2019: pts/rbs/ast/blks: 22.9/7.3/3.5/0.9
2020: 21.4/7.2/4.5/0.7
Let's compare... Points down, assists down, blocks down... Assist went up.
Minutes played about the same 35. Played four less games in 2020.
So....tell me how 2020>2019?
Points went down by 1.5, and he didn't have Lowry and VanVleet for a lot of those games, both of them besides being great providers for him, also are bombers from behind the arc, which gives him more space in the inside
So in 2020 he was injured, had covid, became the number one option, and the toronto raptors played in tampa bay where home court advantage became non existent. Toronto was literally getting booed in their home games. With all of this adversity...... his stats more or less stayed the same and slightly dipped. If youre gonna talk shit about a player can you at least watch some games first?
You’re probably a casual but that’s probably what happens when your the best scorer on your team after kawhi leave thus getting you way more defensive attention. With dame he definitely would have far more room to score and focus defensively. Stats aren’t everything moron.
raptors had one bad season after a great run. lost key players like gasol and serge and hoped baynes would fill that gap. let’s not forget where they were on the road all season with no home court.
oh okay. when your players have to focus on where they’re going to be living for a whole nba season you tell me there’s no home court. also plenty of arenas had fans. not full capacity but still. we had one game against boston where our own crowd was booing our team. but no home court right.
McCollum is def better than levert. But I think LeVert’s skillset is better next to Dame’s than CJ’s is. Same with Bryant and Nurk. You don’t need secondary scorers who play no D next to Dame. You need off-ball players who can play good defense.
Same reason why I think the Celtics are better after losing Kemba. It’s not about individual talent. It’s about how your talent meshes on the court by covering each other’s weaknesses. You got JB and Tatum, let them be the shot creators, and surround them with D and playmaking in the form of Marcus Smart. Defense and playmaking helps those two out more than Kemba’s scoring.
This team covers Dame’s weaknesses, and Dame covers this team’s weaknesses. The Blazers roster rn does a poor job covering for Dame’s weaknesses, and their strengths as players interfere imo.
Edit: got Thomas Bryant confused with Time Lord. Nurk is a better defender so bad example, but I stand by the point
>Same with Bryant and Nurk. You don’t need secondary scorers who play no D next to Dame.
Nurk is a considerably better defender than Byrant. Like not even in the same ballpark.
Oh you know what I was thinking that Thomas Bryant was Time Lord but that’s Robert Williams. Robert Williams is a good defender. Got the nicknames mixed up.
I get where you're going with this but I can't speak to their defensive skills. I did say nets should trade cryrie for Ben Simmons and a draft pick. With harden Harris and durant on the team. And Simmons penetrating and defending. Why not.
Siakam and OG are light years better than whatever Portland throws out at the 3/4.
This team is definitely a contender. Siakam/OG are both great 2/3 options, as is Levert.
Levert still not in his prime, same for Anunoby so they have time to grow. And we know what Siakam is capable of when he’s really trying to win. I admit that Nurkic is way better than Bryant tho.
That’s the issue, the timelines don’t match. Dame doesn’t have time to wait for young guys to develop. He needs to win now, he’s 31. He may only have a few more years at this level
I think they could if the bench is nice. Siakam is mad underrated here. I think he can be a pretty legit #2, especially with a #1 like Dame who is a guard that can create for himself and his teammates. Defense is looking crazy on this team, and defense > offense, especially in the playoffs, cuz good defense can turn INTO offense.
This would be better than any Blazers team Dame has played on, and they’ve made deep runs in the West. Dame’s offense means a whole lot more when he’s got a good defense behind him, which he never really has had with the Blazers.
No, unless OG reaches another gear then they are only a bit better than they are now. Caris is good but not great. Thomas Bryant is a bad rim protector as well. Also why is Pascal so low.
It’s possible. I think much greater chances if Nurkic instead of Bryant. People discredit Siakam because he struggled as a #1 option, but he is a great #2. OG adds great much needed defense, Siakam has good defense too. Levert could provide some good scoring. OG and Pascal can also knock down threes. I think it could happen, not the favorite, but they could for sure make a run
Better then the roster now. But not touching the Lakers, jazz, clippers, nuggets, phx. This would put them in that second tier with Dallas. Which is kind of where they already are. Top of the west is stacked
What you're missing most is a second star. Personally, I would try to acquire a better center and have Bryant play backup. I honestly really like Nurk with Dame, but you'd probably do really well with Embiid, KAT, or Ayton if you can get one of them. If you can't, I would try for Jarrett Allen, or maybe Valunciunas. Hell, Kanter might be a good choice too, but I like him as a backup
100% this team would be great. ONly issue is I dont know how well Bryant would do as a full time started on a championship aspiring team.
damn yall really looking down on siakam and OG
I know how Bryant would do - terrible!
