For me it is which players/teams play such that you aren't regularly in a position where you need a last second shot to win the game. Dame has risen to fame by making those shots. The Walton & Drexler led teams generally did not needs such heroics. Yes. People will point out that the Walton & Drexler teams had better talent or perhaps, just better coherence as a team. However, as someone who has watched all three. I would take the beautiful team play I consistently saw with Walton/Drexler over the consistently ISO play we have gotten from Dame. That may be partially due to coaching but think about the change in playing style last year once Dame sat. Yes, we lost but the games were much more enjoyable to watch. There was much more passing and movement. So the heretical question I ask is: "Is Dame complicit or at least partially responsible for some of our lack of success due to the style in which he plays?" After seeing Scoot in one SL game, I am thrilled to see a different style of play and perhaps, more of team ball rather than Hero ball.
You can’t be serious. Walton was the straw that stirred the drink on that championship team. He was the engine that made the car go. The whole offense revolved around him and his passing abilities. He lifted up that team and carried it to a championship against a team with Julius Irving that was heavily favoured to win. No other Blazer has even come close to achieving what Walton did.
Offensively....AND Defensively. That defense part gets brushed aside so often, but defense wins championships. The refs swallow the whistles and defense plays a much bigger part than in the regular season.
Dude would have been a nightmare for the rest of the league. An alien. Can't forget about Petrovic as well. That would be like giving up on prime Beal today.
Championship and MVP trump all else IMO. But so does behavior. Walton is the best Blazer ever. Dame and Clyde are close. Dame's BS has hurt him, IMO.
If I had the chance to re-draft one of them, I'd take Clyde. I'd take Walton if I somehow got an assurance he'd have a longer career.
So many "what ifs" with this franchise. What if we won the coin flip and got Hakeem, what if we drafted Barkley/Jordan over Bowe, what if Sabonis came over to play with Clyde, what if we drafted Durant and had a big 3 of Roy, Durant, LA. Or what if we took Chris Paul and had a backcourt of Paul/Roy....
