I didn't realize how good Damian Lillard was

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    Man, I miss watching him play. It'll be a sad day when he retires.
     
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    That was a long trailer, but I'm looking forward to the 10 part Lillard documentary, The Last 5 Seconds.
     
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    I’m wondering how this time off will affect players moving forward. Will the added rest help extend their careers? Will it get them out of rhythm and derail them? I suppose a lot of it depends on the individual.
     
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    Im sure some players will retire prematurely, and others it will help extend their careers. Sadly, tho completely understandable, some players struggle without the structure of the NBA (practices, having access to training facilities, etc).

    Younger players, in the 1st through 3rd years of their careers, probably will struggle the most. They don't have the $ yet to have their own courts in their houses, or set up to work on their games by themselves.

    The undisciplined will probably have the biggest issues.

    I'm not so worried about Dame, CJ or Nurk, as much as I am about Simons, Little and Collins.
     
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    I really hope Little is shooting 5000 3-pointers a day.
     
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    But your signature says "Win it for Dr. Jack!" Is that an artifact from your optimistic, naive days, before you understood the true scope of the NBA machine?
     
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    You're making the classic mistake of assuming what "it" is!
     
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    "I used to be with it, but then they changed what 'it' was, and now what I'm with isn't it. And what's 'it' seems weird and scary to me."
     
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    To Me, he is the Blazers G.O.A.T. already. But i look forward to him sealing that in the near future. And, the more i watch these Classic Blazer Games, the more i appreciate his talent. AMAZING!
     
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