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Teja.

Teja.

Global Moderator
Saw this posted elsewhere by a hilarious Dame hater, obv light hearted:

A look back at Damien Lillard's time in Portland
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Drafted in 2012 NBA Draft

2012-2013:
wins rookie of the year
fails to make the playoffs

2013-14:
makes the playoffs
matches up against James Harden and Dwight Howard in R1. Defeats them in 6 with a buzzer beater 3. Sends Portland to the 2nd round for the first time in a very long time
SOUNDLY dominated by the San Antonio Spurs, and loses in 5 games

2014-15
Once again makes the playoffs
SOUNDLY defeated by the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round

2015-16
-Makes the playoffs yet again!
-Is down 0-2 to the Lob City Clippers
-Chris Paul AND Blake Griffin BOTH get injured, and is able to beat the Austin Rivers Clippers in 6 games, advancing to R2 of the Playoffs
-SOUNDLY outplayed and defeated by an injured Stephen Curry on one knee (get used to reading this)
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2016-17
-BARELY makes the playoffs as an 8 seed
-Matches up against Stephen Curry ONCE AGAIN
-SOUNDLY outplayed and dominated by Steph Curry, resulting in a sweep
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2017-18
-ONCE AGAIN, Dame makes the playoffs...this time as a 3 SEED!
-Matches up against the New Orleans Pelicans (a 6 seed)
-ABSOLUTELY DOMINATED and OUTPLAYED by Rajon Rondo and Jrue Holiday, resulting in a sweep
-This is the second straight year Dame was swept in the playoffs in the first round. SURELY he will not get swept again
-DAMIAN LILLARD AVERAGED 18 PPG on 35%FG and 30% 3PT

2018-19
-Dame makes the playoffs
-He is matched up against Russell Westbrook and a hobbled Paul George in R1
-Soundly defeats OKC in 5 games, advancing to Round 2
-Matches up against Denver in R2
-Wins the series in 7 games after being carried by CJ McCollum. Lillard shot 41%FG and 28% 3PT for the series
-Matches up against Stephen Curry in the Conf Finals
-Dame is once again, DOMINATED AND OUTPLAYED BY STEPHEN CURRY
-Steph SWEEPS Damian Lillard once again
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2019-20
-The Blazers struggle all season long
-Dame puts up MVP numbers carrying the Blazers as best as he can
-Dame wins a play-in game against the Rookie Ja Morant Grizzlies
-Dame matches up against the 1 seeded Lakers
-The Blazers actually take game 1 of the series. Dame dances to Too Short's "Blow the Whistle" during the game
-Dame is IMMEDIATELY Gentleman's Swept in the next 4 games, losing in 5

2020-21
-The Blazers make the playoffs again, as the 6 seed
-The Blazers match up against the shorthanded Denver Nuggets in R1.
-The Nuggets are so shorthanded that they are starting a 30 year old rookie (Facundo Campazzo) and Austin Rivers as their starting backcourt
-The Blazers LOSE THE SERIES TO THE SHORTHANDED NUGGETS IN 6 GAMES
-DAMIAN LILLARD HAS LOST IN THE FIRST ROUND 4 of the LAST 5 years (3 sweeps as well)

2021-22
-Head Coach Terry Stotts is Fired and replaced by NBA Champion Chauncey Billups
-The Blazers make zero noise, are very mediocre, and fail to make the playoffs
-Dame watches as Steph Curry win his FOURTH NBA CHAMPIONSHIP and FMVP

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2022-23
-Blazers are once again mediocre
-Dame shuts down his season
-Dame fails to make the playoffs for the 2nd year in a row
-Dame after insulting other players as "running away from the grind" for getting away from bad situations and Requests a trade, hoping to join the Heat, who have made the finals 2x in the last 4 years
-Goes on a podcast and says he it would against his manliness to ever do a KD and join the warriors in 16-17 after they were the first seed in 15-16 won in 14-15.
-Finally gets himself traded to the Bucks who were the No.1 seed in 22-23 and won in 20-21.
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Ali TT

International Vice-Captain
I mean it's fair that despite his dominant numbers, Portland can hardly be described as "contenders" at any point during his time there.

Not that it's necessarily his fault.
 
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Dame is obviously a top player but people are jumping the gun on their prospects as Middleton is injury prone, their defence has taken a big hit and the rest of their roster is very average (bar Giannis and old man Lopez of course)

They need to make more moves but don’t have many assets left
 
Teja.

Teja.

Global Moderator
Ali TT said:
I mean it's fair that despite his dominant numbers, Portland can hardly be described as "contenders" at any point during his time there.

Not that it's necessarily his fault.
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The criticism is that he has lost multiple playoff series due to him performing poorly - I) against weaker teams that his team was favoured to win against or II) got absolutely destroyed by some stronger playoff teams with Dame hardly putting up a fight.
 
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