Totally different play styles.... Paul is a HOF type player. Not sure if Dame is going to be that good.
Dame's career has started off more quickly than Paul, overall. Not saying that Dame is going to be a HOF player, but he's started his career off on the right path.
Eh... maybe as a scorer, but not really in any other facet of the game. http://www.basketball-reference.com...um=0&p1=paulch01&y1=2007&p2=lillada01&y2=2014
Damn you and your stats! Nobody cares about statistical averages! :MARIS61: Fewer TO's. More blocks, too. More durable. It wasn't intended as a slight for Paul. Scoring is obviously a huge piece of the equation for HOF players. Obviously, as you look at stats, they are what they are, and they can often refer to a consistency over a period of time. I guess I probably get blinded, at times, by how frequently a particular stat line over a game, over a week, over a month, over a season, etc....... for Dame has only been accomplished so many times, if at all, and only by HOF'ers and future-HOF'ers.
The thing is, CP3 is a once-in-a-generation passer. In his first few years, he was a legit threat for a quad-double. Dame is very talented, but I don't see him ever doing that.
Which is why I find the original comparison quite odd. Paul's number one strength is his ability to make plays for others; this opens up his own offensive game. Dame's number one strength is his ability to score, which opens up the game for his teammates.
Exactly. That's why my original post was that they're nothing alike. Paul is a pass first point guard. Dame is not. Better to compare him to someone like Arenas or Hardaway or some other scorer.
If Damian Lillard is a turkey sandwich then why would you trade him for a ham sandwich or a pastrami? The answer: I like sandwiches.
