That says more about Dame, doesn't it? Shouldn't a true superstar, or number one option be able to beat a team without two of their best four players? PHX has zero superstars, 2 stars, but no superstars and took advantage of the defending champs without one of their best players.
what a crock of shit yeah, after watching game 5 it was SO obvious...to the ignorant and the trolls of course...that Portland's problem was Dame IMO, there is way too much chatter around here and in Blazer nation about how Portland had better talent than Denver. I just watched every minute of every game and I didn't see Portland's superior talent. But then I don't gauge NBA talent like a college tennis match. I also didn't notice Portland's superior BBIQ, the talent level of this Blazer team was overrated right from the beginning. But what was even more overrated was the fit and the mesh of the talent that was there
Portland has been a contender for the last 3 years but was ruined by injuries. We woulda been far better off if we didn’t blow up our roster every single year. Blazer fans never learn and are perpetually happy with high hopes of a new fresh roster. Nobody in the entire city understands the concept of chemistry except Olshey.
As good as dame was in game 5 he was equally as awful in game 6. He is an extremely streaky player that doesn’t know how to get easy buckets. His go-to plan is launching 3s from near half court, and it takes the entire team out of the offense. also his leadership skills are just bad. He’s too much of a nice guy to be a good leader. People on his team are ok with being scrubs because he never holds them accountable. (Stotts also deserves blame for this). I don’t see Dame ever winning a ring tbh unless he is the #2 option. You simply don’t win rings by launching 3s and playing iso ball / pick and roll every single play... especially when you can’t even D up the worst player on the floor (Campazzo). People will mention Curry’s rings but Curry is far better at playing within a system, playmaking and getting his team involved. (Again Stotts is largely to blame but so is Lillard).
How is this funny? We made it to the WCF and competed very well with Golden State. Then we blew up our roster and haven’t even sniffed the second round since.
28 points on 40% shooting is nothing to write home about for your franchise player taking up half our salary cap who plays 0 defense. And Almost all of that came in the first half. He was non-existent in “Lillard time” and went something like 1-9 in the 4th. He looked totally exhausted in the first round of the playoffs, how is he ever going to carry us to a ring? he needs to spend less time campaigning for Democrats, drinking wine, and rapping and more time conditioning, learning to play D, and learning how to hold his teammates accountable, . He’s not a champion, he just plays one on TV.
All you can do is namecall. You realize everything I’m saying is a fact. The Cult of “Dame Dolla” is very strong here. He shoots 40%, goes totally silent and dead legged in the 4th, doesn’t keep his teammates focused when were up to end the game in the 3rd, and doesn’t play any defense all game... and you still wanna carry his jockstrap because he hit a ton of 3s in game 5 during a loss. This is why Portland will never win a ring in the foreseeable future.
interesting how none of you can dispute a word I wrote. This is what cults look like when confronted with evidence that their savior is a fraud.
These are the sort of “arguments” I made in grade school. Cmon, you can do it, try naming one thing I said that was false. Was the 40% shooting false? Was dame disappearing in the 4th false? Was Dame getting scored on over and over by a 30 year old rookie from the D-league false? You got nothing but memes and insults.
