Could Leonard be better than Lillard in a few years?

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  1. 3RA1N1AC

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    i see him as an oldyn polynice type with a better crossover
     
    3RA1N1AC, Nov 11, 2012
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    Tyson Chandler who can score. Marcin Gortat-like.

    So a 14-16pts and 10-11 rebs prime if he gets his act together.
     
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  3. Natebishop3

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    Eh... I don't know..... those numbers are definitely All-Star worthy and I'm not sure if I see him putting those up. But if he does, yay for us.
     
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    Yeah, that's why I said "if he gets his act together". He already has the athleticism and mobility that most big men don't have. So it's a big if but a worthy if.
     
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    I think the biggest problem will simply be finding touches. With Lillard, Batum, and Aldridge, there won't be a lot of other shots to go around.
     
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    Lillard's shot is too money. Leonard would have to reach Gasol status.
     
    HailBlazers, Nov 11, 2012
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    am I the only one who is genuinely pissed when Lillard misses, not because it means the Blazers didn't get points, but because I expect him to make it every time?
     
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    For me, every miss seems to kick me out of the game and make me realize "Oh yeah, he's just a rookie. He'll get better with experience." Because yeah, he seems so poised out there most of the time, you just expect he'll pull a make out of his hat.
     
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    I think that Batum takes more ill-advised shots than DL.
     
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    I think Lillard is genuinely pissed when he misses, not because it means the Blazers didn't get points, but because he expects to make it every time.
     
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    Trade him now before the bloom is off the rose.
     
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    Trade the whole team, imo, before the bloom is off the rose.
     
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    hopefully a Sam Bowie type minus the Mr Glass aspect

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    What bloom? What rose?
     
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    Well this is the city of Roses, I'm sure you could find a rose somewhere.
     
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    LOL @ Billy Ray Schintzius. Wonder what his daughter Miley is up to these days.

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    It's possible. In the same way Joel Freeland is now better than Greg Oden. In other words, it has less to do with how hard Leonard works than how healthy Lillard is.
     
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