Damian Lillard

one_manshow
one_manshow Members Posts: 4,591 ✭✭✭✭
edited December 2013 in From the Cheap Seats
With the way he's been balling do yall consider him as a top 10 pg in the nba this season? 2012 draft a lot of teams passed on him and he is proving there is talent in small D1 schools.

Can he make it on the stacked West All Star team as a reserve?

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  • its....JOHN B
    its....JOHN B Members Posts: 19,830 ✭✭✭✭✭
  • Matt-
    Matt- Members Posts: 21,585 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Steph Curry proved there is talent at small D-1 schools. And Kevin Martin and probably several others
  • Tommy bilfiger
    Tommy bilfiger Members Posts: 22,675 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I like lillards game I rather have lillard as the bulls pg than rose to be honest.
  • R.D.
    R.D. Members Posts: 20,156 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Lillard is def a top 10 PG but he needs to work on efficiency and play making for others

    He definitely should make the All Star team
  • ZydecoShawty
    ZydecoShawty Members Posts: 2,936 ✭✭✭✭✭
    With Chris Paul likely being voted in as the West starter either there's going to be 4 point guards making the All-Star game this year or Lillard is gonna have to get the nod over Russell Westbrook or Stephen Curry.
  • coop9889
    coop9889 Members Posts: 7,299 ✭✭✭✭✭
    With Chris Paul likely being voted in as the West starter either there's going to be 4 point guards making the All-Star game this year or Lillard is gonna have to get the nod over Russell Westbrook or Stephen Curry.

    Exactly, that's a tough sell.
  • one_manshow
    one_manshow Members Posts: 4,591 ✭✭✭✭
    R.D. wrote: »
    Lillard is def a top 10 PG but he needs to work on efficiency and play making for others

    He definitely should make the All Star team

    He's had several games this season with 10 or more assists. If he isn't scoring he's finding ways to get Aldridge his touches or Wes Matthews/Batum open three's.

  • one_manshow
    one_manshow Members Posts: 4,591 ✭✭✭✭
    As of right now who would y'all take Kyrie or Dame?
  • blu197
    blu197 Members Posts: 6,785 ✭✭✭✭✭
    As of right now who would y'all take Kyrie or Dame?

    Lillard b/c he's more durable and also better defensively...

    Kyrie also gets more selfish with the ball when he's on his And1 ?
  • af.r.i.c.a.
    af.r.i.c.a. Members Posts: 9,338 ✭✭✭✭✭
    As of right now who would y'all take Kyrie or Dame?

    You gotta put Wall in the conversation

  • Peezy_Jenkins
    Peezy_Jenkins Guests, Members, Writer, Content Producer Posts: 33,205 ✭✭✭✭✭
    As of right now who would y'all take Kyrie or Dame?
    blu197 wrote: »
    As of right now who would y'all take Kyrie or Dame?

    Lillard b/c he's more durable and also better defensively...

    Kyrie also gets more selfish with the ball when he's on his And1 ?

    c/s this, for right now, id like to see both improve their overall fg percentage, but so far this season id have lillard ahead by a hair cuz of ^^ and his 3pt shot
  • one_manshow
    one_manshow Members Posts: 4,591 ✭✭✭✭
    As of right now who would y'all take Kyrie or Dame?

    You gotta put Wall in the conversation

    Lol what has Wall accomplished during is tenure in the league?

  • Peezy_Jenkins
    Peezy_Jenkins Guests, Members, Writer, Content Producer Posts: 33,205 ✭✭✭✭✭
    lol, only thing lillard and irving have over wall in terms of accomplishment is r.o.y., wall coulda won that but blake got hurt and started a year late

    wall a better distributor and defender than both of them, and his j has gotten better, all 3 of em right in the same area and on the come up
  • Max.
    Max. Members Posts: 33,009 ✭✭✭✭✭
    People think TOR gona get the #1 pick just bcuz wiggins is from canada?

    J Parker is ballin >>>
  • Max.
    Max. Members Posts: 33,009 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wrong thread lol
  • R.D.
    R.D. Members Posts: 20,156 ✭✭✭✭✭
    R.D. wrote: »
    Lillard is def a top 10 PG but he needs to work on efficiency and play making for others

    He definitely should make the All Star team

    He's had several games this season with 10 or more assists. If he isn't scoring he's finding ways to get Aldridge his touches or Wes Matthews/Batum open three's.

