Lillard the best PG in the game RIGHT NOW?

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  1. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    He might only have two next year.
     
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    Outside of Hickson it feels like we haven't used the lob as much this year as in years past. I'm not if there are stats to support that. I think a product of that is having more of a scoring threat at PG finally.
     
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    Zags actually has a great point. Factoring age and injuries; what other pgs would you rather have than Lillard?
     
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    Probably right, but still I think that needs to be something he really works on. Once he drives; the entire defense collapses on him. Setting up a lob would be a nightmare for defenses.
     
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    Well between the homer in me and factoring in Lillard's clutchness and ability to adapt I would take Lillard.
     
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    Most of the guys that I would probably take are either coming off a major injury or can't seem to stay healthy.

    Irving
    Rose
    Rondo (maybe)

    I look at Curry, Wall, and Holliday as lateral moves, and Lillard could be better than all three. CP3 isn't someone I would want because he's already playing on one knee without a meniscus and we don't need another Roy scenario. He's an amazing player, but he wouldn't make sense for us.
     
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    Agreed but if you combine that with the danger of the tear drop and he becomes essentially unguardable
     
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    Yeah, I would rather he works on the teardrop. It would make him unguardable.
     
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    Lillard is like a rich man's Mike Bibby. Ideally he'll be a better Chauncey Billups (which is saying A LOT: Chauncey was finals MVP). But Kyrie Irving is younger and better, although possibly the Greg Oden of PGs.
     
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    Work on both. It's not like he has to be stellar at the lob. He just needs to look for it more. Maybe stotts develops this next season?
     
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    I don't think anyone would dispute that Irving is better, but the guy cannot stay healthy. He has already missed 20 games this season. What good is a player if he can't stay on the floor?
     
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    I know it sounds silly but I hope that the coaching staff recognizes this and not just a few random guys on a message board. Because I have no doubt that if Lillard puts his mind to it he can do anything. That's another reason I would choose him over even Irving right now. And I REALLY like Irving game.
     
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    Rose, Irving and wall all need their athleticism to make them stellar. Ironically wall, rose and Irving have all battled some injuries. I actually think you could take away Lillards athleticism and he would still be elite.
     
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    When I hear "RIGHT NOW", I think of this month. So...

    http://bkref.com/tiny/RkY4s This is the list of players who right now are averaging more than Lillard's March numbers (22.3p/3.0r/7.1a on 49.7% shooting)
     
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    You have such good delivery! Repp'd
     
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    A forgotten young PG is Isaiah Thomas. Check out how he's been playing over the past ten games:
    30 mpg, 18 ppg (48%, 42 3%, 95 ft%), 5apg, 1.3 spg
    Now Sacto's leading scorer - and they've got the same record as us over the past ten games.
     
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    See if you can produce a list that just has Lillard and Lebron on it. It's not that hard to produce a list that just has Lebron on it.
     
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    I can't in this tool because it only uses full-season averages, but Lillard's March numbers would put him #2 on the list.
     
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