Bill Simmons: I’d like to recant all my concerns, worries, questions and fears about Damian Lillard

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  1. GoBlazersGo

    GoBlazersGo Well-Known Member

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    Let me tell ya a lil story about Bill Simmons:

    FUCK BILL SIMMONS.

    The End
     
    GoBlazersGo, Oct 24, 2022
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    UncleCliffy'sDaddy We're all Bozos on this bus.

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    Sorry, Davis might (might!) have HOF talent, but to this point he is nowhere near a HOF shoo in. He has a ring pretty much because of LeBron, and his body of work in general is meh at best. His injury history pretty much precludes (or should preclude) any HOF hype. Nice player whose body let him down.......
     
    UncleCliffy'sDaddy, Oct 24, 2022
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    Sorry to hear that. Sounds like a crappy day.

    I figured that had to be the angle you were envisioning, but I didn't want to put words into your mouth. As PtldPlatypus explained, if you play out the scenario, 1) prime LeBron is just as quick as Dame, and 2) would happily play the chase-down block game like he loved doing on fast brakes, ball hawking from behind.

    There's no screens or dump-offs to worry about, being one-on-one, so LeBron could play him tight on the perimeter and still recover on most drives.
     
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    Any chance that Dame doesn’t get player of the week?
     
    SheedSoNasty, Oct 24, 2022
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    Steph? Basically identical stats, but with a better 3p%, more steals, and fewer TO's.
    Ja? Scored and assisted more than Dame.
    Luka? Only 2 games, but better than Dame in rpg, apg, bpg, spg, and topg, and only 0.5 ppg behind Dame.

    Dame's big advantage over those three is that he's the only one who's undefeated, but all four have a case.
     
    PtldPlatypus, Oct 24, 2022
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    only one of the four is coming back from a major injury and surgery? Meanwhile, 3 of the 4 are leaders of teams expected to be contenders, while the other is on a team widely expected to be in the lottery?

    that's all I got
     
    wizenheimer, Oct 24, 2022
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    Dame won it!
     
    SheedSoNasty, Oct 24, 2022
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