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

[S550]

Damn that's shocking really. I honestly thought with the marketing and 4th quarter reputation, Lillard was the sure fire replacement. Considering the heavy narrative as well of him being snubbed.

I'm really interested how Lillard responds to this.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

And boogie?

He's got a cool sounding name, Boogie.

Kinda like Shaggy from Scooby Do.

Dame sounds like a woman and no one likes the WNBA.

 

[e_blazer]

He's got a cool sounding name, Boogie.

Kinda like Shaggy from Scooby Do.

Dame sounds like a woman and no one likes the WNBA.

Boogie sounds like a booger eater to me.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

This fiasco needs some sort of a "gate" moniker. Watergate... Inflategate... Snubgate.

 

[Natebishop3]

Remember what dame did after the top five point guard thing? Yeah...... This is going to be that times 1000.


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[Driew]

Remember what dame did after the top five point guard thing? Yeah...... This is going to be that times 1000.


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I hope so--this funk Dame is in right now probably has to do with his back. He'd never use that as an excuse but you can't deny that the back injury has to be affecting his game.

 

[crowTrobot]

Casey made a good point on Twitter, if he was planning on doing any events during the weekend, he should back out.

2 time defending champions in Skills though. Tough to pass on that if he's invited.

 

[Natebishop3]

2 time defending champions in Skills though. Tough to pass on that if he's invited.

It's a stupid event anyway. I hope he rests.

 

[BBert]

This is shocking to me. I was confident he'd get the spot.

The NBA snubbed Dame; Dame should snub the NBA if they ask him to compete in any other events.

Selfishly, I'm glad. It seems clear Dame needs to rest his body and mind.

 

[Eastoff]

Rest up Damian, then burn them! Burn them all to the ground. Bring your yellow tape.

 

[Natebishop3]

Gonna be awkward when they run those stupid State Farm commercials and Dame is the only guy not playing. He can sit courtside with Stockton.

 

[Rhal]

Once Love and griffin made it in 2011 the whole "have to be on a winning team" has been thrown out the window.

 

[Duckhook]

Wow - Cousins to replace Kobe... completely shut out...

 

[EGame]

Gonna be awkward when they run those stupid State Farm commercials and Dame is the only guy not playing. He can sit courtside with Stockton.

I feel like those commercials jinxed him. Mr. Clutchman has been anything but that the last few weeks.

 

[riverman]

This is wrong on so many levels but it's not like it's the first time the allstar game picked the wrong guys. Curry should have been an allstar in the past and got snubbed, look at what he's done since. Lillard should add fuel to the fire now for sure.

 

[illmatic99]

I can't wait for the Dame rage tour. It's gonna be #Lillardtime all the time now.

YaI know, lack of maturity, whatever. A massive slight like this will make him play harder than before.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I am so fucking pissed right now.

 

[Natebishop3]

I can't wait for the Dame rage tour. It's gonna be #Lillardtime all the time now.

YaI know, lack of maturity, whatever. A massive slight like this will make him play harder than before.

I don't get this whole "lack of maturity" thing that some people are spewing. People have been using perceived slights to motivate themselves since the dawn of athletics. Does anyone really think he's dogging it out there?

 

[illmatic99]

I don't get this whole "lack of maturity" thing that some people are spewing. People have been using perceived slights to motivate themselves since the dawn of athletics. Does anyone really think he's dogging it out there?

exactly. Perceived slights like your peers not respecting you makes you go harder at work. It's even more relevant in a competitive environment like sports.

 

[Rhal]

This is the quickest ever for an injury replacement. Gotta think Silver didn't want to look like an utter fool when he announces Cousins as the AS replacement after Lillard drips 85 on the Hawks tonight.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Fuck the NBA, fuck Tim Duncan, fuck, fuck, cock, balls, fuck.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I feel like those commercials jinxed him. Mr. Clutchman has been anything but that the last few weeks.

Yes, that's it! A TV commercial. A TV commercial has jinxed him. FFS.

