Watch Dame in Vegas!

[THE HCP]

@briancmahoney: NBA TV to broadcast from USA Basketball minicamp Tues at 3 pm EDT and televise intrasquad exhibition Thursday night at 9.


Sent from HCPs Baller-Ass iPhone 5...FAMS!

 

[Boise Blazer]

@briancmahoney: NBA TV to broadcast from USA Basketball minicamp Tues at 3 pm EDT and televise intrasquad exhibition Thursday night at 9.


Sent from HCPs Baller-Ass iPhone 5...FAMS!

YESSSSSSSSSS!

 

[Rastapopoulos]

How much time elapsed between your thread about how there was nothing to see now for six weeks and this one?

 

[PtldPlatypus]

How much time elapsed between your thread about how there was nothing to see now for six weeks and this one?

The answer to that would be 10 hours and 32 minutes, or the equivalent of (insert HCP's wife joke here).

 

[THE HCP]

Feel free to rep me nerds!


Sent from my baller ass iPad FAMS!

 

[Boise Blazer]

 

[illmatic99]

Dame looks like he's bulked up a bit

 

[HailBlazers]

Kryie, not a bad guy to practice defense on

 

[Boise Blazer]

[video]http://distilleryvesper6-18.ak.instagram.com/74dff2a6f30311e287c922000aeb0d21_101.mp4[/video]

[video]http://distilleryvesper5-1.ak.instagram.com/6e975cbcf2ff11e29f3922000aa80254_101.mp4[/video]

 

[Boise Blazer]

http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/i...tml?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard is taking another big step forward in his professional career this week as he participates in a mini-camp for USA Basketball at UNLV's Mendenhall Center practice facility.

The camp is the first step in USA Basketball organizers putting together the roster for next year's FIBA World Cup -- previously known as the World Championships -- as well as the 2016 Olympics.

Lillard, who unanimously won the Rookie of the Year award, is one of 30 players on the roster of the three-day camp, which will be followed by a scrimmage Friday at the Thomas & Mack Center.

Although Indiana's George Hill pulled out, Lillard will have some stiff competition at point guard, with Memphis' Mike Conley, Denver's Ty Lawson, Cleveland's Kyrie Irving, Charlotte's Kemba Walker, New Orleans' Jrue Holiday and Washington's John Wall all participating.

Irving and Holiday both made the All-Star Game this past season.

Lillard is wearing No. 22 in the mini-camp. Traditionally, players who make a national team are awarded lower numbers, from 4 to 15. All players in the mini-camp have numbers that are 20 and higher (the Pistons' Greg Monroe is wearing 62).

We'll have more on Lillard after today's practice, which was set to start at noon.

-- Mike Tokito

 

[Rastapopoulos]

[video]http://distilleryvesper6-18.ak.instagram.com/74dff2a6f30311e287c922000aeb0d21_101.mp4[/video]

[video]http://distilleryvesper5-1.ak.instagram.com/6e975cbcf2ff11e29f3922000aa80254_101.mp4[/video]

Cool stuff. Mike Conley's neck beard looks ridiculous.

 

[Boise Blazer]

 

[BBert]

Why are all the players getting off the bus wearing ammo belts?

I thought this was in Vegas, not HCP's block in NoPo?

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine about 6 minutes ago
A few names I've heard as Day 1 standouts from Team USA camp: Damian Lillard, Gordon Hayward, DeAndre Jordan AND collegian Doug McDermott

 

[KeepOnRollin]

If PG wasn't so dang deep lately (with up-and-coming talent) then Dame would be an Olympian. He could still make it someday and it wouldn't surprise me.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

http://www.csnnw.com/blazers/video-damian-lillards-reaction-day-1-team-usa

http://www.csnnw.com/blazers/video-damian-lillard-belonging-team-usa

 

[Boise Blazer]

Mike Tokito (@mtokito) tweeted at 4:09 PM on Mon, Jul 22, 2013:
#Blazers' Damian Lillard on how his floater is developing: "Really good. REALLY good. It’s up there, I’ve got it real high now."

 

[illmatic99]

Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine about 6 minutes ago
A few names I've heard as Day 1 standouts from Team USA camp: Damian Lillard, Gordon Hayward, DeAndre Jordan AND collegian Doug McDermott

beast

 

[illmatic99]

http://www.nba.com/blazers/video/2013/07/22/lillardteammatesdayonem4v-2547687

Players talkin about Dame. Jrue said playing against guys like him is intimidating LOL

 

[blazedanugz]

hes the reason we're going to be good this season. just watching dame's interview gives me that confidence

 

[Rhal]

Just listening to the players talk about Dame and then watching the interview with him I got chills. Its hard not to have GIGANTIC expectations for him especially when you hear him say stuff like "I was more excited to play against everyone here then anything else".

 

[Boise Blazer]

USA Basketball (@usabasketball) tweeted at 7:18 PM on Mon, Jul 22, 2013:
NBA TV will air NBA Real Training Camp: USA Basketball–a live look at a USA Men’s National Team’s practice on Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET. #USABMNT

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Dame in 2016!

He's gotta be as qualified as any Dem or Repub, right?

 

[maxiep]

http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/i...tml?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

I hope he chose #22 out of respect for our history.

 

[BBert]

Dame looks like a commando or a South American bodyguard in this picture. Don't mess with the Dame.

 

[maxiep]

Dame looks like a commando or a South American bodyguard in this picture. Don't mess with the Dame.

Is that John Calipari in front of him? In that case, does that make him a drug kingpin?

 

[magnifier661]

“@pdxtrailblazers: Get it, Dame! MT @ESPNSteinLine A few names I've heard as Day 1 standouts from Team USA camp: Damian Lillard, Gordon Hayward, DeAndre Jordan”

 

[Rastapopoulos]

"Point guards aplenty in US camp"

• Lawson on Lillard: “He was killing today. You can see he’s been working on his games. His shot’s smooth. He’s a great player. I like playing with him.”

 

[jlprk]

Although Indiana's George Hill pulled out, Lillard will have some stiff competition at point guard, with Memphis' Mike Conley, Denver's Ty Lawson, Cleveland's Kyrie Irving, Charlotte's Kemba Walker, New Orleans' Jrue Holiday and Washington's John Wall all participating.

7 PGs. No shame in being cut.

 

[tlongII]

7 PGs. No shame in being cut.

I don't think they'll cut him until maybe the last cut. I think he has the perfect game to play with the national team.