Game Thread GAME# 79: BLAZERS @ NUGGETS - APRIL 5, 2019 - FRIDAY, 7:30 PM, ESPN & NBCSNW

You think Shaq was in good shape he would miss part of the season to get through the season and Dame is every bit as good or better then Rip

 

Dame has 10x Rip’s natural talent and they are roughly equally as good of players overall because Rip puts in way more conditioning work / pre-game prep.

 

It takes whole team to be successful in the playoffs or any game other game to win. If you putting it on one player is pretty nonsense. Yes the media hype one or two players when a team win in the playoffs but that wouldn't win if wasn't for the guys around them.

 

That's 2 players that not the whole league. Plus there probably guys don't even get off the bench might be out there longer Dame too. Every player has there own routine before the game and probably no players have one just alike.

 

All things considered Dame has had a reasonably decent career. But the fact remains that if we want to win a ring, he needs to step up his leadership, conditioning, and work ethic. Not drastically, but there’s definitely big room for improvement. He’s too relaxed.

 

I didn't say that you said he was bum.

 

Matter fact he having great career just because he don't win championships that doesn't diminished his career there a lot players out there that didn't win championships that made the hall fame. To win a championship all the pieces have to come together. Right now we don't have all the pieces and you can't fault Dame for that can you.

 

With CJ out I'm guessing Dame had to step in to the critics circle eh? Sheesh...step up his leadership? ok......game threads are officially toxic...riverman out!

 

When he leads a team out of the first round lemme know.

Can you explain how you aren’t insulting me by calling me a parody account? Do you not have to follow rules?

 

No but I can fault him for not being prepared for all 82 games. He was NOT prepared last night. You virtually never saw Steve Nash play a game like Dame did last night - that’s not talent, it’s work ethic. If you spend hours before every game warming up your odds of having an abysmal 3-14 shooting night fall pretty dramatically. Basketball is mostly muscle memory.

Dames consistency and work ethic need improvement, even if they are already high.

 

I’ve seen him work out pre game at least 20 times. His work out:

Stretch

Shoot casual shots over short Asian guy

Laugh on the bench

 

He's already done that...first to do it in 14 seasons of trying

 

Rip was a good catch a shoot player but rest game was pretty much average. Yes he had to be great shape running around screens and that's how he got his offensive. Here is Rip career stats 17 points 3 rebounds 3 assist a game and that not even close to Dame stats. So your pregame don't match up with the each player's stats.

 

He works out in the early morning like Wes did....boxes...you're really trying but dude....Dame is not lazy, selfish or unmotivated...get over it..and he's known all around the league for his leadership...I'm really sorry Lonzo Ball didn't pan out for you though...shit happens

 

Lmao the clippers without Chris Paul and Blake Griffin doesn’t count.

 

Lonzo Ball? Wtf are you talking about lol.

In never said Dame was lazy. You guys have a hard time reading what I actually wrote.

 

it counts...you just have some lame injury excuse...like we have had for decades...this franchise has had plenty of injury setbacks but doesn't have anything to do with facts. you bury the facts it's just your own filtering of them...good luck with that..winning is winning. We won.