Zombie Lillard is playing like a bum

Body language is not that complex. It’s pretty easy for anyone to discern who has been watching basketball long enough.

 

He’s in on the tank.

 

Ok?

CJ hasn’t been all that and a bag of chips this year either. CJ also isn’t the leader of our team. His energy has been far better than Dame’s, though. At least CJ is making a serious effort to drive and play hard defense.

Dame has consistently been the laziest person on the floor all year. He isn’t driving often, he’s settling for jumpers and quick threes that don’t help our teams flow. He isn’t playing fast. He isn’t defending with any grit. I don’t know how you cannot see this.

 

He is not playing as well as he was when the season started. If you watch the games you should know this. I love dame

100% agree

 

Wait this is good CJ defense... He's at -1.7 DBPM, his stl% is 1.4 and blk% is 1.0. His offense isn't exactly hitting it out of the water either he's at a 1.1 OBPM.
Dame's been bad defensively too, with basically the same stats, but his OBPM is 7.3. Yet the point you're making is Dame's a bum. He's got a positive 5.1 BPM, his assist rate is high at 32%, he's shorter than CJ and also putting up almost identical rebound numbers. I know this isn't a comparison of Dame and CJ thread, but the thing is saying Dame's a bum when almost every metric shows him as a top 10 player, maybe the problem isn't simply Dame's not trying...

 

Why should he give a shit right now? It’s a futile effort at this point. Why expend so much energy just to get blown out still?

 

I’ve seen Dame doing plenty of driving to the hoop.....where he’s consistently mugged and doesn’t get a call. I’ve seen him double and triple teamed while his teammates stand around with their fingers up their noses. I have seen him make pass after pass to his teammates for what should be easy buckets, only to have them miss one chip shot after another. Have you ever been a leader??? Serious question. Even the best, most dynamic leaders gets tired of carrying the load all by themselves. Even the best leaders get mentally and emotionally tired and worn down. I don’t know how YOU cannot see this. We all want the Blazers to win a championship. Some of us are just more realistic and mature about it.....Blaming Dame is just pure ass stupid.

 

"I'm not saying Dame is trash"

Looks at title of the thread

"Lillard is playing like a bum"

 

turns out you can get good numbers when you huck up 8 3s per game and have Whiteside to cover for your lazy defense. None of that translates into wins. These numbers are irrelevant.

he’s playing lazy. Period. You can see it with your own eyes.

 

LMAO

 

reading is hard:

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"Our team," lol...

 

and why this forum can suck.

CJ sucks no Dame sucks

CJ sucks more no Dame sucks more

and people claim Portland has the best fans, Not by the examples I see in this forum.

 

realistic and mature? Lmao. You guys complain and call for like 5 different players to be traded every game in between screeching for Stotts/Olshey to be fired. You’ll just never admit Lillard isn’t Jesus.

blaming the leader of the team for the teams struggles is entirely appropriate. You’ve literally never held Lillard accountable for anything.

he’s not even playing full speed. He’s walking around for most of the game. It’s blatantly obvious to everyone who has eyes. He doesn’t do shit on help defense, he stands around, and on offense if he doesn’t have the ball he stands around. Denying this is just denying reality.

“mentally and emotionally worn down and tired”

If he’s worn down 20 games into the season, that doesn’t speak highly of his mental conditioning or leadership.

 

I got to admit him and CJ didn't have a good game on the defense side of the ball against Denver. But Dame didn't score a lot he did pick up a lot assist to try to help his team. Did take some sure but who don't in this league at times. But overall this season Dame been pretty damn good.

 

Everybody on here is entitled to their opinion, but what if I told you Dame DOES care and is upset that we are losing?

 

Maybe he’s finally sick of his coach not being able to game plan for the half court traps other teams employ against him? When your boy Stotts finds a solution to that, gimme a call and we can talk about Lillard. I’m not holding my breath.

 

To add to the stats in this thread: On July 6, 2019, Lillard signed a $196 million extension. The season after the contract season has historically been unambitious for many players.