So how close is Damion Lillard to unseating Terry Porter now?...

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  1. BigGameDamian

    BigGameDamian Well-Known Member

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    Does this season put him any closer among the Blazers great point guards?
     
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    How about we have a few more seasons. Right now, Lillard isn't even at the level of Damon. A few more healthy seasons and we can really have this discussion
     
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    I think with some hard work and a little luck Lillard may someday surpass the great Steve Blake.
     
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    1 conference finals appearance.
     
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    Not two finals appearances?
     
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    absolutely not. TP doesn't have the rookie records Lillard has. One will do it.
     
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    He's no where close. Terry Porter was so good that he ranks as numbers one through five on the top ten Blazer point guards of all time.
     
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    Not to go all Rastapopulous on the thread, but rookie records mean precisely dick the second the rookie season is over. I'm of the opinion that he won't unseat Terry until we get to the Finals. And you know what? I think he'll do it.
     
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    The thought of Damian Lillard in the playoffs, much less the finals, makes me smile from ear to ear. I love how I have NO DOUBT that this guy will blow up in the playoffs.
     
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    He sure seems to do better when the stakes are higher, huh?
     
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    I think regular season, post-rookie success will be plenty of a measuring stick. Lillard's teammates are nowhere near the caliber of Drexler/Kersey/Buck/Duck/Cliffy/Ainge. It's not fair to Lillard to base the comparison purely on team success.
     
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    I will kindly disagree. Aldridge is better than Buck Williams, Batum is better than Kersey. We just need Drexler. As for the bench... I wholeheartedly agree that they are nowhere near the bench of that team.
     
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    Offensively they are better. But not defensively.
     
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    I can agree on that.
     
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    Damian Lillard is your lone unanimous First Team All-Rookie selection. (Lillard, Bradley Beal, Anthony Davis, Dion Waiters, Harrison Barnes)
     
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    So 5 out of the top 6 first round picks. (Minus Robinson)
     
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    Uh, you can't be serious? Aldridge is much better than Buck offensively, but Buck was so far superior at defense and rebounding that I'm not sure there's a big advantage there. Kersey had way more impact than Batum, although I would agree that Batum could be better. As for Drexler, a top-50 all-time player is all we need??? [Sarcasm alert.] That's like saying the Pippen-led Bulls teams could have been unstoppable if only they had that one best player ever... You remove a guy like that from the equation and the rest of the comparison is a joke.
     
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    To be fair, a Pippen-led Bulls *is* a Jordan away from total dominance. Yes it's a no shit Sherlock situation but its also reality.
     
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    If Pippen was just a role player than how come he did so well without Jordan?
     
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