Damian Lillard: a star in the making?

[EddieJonesFan]

Jeff Teague

[phx#7]

I was hoping he'd fall to the Suns. Really reminded me of a less athletic Kevin Johnson with more range when I saw him play.

[UnderdogKnicks]

Wow DeBlazerRiddem u must be very emo how do u figure "u guys" means "Portland Trailblazer fans." It makes no sense it obviously means RealGM members of course Mr Big Shot is not a Blazers fan he has a Bulls avatar, u're just spilling out a ton of crap, do u just want attention? So I guess u think every time some1 says "u guys" it means "Portland Trailblazer fans" because u are a Trailblazer fan and u're special and everything has to be about the Blazers. By the way I'm just messing with u but u fuked up.

[DerrickRose23]

Damian Lillard will be an all star - book it

[AnSweR07]

^ That definitely was not an "attack".

I see him as a rick man's Lou Williams. Best suited as a ridiculously good 6th man.

You're crazy. Lou Will is a 20+ppg scorer in this league given starter minutes with solid playmaking skills. Lillard isn't as talented nor as athletic as Lou. Lillard has a great work ethic and chip on shoulder mentality to help him suceed in this league ill give him that.

[Downtown]

If Lillard can equal Lou Williams, Jeff Teague, or hope to be a less athletic Kevin Johnson with more range then Portland has themselves a great draft pick and pointguard for a long time.

Only time will tell though if he reaches these levels or as another poster said, he's Jerryd Bayless 2.0.

[King d]

^ That definitely was not an "attack".

I see him as a rick man's Lou Williams. Best suited as a ridiculously good 6th man.

Lillard isn't as talented nor as athletic as Lou

That's debatable

[Oden2]

I don't think Lillard will be a great pick when all is said and done. My main issue is his quickness and his slow first step. I'd like to see him succeed but I'm about 5/95 against him becoming a first tier PG.

[King d]

I don't think Lillard will be a great pick when all is said and done. My main issue is his quickness and his slow first step. I'd like to see him succeed but I'm about 5/95 against him becoming a first tier PG.

I don't see anything wrong with his quickness/1st step...

[Jack wore plaid]

I don't think Lillard will be a great pick when all is said and done. My main issue is his quickness and his slow first step. I'd like to see him succeed but I'm about 5/95 against him becoming a first tier PG.

Maybe ask every player he blew by in summer league, or every GM/scout that compared him to Derrick Rose, Zeke Thomas, Westbrook, if he has a quick first step.


He might not ever be a great PG, but it won't be because he doesn't have a quick first step

[[RCG]]

I'll wait to see how he does his first season against actual competition - not scrubs from an extremely weak D-1 conference.

[Shem]

[GreenRiddler]

Definitely a great talent. He has a chance to become a 1st tier point guard along with Rose, Rondo, CP3, Westbrook and DWill...I think he will be 2nd tier, equal to guys like Ty Lawson and Jrue Holiday from the get go.

U really think he is going to be 1st tier of PGS? He is very average he'll be a good starting PG, u guys are overrating draft players again and this happens every year.

Oh you mean in 2008 with Rose?

[GreenRiddler]

I think he is Jerryd Bayless 2.0. Very similar in college stats, playing style, physical tools, height, weight, ect .... Once you adjust for competition and all that stuff, they are about the same so I expect the same kinda career for Damian Lillard.

He may have more success with the blazers than Bayless did since he's likely to get the starting spot from day one and theres no brandon roy on the team but I don't expect him to live up to anywhere near where he was picked at.

Have you watched Summer league? He looks nothing like Bayless. It is okay though let that Chip grow bigger that R.O.Y trophy is gonna look good with him beside it.

[King d]

Comparing Lillard to Bayless is like comparing Allen Iverson with Jimmer Fredette.

Both things sound ridiculous