Am I taking crazy pills or do you think this is the thread you started? I don't see the "5 most overrated players" in that link.. And the OP here is not from SI or you.
I seriously don't know sport media outlets even bother producing crap stories like this. Just to get people to click on the link? The content sucks. Take this section on Damian, they claim he is over-rated, yet the text says NOTHING to support that assertion.
Take it easy. I've worked and traveled a little over 70 hours in the last 5 days..... brain is fried.
Congratulations. Was the operation to install said brain painful? (Sorry "The", you know I love you).
I think you read a lot of my posts with a tone I don't intend. I don't take myself or this forum too seriously most of the time and I have no animosity or anything towards you personally.
I believe after the season and perhaps a run in the playoffs his mark will be set. His chemistry with another group is the key issue. I want to compare his new assist and steal averages.
I really don't know if I agree that Dame/Klay/and Draymond are overrated. Love might have been overrated, but he has taken a major hit in the last season. Rose is a ghost at this point. They're just piling on.
Meanwhile, aldridge against the Scums tonight (4th quarter, play-by-play): 8:57 80-71 LaMarcus Aldridge enters the game for David West 8:44 82-71 LaMarcus Aldridge misses 15-foot two point shot 7:31 84-73 LaMarcus Aldridge defensive rebound 5:00 89-77 LaMarcus Aldridge misses 5-foot jumper 4:39 89-77 LaMarcus Aldridge offensive foul (Mirza Teletovic draws the foul) 4:39 89-77 LaMarcus Aldridge turnover 3:56 91-77 LaMarcus Aldridge lost ball turnover (Brandon Knight steals) 3:55 LMFAO
I LOVE Lillard (especially the person), but, unfortunately, I think SI is on the money with this (about the player). What the hell has happened to Lillards shot? Personally, I think it stems from Dame over-estimating his ability, and, lately, lazy decision making.. [forced llloooonngg threes on TERRIBLE shot selection, turnovers, walking the ball up, crap defense anyone?] The Dame we have nowadays seems to be trying too hard to get his - [to upkeep his reputation/Brand?] - and it's hurting himself and the team. And let's face it, Dame, without his shot, and combined with his less than stellar defense, is only good/above average at best - not great. [In fact I'd rather McCollum at the point than Dame without his shot. McCollum is a better creator] I'd like to see Dame get back to efficient basics (No forced threes!!!!!), and try to be more of a facilitator. Also less minutes on the court over the season - we have the depth now. Perhaps, more refreshed, we'll see the re-emergence of the ' sub-Zero' Dame ( Yeah, I know, It's been a while right?) I guess in the spirit of todays date; I would like to see Lillard go back(to his old ways) to improve his future. . .
I felt that Dames reputation was based primarily on how crazy clutch he was. When he got hurt and mangled his finger it didn't help his consistency or his clutch stats. Also starting with the Clips last year teams were running out and doubling him at the three point line, basically cutting off our head. I predict better things and more help making teams pay for that tactic this year. Dame looks quicker this year and teams are going to have to pay attention to CJ and our slashers, allowing Dame to pick his spots.
The shoes? The finger? Hit a wall? I hope his shooting slump fixes itself and hes iceman again. We need the deep ball to go down from him this year like it did the first two.
Agreed. The only thing that makes Dame special is his ability to hit clutch shots and take over games in the final minutes. Without that he's an average starting PG. It's why I hope he spends this entire season working on facilitating - that's the part of his game that needs the most work and will have the largest impact on team success. If he can become a good/great distributor then this team can quickly get back to where we were before the rebuild, and then go even further. I wouldn't mind seeing his combined APG/TOPG exceed his FGA, as long as the APG trend upwards and the TOPG trend downwards over the course of the season.
Lillard, if you're reading this, you gotta make your shots. You're too short to succeed at taking it to the hoop. Your 3 has been off since your second year, so your only option is to take more mid-range shots.
Honestly, the only thing overrated about Lillard is his 3 point shooting. Other than that hes a damn good player. But his 3 point shooting for the last half a year has been terrible. It hasn't been that great this preseason either, Im at peace at this point he probably wont be that great of a 3 point shooter anymore. I'll take average if anything from him though.. better than nothing
