Notice Where does Damian Lillard fall among All-Time Trail Blazers backcourt greats?

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  1. BigGameDamian

    BigGameDamian Well-Known Member

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  2. UncleCliffy'sDaddy

    UncleCliffy'sDaddy We're all Bozos on this bus.

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    Lillard
    Drexler
    Roy
    Petrie
    Porter
    Hollins
    Paxson
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    I think Dame will pass Drexler, but he's not there yet. Also I think putting Roy ahead of Petrie over values Roy and under values Petrie. For that matter, if Roy had been healthy, he may have achieved more than Porter; but he wasn't, and he didn't.

    Drexler (Temporarily)
    Lillard
    Petrie
    Porter
    Roy
    Hollins
    Paxson
     
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    UncleCliffy'sDaddy We're all Bozos on this bus.

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    I’ve always had an axe to grind when it comes to Drexler because (personal opinion) the man just totally lacked heart. He was more interested in making excuses instead of effort. So Dame gets it for me. You’re probably correct about me putting Roy over Petrie (and I LOVED Petrie) but Roy got us to the playoffs, Petrie never did. And because Hollins has the ring, does that mean he should be rated higher than Porter? It’s all subjective but the exercise reminds us we’ve had some pretty damn good guards over the years......
     
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    Today it's

    Drexler
    Lillard
    Paxson
    Porter
    Petrie
    Hollins
    McCollum

    That's my 7
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Haha I didn't even think about CJ. Because we have Dame. If we'd never had Dame and CJ was doing what he's doing, we'd be having this conversation about CJ.

    Good call.

    :cheers:
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    I'd sneak Brandon in there. His peak (although short-lived) was matched by like 2 other dudes.
     
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    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    "Blazer fans select Lillard as most tradable Blazer!"
     
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    Drexler was lazy as lazy can be from a practice and improvement standpoint, but he had more raw talent than any Blazer before, and maybe since.

    Lillard is the exact opposite: mentally strong, with a will to improve I've never seen in a player before. A top shelf talent with a gym rat attitude.

    Right now, Drexler is tops because he was the talent that got us to the Finals twice; but the second Lillard gets us to the WCF, he'll be tops.
     
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    Drexler
    Roy
    Lillard
    Porter
    Hollins
    Petrie
    CJ - once CJ get a another year or two he could move up
     
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    Speaking of not getting over someone.

    Fuck Roy
     
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    Mediocre Man Mr. SportsTwo

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    321 games
    19/4/5

    vs

    447 games
    23/4/6

    How is Mr. Timberwolf better?
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    The worship for Roy makes no sense to me. He was here for four years. He was hurt for a large portion of it. He has completely abandoned the city since he left. Dame is, by really any measurement, a much better player, and a much more engaged part of the community.
     
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    Mediocre Man Mr. SportsTwo

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    Exactly.
     
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    1. Hollins (won us a Championship!)
    2. Twardzik (won us a Championship!)
    3. Porter (got us to a couple)
    4. Drexler
    5. Lillard
    6. Petrie
    7. Roy

    Until a guard leads us to the promise land Holland and Twardzik sit on top the list. Why? Because only one thing matters - a ring!
     
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    So we should trade Dame for Shaun Livingston?
     
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    Didn’t say such a thing. What I am saying is that Walton is the best Center in team “history” and Lucas and Gross are the best forwards in team history and Hollins and Twardzik are our best guards in team history. If Lillard wants to join these ranks, win us a championship.

    There is time....
     
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    So we're completely excluding talent then..
     
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    dviss1 Emcee Referee

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    Exactly. Now stop being a hypocrite when we talk shit about TT.

    At least Roy didn't quit on us. I find it interesting that you hate Roy but believe our vitriol for TT is unfounded.
     
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    So Robert Horry is better than Jordan?

    At least by your logic.
     
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