Notice Damian Lillard Says 'Good Luck' to Warriors If Trail Blazers Get Carmelo Anthony

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    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...warriors-if-trail-blazers-get-carmelo-anthony


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    As the Portland Trail Blazers continue to make their pitch for Carmelo Anthony, star point guard Damian Lillard has a message for the defending NBAchampion Golden State Warriors.

    Per Joe Freeman of The Oregonian (via Drew Shiller of CSNBayArea.com), Lillard wished the Warriors "good luck" if the Blazers trade for Anthony and the two teams square off in the playoffs:

    "I can only imagine what it would be like having him iso'ing on one side, and C.J. in a corner, and me on the opposite wing and Nurk (Jusuf Nurkic)...I can only imagine how hard it would be to guard us when it's already hard to guard us.


    "We can compete with anybody in the West, but I think when you get to those teams like Golden State, if we happen to run into them in a playoff situation now—we getting in the paint, and if they want to help off someone like Melo...good luck."

    ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported July 17 the Trail Blazers are hoping to get in trade conversations with the New York Knicks about Anthony, but it would require him to waive his no-trade clause.

    In the same report, though, Wojnarowski noted Anthony is "counting on the [Knicks] to carry out its previously agreed upon mandate to trade him to the Houston Rockets."

    Blazers star C.J. McCollum told Freeman Wednesday he believes Anthony is "interested" in joining the team.

    The Blazers know the Warriors well thanks to meeting in the playoffs each of the last two years. The Warriors won both series, including a four-game sweep in the first round this season. Portland hasn't advanced past the second round of the postseason since 2000.
     
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    He said a team "like golden state" ... he meant good luck to ANY of the teams that are like (or unlike) GSW.

    Jesus that's a stupid headline.
     
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    Per Strenuus.
     
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    Per your ball I threw intentionally into the thicket of bushes so you couldn't go get it.
     
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    I think we need more threads about the same news.
     
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    Good luck on leaving Melo wide open. That's all Lillard said. It wasn't, "we'll be better than Golden State," it was, "Carmelo Anthony is a good offensive player."
     
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    Speaking of BleacherReport I saw an article suggesting a Crabbe for Matthews swap. Personally I would do this in a heartbeat, but I hate Allen Crabbe and his contract so Im not without bias here. What do you guys think? Bring back Wessy Wes?
     
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    Everyone remembers Wes for what he was.... not what he is or what he will be.
     
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    Love Wes but I'd rather roll with Crabbe.
     
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    That would be tough. I still hope Crabbe might turn it around a bit on defense, but Matthews would be a great addition to this team and we'd save a bit of coin too.
     
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    I was watching a National Geographic show about octopuses with my nephew yesterday and they were talking about how they can squeeze through anything bigger than their beak. They had a contortionist challenge the octopus and I kid you not they said that the contortionist "has been squeezing himself through tight areas since birth", Shit cracked me up big time.
     
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    I posted the actual quote on Draymond's instagram account and he deleted it! hahaha
     
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    In before MM mentions the laugh the Warriors are having over imagining the Blazers' defense with that lineup.

    First team to miss a shot loses.
     
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    What was the actual quote? I missed it.
     
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