DAME TIME: The Full Story (So Far)
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Damian Lillard isn't as storied as other superstars, but there's definitely something to tell. Here is his career story in around 20 minutes. - กีฬา
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Damn I miss the bubble good times despite all the bad things that happened during Covid there was a lot of good at least for me
isnt it sam bow-ee? like david bowie
Hey Dom 👋🏼 an advice for your editor: lower the intro volume for the headphone users 😅
Keep up with the good work 👏🏼
In two word: He tried.
tried his best man
His absolute best man. He really did try. Earned hella respect for it.
Well said brother
The irl version of Sim Clyde
Thank you for saving me over 20mins
The run he had in 2018 was nothing short of amazing. People tend to forget in that WCF the Blazers actually were leading by 10-20 points in most of those games. Who knows what Dame's career would look like if they could just finish a game.. Love that you're bringing these back man. These are the same types of videos that inspired me to start posting. I was just watching the Giannis career story video you made the other day. Keep grinding bro.
That’s what makes it worse. That they couldn’t get it done. You are right they were up in a lot of those games and then and time again just couldn’t keep their lead
You mean 2019
Was that not in 19?
They couldn’t get it done bc he flames out the deeper he goes. Even CJ had to carry his ass to that WCF in 2019. Dude is just not that good in the playoffs. Great regular season player though and can certainly carry once in a while in the playoffs. But never consistent greatness when it matters. Definition of borderline superstar.
@@johngriller4997 Literally has the playoff 3 point record btw
At the end of the day, he standing on his word as a man and I can’t help but respect that. He’s not out here being wishy washy or flaky. A real solid man
💯
Sure. But if he could’ve been demanded a trade or left in free agency years ago to actually compete and I doubt anyone would’ve been mad about it. He’s the family member who you love and want the best for but they won’t help themself.
As a blazer fan, I can say that the Lillard era has been a rollercoaster of emotions. It's so fun to watch us play and the fans in Portland are dope. But we're always the underdogs and always on the outside looking in. Fans have been upset with the front office for wasting Dame's career. We made no moves and just sit on our hands content with a 1st round exit smh.
Hell the way the west is looking this year, I’d be happy with a 1st round exit if I were a Blazers fan
I read this comment before finishing the video and it made me think dame left or something and that’s why this video was made
@@kingdeedee blazers aren’t making the playoffs this year the west is too good
It isn’t the fact your management hasn’t done anything, it’s that what they actually did were the wrong decisions. Letting Aldridge, Batum, and Matthews walk to FA only to splurge on guys like Maurice Harkless and Evan freaking Turner to large contracts. Those contracts hampered the Blazers from 2016-2020.
@@trashcuber7654He finally decided to
At the end of the day, ‘winning’ is an abstract concept. For some people (me included), that means winning the chip. Maybe for Dame, it means that his mom, his brother and sister, his wife, and his kids will never go to sleep hungry, and being loved by the whole city of Portland. I think all of us should respect that.
I think the city of Portland will respect him but not be totally in love like Cleveland for Lebron or Kobe for LA,Dallas for Dirk beacuse if he retires as a Blazer without a ring ppl especially fans will be annoyed that he stayed on the Blazers instead of allowing a full rebuild where they get the assets I think he should be out this year or next this is miserable beacuse they cannot contend or win the lottery like this
@@coolyboy475 I agree with the ‘Dame staying costed future assets to rebuild’ point you got there. But here’s the thing, does any of the moves that the Blazers’ front office made in the past, gave you any indication that they know how to properly rebuild? Just look at the Kings, the Hornets, and to a lesser degree, the Knicks? How long have they been rebuilding?
@@FirashAdryan even then they already have Simons who can become a 2nd option on a championship team maybe even 1st option plus if they trade Dame away they will definitely get some great assets either in picks or players,and if they did it this year they would have a chance at 2 very rare prospects and even if u miss on those 2 u can pick up something good in the draft,next year's draft might not be as good but with all the vets they trade away they should be able to do something,also if Dame stays and retires they still have to rebuild and the young players will be older and assets will be far worse by then
@@coolyboy475 The city of Portland not giving Dame flowers like Dallas did to Dirk will be hella disgusting. Dame tried his damn hardest but the organization keeps letting him down and he is not in a good marketing team to pull another star too.
