"Kyrie is Dame Lillard, scoring a bunch of points doing nothing."

A) we’ll see cause the Celtics look deep but I agree he hasn’t done shit
B)I think he should be but because he is who he is he has avoided it lately
C)Paul George has been to the ecf and had tough matchups with bron. Cousins is considered a malcontent by most media figures not a team leader yet. Ad hasn’t had an all star level teammate until this year so he has an excuse. People (myself included) used Olympic success to validate melo also he’s been to the Wcf.

D)tussle is considered a selfish player and if this team fails to make any postseason noise he should be held accountable.

I wouldn’t trade any of those rosters for ours. But that lack of talent around him doesn’t also validate dame as a perennial type player. Only postseason wins and trips to the finals can do that.

 

I don’t understand how Dame gets ripped on so much. He’s a strong leader, a great community member, stands up for his coaches and teammates, and on top of that, he’s a great basketball player. What gives?

 

Skip Bayless.....

 

Big market mouthpieces like these guys probably haven't watched an entire Blazers game all year....it's just a bunch of hot air.....neither of them has sniffed an NBA court....I'd consider the source when these guys make stupid statements like they did here....Dame has broken records since his rookie year...the guys he's matched up with in the record books for accomplishments are Oscar Robertson, Lebron, etc.....what a load of crap dissing Kyrie or Dame.....Kyrie is one of the best finishers in the modern game. Dame is a leader and winner.

 

Because the league media is full of sycophants, bootlickers and ass kissers who stroke of the already massive egos of the most box office sport participants in America. Players, writers and fans know that there is only so many places on the annual wild ride of the All-Star Train and they get pissed when the popular candidates aren't chosen.

This is about the sit down on TNT 20 years from now when all the best players talk about the good old days. This is about those discussions online about, "Why isn't (Fill in the blank) in the HOF?" This is about the hip hop artist calling NBA All Stars up onstage for an encore.

Dame is demanding a seat someone else usually gets. And that pissed off people who already have him pegged as "merely a good player." But hes smart and visible. So FUCK them!

 

Even though I don't like the comparison that clip was funny as hell seeing Skip Bayless try and prop Kyrie up and Sharpe just destroy him.

 

I’ve never, ever understood the Kyrie veneration. Granted, he’s a good ball player, but better than Dame??? Shit, he wasn’t even the best player in his draft class (see Klay Thompson and Kawhi Leonard.....with a side of Jimmy Butler). And had LBJ never returned to Cleveland, Irving would be just another decent player on a bad team. The guy is way too overhyped by the media....and by himself. Good, but nothing particularly special without a great deal of help. Dame has the guy pretty well beat in most, if not all categories. Screw Kyrie Irving.

 

We made WCF 18 & 19 years ago.

 

Omg James Worthy was wayyyy better than Kyrie.

 

I think it's because of Portland's reputation. We're referred to as "the soccer moms" for a reason. When you complain about ever perceived sleight and tell everyone that'll listen how you're the most knowledgeable fan, people pile it on unfairly. Because that's what you do when someone annoys the shit out of you.

 

Sure, this board is full of offended stars who can write a lot of words, but when's the last time this board won anything?

 

He said Dame was special.....what is all the fuss about? Kyrie did hit a Finals series clinching shot. Dame has yet to get passed the 2nd round. Kyrie wouldn't have got there without LeBron either. Not sure what people are so upset about.

 

King. Worthy was overrated. Take him off the Lakers and see if he gets the same accolades.

 

Worthy was a Harrison Barnes. Quick, but dependent upon his point guard to set him up. Ripboy is right. Worthy would have been barely noticed if not in the media center. Just forget his name.

 

Take Worthy off the Lakers and see if the Lakers get the same accolades. Worthy was a stud. Showtime had no motor if not for Worthy and Green.

 

Yeah, but "scoring a bunch of points doing nothing" wtf that even mean?

 

James Worthy feasted on fast break basketball and playing with Magic Johnson. Take him off the showtime teams, and I don't believe he'd be nearly as well known or as regarded. Still, he was indeed a stud in that system with those players.

 

He was a stud off the court, too. They called him Two Dames James for a reason.

BNM

 

I know pro athletes can afford high priced prostitutes, but is getting caught with two hookers really consider classy?

BNM