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cdel00 wrote::). The thing I like about Lillard is how he can make his doubters doubt themselves about doubting him..
To me thats Oakland toughness!
And if we are to shake the soft rep its what this franchise needs so desperatly!
cdel00 wrote::). The thing I like about Lillard is how he can make his doubters doubt themselves about doubting him.
Undefeated wrote:I've only seen highlights of Damian Lillard, so I'm not going to say anything about his game. But what I'll say is that, people say Jeremy Lamb is overhyped, but take a look at Damian Lillard. And most of the guys who trash Lamb happen to be Lillard bandwagoners lol. How things are ain't they?
Undefeated wrote:I've only seen highlights of Damian Lillard, so I'm not going to say anything about his game. But what I'll say is that, people say Jeremy Lamb is overhyped, but take a look at Damian Lillard. And most of the guys who trash Lamb happen to be Lillard bandwagoners lol. How things are ain't they?
cdel00 wrote:Undefeated wrote:I've only seen highlights of Damian Lillard, so I'm not going to say anything about his game. But what I'll say is that, people say Jeremy Lamb is overhyped, but take a look at Damian Lillard. And most of the guys who trash Lamb happen to be Lillard bandwagoners lol. How things are ain't they?
Maybe some have but I think Lamb at #2 to Charrlotte makes a lot of sense. And I also think that Lamb and Lillard would be awesome together.
That's some serious legth in the back court.
Rapsfan4life wrote:man jeremy lamb is a dumb ass
http://www.csnnw.com/pages/video?PID=FE ... CVZBJRamtI
tecumseh18 wrote:Rapsfan4life wrote:man jeremy lamb is a dumb ass
http://www.csnnw.com/pages/video?PID=FE ... CVZBJRamtI
Why do people say that? He's got a laid back vibe to him, but I can tell you that Derrick Rose and the young LaMarcus Aldridge did not come across well in interviews. OTOH, Johnny Flynn could someday have his own talk show.
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What's funny is that I had lunch with Terrence Ross' agent yesterday. We talked about every possible scenario. Toronto never came up.
cdel00 wrote:I think Lamb at #2 to Charlotte makes a lot of sense.
Anyway, it’s information gathering and a getting-to-know-them trip (first up was this piece on Andrew Nicholson) and I’m trying to figure out which guys on the Raptors list I should be speaking to.
Two of them – and I have it on very good they are at least on a list of possibilities – are Weber State guard Damian Lillard and Connecticut guard Jeremy Lamb.
An aside: There is no definitive list of possibilities for Toronto at No. 8, it is expanding and contracting almost daily, there is much work to do, they are barely closer to finalizing anything than they were a week ago; they don’t know who’ll be there, aren’t sure who they like best and all the speculation you’re reading is just that, rampant speculation.
Now, I’m not sure how much you can learn about kids in the group interview sessions we have but I will tell you this, I’m far more impressed with Lillard than I am Lamb and here’s why:
This is a time of keepaway in some ways, lots players – on advice of self-serving agents who don’t want their clients exposed – don’t like to play against anyone; they want to show their individual skills but games, sometimes even three-on-three, are verboten. Flaws are exposed, draft slots suffer, money is lost and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
So I’m talking to Lillard and he said he much prefers the group dynamic because it allows him to show what he’s got and when it’s pointed out to him that some of the other guys in the room shy away from that, he says this:
“I’m from Oakland. Gary Payton was that kind of person, really competitive. Jason Kidd, Brian Shaw. I feel I have to bring that same thing to the table as an Oakland point guard. I wand to compete and I feel I still have to prove myself playing against higher lever guys and I’m happy to have the opportunity.”
In the next session we get to speak to Lamb and it comes up that not only isn’t he going to compete at any level here, he’s not even going to do the skills drills. He might do some agility today but that’s likely it.
Why?
“Not sure, it’s my first time going through it. I was just told I don’t need to do that, (I) need to get ready for the interviews and things like that. I’m not sure on it.”