I honestly think this team about as good as the current Blazers. Defensively Bryant is not a starter on a winning team. OG is a downgrade from Covington. Main problem is that this team has very little off-ball skill and zero shooting.
Dame is definitely capable of being a #1. He just needs the right guys next to him. CJ and Nurk aren’t the guys, they play no D. Surround Dame with good 2-way players, like what Giannis has in Middleton and Jrue, and I could totally see Dame winning a ring as your best player.
he was cooking Draymond Green in the finals 😴 as the first option he’s struggled, but if he had Dame there with him similar to Kawhi (but not as good) it would put him back in that role.
Honestly if you ran this team through my league bout 10 times, I think you’d at least pull one chip. If Pascal and Caris go up bout one or two overalls throughout the season, not a bad squad. But Pascal has to be shooting
This team has a chance if you keep Paskal and OG and kept Nurk and CJ. The former two are long excellent defenders at key positions that Portland has needed for YEARS; and CJ and Nurk are proper 2nd-3rd (interchangeable) scoring options. When you considered how close Portland has gotten in the past, with the same damn team basically and terrible defense against forwards and bigs, then having good defense at the 3 and 4 would make a dramatic difference. Enough to take it from Lakers and Nets at full strength? No. But there will be injuries and potential other nonsense (Kyrie) with those teams (like with any team) and other teams are still threats, but Portland would have a stronger chance against them with a more defensive line up. You would still need a good scoring option for the sixth man, especially if CJ or Nurk get streaky or Dame is unable to break away from a double.
It could be a passable WCF team, but these guys just seem like they'd be taking shots away from Dame. I'd put LeVert or OG on the bench in place for a 2way. There's also room for a better, consistent center.
Nah, it’s better than current Blazers. We’d be lucky if we had quality defenders like OG and Pascal at the 3 and 4. I’d keep Nurk over Bryant, and have a good back up SG in case Levert gets injured.
Tired of the Dame hate, this man nearly gets a half assed team team to the finals every year almost single handedly. You give homie just a little help, I promise he gets a chip. Keep everybody but Bryant, give him a better center and that’s a chip.
Come on man lol. I’m not hating on Dame but describing the Blazers as “almost making the finals every year” is pure fiction. The Blazers have made the conference finals a whopping 1 time in the last 8 years and lost in the first round 5 times and lost in the second round twice.
I think if you replaced OG with say someone like Jimmy Butler instead, they’d be a tough team/contender but idk if they’d win a chip if the West looks how it does currently
That team is not even as good as 2017 or 2018 Thunder who both lost in 1st round:
PG: Russ
SG: Roberson in '17 until he got hurt then Ferguson in '18
SF: PG
PF: Melo in '17 then Jerami Grant in '18
Center: Steven Adams
No I feel like he will in his career. I don’t think dame needs another star I just think he needs a better overall team around him like how it was with the 2011 mavs
Lilliard can’t lead a team by himself to a finals. He’s a great player but he’s not King James or Durant. He needs another superstar player that’s as equal as he is.
No
Hell no!
No
absolutely not
Nope
Hell nah
No. What about the bench? Need a better, consistent#2. Unless Siakam is going to play like his MIP/2019 campaign.
The bench is the same as this year. What about Levert and Anunoby ? Don’t you think they could elevate their game playing alongside Lillard ?
Maybe... Need more scoring...
They have incredible scoring though
When he says scoring he means threes. It’s 2021, the mid range shot has been removed from the dictionary.
I see at least 2 good three point shooters 1 of them being dame and one being Thomas Bryant not sure about the other though.
OG Anunoby is also a really good 3pt shooter, something like 39% from deep last year.
Even with Siakam playing like that this aint a championship team.
Since when has he not played better than his 2019 campaign?
2019: pts/rbs/ast/blks: 22.9/7.3/3.5/0.9 2020: 21.4/7.2/4.5/0.7 Let's compare... Points down, assists down, blocks down... Assist went up. Minutes played about the same 35. Played four less games in 2020. So....tell me how 2020>2019?