@@CDodger24 they will give him some level of respect and most won't outright hate but the issue lies within the fact that they have the pieces to be a great rebuilding team and his loyalty is fucking that up and his chances at a ring,Portland is a small market team they can't do too much just like other teams that are small market ppl didn't want to play in Cleveland they wanted Lebron to play somewhere else,
Lillard's series against the Nuggets in 2020 was also absolutely insane, including probably the best single-game performance I've ever seen in a loss
shame that the team around him was so bad. so many more people would’ve remembered that if olshey had just given him a good roster 😭
U mean 2021 right?
@@edwardtimothy3581 Maybe, I thought it was in the bubble but idk
best single game performance in a loss was bron in game 1 in 2018 finals i think. but dame was insane too.
@@peterpan3022 That's the main competitor for me. I think I give the edge to Dame just because of the insane stuff he was doing to force 2 OTs. Not Lebron's fault JR was high af but after that brain fart you could see Lebron was just taken out of it during the OT, like he knew he'd lost his chance to win the game
Dame is one of my favorite players in the league, but it's obvious that he won't ever leave Portland unless they decide they want to move on from him. His loyalty to the city and organization is something I respect greatly, especially in the era of player mobility, but I don't want to hear any complaints if the Blazers can never get further than maybe a playoff appearance.
Couldn't have said it better.
"Loyalty to city and organization"
Being paid far more by the team that drafted you is hardly "loyalty"....
@@darrengordon-hill He could have left and gotten more money in a big market city. He is loyal.
@@Zack_410 How?
Do you understand why Bam and Ben Simmons/Tatum can't be teammates?
NOBODY outbid WAS for Beal??
@@darrengordon-hill what does him being paid have to do with him “not being loyal” lmao. it’s not a matter of pay me or i’m leaving it’s called every year there’s a record broken for contract players and he’s a great player who knows his worth. remain loyal stay true to his morals while getting paid sounds like you just hating lmao
I respect Dame for his commitment to being loyal. I appreciate him for not 'running from the grind'. However, his loyalty has gotten him nothing substantial. He may not be 'running from the grind', but he has been running from reality for the past 3-4 years.
This was a great vid dom. Honestly one of my favorites from you.
I hope this man gets a ring. Along with CP3, Melo, and DRose, no one deserves one more than him.
No deserves a ring. They have to finish the job and earn it
I think Harden deserves one more than anyone, dude has done it at all individually but he's missing a chip
Lists FOUR LOSERS!!
Talks about "deserve" vows entitled or worse, participation trophies
@@JimmyDrake100 You deserve what you get!!
Not the way many THINK it SHOULD be!!
@@sydguitar99 READ THE COMMENT BEFORE YOURS
Four words: Loyal to no end
Good video as always, Dom
Nice sums up. I like when u bringing up about him maybe not wanting the pressure and use loyalty as his shield
it is extremely impressive to make the playoffs basically every year in the tough western conference. What harden and lillard have done is extremely impressive to actual basketball fans and not casuals. Ring culture is becoming a toxic form of debating who is better as the regular season success gets swept under the rug because fans are always obsessing over rings
Latest lame humble brag: "I'm a real fan, you're a casual"
NBA, WWE, Marvel TV/movies
It’s not toxic it’s just facts why are we glorifying regular season success when the whole goal is to win a championship
@@idjah0849 because not everyone will win a championship every year. It might be putting unfair expectations. Also nobody is glorifying regular season sucess over rings, im just saying the regular season counts for something.