    Ehhh I see Batum handling the ball a lot and being the playmaker....He's had several inefficient games which says he's forcing the issue
  • af.r.i.c.a.
    af.r.i.c.a. Members Posts: 9,338 ✭✭✭✭✭
    As of right now who would y'all take Kyrie or Dame?

    You gotta put Wall in the conversation

    Lol what has Wall accomplished during is tenure in the league?

    What has kyrie and lilard accomplished? Rookie of the year?? Okafor got one of those.. That doesn't mean ? . Kyrie can't get his team in the playoffs in the east with all that talent at least wall is getting wins with a decent roster.

  • greenwood1921
    greenwood1921 Members Posts: 47,115 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Good player, good dude. Already top 10, if he's still doing this 2 or 3 years from now and the team is still competitive -- he'll sneak into the top 5.
  • R.D.
    R.D. Members Posts: 20,156 ✭✭✭✭✭
    As of right now who would y'all take Kyrie or Dame?

    You gotta put Wall in the conversation

    Lol what has Wall accomplished during is tenure in the league?

    What has kyrie and lilard accomplished? Rookie of the year?? Okafor got one of those.. That doesn't mean ? . Kyrie can't get his team in the playoffs in the east with all that talent at least wall is getting wins with a decent roster.

    Washington got just as much if not more talent than Cleveland
  • Beta
    Beta Members Posts: 65,596 ✭✭✭✭✭
    If yall had to rank lillard, wall, irving, lawson, and holiday in order what would it be?
  • Mally_G
    Mally_G Members Posts: 2,927 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 2013
    Beta wrote: »
    If yall had to rank lillard, wall, irving, lawson, and holiday in order what would it be?

    1. Damian Lillard
    2. Jrue Holiday
    3. John Wall
    3a. Kyrie Irving
    5. Ty Lawson
    5a. Michael Carter Williams

    This is a tough list solely on career so far or performance this year.

    Lillard is clearly the one with an unlimited ceiling, and he's gelled with his teammates a lot easier than the rest.

    Jrue Holiday is coming off an All Star season, considering that was by default because the other top PGs in the East were hurt. He's helping the Pelicans make some moves in the West, especially with some of the older teams falling off, and he's finding AD in the right spots to help his game. They are a healthy player or two from a legit team built around AD and Jrue, but right now they too young.

    John Wall hasn't done anything in the league, but you can see that this past off season he's improved in areas where people complained the most about him. He's averaging 20 and 9 and he's finally shown a jumper and getting his teammates involved. The verdict is still out on his ceiling, which he moved up with his improved play this season. Irving is the same way, but he's come into the league an imposing 1on1 player with the ability to get the rack whenever he wants due to his handles, and that leads to him scoring often. He's in the same boat as Wall, except people are caught up in his And1 type handling and rate him higher solely on that, but he's just the same as Wall in many aspects of his game.

    Ty Lawson is a solid PG, but I truly believe he's peaked at his game, unless he's put into pressure situations. I think he could be doing more for Denver, but that could be coaching. He plays like a veteran and I don't see his career peaking any higher. His career will be about the same as it is now, until he gets older and he's on a contending team and helps them out.

    Michael Carter Williams should be in this discussion of top young PGs. the boy is a potential walking triple double, and a true game changer. Philly is 1-11 without him in the lineup. The only issue he will have to deal with is his health. i can see that he's injury prone and it's going to plague him his entire career.
  • NothingButTheTruth
    NothingButTheTruth Members Posts: 10,850 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Beta wrote: »
    If yall had to rank lillard, wall, irving, lawson, and holiday in order what would it be?

    1. Kyrie
    2. Lillard
    3. Wall
    4. Lawson
    5. Holiday
  • silverfoxx
    silverfoxx Guests, Members, Writer, Content Producer Posts: 11,704 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Beta wrote: »
    If yall had to rank lillard, wall, irving, lawson, and holiday in order what would it be?

    1. Holiday
    2. Lillard
    3.Kyrie
    4.Wall
    5. Lawson/quote]


    Fixed
  • ZydecoShawty
    ZydecoShawty Members Posts: 2,936 ✭✭✭✭✭
    ^^Stop being a homer. Holiday ain't scoring enough to be ranked ahead of those guys. #5 is his right place in that list.
  • Peezy_Jenkins
    Peezy_Jenkins Guests, Members, Writer, Content Producer Posts: 33,205 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1. Lillard
    1b. Wall
    3. Irving
    4. Lawson
    5. Holiday