Damian Lillard Appreciation Thread

soboMP3 · Post #21 » by **soboMP3** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 4:38 pm

MickeyDavis wrote:¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Lol, yep. But a blip on the radar.

j_hilge444 · Post #22 » by **j_hilge444** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 4:42 pm

I think the best game of Dame's tenure as a Buck was the first one. All downhill from there.

FrieAaron · Post #23 » by **FrieAaron** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 4:46 pm

j_hilge444 wrote:I think the best game of Dame's tenure as a Buck was the first one. All downhill from there.

His best game as a Buck was 100% game 1 against Indy last year.

MikeIsGood · Post #24 » by **MikeIsGood** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 4:47 pm

Was hyped beyond belief to get him, but it just didn't work out with the other factors in play - and maybe even in a vacuum. Better on paper than in practice. No ill will at all, but ultimately no big attachment to him either. Appreciate his time here and wish him well.

Mostly I just feel bad for him for how things worked out for him with the injury at his age. I hope he gets a bit of a swan song somewhere (hopefully not with Miami :-?

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j_hilge444 · Post #25 » by **j_hilge444** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 4:50 pm

FrieAaron wrote:
j_hilge444 wrote:I think the best game of Dame's tenure as a Buck was the first one. All downhill from there.

His best game as a Buck was 100% game 1 against Indy last year.

I meant more so the idea of Dame as a Buck rather than his actual play.

MrHoneycutt · Post #26 » by **MrHoneycutt** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 4:58 pm

I wish it would have worked out, sure was exciting when we traded for him

brewbucks · Post #27 » by **brewbucks** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 4:59 pm

I wish him the best on his life journey.

kanyon · Post #28 » by **kanyon** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 5:11 pm

Juggling coaches really messed up that window imo.

Milbucks96 · Post #29 » by **Milbucks96** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 5:13 pm

Hope he can recover and stay healthy on and mainly off the court with the health scare he had. Wish him the best in the future.

Ruben Quevedo · Post #30 » by **Ruben Quevedo** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 5:24 pm

Matches Malone wrote:Thanks for the memory.

Watch on YouTube

When we made that run in the 2nd quarter I thought "this team is going to be so good."

Post #31 » by **MickeyDavis** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 5:34 pm

Again, this is an appreciation thread. If you have nothing to contribute move on.

CharityStripe34 · Post #32 » by **CharityStripe34** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 5:35 pm

Disappointing tenure but I bet if the bucks got Atkinson and a couple of better ancillary pieces it would've worked better. Good dude and good teammate. A 2 trapped in a PG body. Hope he gets to have one final stretch run in his career.

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VooDoo7 · Post #33 » by **VooDoo7** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 5:39 pm

MickeyDavis wrote:
VooDoo7 wrote:Am I an a-hole for thinking Dame doesn't need/deserve an appreciation thread?

I can go either way on it. But let's keep this an appreciation thread. No need to crap on him now.

Not bashing, just saying he was only here one year and really didn't leave any kind of mark...

buckboy · Post #34 » by **buckboy** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 5:40 pm

VooDoo7 wrote:Am I an a-hole for thinking Dame doesn't need/deserve an appreciation thread?

Nope. I'm with you.

I hold no ill will toward him and wish him the best though.

That shot against Sacramento was cool.

Post #35 » by **MickeyDavis** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 5:56 pm

I was at Dame's first game as a Buck. He went for 39 in a 118-117 win over Philly. Fiserv was electric.

tski1972 · Post #36 » by **tski1972** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 5:57 pm

The idea of Dame was better than the reality of Dame. Hopefully he gets healthy and can still play.

Big Dog Yank · Post #37 » by **Big Dog Yank** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 6:30 pm

Ron Swanson wrote:What could have been if we had just hired a good coach from the get-go and immediately re-built a better fitting supporting roster around those two. 62 total minutes of them together in the playoffs is all we got. Class act and hope he can get back healthy.

Would've loved to see what Stotts could've cooked up for Dame and Giannis here.

If Griffin hadn't engaged in that shouting match with Terry, Dame might have worked out here.

Either way, best of luck, Dame.

rilamann · Post #38 » by **rilamann** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 6:31 pm

Dame is one of those odd players where if you put him on a 35 team, he could make them a 45 win team.

But if you put Dame on a 55 win team, he could make them a 45 win team.

That is my takeaway after watching Dame up close every night as a Buck and that probably would have been my assessment of him when he still a Blazer.

If I had to say something nice or complimentary of Dame. I would say he's probably one of the best under 6'4 guys I have ever seen at the NBA level when it comes to taking the ball to the basket and finishing. Problem was, he only did that once or twice game. Every game thread when Dame would take it to the basket and finish and make it look easy I said Dame wouldn't;t be overrated if he did that more often..

Dame seemed more interested in Dame Time than actually helping the Bucks win games.

blazza18 · Post #39 » by **blazza18** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 6:36 pm

Sad that we never really figured out a way to get the best out of Dame. Him ageing and both him and Giannis not really knowing what to do without the ball made things very hard.

Dick Tate · Post #40 » by **Dick Tate** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 6:37 pm

Dick Tate wrote:

Goodbye to Khris, Brook, Dame and the team that almost was.