously, that list is not my list of the best starting five. In my starting five list, I agree with Stotts' selection of Aldridge, Lillard, Batum, Matthews and Hickson.
So, what do you think? Yay, nay or maybe?
