Lillard is more Chris Paul than Derrick Rose

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    He's more Deron Williamd/Chris Paul than Derrick Rose/Russell Westbrook.

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    Apparently, he's more Oscar Robertson or Isaiah Thomas than either of those other two. :ghoti:
     
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    I would say he's definitely a pure point guard, whereas Westbrook and Rose are not. I wouldn't say he's CP3 though. Maybe a Deron. Paul is a better defender, and really very few point guards in the history of the NBA were on the same level as Paul.
     
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    Damian Lillard is the first NBA player with at least 21 points and nine assists in his first career game since LeBron James on Oct. 29, 2003
     
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    now what about 23/11
     
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    If we're talking prime Paul, then I would agree, but really, the current Paul isn't close to the Paul of a few years ago.

    Of all the players above, he's the most like Deron Williams, awesome scoring ability with near elite but not quite elite vision. Honestly though, I think he's different enough that he should just be classified as "Lillard".
     
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    I agree on all counts.
     
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    Lillard already looks like the best point guard in Blazer history. He can shoot the lights out and he's a terrific passer. Imagine how good he's going to be by the end of the season.
     
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    When it's all said and done, he might be.
     
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    Those are some big words, but I'm not disagreeing.
     
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    To be an all time blazer great Lillard will either need to
    1) win us a championship, or
    2) have a long and productive career.
     
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    3) Play two 82 game seasons in a row.
     
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    I can see a little bit of Deron in him. I don't really get the CP3 comparison. Paul is just on such a different level than what I see from Damian when it comes to seeing things on the court that no other human can see.

    Not taking anything away from Damian's performance tonight, but he's got a much stiffer test coming up against the likes of Westbrook and OKC. It will be interesting to see how he handles actually athletic guards covering him.
     
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    Watch out bud, I said CP3 on draft night and kept saying it through summer league and was hounded for it.
     
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    NBA TV just announced that Damian Lillard joins Oscar Robertson and Jerry West as the only players in NBA history to score 20+ points and get 10+ assists in their first game!!
     
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    I don't know, I guess I really don't see the similarities outside of them both being pure point guards that can score when they want.
     
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    Wow, Epic.
     
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    Wait, I thought it was Isaiah Thomas, not Jerry West.
     
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