What's Lillard's ceiling?
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Derrick Rose? I haven't seen him play much, but I do know his athleticism is nowhere near Rose's, but he can work on that.
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I think, realistically, he can be Chauncey Billups. He's not quite as good at drawing fouls yet, but that will come with time and respect from refs. He does have a 'big shot' tendancy, is a good shooter - from all areas of the court - and has a great feel for the game for a rookie. He's not a good defender, yet, but that can be worked on. As a scoring threat he has tools to be slightly better than Billups though.
That would seem to project him as a top 5 PG for his career.
That would seem to project him as a top 5 PG for his career.
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Ceiling: Chauncey Billups
Floor: Damon Stoudamire
Floor: Damon Stoudamire
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Billups is a pretty good ceiling
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Does he not enough athleticism to become the next Rose?
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MellowRose wrote:Does he not enough athleticism to become the next Rose?
He is not freak athletic, but being good is not all about being a freak. Rose actually has a lot of skills. Rose and Westbrook are both 70% athleticism, 30% skill point guards. Irving relies on 80% skill, 20% athleticism. He doesn't have the skill to make up his non-elite athleticism.
Lillard is really really old; he is in fact older than Irving by 2 years. His skill and body has both matured to probably 70-80% levels/
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More athletic Deron Williams
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MellowRose wrote:Derrick Rose? I haven't seen him play much, but I do know his athleticism is nowhere near Rose's, but he can work on that.
You can't work on athleticism. You either have it, or you don't.
Lillard isn't without athleticism. But no, he isn't the athletic freak that Rose and Westbrook are.
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Doddage wrote:Better shooting Russell Westbrook
He doesnt have nearly the explosiveness as Westbrook. His ceiling as someone else said is Chauncey Billups, their games are extremely similar right now.
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MellowRose wrote:Does he not enough athleticism to become the next Rose?
No. Although he does have the same 'take over' mentality shown in Rose, but Lillard gets his points through step back jumpshots or working off screens for 3 pointers - he's not an aggressive drive to the basket kind of player. Don't get me wrong, he can still dunk pretty effectively, but he's not as good in traffic.
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SoulInTheHole7 wrote:MellowRose wrote:Derrick Rose? I haven't seen him play much, but I do know his athleticism is nowhere near Rose's, but he can work on that.
You can't work on athleticism. You either have it, or you don't.
Lillard isn't without athleticism. But no, he isn't the athletic freak that Rose and Westbrook are.
So when athletes work out in the gym, they're doing what exactly?
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Number wise his ceiling could be 24/6/3
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StatLine wrote:TMNT
Kids nowadays using urban words that many cant understand the meaning. TMNT? trying to find the meaning of that on google and only thing I can find is " teenage mutant ninja turtles".
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Billups
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Billups was a top end defender, while lillard is very bad at that end of th ball. Billups was a much better shooter. He was never a really prolific scorer, while Lillard is as score first as they come.
I don't really see the similarities there.
Maybe a poor mans Arenas?
I don't really see the similarities there.
Maybe a poor mans Arenas?
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DragicTime85 wrote:StatLine wrote:TMNT
Kids nowadays using urban words that many cant understand the meaning. TMNT? trying to find the meaning of that on google and only thing I can find is " teenage mutant ninja turtles".
He's saying Westbrook
Michael Jordan wrote:Sometimes I wish I could be my teammates looking at that
defense. It must be nice. But it isn't nice for me.
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BadWolf wrote:Billups was a top end defender, while lillard is very bad at that end of th ball. Billups was a much better shooter. He was never a really prolific scorer, while Lillard is as score first as they come.
I don't really see the similarities there.
Maybe a poor mans Arenas?
Are you serious? Look at Billups and Arenas at Lillard's age. And he's in his first year in the league.
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DragicTime85 wrote:StatLine wrote:TMNT
Kids nowadays using urban words that many cant understand the meaning. TMNT? trying to find the meaning of that on google and only thing I can find is " teenage mutant ninja turtles".
I thought of Ninja Turtles too when i saw TMNT.
LOL WTF