If Anfernee Simons plays better than Damian Lillard, then what?

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  1. Labinot41

    Labinot41 Well-Known Member

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    What if Anfernee becomes "just a Role player"? I think it's better to wait and see how he plays, like Wizenheimer said this hype is too much right now, and it isn't fair to Anfernee, because pressure
     
    Labinot41, Jun 29, 2019
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Hahahahaha

    Hahahahaha

    Hahahahaha
     
    BBert, Jun 29, 2019
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    What if?

    Answer: Do nothing

    Except win

    No reason whatsoever to trade CJ in that ridiculous scenario either.

    Unless it's for an all star SF
     
    BBert, Jun 29, 2019
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    I agree with that and it could happen?
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    This year Simon's would do well if he's an adequate Curry replacement, and he is more or less consistent in his play over the course of the year, without too many down stretches.

    An NBA season isn't just physically grueling, it's mentally grueling, especially for a 20 year old who has barely played at anything close to this level.

    :cheers:
     
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    That was one reaction out of several... most answered it in the spirit of "for the sake of argument". Even hypothetically it's just a ridiculous question.
     
    VanillaGorilla, Jun 29, 2019
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    Greatest thread ever.

    FINALLY someone is seeing what I saw in that 1 game.
     
    Mediocre Man, Jun 29, 2019
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    /thread

    It isnt even a discussion.

    You never trade dame ever. There is no argument. Dont even try.
     
    Strenuus, Jun 29, 2019
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    To me it wait and see does he dominant in summer league both sides of the floor that his next step before next year. I looking at Trent doing the same thing.
     
    James lamphear, Jun 29, 2019
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    The kid has played in a total of 20 games and has a grand total of 141 minutes in his entire career.
    By this time in Lillard's career he had 82 games and over 3000 minutes played. He had competed in five All-Star weekend events and won the skills challenge. He was voted Rookie of the Year.

    Now tell me again why this question has been asked?
     
    kjironman1, Jun 29, 2019
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    Well, we're the Blazers. We obviously can't have two excellent players at the same position so we'd have to trade one of them for a big man who MIGHT be injured.

    I'm sorry, but that's how it has to be (as stated by the elder gods of basketball).
     
    Blazers Roy, Jun 29, 2019
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    You keep CJ and run the best 3 guard rotation in history? :dunno:
     
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    BBert, Jun 29, 2019
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    I'm still pissed they traded Moses Malone because they had Walton and Luke.

    I'm still pissed they passed on MJ because they had Clyde.

    I'm gonna be pissed if they make that stupid mistake again.
     
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    Two chances of that happening, slim and none and none is leading by a wide margin.
     
    CupWizier, Jun 29, 2019
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    Having two players that can swing between point and shooting guard is a nice problem to have.

    The problem is that CJ can't run the point. At all. He's not a point guard. It's not in his nature. The ability to handle the ball does not a point guard make. If Simons is capable of actually running the offense, which it seems like he is, then I'm 100% convinced that he can Dame could start together.
     
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    Tbf Lillard was also 3 years older
     
    SIeepwalker, Jun 29, 2019
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    Dude, you can wish them to be swingers all you want, they're never going to be interested in you.
     
    SlyPokerDog, Jun 29, 2019
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    We clone each of them so we have 2 players better than Lillard and 2 players that are Lillard.
     
    SlyPokerDog, Jun 29, 2019
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    Agreed.

    But come on, man.... we all dream and deal in hypotheticals at times.

    My concern about the question that was asked isn’t that the OP dared to dream.... it’s that he missed the obvious answer and thus there was no need for the question.
     
    BLAZINGGIANTS, Jun 29, 2019
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    Which is why I said - reactions (where most people answered the thread in line with the ridiculousness)

    And then next you have people, who apparently didn’t read the reactions (where most people took it for how ridiculous it was) saying

    OMG THE HYPE

    When if they read the -Reactions- they’d know the hype isn’t out of control, because, ya know, everyone thought it was a ridiculous proposition.
     
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