Rookie of the Year behind him, Lillard turns next to defense, Gary Payton

^only kidding.

I love me some GP. One of my faves of all-time.

 

I would love for GP to give Lillard some fire during games. He needs the ability to talk some trash and get under player(s) skins. I think it's a dying art that more stars should try and master. Cause during a playoff game it's 40% talent and 60% mental. If our stars put the mental pressure on other teams, we could take them out of their game completely.

FUCK the CHOIR BOY attitude!

 

Yep. Hand-checking and physical D is a thing of the past.

 

Yeah, this segment from the last year with Kobe shows a true lack of skill:

He just needs to avoid breakfast cereal references.

 

What he needed to say is "Mamba, I heard you and your wife divorced... I'm a sexy man. You think I got a chance with her?"

 

His too.

 

So what you're saying is that working out with star players doesn't always lead to improved results on the court?

 

You can't teach trash talk. That's just not how it's done. The truly good trash talkers used it as a weapon, but they also used it to psych themselves up. Reggie Miller was one of my all-time favorite players to watch, but if you weren't rooting for him you most likely hated his guts. He was cheap, he was annoying, he would talk tons of shit, and he would get under your skin. That's just who he was as a player.

We've really only seen the tip of the iceberg for Dame, but he doesn't strike me as the kind of guy who needs to psych himself up. He's one of those cold blooded guys who just goes out there and does his business. That's totally fine. Don't try to make him into something he's not.

 

TBH, I get the feeling that Nic is the guy on our team who talks trash. Dame doesn't have that mentality.

 

You mean, be like a Catholic Priest?

 

Doh!!!!!!

 

Wow.

Called PA by his first name. Don't get yourself traded now, Dame haha

 

HCP calls him P Diddy.

 

If Jordan excelled at both ends of the court, I'm sure Lillard can, too.