He is lower end of elite, but to pretend like he's up there with Bron/Kawhi/Giannis/Steph is just goofy......and I wouldn't even put Harden or Luka on the level of those four in terms of expectations. Dame is on the level of Jimmy Butler where it took multiple collapses by the favorites for him AND almost everyone on his squad to get hot for him to end up in the Finals. It's not that they're both playing underdog. They simply are the underdog. That's just how it works. Occasionally we'll get the shot against OKC or Houston just like we got Butler vs Bron game 5 (and the following game Jimmy fell back down to earth). I don't get why people get upset that Dame occasionally has a puncher's chance, but him ending up in the WCF is the peak of what he's going to do 99% of the time if Bron/Kawhi are healthy in the west.
So are we holding Dame to a standard this year or does he get to play the perpetual underdog? Again
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He is lower end of elite, but to pretend like he's up there with Bron/Kawhi/Giannis/Steph is just goofy......and I wouldn't even put Harden or Luka on the level of those four in terms of expectations. Dame is on the level of Jimmy Butler where it took multiple collapses by the favorites for him AND almost everyone on his squad to get hot for him to end up in the Finals. It's not that they're both playing underdog. They simply are the underdog. That's just how it works. Occasionally we'll get the shot against OKC or Houston just like we got Butler vs Bron game 5 (and the following game Jimmy fell back down to earth). I don't get why people get upset that Dame occasionally has a puncher's chance, but him ending up in the WCF is the peak of what he's going to do 99% of the time if Bron/Kawhi are healthy in the west.
Roland Coltrane
Superstar
Both guys are 1's with a green light to shoot 3's.
One is the best shooter of all time with a bunch of rings.
The other is a career 37% 3pt shooter with nice youtube content
And we really gotta pretend they're in the same class because people's feelings are still hurt that a lightskin suburban point guard took three rings off of Brons hand
mastermind
Rest In Power Kobe
There is a reason why the best players on title teams aren’t small guards. It’s very hard.
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he no doubt can run the offense for a championship tier franchise
the way individual players are perceived is very much colored by what they are surrounded by
it's a long history of goat tier individual players that spent their careers in less than ideal situations
as well as players who were elevated by being apart of great franchises
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rbksNgirbauds
Even on the court we stay flyy, Jada & A.I.
Lol oh please tell me how great that franchise was prior to Steph. Rather convenient that they became elite once he was drafted him don’t you think?
HIS 6TH SEASONIS NOW BEING MORPHED INTO
"ONCE THEY DRAFTED HIM"
rbksNgirbauds
Even on the court we stay flyy, Jada & A.I.
Bruh what? The point you’re attempting to make further augments mines....the franchise is all of sudden competent when he puts the injury bug behind him and hits the beginning of his prime.
IS NOW BEING MORPHED INTO
"ONCE THEY DRAFTED HIM"
And the turn from a laughingstock franchise to competent began in 2013, not ‘15.
Don’t quote me again negro if you ain’t tryna make a prediction for ya boy Dame this season
COMPETENT AFTER
THEY GOT ALL NBA DAVID LEE...
DRAFTED HOF KLAY...
THEY GOT ALL NBA DAVID LEE...
DRAFTED HOF KLAY...
rbksNgirbauds
Even on the court we stay flyy, Jada & A.I.
What are your expectations for Damian Lillard and the Portland Trailblazers this year? What seed do they obtain? How far do they advance?COMPETENT AFTER
THEY GOT ALL NBA DAVID LEE...
DRAFTED HOF KLAY...
What would be considered a failure/letdown for your favorite player and “best” pg in the NBA?
thelonious21
I like my women tall
Glad some cats made some sense in here..
#GoBlazers
#GoBlazers
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truly was the stars lining up
bro won the bball lottery for that stretch of success
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let's see if they continue to be elite
IS NOW BEING MORPHED INTO
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chef gonna turn this roster into some 5star shyte
gravity mane gravity ha
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night owl
Its incredibly difficult to do for a shorter player. Leading a team to a ring <= 6'3" since the merger has been done what, 3 times?
44 seasons
Steph (1)
Zeke (2x)
Dame would have to get through 3 or 4 of these
Bron/AD
Kawhi/PG
Murray/Jokic
Luka/KP
Mitchell/Gobert
Giannis/Middleton
Jimmy/Bam
Harden/Westbrook
Tatum/Brown
rbksNgirbauds
Even on the court we stay flyy, Jada & A.I.
Lol no doubt. Oddly enough, Dame was drafted to a much more competent franchise both historically and at that time ....but hey let’s not let a lil thing like facts get in the way of narratives