@@omarthescriblomale8279 It Counts, just not as much as Playoff success
@@idjah0849 When one team wins the finals and the whole season another team was playing extremely well and were very noticeable to be championship contenders if they lose that shouldn’t automatically disregard all the effort they put in basically the entire year
Please make more vids like this dom
The zoom in on RIP to start is nasty work Dom😂😂
🐐 of nba yt back at it with a banger
The 1st of your vid’s I’ve watched. I truly liked it. 👍🏾
Love this content
Big ups for this mostly unbiased, well executed production! #rcfl #letsgoblazers
Great video and was objective about his career I can’t be mad
20 more minutes of my life on TH-cam here we go.
He’s Back!!!! Dom2K from the Logo 🙌🏽
Love these vid styles
Dom great shit these past years hope all is well btw the 2k vids coo
🔥🖤Love your videos king
Underrated vid, TH-cam is being wack towards your channel bro.
It's been weird, even before the NBA not getting over the hump was a thing for Lillard, his weber state teams dominated but never could make the ncaa tournament. I absolutely love his loyalty, it's a breath of fresh air in the current nba
As a blazer fan it's bonkers to me that we got so lucky to have a guy who fits the personality of Portland so well. And it's a damn shame he probably won't ever be rewarded for it. But i'ma keep advocating for lebron to find his way to ripcity.
Worth it for Dame time. I just hope he feels the same, should he retire without seeing the finals
I love this conversation all the time because it’s like a double edge sword in my opinion and it’s always gonna be about the money shout out melo
A fun topic to discuss would be the amount of teams tanking this year, the absolute desperation for Wemby and scoot
my first ever nba jersey was lillards so you know ive been rooting for him to succeed
Dames been my favorite player since his rookie year trust I know how slept on he is
same I relate to him calm dude who is never been in drama doesn't like the spotlight and always a underdog.
dame is a true winner no matter what happens in the league!
As much as I want to lie and say yes, no
What has he won?
Rich =/= winning
@@adrianthehomie5632 Dick riders
@@adrianthehomie5632 6 all stars, 6 all nba, well over half of the games he’s played. Your question is basically insinuating that unless you win the championship every year, you’re basically 0-82.
Think it's important to mention that the Blazers didn't have Nurkic during the 2018 run either, so the hope was that his return would push them over the hump. In hindsight that was unrealistic since the west got a lot tougher that season, but I think the Blazers will have interesting pieces to work with to try and make a contender within the next 3-5 years. New coach for the first time in his career, and a new GM who has proven to be far more adept at making good moves. I think the Blazers are hoping Dame will be a player with a slow regression time, allowing him to still be solid once Ant and Sharpe are coming into their own.
Hell no it’s not. Blazers are done Dame will play out his career on playoff contending team if he’s lucky
Good moves is an understatement the ideas were there the returns werent
@@randomguy5489 How you feeling bout this take killer?
I haven't forgotten about him, he's been underrated since his second year. A lot of All Stars selected over him are questionable at the gaurd position.
He has my respect for being loyal
Will always say it as a Portland fan, the 2019 playoffs may have been the worst thing to ever happen to franchise in recent history. I mean they were great to watch, Lillard going off in R1, Cj going off in R2, and thinking we actually had a shot at finals. However it kept the team content, "no roster moves are needed we made the WCF" and "no staff changes needed we made the WCF." I mean we are still feeling knock on affects to this day. The current roster construction has fans saying "we are on the same level as 2019" thats not a good level to be on, that is a good (not great) team that would not have been in the same situation 9 times out of 10. It would also be easier to deal with the playoff losses if Lillard had won an MVP or two. At least then it would give fans something to celebrate (that isn't a celebration of being above average). I love Lillard and the Blazers but without a miraculous stroke of luck, a blockbuster trade or a huge free agent signing (which has never happened in Portland) the Lillard era blazers will never win, and if they do it will quite literally be the greatest ring of all time.
