Lillard Demands Changes Are Made

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  1. GrandpaBlaze

    GrandpaBlaze Predictions Game Master

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    At this point, the level of value coming back for CJ for me is almost irrelevant. I just don't want him in a Blazer uniform.

    Paid like a super #2 guy (or a good #1 guy) but continually disappears at critical times. Just want him gone.

    Trade him for HCP and a bowl of cheetos for all I care. Just want him gone.
     
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    blazedanugz Well-Known Member

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    a bit?
     
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  3. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    dame was very measured and understandably deflated but said nothing like what OP titled this thread.
     
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    ...idk guys :dunno:

     
  5. calvin natt

    calvin natt Confeve

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    This is.....not good.
     
  6. B-Roy

    B-Roy If it takes months

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    How so? That quote and the song basically reinforces everything he represents. He's not giving up he's just waiting for the right opportunity.
     
  7. calvin natt

    calvin natt Confeve

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    “How long should I stay dedicated”, feels like a question someone would ask who is getting tired of being dedicated.
     
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    That is quite a line to choose.

    But like I said, it'd be totally off brand of him to bail before seeing changes.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    But that's not the full quote. "How long til opportunity meet preparation”. He's doubling down on his beliefs.

    Also the song itself is just about dedication and unwavering. This is Dame in a nutshell. Any other star of the last decade would have bailed after the Pelicans series.
     
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    Ok. Hope you’re right.
     
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    EGame "You're the only one of these fools I trust"

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    I would say Dame is the least of our concerns as far as his loyalty and determination to be with this franchise. His heart is still here. The other concerns which has already been said a million times is what happens with the rest of this team, the GM, the coach, CJ, Nurk etc. How do we build this thing around Dame and make a damn contender.
     
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    Dame with a quote from the guy on my avatar. Nipsey Hustle the great. Pretty telling stuff
     
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    How long before he passes drexler in all time franchise scoring record? Until that is not broken he not going anywhere. No doubt the organization failed him terribly. Stotts being a coach for 9 years alone is criminal
     
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    Lol I can’t believe this shit.

    Sounds like he is going to bail on us and justify it with a four bar Friday rap.
     
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    It's baffling. I've never been a fan of the team who's top scorer and go-to-guy is the point guard. I know there's been exceptions but Steph Curry had superstars all around him and guys like Isiah Thomas had a killer defense including himself. Dame needs defenders and bruisers all around him I think because we aren't going to land any superstars in their prime any time soon.
     
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    Yo yo I took a lotta Portland’s money
    Now I finna move somewhere it’s sunny
    And the people aren’t so white and corny
    If letdowns were rings, I’d be Robert Horry
     
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    Don't let your own ignorance fool you by projecting it on others.
     
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    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    Errick McCollum, that you?
     
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    Yo yo my name is perkinsfor3
    how dare you say that thing to me?
    I’m an ignorant fool and projecting it onto others
    Gotta get off the internet and hand the phone back to my mother
     
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