Is Dame another Kobe / CP3 type of "leader"

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  1. EL PRESIDENTE

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    Dame is hyperfocused, both like Kobe and CP3.

    Is he in the same "class" of both these players. Both had problems getting along with certain, fragile ego teammates.
     
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    Except for the insufferable douche bag part, yes.
     
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    Nah. It seems like everyone loves dame, except for one person. And that one person had problems with almost everyone else.
     
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    wait, are there rumors of Kobe and Chris Paul being drunks too?
     
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    He's gotta do it on both ends of the court like CP3 amd Kobe.

    He could be though.
     
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    Oh please, Kobe might be the most overrated defender I've ever seen.
     
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    As long as Lillard is not doing it from both ends through force in Colorado like Kobe did, he'll be fine.
     
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    is the pope Catholic? Does a bear shit in the woods? Hell yeah. Dame has an assassins heart and a choir boy's face. So he works on the D a little. Soon enough he'll get the calls like Lobe and CP3
     
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    He's like kobe except he doesnt rape, ball hog, play for a shit team, or have a weird shaped head.
     
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    Dude I've been saying this since he got here. He's got the swag, the killer eye, the "it" factor. He can become one of the best in the game if he stays the pace.
     
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    But he drinks like a fish!
     
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    Damian is his own man.
     
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    I love Dame and I use to think that but that last 3 months and def into the playoffs really made me back off that type of statement..

    He was terrible from Feb-playoffs
     
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    Lillard is going to go in full Iverson mode this next season.
     
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    I question the physical part of it all but let's see how he responds.

    If he was tired the past two years by years end with help, where does that leave him with this lottery bound team?
     
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    He's gonna be fine. Especially with a more athletic core
     
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    Hopefully he will shoot better from the field
     
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    Thank you. You'd see less hand contact watching corners play press coverage inside the 5 yard line, than what Kobe would display whenever he'd lock someone up. Shaq bulldozing in the key was frustrating, but watching Kobe "D" up was brutalizing.
     
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    I'd prefer he went full Steph Curry.
     
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    He's giving both those guys a run for their money in the shoe sales department. Helps that he has a marketing degree and instantly put it to use. I think Dame is probably smarter than both of those guys and more of a team player than Kobe and less of a complete pt guard than CP3
     
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