Yes? Roy put up a 27% usage rate in 08-09, that was his highest usage season. CJ was at 27.5% in 16-17 (his best year), and 25.9% last year. Roy was through and through a much better and complete player than CJ, and I don't trust anyone that actually watched both players play and came to a different conclusion. The way Roy controlled the game in his prime is comparable to Dame in the last few years. CJ is a shot hunter in the vein of Jamal Crawford/Lou Williams. He's never shown the ability to control the game like either of the other two guys. And by the way, in 8 years of Dame we've NEVER had a season where we won more games than we did with Roy in 08-09, and I don't think that team was more talented than any of the ones we've had in Dame's time here. It was arguably less talented than the Dame/LA/Batum/Wes teams as well as the 18-19 team that went to the WCF. I'm not here to argue that Roy is better than Dame, and I know that time makes people forgetful, but Roy is getting completely disrespected for what he actually did on the court. I believe you should only compare players to their contemporaries, and Roy was universally considered a top 7 player in 08-09. Even in Dame's best year last year, he was only in the discussion for top 10 when you compare him to the rest of the league.
Last point on Roy, and this is not a comparison between Dame/Roy, but if we had Roy, the problem of having that secondary playmaker that we've had since the beginning of the Dame/CJ era would be solved. Even if Roy never learned to play off ball, I'm confident Dame could, and we wouldn't need to worry about Dame being trapped for the 4th consecutive playoffs in a row.
I'll take Chad's show anyday. He is more realistic than most anyone else affiliated with the Blazers. He'll call crap out when it's there.
Agreed about Chads show vs Noe's show. Noe comes off as someone who seems to think he's the only one who believe something (that everyone believes) and that we're idiots for not being like him. "Now my boy Damian, you all are missing out something special here" or some shit.
I don't remember where I heard it, but I swear I heard that Wicks is the only player in NBA history to have his scoring peak in his rookie year and his average decrease every year subsequent (that means after @THE HCP ) to his rookie campaign.
Must be one of those stats with stupid filters like a season or PPG limit. https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/f/fieldla01.html
