Is Lillard a shooting guard?

Not to toot my own horn but I knew Marshall would bust. He was getting major assist numbers because his team was loaded... Barnes, Zeller, Henson, Bullock, McAdoo, Hairston, Strickland, etc.

 

Well, and he had no shot to speak of. Jason Kidd couldn't really shoot coming out of college, but he was insanely fast and extremely gifted.

 

To the OP; No hes not a SG.

 

He's a guard.

 

He's a superstar?

 

I'll hold this judgement until about the all star break. Perhaps longer. But early indications are yes. But 85 games is a little too quick to call someone a superstar just yet. IMO.

 

They proclaimed melo, lbj, and various other superstars their rookie year. A superstar is one who takes control of the fandom. Lillard is gaining national exposure and notice from everywhere around league.

 

There are All-Stars and there are superstars. I'm not ready to call Lillard a superstar.

Do you really think that Dame is on the same level as LeBron?

 

Not lbj, but definitely melo

 

There's a difference between working for your superstardom (lillard) and being given superstardom and expected to live up to those expectations (LBJ, Melo)

Lillard is not there yet. He's "gaining" notice, that alone doesn't make him a superstar. That makes him a star. HUGE difference.

 

Melo wasn't a superstar in his second year though. You can't be a superstar when you haven't even made the All-Star game yet.

 

And, for the record, I like where Lillard is. He can slowly work up to those expectations, and he has the character and personality to be able to handle it all. So it's not a bad thing at all.

 

He was absolutely a superstar his second year.

 

I would also like to point out that Lillard was a virtual unknown until he came into the league. LeBron was a star when he was still a junior in high school. Melo was a star because he basically willed Syracuse to a championship.

 

Still doesn't matter. That's hype. Shit oden was hyped coming into the league but didn't become a superstar because he couldn't stay healthy. Or Christian Lattner was considered a star throughout college, even played on the dream team, yet didn't become a superstar.

 

What do you think being a superstar is? It's hype. Especially in the NBA, where "superstars" get "superstar" calls. My point was that LeBron and Melo had a jump on being stars before they even entered the NBA. Lillard is playing catchup because nobody had heard of him until last season. He might be a superstar one day, but it's going to be an uphill climb.

 

Exactly. LBJ lived up to his expectations (In reality, if you don't listen to the trolls.) Melo is for the most part living up to his... Lillard is in a GREAT spot, he gets to "set" his own expectations.

There shouldn't really be an argument with this. It's MUCH better to be in Lillards spot. Be glad he didn't come into this league with all the hype. He's a star... and on the verge of a superstar. There's nothing to argue about wether he should be there or not. It's a win win.

 

Once we make it to the wcf, he will have national notoriety.

 

If Lillard had been as hyped coming out of college as LBJ or Melo, we would never have been able to draft him at six. He would, at the very least, gone second.

 

So what;s the problem? There's nothing wrong with him not being seen as a superstar. I certainly don't, and relish that he isn't. Again, he gets to set his own expectations. He's in the best spot possible to grow into his (most likely) superstar status.