Quite honestly, Dame is not Option 1 on a championship team. Simple. He’s good, but only Isiah and Steph are that good when it comes to small players
@@blicleak1101 😂
@@blicleak1101 Nah Dame wins on either of those teams, he has never had a contending roster around him. He is definitely a 1st option on a championship team but he would need at least two other all stars and a great defensive lineup (just like the warriors, pistons and most championship teams). But I agree he will never do what dirk, giannis or hakeem did to lead a team to a championship
@@jh_burton no he doesn't win on either of those teams Steph and Isaiah were better Pg than dame even if u don't look at the team success dame hasn't won a scoring title or MVP whilst Steph has 2 of those dame isnt the player Steph and Isaiah is so saying that dame could replicate what they could do is just disrespectful considering that they are better players than dame
@@jh_burton even when dame had a better roster than Steph, Steph was undeniably the better player and even won more awards than him
Damian Lillard and Spencer James from All American on Netflix look like each other and act exactly alike. Loyal to a fault and always gotta be the hero 😂
Knowing that the play was drawn for Mo Williams but Dame was just like “fuck it, its Dame time” is my favorite thing about the shot against the Rockets
How’d u not mention his fifty point game in nuggets series
Can't believe that you didn't mention 'the game' in this.
The rapper or the movie?
I can only imagine this is a reference to the Nuggets game where Lillard scored like 55 points in a losing overtime effort, setting a record or two. There was a brief clip from the end of that loss towards the end of this video. I thought this was a weird omission, but the vid had already gone long, so I understand it. It's just a super emblematic game that represents the narrative about him being great and his team not "winning."
Anyone else want to leave a comment starting with "At the end of the day" to defend Lillard's to a fault loyalty? Loyalty is all fine and dandy but when you go at guys for "running from the grind" when you'd rather stay in one spot and do the same thing over and over and over with no real expectations to do anything, that's not really a grind either. It's like running on a treadmill. Sure you're working hard, but you don't go anywhere
I know y’all get annoyed with all the loyalty talk but even as a 6ers fan (we were potential suitors for him at one point) I can’t HELP BUT RESPECT HIS LOYALTY
I remember people was saying Kyrie was the 2nd best PG in 2017 because he hit that shot in the finals but give Lillard Lebron he’s doing the same thing.
Lillard > Kyrie
And now he’s a buck…. Insane
I will say it’s important to note that Neil Olshey was a big reason as to why the prime of Damian Lillard was wasted
Sometimes even if you are loyal, but the franchise either didn't do any shit to improve, your loyalty means no jack shit
That 2020-21 Blazers team was the best team they ever had with Dame outside of the Aldridge era. The reason they lost was because of Bad coaching but people don't want to have that convo,, I genuinely believe if they had better coaching they could've forsure made it to the Finals that year
Hell noo, lillard had no 2 option, CJ is solid 3 option not a 2
They were still missing a number 1 option, dame is not a no 1 option, this narrative that the talent surrounding him is the problem or the coaching it just takes away accountability from dame. Dame is a great scorer, but unfortunately he is below avg. at best at everything else and that is not enough to lead a team to a chip.
@@cadrollhunting3564 for sure
Videos like this remind me of the squeaky voice Dom days 🥲
Ngl this video made me hop on 2k and win dame a championship
Mr don’t run from the grind
The lack of help is literally wild...
I’m still pissed that he decided to stay, only cause he deserves a title more than anyone in this league besides CP3. He tried his absolute best in trying to carry this squad and the front office didn’t give him the right pieces to succeed. It’s sad to see
U don't deserve a title u work for one if he wants to stay that's on him people are pissed that kd left OKC but he still won 2 chips
I'd love to see lilard play with steph the spacing for both of them would be insane imagine klay steph lilard and green all in the warriors system playing team ball and moving around the spacing woild be so insane
W noti
Honestly Dame should leave the blazers and go to actual contenders. A very talented player wasting his career in a mediocre team . Dame is a bucket
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I respect Lillard more than some of the guys that won championship but I do think if he willing to stay in Portland, he should force the people at top to make the change to help him.
Dame time more like dom time :)
he's probably going to get a bit lost in the league history, but i don't think people who lived through his career will think any other way than the fact Dame was a great player
Portland number one problem has always been that no one wants to play for us.
