The OFFICIAL "Dame Lillard was left off the All-Star Team" thread

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I love it, even if he gets Kobe's spot, it is still the Coaches he faces every game that left him off the team. Something tells me he is going to make them realize the error of their ways.
 
MarAzul said:
Seems to be some discrepancies here between the sites. 15th in assists on the ESPN site.
http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/player/_/stat/assists

But you are right, I overlooked some things he leads in. 5th in field goal attempts, 4th in field goals missed.
I guess I was guilty of only looking for the positives. Geez, way up there in attempt, but can't make the board
in success leaders. That is a problem.

http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/player/_/stat/field-goals
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No mention of the game winner stat?
 
MarAzul said:
Hey! Fill me in here. Why the hell does he belong on the All Star team? He is the leader in nothing, not on the leader board in anything! Why all the disappointment????
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how many people in the league average at least 21.8/6.2/4.6 (Lillard's stats)? Honestly, can someone tell me? Westbrook maybe? Anyone else? Of COURSE Lillard should be an All Star.
 
KingSpeed said:
how many people in the league average at least 21.8/6.2/4.6 (Lillard's stats)? Honestly, can someone tell me? Westbrook maybe? Anyone else? Of COURSE Lillard should be an All Star.
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I think he would be if he averaged 18 and 8 and was not 4 in missed shots.
 
I'm pretty sure Lillard will get in based on the fact that it's the commish who decides.

Lillard: addidas big $, high profile, good guy who generally says the right things, already has lots of fans, a guard to replace a guard

Cousins: head case, huge stats, big man
 
Wizard Mentor said:
I'm pretty sure Lillard will get in based on the fact that it's the commish who decides.

Lillard: addidas big $, high profile, good guy who generally says the right things, already has lots of fans, a guard to replace a guard

Cousins: head case, huge stats, big man
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I like Cousins but he should NEVER get in over Lillard. Cousins is basically Kevin Love at this point, monster numbers on a shit team.
 
ESPN is so assed backwards that I don't even know why I read the shit anymore. I swear earlier none of them had LA on their ballots, and now none of them say LA is a surprise addition in the west. Bunch of flippy flopping f***s.

Of course they are going to try and save face, because the only thing dumber than not having the best PF in the NBA on your roster, is saying you are surprised he made it.
 
I forgot that Marazul is the only "fan" who doesn't like Lillard :lol:
 
Natebishop3 said:
I forgot that Marazul is the only "fan" who doesn't like Lillard :lol:
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Well you will note that it is not me that is wondering why he didn't make the All Star team. I like him fine but I seem to be the only one that can tell why he didn't make the team.
I also think his coach is letting him down but not insisting he use the talents he obviously has to help the team more. The Star play he lets Damian exercise is not helpful to the team
or Damian. He should be and All Star given the talents he has, but not the way those talents are being used.
 
Can't wait to see Damian drive the lane and THROW IT DOWN at least three times tomorrow. Then he'll step out and hit three or four threes in a row and tap his wrist. Y'all know what time it is.....
 
Watching all of the games; I don't see many guys put in as much effort as Lillard does night in & night out.

Combined with his stats and our record, it really is unfathomable how he is left out.
 
MarAzul said:
Well you will note that it is not me that is wondering why he didn't make the All Star team. I like him fine but I seem to be the only one that can tell why he didn't make the team.
I also think his coach is letting him down but not insisting he use the talents he obviously has to help the team more. The Star play he lets Damian exercise is not helpful to the team
or Damian. He should be and All Star given the talents he has, but not the way those talents are being used.
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Can we drop the ban hammer on this guy already?
 
MarAzul said:
Ha! Perhaps you can explain why those meanies are not picking Damian?
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Really your just trolling a pissed off fan base at the moment. Its not ban worthy but your posts make me think of that 12 year old who kills someone in Call of Duty then spends the rest of match taunting the person he killed.
 