 

[Boise Blazer]

http://www.csnnw.com/blazers/lillard-says-he-felt-disrespected-all-star-snub

 

[EGame]

Yes, that's it! A TV commercial. A TV commercial has jinxed him. FFS.

you know for someone who only knows how to joke around you sure didn't get quite up to standards and realize I'm just joking.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

you know for someone who only knows how to joke around you sure didn't get quite up to standards and realize I'm just joking.

I joke around a lot but not always. I'm just stunned at some of the Lillard bashing that has been going on in this thread.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I just want to thank the coaches who feel I wasn't good enough, the fans that didn't think I was good enough , and Adam Silver also for not thinking I was good enough. This isn't unfamiliar territory for me , it's actually what my life has been inspired by. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed or that I don't feel disrespected but it's not too much to handle. Not the first or last guy to be snubbed. "You should have been there" isn't good enough for me. But anyway, The reason I'm in these shoes is because I've always use the hand I was dealt to my advantage... A wise man once told me... " it ain't always gone be peaches and cream but somebody has to pay for the reason it's not ... One way or another " ... #ImThankful#Real#NonAllStar#RipCity#YellowTape

 

[EGame]

I joke around a lot but not always. I'm just stunned at some of the Lillard bashing that has been going on in this thread.

I understand and I'm sure my perception is deceiving at times with how I can act in game threads at times, but that post wasn't really meant to bash him just a fun follow up joke. With that said I get hes hurt and it has affected him for awhile I just wish he would sit out and rest up along with Batum. We haven't been really winning games anyway, but I know it isn't in his nature.

 

[Boob-No-More]

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

As Mags already mentioned:

http://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2015_leaders.html

Rather than just cherry pick a few stats, you may want to scroll down the page and get to the ones that really matter - the ones that indicate how much a player helps his team win games. After all, isn't Wins the ultimate state.

Start with the most important one WS (Win Shares). Lillard is 6th in the entire league. Everyone above him (Harden, Anthony Davis, CP3, Curry and Jimmy Butler) is an all star. Durant, Westbrook and Cousins don't even make the top 20.

OK, so Lillard plays a lot of minutes. So, maybe that'w why he racks up so many WS. Not really. He ranks 10th in the entire league in WS/48. The only two non-all stars above him are two centers (Chandler and Jordan). Westbrook is 13th and Durant and Cousins aren't in the top 20.

Box Plus/Minus - Lillard is 7th in the entire league. All those above him (Westbrook, Curry, Harden, LeBron, CP3 and Anthony Davis are all all stars).

Value Above Replacement Player - Lillard is 4th in the league. The three above him (Harden, Curry and CP3) are all stars.

By these advanced stats, Lillard is certainly a top 10 player. Combine it with his raw numbers (21.8 ppg, 12th in the league, 6.2 apg , 14th in the league) and Lillard is certainly one of the top 24 players in the league and one of the top 12 in the Western Conference, and therefore, deserves to be an all star.

Speaking winning... In spite of all the injuries, the Blazers are still tied for the 4th best record in the entire NBA and 3rd best in the very tough Western Conference. ATL got 3 all stars, GSW got 2, LAC got 2. POR getting two all stars makes a lot more sense than 10th seeded OKC getting two, or even 12th seeded SAC getting one.

Lillard got snubbed. Lillard got screwed. I hope he shows everyone of the Western Conference coaches who didn't vote for him why they were wrong.

BNM

 

[Natebishop3]

I just feel it's extremely unfair that he's being penalized for the past couple weeks. Our team has been decimated by injuries, Dame is clearly playing hurt after that nasty collision with Wade, and it's complete BS that the Thunder got two All-Stars with their current record.

 

[magnifier661]

I just feel it's extremely unfair that he's being penalized for the past couple weeks. Our team has been decimated by injuries, Dame is clearly playing hurt after that nasty collision with Wade, and it's complete BS that the Thunder got two All-Stars with their current record.

I can't wait until we play OKC and clippers again.