I remember when we were first talking about drafting Dame, I was turned off by the fact that his name is Damian. All I could think about was The Omen and how it's a weird name. He has completely redefined the name in pop culture. If I heard someone with the name Damian, I'd think of Dame. Kinda special honestly.
Actually Pat Bev said Dame was one of the best he's played. It was Jason Tatum. He said as much last off season.
Yes, he said he didn't think he was at the star level of Cryee Irving. Which is BS. How many commercials does Cryee have. Dame's a real star. When Dame hit the winning shot at the Allstar game this year, the look on Tators face was telling. Like, why did it have to be him.
No, wiseguy. In the past matchups, Dame has had some nice on ball post up defense vs. Tatum. It wasn't for a whole game. But the Blazers have played switching defense many times over the past 4/5 years. And Dame is a pretty darn good post up defender. It's laterally where he gets beat when fronting.