Rhettmatic wrote:Amid all the fuss about Dion Waiters, Le Doug (who's in Chicago at the combine) says that the Raps are focused on Lillard and Lamb:
http://thestar.blogs.com/raptors/Anyway, it’s information gathering and a getting-to-know-them trip (first up was this piece on Andrew Nicholson) and I’m trying to figure out which guys on the Raptors list I should be speaking to.
Two of them – and I have it on very good they are at least on a list of possibilities – are Weber State guard Damian Lillard and Connecticut guard Jeremy Lamb.
An aside: There is no definitive list of possibilities for Toronto at No. 8, it is expanding and contracting almost daily, there is much work to do, they are barely closer to finalizing anything than they were a week ago; they don’t know who’ll be there, aren’t sure who they like best and all the speculation you’re reading is just that, rampant speculation.
Now, I’m not sure how much you can learn about kids in the group interview sessions we have but I will tell you this, I’m far more impressed with Lillard than I am Lamb and here’s why:
This is a time of keepaway in some ways, lots players – on advice of self-serving agents who don’t want their clients exposed – don’t like to play against anyone; they want to show their individual skills but games, sometimes even three-on-three, are verboten. Flaws are exposed, draft slots suffer, money is lost and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
So I’m talking to Lillard and he said he much prefers the group dynamic because it allows him to show what he’s got and when it’s pointed out to him that some of the other guys in the room shy away from that, he says this:
“I’m from Oakland. Gary Payton was that kind of person, really competitive. Jason Kidd, Brian Shaw. I feel I have to bring that same thing to the table as an Oakland point guard. I wand to compete and I feel I still have to prove myself playing against higher lever guys and I’m happy to have the opportunity.”
In the next session we get to speak to Lamb and it comes up that not only isn’t he going to compete at any level here, he’s not even going to do the skills drills. He might do some agility today but that’s likely it.
Why?
“Not sure, it’s my first time going through it. I was just told I don’t need to do that, (I) need to get ready for the interviews and things like that. I’m not sure on it.”
Rhettmatic wrote:Amid all the fuss about Dion Waiters, Le Doug (who's in Chicago at the combine) says that the Raps are focused on Lillard and Lamb:
http://thestar.blogs.com/raptors/Anyway, it’s information gathering and a getting-to-know-them trip (first up was this piece on Andrew Nicholson) and I’m trying to figure out which guys on the Raptors list I should be speaking to.
Two of them – and I have it on very good they are at least on a list of possibilities – are Weber State guard Damian Lillard and Connecticut guard Jeremy Lamb.
An aside: There is no definitive list of possibilities for Toronto at No. 8, it is expanding and contracting almost daily, there is much work to do, they are barely closer to finalizing anything than they were a week ago; they don’t know who’ll be there, aren’t sure who they like best and all the speculation you’re reading is just that, rampant speculation.
Now, I’m not sure how much you can learn about kids in the group interview sessions we have but I will tell you this, I’m far more impressed with Lillard than I am Lamb and here’s why:
This is a time of keepaway in some ways, lots players – on advice of self-serving agents who don’t want their clients exposed – don’t like to play against anyone; they want to show their individual skills but games, sometimes even three-on-three, are verboten. Flaws are exposed, draft slots suffer, money is lost and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
So I’m talking to Lillard and he said he much prefers the group dynamic because it allows him to show what he’s got and when it’s pointed out to him that some of the other guys in the room shy away from that, he says this:
“I’m from Oakland. Gary Payton was that kind of person, really competitive. Jason Kidd, Brian Shaw. I feel I have to bring that same thing to the table as an Oakland point guard. I wand to compete and I feel I still have to prove myself playing against higher lever guys and I’m happy to have the opportunity.”
In the next session we get to speak to Lamb and it comes up that not only isn’t he going to compete at any level here, he’s not even going to do the skills drills. He might do some agility today but that’s likely it.
Why?
“Not sure, it’s my first time going through it. I was just told I don’t need to do that, (I) need to get ready for the interviews and things like that. I’m not sure on it.”