Then build through the draft by tanking
@@devoncarter6369 our number 2 problem has been bad luck with injuries, sometimes preventing building through draft ie, Sam Bowie, Brandon Roy, Greg Oden. Still not an excuse, we could have built something around Dame.
I’ll never understand the Damian Lillard hate. We look at the Lakers, the Clippers, the Nets, and we see all the team up failures, (even if the Lakers do have a ring, LeBron is on pace to make the playoffs in only 2 of his first 5 Lakers seasons). But we demand that the old-school visionaries like Giannis and Dame betray cities who believed in them and helped make them into superstars. Look at what’s happened to Westbrook since he left OKC. Harden since leaving Houston. Even with older players, Dwight after leaving the Magic. Why should Lillard want this? Why shouldn’t he value the potential to be the Dirk Nowitzki of Portland. Fight against the new era to show that sometimes, the player empowerment era doesn’t improve basketball.
And I also hate the people who get mad at Lillard for talking about loyalty. His answer is firm and y’all keep asking him to see if it changes.
There's something more important than basketball.... Big money contracts. This is Carmelo 2.0 man's staying for that check
Loyalty to a business at your legacies expense is fine long as u get the bag but ppl won't remember how much money you made they count rings
I wonder what would happen, if the Blazers up and went to a different City. Would Dame also be loyal to the, lets say, Anchorage Blazers? Or would he stay put and just play for his town, at the local YMCA?
16:37 anyone know the music?
Hot take: Dame has the talent of a top 10 Pg ever and if he had a chip he would be looked at as one
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I mean he is like a diet Steph Curry and I agree with you 100%. There have been some overrated ass point guards in history and I honestly think Dame could’ve been like top 7 with a ring no cap
Um
My headcannon/fanfiction is that they miss the playoffs this year get the 1st pick wenbanyama and everyone becomes terrified at the Blazers cycle possibly continuing but then they finally get over the hump and either reach wcf again or dame has enough help and wins an MVP
There’s a reason they are called Rip city
You could set your watch to Dame and the Blazers losing 20 point leads to the Warriors in the playoffs.
Dame has played brilliant stretches of playoff basketball against the Warriors, but Steph has played brilliant playoff series against the Blazers.
Love Dame, but he's playing in the Steph Curry era.
The 2019 series really showed how much better Steph is to dame
TBH as a Dame fan, I'm Disappointed He is Running from the Grind, but in his own way... , u know the Saying he Became what he sought out to Destroy💔
And don't forget that DAMN cover curse
He hasn't won a title but he has earned my ultimate respect. In fact If anything his story is one of him being too damn good for his own benefit. If he wasn't quite so great and able to carry a team to the playoffs regards of the players around him he might have gotten some lottery picks along the way and gotten a tier of players above what he has been able to do drafting in the latter half of the 1st round. It's also a story of Portland not doing dame right & him still loving his city & his fans the way you hope a star will when you root for him for a decade. Dame may not be Steph Curry but that's okay no one else is either. There is only one. But Dame is my favorite player & I grew up a suns fan, living in AZ my whole life. So there is no reason for me to have a trail blazer as my favorite player other than who he is as a person & player & not the team he plays for or the success they have had.
had he left the Trailblazers and joined a better team he would have a better legacy
You don't have to win a tittle to be great. Dame us great.
Damid Lillard
If Liliard decides to leave, i won’t blame him
lillard was guarded by thompson in that warriors series. not a fair comparison.
Yes we all know Steph can't guard him but Portland had no one to slow down curry while GSW had Klay
2:51 yall saw that travel
Who's here after Damian Lillard was just traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2023 off-season?
Lillard one of the realest most solid players in the NBA, people really disrespecting that, shit lame asf
Now watch the blazers win the chip this year lol
that’s y i agree with Taylor rooks wen she said dame has superstar qualities but he’s not a superstar. simply because he doesn’t show up a lot against the superstar players like steph and lebron . Steph is a superstar and as great as dame is , he’s not on that level and well never be on that level . sad to say because he’s one of my favorite players but he does come off as kind of annoying cuz he keeps talking about he didn’t run from the grind but like dom said in the vid , he never put pressure on the organization to get him help . that really shows me how much he REALLY wants to win .
