Nowhere did I say that was the best shot he could have taken.

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Apr 24, 2019
10:15:10am

ataylor All-American

My primary point: Lillard is absolutely not going to get a ton of criticism for missing that shot in that situation.

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For those of you saying Dame’s shot was a bad shot...

HingleMcCringleberry

4/24/19 9:24am

It was a bad shot.

Jeremy

4/24/19 9:25am

For someone like you or me? Yes! For Dame? Not at all!!

BYUforlife

4/24/19 9:27am

Dame was 10/18 from 30 ft+ in the series. It was par for the course.

dezzy

4/24/19 9:48am

He's called Logo Lillard for a reason

RealSimsShadY

4/24/19 9:26am

For those of you saying Dame’s shot was a bad shot... then you didn't watch Jimmer's college career.

foofcoug

4/24/19 9:26am

The possession started with 15 seconds or so on the clock. They could have

Dakota Cougar

4/24/19 9:28am

But it was clearly what he wanted from the second he got the ball.

HingleMcCringleberry

4/24/19 9:46am

step back fade away 30+ foot shot isn't a great shot selection, especially when

Cougz19

4/24/19 9:28am

He would not be getting slammed for missing that shot in that situation.

ataylor

4/24/19 9:48am

if you take a 37 foot fade away 3 when there was 15 seconds on the clock he

Cougz19

4/24/19 9:52am

Nope. He wouldn’t. Dude scored 50 points and makes those shots regularly.

ataylor

4/24/19 9:53am

Also, that’s not a fadeaway, it’s a step-back, and it was

ataylor

4/24/19 9:54am

side step kicks his leg up momentum goin backwards. Thanks for the tip

Cougz19

4/24/19 10:05am

FYI i am aware of what a step back is read the first post

Cougz19

4/24/19 10:06am

Nowhere did I say that was the best shot he could have taken.

ataylor

4/24/19 10:15am

Thats the whole point of the post. Nobody said it was an impossible shot just

Cougz19

4/24/19 10:22am

Considering the circumstances, I really don’t think there would be that much

ataylor

4/24/19 10:27am

agree to disagree

Cougz19

4/24/19 10:32am

Here's what Dame has to say to you if you think it was a bad shot

RdF3

4/24/19 9:30am

What a stupid thing for PG to say

DieHarder

4/24/19 9:38am

Trying to cover for playing soft defense until it was a half second too late

ataylor

4/24/19 9:49am

He's not wrong. Thats exactly what you want if you're OKC. Dame just hit it.

Dillinger

4/24/19 9:59am

Just because that’s a shot OKC is okay with him taking doesn’t make it a bad

ataylor

4/24/19 10:02am

Almost the worst shot he could have chosen to take. But OKC probably should have

Dillinger

4/24/19 10:05am

Open look for a shot he hits at a high percentage. I can think of lots worse.

ataylor

4/24/19 10:07am

Basically you're saying no shot Dame would have taken is a a bad shot because he

Dillinger

4/24/19 10:09am

I’m not saying that.

ataylor

4/24/19 10:16am

It was a terrible shot choice. Tie game, plenty of time to get a

LiveCoug

4/24/19 9:39am

Nick Wright made some good points on it. Worst case was OT where Portland had

rggee

4/24/19 9:45am

For a player like Lillard or Curry it was a perfectly fine shot choice.

ataylor

4/24/19 9:50am

Curry would not take that shot.

Josef K

4/24/19 10:00am

LOL

ataylor

4/24/19 10:04am

Uhhh...Curry had three seconds to get the ball accross the court and take the

Josef K

4/24/19 10:31am

I mean, this take is so wrong. Not in regards to Curry,

HingleMcCringleberry

4/24/19 10:06am

Curry doesn't care if he gets the final shot. His whole career has been about

Josef K

4/24/19 10:37am

LOL. No other star has KD and Klay on their team either.

HingleMcCringleberry

4/24/19 10:38am

I don't think it matters. Curry might take the shot within the offense, but I

Josef K

4/24/19 11:11am

If I'm Paul George this is the exact shot I am hoping he takes. I'm not saying

Cougz19

4/24/19 9:39am

The issue is Dame said in the post interview he practices it all the time.

whiteninja

4/24/19 9:40am

It was not a bad shot because he was wide open. Had PG taken a step forward, it

byubyu

4/24/19 9:40am

I'm not even a Blazers fan, but the highlight of him waving goodbye to OKC is

Vincent's Picks

4/24/19 9:40am

This quote from him about it is so delicious. Cant wait to see the thunder get blown up

monkeycowboy

4/24/19 9:49am

But Jimmer gets a pass when he does it. 🤷🏽‍♂️

BOOHOLE

4/24/19 9:40am

^ This ^ when Jimmer was here we just called that an "open" shot.

rggee

4/24/19 9:46am

I kept thinking he'd try and get closer to the basket. Nope - the 37' is his

Mayor of Cougartown

4/24/19 9:41am

It's amazing they let Lillard have the ball to begin with.

coug almighty

4/24/19 9:45am

yes, you don't double him and make him give up the ball. Also shocking

Mayor of Cougartown

4/24/19 9:47am

If your the defense you want to force them into a 30'+ shot

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