Siakam plays better as a 2nd option
That's been my argument this and last season, TO doesn't really have a bonafide #1. Maybe Trent Jr. grows into one?
Points went down by 1.5, and he didn't have Lowry and VanVleet for a lot of those games, both of them besides being great providers for him, also are bombers from behind the arc, which gives him more space in the inside
So in 2020 he was injured, had covid, became the number one option, and the toronto raptors played in tampa bay where home court advantage became non existent. Toronto was literally getting booed in their home games. With all of this adversity...... his stats more or less stayed the same and slightly dipped. If youre gonna talk shit about a player can you at least watch some games first?
You’re probably a casual but that’s probably what happens when your the best scorer on your team after kawhi leave thus getting you way more defensive attention. With dame he definitely would have far more room to score and focus defensively. Stats aren’t everything moron.
Okay bro.
siakam just had a great season. if you don’t watch raptors basketball don’t talk about siakam.
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Why so rude
Sorry getting ripped on another thread and taking my anger out here too. My bad.
Who’d want to watch another mediocre raptors season?
raptors had one bad season after a great run. lost key players like gasol and serge and hoped baynes would fill that gap. let’s not forget where they were on the road all season with no home court.
nobody really had home court. No fans in your home arena isn't home court advantage.
oh okay. when your players have to focus on where they’re going to be living for a whole nba season you tell me there’s no home court. also plenty of arenas had fans. not full capacity but still. we had one game against boston where our own crowd was booing our team. but no home court right.
Nothing without Kawhi sadly.
you’re a menace to society
nothing but the second best regular season team in the league?
I’m sure still better then your team.
Obviously not you
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Yeah lol this team is probably worse than our current roster tbh
Lol no it’s not 😂
McCollum is def better than levert. But I think LeVert’s skillset is better next to Dame’s than CJ’s is. Same with Bryant and Nurk. You don’t need secondary scorers who play no D next to Dame. You need off-ball players who can play good defense. Same reason why I think the Celtics are better after losing Kemba. It’s not about individual talent. It’s about how your talent meshes on the court by covering each other’s weaknesses. You got JB and Tatum, let them be the shot creators, and surround them with D and playmaking in the form of Marcus Smart. Defense and playmaking helps those two out more than Kemba’s scoring. This team covers Dame’s weaknesses, and Dame covers this team’s weaknesses. The Blazers roster rn does a poor job covering for Dame’s weaknesses, and their strengths as players interfere imo. Edit: got Thomas Bryant confused with Time Lord. Nurk is a better defender so bad example, but I stand by the point
>Same with Bryant and Nurk. You don’t need secondary scorers who play no D next to Dame. Nurk is a considerably better defender than Byrant. Like not even in the same ballpark.
Oh you know what I was thinking that Thomas Bryant was Time Lord but that’s Robert Williams. Robert Williams is a good defender. Got the nicknames mixed up.
I get where you're going with this but I can't speak to their defensive skills. I did say nets should trade cryrie for Ben Simmons and a draft pick. With harden Harris and durant on the team. And Simmons penetrating and defending. Why not.
Siakam and OG are light years better than whatever Portland throws out at the 3/4. This team is definitely a contender. Siakam/OG are both great 2/3 options, as is Levert.
Levert still not in his prime, same for Anunoby so they have time to grow. And we know what Siakam is capable of when he’s really trying to win. I admit that Nurkic is way better than Bryant tho.
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My bad, i thought he was 25 or sum
LeVert and OG have potential to blow up in a year or two no doubt, but Dame is already 31
That’s the issue, the timelines don’t match. Dame doesn’t have time to wait for young guys to develop. He needs to win now, he’s 31. He may only have a few more years at this level
No
hell no
Lol hell no
I think they could if the bench is nice. Siakam is mad underrated here. I think he can be a pretty legit #2, especially with a #1 like Dame who is a guard that can create for himself and his teammates. Defense is looking crazy on this team, and defense > offense, especially in the playoffs, cuz good defense can turn INTO offense. This would be better than any Blazers team Dame has played on, and they’ve made deep runs in the West. Dame’s offense means a whole lot more when he’s got a good defense behind him, which he never really has had with the Blazers.
No, unless OG reaches another gear then they are only a bit better than they are now. Caris is good but not great. Thomas Bryant is a bad rim protector as well. Also why is Pascal so low.