Rhal said:
Really your just trolling a pissed off fan base at the moment. Its not ban worthy but your posts make me think of that 12 year old who kills someone in Call of Duty then spends the rest of match taunting the person he killed.
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Oh bull shit! Really, the guy has a ton of talent and it is being piss poorly exploited. It probably is not all his fault. but he is not making the All Star team this way is he?
I would like to know why this is happening, and I don't accept any notion that the league is snubbing him. He did not earn a spot and he should have done so and then some.
 
MarAzul said:
Oh bull shit! Really, the guy has a ton of talent and it is being piss poorly exploited. It probably is not all his fault. but he is not making the All Star team this way is he?
I would like to know why this is happening, and I don't accept any notion that the league is snubbing him. He did not earn a spot and he should have done so and then some.
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Your pretty much the only one besides the coaches assistants that fill out the ballets that thinks that. Pretty much all the talking heads and "experts" on ESPN and other sports sites had Lillard as a lock.
Im still pretty sure he gets it over Cousins as Kobes injury replacement.
 
I thought I was as big of a Lillard fan as anyone, but when I tried to explain a couple of potential reasons for his snub to my wife she "unfriended" me. I guess she wins the family homer award . . .
 
SpamKing said:
I thought I was as big of a Lillard fan as anyone, but when I tried to explain a couple of potential reasons for his snub to my wife she "unfriended" me. I guess she wins the family homer award . . .
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He didn't get in because of his performance in the last 10 games or so. It's pretty simple. Out of sight out of mind type shit going on.
 
As a scared rookie, he was a great shooter. In his 2nd year, he 1) deferred to Aldridge, 2) used energy playing defense, and 3) was less scared/motivated. Now, he mopes around laconically, missing shots.

If Aldridge disappeared, and Lillard took the reins, he'd be great like his rookie year, when he didn't yet know that Aldridge is the Big Cheese.
 
Pretty sure Klay's 37 in the quarter sealed it for him too.
 
With so many guards to choose from I believe his month long shooting slump played a role in this.

But he does still have a chance. When do they pick Kobe's replacement?
 
I would like Dame to stop talking about how he's going to tear shit up when he gets snubbed for something, especially before the snub has even happened yet. I feel like he's too into this image he's developed at the expense of the actual mindset that makes it possible. Saying it doesn't make it so. Just shut up and do it, or shut up.
 
I agree Dame's 10-game slump cost him the ASG vote.

I'm sure he makes a shit ton more money if he gets in, but as a fan I'd rather he chill, rest his body, and get his mind right.

Also, it will be the crime of the century if he isn't Kome's replacement. Now that should motivate him (if he's not Kome's replacement, which he will be).
 
Not looking to pick a fight but I'm pretty sick of all the "At least now he will play better because he's pissed" talk.

It's pretty stupid on his part to say that actually. Comes off as a whiney bitch and shows more interest in himself than the team. If that's how his mind operates he's too immature to win a championship. Champions don't need motivation to play their best, and do what it takes for the team to win regardless of All-star selections.
 
crowTrobot said:
Not looking to pick a fight but I'm pretty sick of all the "At least now he will play better because he's pissed" talk.

It's pretty stupid on his part to say that actually. Comes off as a whiney bitch and shows more interest in himself than the team. If that's how his mind operates he's too immature to win a championship. Champions don't need motivation to play their best, and do what it takes for the team to win regardless of All-star selections.
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Well, yeah, 24 year olds (or however old he is) usually aren't the epitome of maturity.
 
Yeah, Jordan never needed the motivation of disrespect to win a title.

Cept that he did use that. like, remember how people talked about how he couldn't hit 3 pointers when the Blazers played them in 92? How'd that immaturity work out for him?
 
crowTrobot said:
Not looking to pick a fight but I'm pretty sick of all the "At least now he will play better because he's pissed" talk.

It's pretty stupid on his part to say that actually. Comes off as a whiney bitch and shows more interest in himself than the team. If that's how his mind operates he's too immature to win a championship. Champions don't need motivation to play their best, and do what it takes for the team to win regardless of All-star selections.
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Agreed. Getting snubbed for Irving on Team USA didn't motivate him the other night. Enough talk...just go play. Just about everyone with a brain realizes he's one of the best PG's in the NBA and deserved to be on the All-Star team.
 
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