Steph is greater
Lillard had his chance ill never forget that WCF bruh the warriors had nobody, I don't even think klay was there the whole series. CURRY packed them up just like he packed up the Rockets. If they would've won the chip that year Curry would've been top 5 all time, of course adding the chip from this season too
It’s petty much if Lebron stayed with the Cavaliers, slightly good of not getting a high draft pick and no changes in the roster getting no help
5:30 I never knew Wesley Matthews was wearing these Kobe's when he tore his Achilles. The ones Kobe designed with his Achilles tear in the design. Or something to represent him coming back from his torn Achilles. And they were super high (copying the Jordan XX8 I think it was? 🤔) to prevent any lower leg injuries. The irony of the situation.
as a blazers fan I always hated how complacent neil olshey was. I really wish they woulda stunk it up a couple of years for a proper rebuild :/
He’s a HOF just off his mentality
NBA fans treat these guys like them going somewhere else is the same as the average person leaving their job to go work for another company that’s only in a different part of the city. Him leaving would be him leaving the city he’s lived in for a decade and started a family. The NBA is a job. The equivalent of going to another team for a ring is leaving your high paying job to work somewhere just to get a photo taken with a trophy whenever your department does well.
Demar Derozan next
No one gives a fuck that AD got his ring as the second guy. No one gives a fuck that Lowry got his ring as a second guy. No one gives a fuck that Jason Kidd got his ring in 2011. Only the best guy on a championship team gets any credit so why would Lillard go earn credit for some other player?
could you imagine if Oden and Roy would've stayed healthy?
Magic Johnson Steph Curry Isiah Thomas Chris Paul stop my top 4 all time (4th debatable)- Glove Kidd Nash Stockton Price and for honors sake Cousy (Note that West Robertson Westbrook Dennis Johnson and Walt Frazier are on my combo list) where does Dame rank in the top ten all time
So much wasted potential man. We could've been talking about him as a top 20-30 player of all time had he went to a relevant team. The bad part is both sides are not willing to break up. It's like continuing to stay in a toxic relationship. Obviously it would be better for both sides if they broke up.
Sry, but that is just bullshit. Dame is a great scorer, but that is about it, it takes way more than that to be a top 20-30 player of all time, i would find it hard to argue that he is a top 20-30 player of the last 20 years, let alone all time. Dame has way more to do with the lack of the Blazers success than people make it seem, he is a very one-dimesional player and has a lot of flaws that are very hard to overcome if you are the guy the built around, for me that is the main reason, Dame reached his ceiling as a no 1.
@@cadrollhunting3564 his defense is not good what other weaknesses does he have? Ai was also shit on defense Curry is meh. He is one of the most clutch players of all time always shows up in big moments. What arguements do you have other than his bad supporting cast? Obvouisly he is nowhere near close to that right now but if he played with another star and a defensive team who know how many rings he could've won.
@@hakanakbasoglu2390 he shows up in big moments? In the 2019 WCF, he was closest to a championship, and was lucky to not have to play KD as he was injured. What happened? He averaged 22 PPG. Steph averaged 37 PPG 8 RPG and 7 APG. When he was closest to success, he got absolutely eviscerated by a very shallow and KD-less warriors. Heck even draymond outplayed dame. Draymond averaged 17 PPG 12 RPG and 9 APG in that series
@@hakanakbasoglu2390 Dame is one of the worst defenders in the league, in terms of skill AND effort. He is very underseized, is not a good passer or playmaker, has tunnel vision on his drives to the basket and cant really kick out. On top of that he has bad off-ball movement, a bad shot selection and cant at all deal with double teams.
The only way you can rate Dame as highly as you is if you only watch highlight videos.
This feels like an under appreciation for the legend of Dame Dolla.
why does your voice sound like this but your tweets sound like that?
4 years too late that guy past 30, a
getting worse, and got a new extension it’s going to be hard to trade him now when they finally reset