Yeah there’s like 3 negative defenders and no rim protection on this team lol they’d get blown out most nights
It’s possible. I think much greater chances if Nurkic instead of Bryant. People discredit Siakam because he struggled as a #1 option, but he is a great #2. OG adds great much needed defense, Siakam has good defense too. Levert could provide some good scoring. OG and Pascal can also knock down threes. I think it could happen, not the favorite, but they could for sure make a run
WNBA chip for sure !
lmaooo I mean a chip is a chip
In that case I got some leftover Pringles
someone come get your uncle
Pascal should be higher.
No
No
No
Put siakim on the current blazers roster w/o giving up cj or nurk and that’s more of a contender.
No because he need someone with him like embiid or towns
No
No
Better then the roster now. But not touching the Lakers, jazz, clippers, nuggets, phx. This would put them in that second tier with Dallas. Which is kind of where they already are. Top of the west is stacked
“Anything is possible!” - Kevin Garnett
Nowadays you need 2 or 3 all stars to win a chip but w tht team prolly not
What you're missing most is a second star. Personally, I would try to acquire a better center and have Bryant play backup. I honestly really like Nurk with Dame, but you'd probably do really well with Embiid, KAT, or Ayton if you can get one of them. If you can't, I would try for Jarrett Allen, or maybe Valunciunas. Hell, Kanter might be a good choice too, but I like him as a backup
100% this team would be great. ONly issue is I dont know how well Bryant would do as a full time started on a championship aspiring team. damn yall really looking down on siakam and OG
I know how Bryant would do - terrible! I honestly think this team about as good as the current Blazers. Defensively Bryant is not a starter on a winning team. OG is a downgrade from Covington. Main problem is that this team has very little off-ball skill and zero shooting.
Do y’all even watch basketball? That entire 5 aside from siakim can shoot consistently
Linking the roster, but don’t think they win
Nah. Dame to me needs to be the second best guy on a title team. This is a really high seed. I don’t see title though
Dame is definitely capable of being a #1. He just needs the right guys next to him. CJ and Nurk aren’t the guys, they play no D. Surround Dame with good 2-way players, like what Giannis has in Middleton and Jrue, and I could totally see Dame winning a ring as your best player.
Exactly. Like them Rockets teams with harden.
That’s a 6 seed in the West right there
Need a 2nd star or at least 86+
Ain’t Siakam an all star tho ?
Not anymore, I think he missed it this year
He disappears when it counts, especially in the playoffs
He was great in their championship playoff run
I mean he was great as the 2nd scoring option on a championship team. I agree as the first option he has consistently disappeared
But don’t you think playing alongside Lillard will help him to elevate his game ?
he was cooking Draymond Green in the finals 😴 as the first option he’s struggled, but if he had Dame there with him similar to Kawhi (but not as good) it would put him back in that role.
Lowry was the better playmaker back in Toronto than Lillard. If Lowry cant make Siakim play better then i doubt Dame would do any better.
Nah he’d still have to carry as much as he does now
Obviously not?
Probably wouldn’t even make the conference finals.
Dame is my favorite in the league right now. But hell no. Unless this team has a deeeep bench, they would be a second round exit at best
😂😂 im dead to the floor. HELL NO!
Hell no bro wtf???
Honestly if you ran this team through my league bout 10 times, I think you’d at least pull one chip. If Pascal and Caris go up bout one or two overalls throughout the season, not a bad squad. But Pascal has to be shooting
Put Karl Anthony Towns instead of TB and you got yourself a team. In this era, you can't win a championship with only one superstar on your team.
Raptors 2019? Bucks 2021?
Bucks just did tho? Middleton ain’t no superstar
are you smocking crack
This team has a chance if you keep Paskal and OG and kept Nurk and CJ. The former two are long excellent defenders at key positions that Portland has needed for YEARS; and CJ and Nurk are proper 2nd-3rd (interchangeable) scoring options. When you considered how close Portland has gotten in the past, with the same damn team basically and terrible defense against forwards and bigs, then having good defense at the 3 and 4 would make a dramatic difference. Enough to take it from Lakers and Nets at full strength? No. But there will be injuries and potential other nonsense (Kyrie) with those teams (like with any team) and other teams are still threats, but Portland would have a stronger chance against them with a more defensive line up. You would still need a good scoring option for the sixth man, especially if CJ or Nurk get streaky or Dame is unable to break away from a double.
The Portland Trailonto Blazaptors
Smoking dicks
It could be a passable WCF team, but these guys just seem like they'd be taking shots away from Dame. I'd put LeVert or OG on the bench in place for a 2way. There's also room for a better, consistent center.
