Potomac Griz
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Pretty awesome to see Lillard go #6 over all in the draft (as most of the mock drafts had him going). Definitely well deserved. Hope he kicks ass in the NBA!
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Lillard #6 in the NBA draft to Portland
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MaximumGriz2013
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Agree completely, I might actually have an interest in watching the NBA next year to see Lillard kick some ass.
mtgrizrule
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mporter said:
AMEN, as long as he never teams up with the Heat. :thumb:
Good luck Damian and congratulations.
I think the NBA will see a much different Damian Lillard than we saw at Weber. He will have much more freedom to showcase his athleticism and his talent. In Weber's scheme of things he was an ideal team player and only at times would take over a game in spurts. That would be the Damian Lillard that we all feared. However, he would then rein himself back in to get, and to keep, other teammates involved which is what the Weber State offense was based around.
I think Damian's success in the draft will also fuel extra motivation in Will Cherry. He knows he is athletically gifted and the results of his desire to get better became very evident last year by his remarkable improvement offensively at he foul line and field goal shooting. If he makes the same improvement in his game next year as he did this past year he will play in the NBA. I hope he does.
I think the NBA will see a much different Damian Lillard than we saw at Weber. He will have much more freedom to showcase his athleticism and his talent. In Weber's scheme of things he was an ideal team player and only at times would take over a game in spurts. That would be the Damian Lillard that we all feared. However, he would then rein himself back in to get, and to keep, other teammates involved which is what the Weber State offense was based around.
I think Damian's success in the draft will also fuel extra motivation in Will Cherry. He knows he is athletically gifted and the results of his desire to get better became very evident last year by his remarkable improvement offensively at he foul line and field goal shooting. If he makes the same improvement in his game next year as he did this past year he will play in the NBA. I hope he does.
mtgrizrule
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Griz1 said:
YES, someone else that sees Cherry's talent, and having a chance. :thumb: Who will be next on the bandwagon and when?
Griz1 said:
I listened to that portion of the draft on ESPN radio, and commentator Doug Gottlieb was complimenting Lilliards game and mentioned watching Weber lose to Montana twice while mentioning that Lilliard was too eagher to distribute the ball & still had 30+ each game. I thought the same thing back in March. Lilliard was a star and didn't get much help.
moose/squirrel
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Congrats to the Weber fan who I played golf with today. We discussed Lilliard and where he might go. I told him a mock draft that had him at 6. He said it could be good for Big Sky players going forward and I agree, particularly if he has some NBA success.
We also talked football, I filled him in on some of our prized recruits like Gamboa, Walcott, Craig, etc. He wondered where we found these guys.
We agreed that it's great to see BSC guys do well and will open the door for others moving forward and I hope we are both right. Great day to whack a little white ball around....now back to our previously scheduled programming, lol. :thumb:
We also talked football, I filled him in on some of our prized recruits like Gamboa, Walcott, Craig, etc. He wondered where we found these guys.
We agreed that it's great to see BSC guys do well and will open the door for others moving forward and I hope we are both right. Great day to whack a little white ball around....now back to our previously scheduled programming, lol. :thumb:
Griz1 said:
Exactly.
mtgrizrule
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Geddes said:
I don't see him being a bust either. He has too much versatility to his game to be a bust. He has range, create fouls, handles the ball well, and distributes. He is capable of scoring a lot, and has the mindset to get his teammates involved too. The only part of his game I question, is how much more can he improve defensively, and is he a top level leader, or better in being a 2nd fiddle example like leader? He is not a bad defender, but has some to prove to be considered, better than average. He is not a bad leader, but he strikes me as more of an lead by example, and not rock the house kind of personality. In time, I want to see him get some "fire" and "attitude" in your face, when needed intensity.
Kind of ironic, Lilliard has what Cherry needs to work on. Cherry has what Lillard needs to work on. Combine them, and you have an all star PG. :thumb:
moose/squirrel
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Ashamed said:
I'll take the opinion of various NBA brain trusts over your or my take. As an outsider I can see him having struggles with physical play but he he is lightning quick, perhaps quicker than any other guard outside of Teague in this draft. He is certainly a better shooter than the other point guards drafted in the first round (though that could be debated with Austin Rivers).
Is he a hall of famer, nope, can he be a real good NBA player, I think so and hope he performs well as it gives a little more cred to the conference. We will see in the future.
moose/squirrel
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mtgrizrule said:
Now that I've had a little time to reflect on the draft I think Lilliard a very good NBA point guard, particularly with the situation at Portland he is going into. I don't think he is Hall of Fame material but I would bet he'll make an all star game or two in his career. He has great range, can post up pretty well for his size, is very quick, see's the court extremely well and when needed can take over a game.
I think his defense needs some work, particularly one on one with penetrating guards and his switching defense, but this is the only real flaw I see in his game. If he works as hard at the pro level as he did at Weber he will make an impact.
I think his defense needs some work, particularly one on one with penetrating guards and his switching defense, but this is the only real flaw I see in his game. If he works as hard at the pro level as he did at Weber he will make an impact.
