So It Looks Like Dame's Tenure in Portland is Over. Let's Take a Look At His Time in Portland, Shall We....?

[Trapperman Dave]

After Giannis winning in Milwaukee, Jokic in Denver, Kawhi in Toronto... I think this dude feels like he can't hide behind being in Portland

They peaked a while ago he was too stubborn to realize it

 

[Kiyoshi-Dono]

The amount of excuses for this bum ass nikka
Forgot one homie
Got exposed in the Olympics for lazy defense
Dame better than Steph will always be the greatest dumb smart nikka thread of thecoli
Ain’t that right beloved @CHICAGO

 

[Ben.]

Mine is more objective

2012-13: Bad supporting cast

2013-14 Lost to the champs

2014-15 Team failed him

2015-16 Team failed him

2016-17 Lost to champs

2017-18 Team failed him

2018-19 Lost to conference champs

2019-20 Team Failed him

2020-21 Team failed him

2022-23 Injured

For most of these I agree but how tf did the team fail him in 2018 when he played that bad breh, McCollum outplayed him by a lot in that series.

I don't agree with the premise of this thread though, he was the underdog for a lot of these matchups and/or played good enough to win but his team failed him, only one where he fukked up is 2018

 

[SadimirPutin]

When he is in Miami and has real championship expectations we can really see if the Dame time mythology holds up

 

[inndaskKy]

The amount of excuses for this bum ass nikka
Forgot one homie
Got exposed in the Olympics for lazy defense
Dame better than Steph will always be the greatest dumb smart nikka thread of thecoli
Ain’t that right beloved @CHICAGO

Bad offense too. 38.3 FG%

KD saved him that Olympics.

 

[melraH]

Those are some great players breh come on now

@murksiderock @Don Homer @melraH don't y'all agree ?

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Majority of the series that he lost, he played bad in them. He's supposed to be the guy, not Cj McCollum or Allan Crabbe

Really? Y'all still afraid to list those teammates he's had in Portland huh Keep deflecting ....lol

 

[ConPHIdential]

 

[ECA]

Really? Y'all still afraid to list those teammates he's had in Portland huh Keep deflecting ....lol

Is it Dames team or Alan Crabbe's team? CJ McCollum outplayed Dame in the couple series. If Dame is the guy then he has to take the responsibility that comes with it. Jimmy Butler just lead an 8th seed to the finals, Dame got swept by Jrue Holiday and Rajon Rondo. He is not that guy

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

I was always sad that CJ didn’t get his just due after that great game 7

 

[Walt]

Dame's one of my favorites, but I appreciate the sheer contempt and comedy displayed in the OP.

Hoping he ends up in Miami and has one major "fukk You" season left in the tank.

 

[Don Homer]

Dame's one of my favorites, but I appreciate the sheer contempt and comedy displayed in the OP.

Hoping he ends up in Miami and has one major "fukk You" season left in the tank.

he better. for his sake. was he the only top75 player to have zero finals appearance?

 

[Trapperman Dave]

Really? Y'all still afraid to list those teammates he's had in Portland huh Keep deflecting ....lol

Cj and nurk but nurk was damn near injured every playoff run. Other than them they didn’t have a real strong bench with vets and young guys

 

[VegetasHairline]

I remember the Blazers having a double digit lead in every game of the WCF against the Warriors and Dame played terribly in that series as well.

 

[Don Homer]

I remember the Blazers having a double digit lead in every game of the WCF against the Warriors and Dame played terribly in that series as well.

that is true.

in games 2,3, and 4, the blazers had like 17 point leads and blew each one and lost.

Damian Lillard averaged 22ppg on 37%FG

once again, outside of OKC, dame had a terrible playoffs. CJ McCollum carried him to the WCF