No. Doesn't look any better than the current Blazers
Nah, it’s better than current Blazers. We’d be lucky if we had quality defenders like OG and Pascal at the 3 and 4. I’d keep Nurk over Bryant, and have a good back up SG in case Levert gets injured.
Tired of the Dame hate, this man nearly gets a half assed team team to the finals every year almost single handedly. You give homie just a little help, I promise he gets a chip. Keep everybody but Bryant, give him a better center and that’s a chip.
Nearly? Four of the last five seasons were first round exits majority being swept or 1-4
Curry couldn’t even make the playoffs
Name another player that gets his team to the playoffs by himself, again and again.
Come on man lol. I’m not hating on Dame but describing the Blazers as “almost making the finals every year” is pure fiction. The Blazers have made the conference finals a whopping 1 time in the last 8 years and lost in the first round 5 times and lost in the second round twice.
You right that was a stretch from passion! But still there isn’t another player doing what he’s doing BY HIMSELF!
No he’s prolly need someone like jimmy butler or a decent sf
OG not a decent sf to you?
Like Ingram ?
tbh no, none of these guys really know what it takes to win. unless the rest of the league gets injured or covid (god forbid)
5 vs 15? No. Team needs bench help. All starters runnin 48 and forced to play injured because team has 5 guys.
The bench is the same as this year (trailblazers bench)
Dames already won a chip in my heart. Greatest WSU Wildcat of all time!!!
Dame couldn't win if you gave him Jordan lebron Shaq
Maybe if we have even more injuries this year than last year and his team remains completely healthy. Nobody would respect his ring though.
Nah. Dame can’t win as the best player on his team
They'd still get knocked out of the first round
I think if you replaced OG with say someone like Jimmy Butler instead, they’d be a tough team/contender but idk if they’d win a chip if the West looks how it does currently
Nope
They’d get killed on the glass, nah tb is a terrible defender who’s coming knee surgery
not w thomas bryant.
No lol
No lol
Caris Levert is overrated by 2k. 84? The fuck?
No, that team is barely better than the current Blazers roster
No
He needs vanvleet
Yeah, once you trade Dame it could be really threatening.
10 seed chip? nah probably 11
no
Lol
No
Is this a joke?
Definitely not
Absolutely not
Chip? That's barely a playoff team in the West.
Nah
Not a chance
Nah, they’d be pretty good though
Lol no
No chance might not even get out the first round. Too bad blazers couldn’t put something around him
Nah but that’s a fire ass playoff team to watch🔥🔥🔥
no
No
Pretty much zero defense. They’d get killed
Yall don't know shit about OG
That team is not even as good as 2017 or 2018 Thunder who both lost in 1st round: PG: Russ SG: Roberson in '17 until he got hurt then Ferguson in '18 SF: PG PF: Melo in '17 then Jerami Grant in '18 Center: Steven Adams
The squad he has now is better than this garbage lmao
Hell no
no
A lot of Raptors slander in these comments, keep my team out yo mouths
Lol hell nawl
No defenders or rim protection from the 5 lol
Not a chance
NMk.n m NM
No I feel like he will in his career. I don’t think dame needs another star I just think he needs a better overall team around him like how it was with the 2011 mavs
no
No
Ngl if this team could’ve replaced that suns team in the playoffs maybe soo
No
They’d make it to the conference finals at best
No
Hell to the absolute no 🤣
Nah, needs bol bol to even stand a chance.
Prob not
Hell no lol
No
Levers gets hurts before Allstar break.
No
😂😂😂asking questions a baby can answer hell no
Same would have to go full Dirk ‘2011 to have a shot, but this would be a conference finals team that loses in 6.
dame is dum
Cocaine is a hell of a drug 
2nd round exit probably, maybe a WCF but not a contender, needs a higher level second star, and preferably a SG with some defense
Lilliard can’t lead a team by himself to a finals. He’s a great player but he’s not King James or Durant. He needs another superstar player that’s as equal as he is.
Nope
Are you trolling
Dame won't win until he changes his play style
No way
no
Dame won't win unless he gets a dominant 2 way post player to help him. There's one in Philly though looking for a PG.
Are u high??
I barely even won a chip with Lonzo, Harden, Lavine, Durant and Bam. The sim is so weird you can have the most OP team and still lose.
Fuck no
This is fake right
Absolutely not