Damian Lillard-“It was always like-Steph took off, and I was chasing. I wanted what he had. He’s winning championships, everybody’s talking about him. So I was very competitive with Steph-especially in those years where I was like, ‘No, I can do that too.'”
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Dame was amazing but he was never even really in a discussion with Steph. I understand the competitor in him was competing with Steph though.
Narrator: *he could not do that too*
I could see that, especially since he’s from Oakland. Almost like Steph took his hometown from him
Yeah, I remember reading once that Dame is to Steph what Clyde was to MJ, the second best in their position in that era only to be overshadowed by an all time great once in a generation talent.
I enjoy the honestly, a lot players would’ve been like ”I don’t care about others, I do me” or whatever.
How many rings does Dame have if KD joined the Blazers??
He’s probably going to be clowned for this statement, but I don’t think he’s as far off as most people are saying.
A reality where Dame is playing with Klay, Draymond and eventually KD would certainly change his career for the better
by 2030 every former and current nba player in history will be hosting their own podcast and being guests for each other
Giannis: yeah I thought you could do that too
Swept by the pelicans really widened the gap
Honestly not that crazy of a statement. As a player, besides more recent decline he’s had the crazy long range shooting to stand out. He’s not Steph but he’s in the ballpark moreso than most other players.
He’s like the Clyde Drexler of Steph
I really like dame. He has a slightly more limited game than steph, but sometimes he does unimaginable stuff like steph.
Dame was a solid tier below Steph, excellent player but I mean Steph is a top 10 guy all time
We don’t know if Steph could have carried the Blazers to anything if he was in Dame’s place and we don’t know if Dame would’ve won rings in Steph’s place on those deep talented teams, but we do know Dame didn’t carry the Blazers anywhere. Dame also had guys like CJ McCollum and Aldridge who weren’t bums, LA made all-sfar games multiple times with Dame so you can’t say it’s unfair to criticize Dame for not doing anything in his career
He is playing with a top 4 player in his prime now though so he has a chance to change the narrative around him with a playoff run, not even winning the title but if they can go on a run the narrative around him might be more favorable to him
It’s interesting he only mentions Steph but Harden and OKC Russ were ahead of him too, he was not really close to any of them
Looking at Dames supporting cast over the years is wild. A washed up Melo and Maurice Harkless on the wings were a step up for him
FYI if you haven’t got put on to Austin’s podcast, its one of the best basketball podcasts out now and you should listen. He’s a great pod personality and a lot humbler than he was as a player. Good chemistry with his cohost too.
The biggest difference is the off ball relocate stuff. As someone who watched both players a ton i was always confused why dame wouldn’t run around screens more but he was more of an on ball player.
The off ball movement makes steph harder to deal with.
People say the shooting is close but statistically it’s not. Dame’s most threes in a season is 275. Curry has 6 seasons over 300 a few over 350. Curry has only had 2 seasons below 40% from three. Dame has only been above 40% once. Volume and efficiency is different. Their career 3pt% is 5.2% apart.
Love both players. Both are great. Steph is an alien.
I would have appreciated a timestamp. Hope people don’t rag on Dame for this. They are similar even if steph’s objectively better and i get that he’s envious of steph, only seems logical.
We saw what he did against the nuggets MAYBE theres an alternate universe where hes just the best pull up 3 shooter with the greenest of lights with a decent team built around him
I feel like outside of being small guards and the range, they work completely different offensively. Steph was an off ball guy while Dame was more like the typical scoring guard with the ball in his hands.
So competitive he pissed down his leg in that 2019 WCF while Steph was putting belt to ass
Dame is to Steph what Dominique was to Jordan
Austin Rivers does look like Andrew Tate a lot
What separates the two is Curry’s off-ball ability with a willing passer in Draymond.
Oh and Steph’s also the greatest shooter of all time.
Had Steph not existed, Lillard’s reputation would gain a huge boost.
But Dame couldn’t do what Steph could. He had Stephs range but he never had that efficiency, and he has never been a great off-ball player, which is what really opened up the Warriors offense
You swap Steph and Dame and they’re a much worse team, not just because Steph is better but also because the system drastically changes and becomes less unique.
Does the world really need an Austin Rivers podcast 🙄.
That’s honesty.
I love this type of honesty
The Town loves Dame… all time Oakland GOAT, up there with Marshawn, Rickey, Dave Stewart, the Glove etc.
Rivers looks like Andrew Tate in that thumbnail
We forget how hated Curry was by his peers
I see Andrew Tate with hair
Dame is basically Endeavor
Narrator: He definitely could not do that.
This feels a lot like Jordan vs Drexler. Both are clearly great players but one is in the GOAT debate (Jordan GOAT player/Curry GOAT shooter, top 10ish player) and the other was/is comparable as a player just without the hardware or individual awards.