Can we please put the Damian Lillard clutch narrative to rest?

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  1. Strenuus

    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    So, I can only assume two things from your username:

    One, you became a fan of the Blazers in 2014 - and most likely because of Damian Lillard, so the irony is palpable there.

    Two, you were born in 2014, to which I give you an insane amount of credit for learning to type sentences and attempting to troll before you hit the age of 4. You're going to be a prodigy!

    On the reals, though, there's trade dame threads, people who don't like dame... but if you want to lump every single person into it and not get actual numbers, then life will be fun for you.

    But you'll be a prodigy!
     
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    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Wait... people at work read over your shoulder or something?

    RHAL IS AWESOME, HE DESERVES A RAISE...

    I'll take my 10%
     
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    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    I banned Tunchi because it escalated to where all he was doing was telling people to shut up in the game thread. I appreciate creative or humorous trolling, trolling to be an asshole and piss people off will never end well for someone here.
     
  4. Rhal

    Rhal Well-Known Member

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    psh I work at UPS I move boxes for a living. Was just having a discussion about S2 with a coworker no reading involved.
     
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    Rhal Well-Known Member

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  7. A$AP Meyers

    A$AP Meyers Well-Known Member

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    Yeah. That's not me. I have one account. I've also said nothing false nor have I done anything wrong.
     
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    What you have said is a straight up number but as with all "stats" there are many reasons behind the stats. Kobe was a very unclutch player his entire career but he is considered one of the greatest clutch players ever, your argument is very similar. In the clutch our teammates stand by and watch Lillard do it all, even bad coaches don't have to think hard to send a double Lillards way and suddenly he has no open shots and is taking contested bad shots because no one else will step up. This has already been said multiple times by other people in this thread but keep touting your agenda it doesnt' get old.
     
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    Damn you OP.
     
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    Rhal Well-Known Member

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    Greatest reverse jinx thread of 2017?
     
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    The Lillardmobile still has a little clutch left.
     
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    HailBlazers RipCity

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    Nah, he missed the game winner in RT.
     
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    shut up.
     
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  14. Strenuus

    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    do it in the game thread or gtfo.
     
  15. A$AP Meyers

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    Lillard was clutch this afternoon. It was good to see him hit that three but what I loved more is when Smart was on him tight late instead of settling he took it at him and got to the rim and scored.

    He missed the game winner but I blame Stotts more for that. Out of timeout plays used to be Stotts thing , he's terrible these days with them. I almost wish he'd just let our guys play like Brown did the other night.
     
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    Blazers' Damian Lillard 0-11 on clutch threes when game is within 3 points in last 3 minutes. Most attempts w/o a make in NBA. Also, 5A/9 TO
     
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    Disagree on "clutch" shooting not mattering. It's called "clutch shooting" because it decides games, and Damian has lost us a lot more than he's won us. Of course everything else that happens in the game counts, it's not all on Damian, but that one on one ball he plays, where he launches up 3s is not effective.
     
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    He used to be so clutch... What happened?
     
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