[OldSkoolBasketballParticipant]

I wasn’t a huge fan of him before but after the combine and workouts, I like him a lot more. What do you think his ceiling is? 

[Hi its BenParticipant]

 Mo Williams

[GoJOSH HUESTISParticipant]

Told this site about him three years ago, i might be a little bias because he is a friend but i think he has the potential to be a very good player in the NBA and possibly allstar( i would say for sure if the NBA wasn’t filled with great point guards already). The guy is a very very hard worker, i used to try to train with him and i always push myself but i couldn’t get through his training regiment. He has confidence and wants to not only make it but he wants to be the best pg to ever play the game.  Very high expectations for his self but he works hard to get to that

[220Participant]

For whatever reason he reminds me of Aaron Brooks. He’s solid, scores a bit more than passes, and fast.

[GoJOSH HUESTISParticipant]

The kid is a very good passer but how many guys with his ability is asked to get a bunch of a assist on a team like the one he had. He showed have averaged 8 ast per on Weber st but the guys he played with couldn’t catch a cold in a hospital and were bad at finishing. He was playing with teammates who were all State in utah and if you have ever seen utah basketball you would know thats not a complement

 

Not that this says much but after out summer leauge game out here 2 and a half years ago Ronnie Price and Dwill said he has the ability to be the best PG to ever come out of this state. That included Ronnie, Andre Miller. Now pro’s aren’t always the best judge of talent but thats a pretty good complement.

 

Celing-Tim Hardaway

[F_DA_POParticipant]

#6 seems too high. I would definitely take Beal at #6 if I was Portland. Lilliard put up nice numbers against nobody, Beal was a freshmen stud against good competition. Not sure how Lilliard will fair against NBA competition, but Beal just looks like he’s going to be a good NBA player to me who could replace B Roy. 

[220Participant]

If Portland is committing to their backcourt in the draft or if they feel they can bring in a better point guard in the off-season it would work out. Portland could take Beal #6 and get Marshall at #11. If I was a GM I probably wouldn’t do that since there seems to be some quality big guys in this draft, but they do have Aldridge so it could work out taking two back court players.

[surveParticipant]

 A lot of guys success depends on their coaching.  Lillard is one of these.  If he goes to a team and gets excellent coaching and schooling on how to be a PG, he can break some old bad habits and creates some new good ones.

My assessment is….Lillard is a guy that if he goes to a bad team, he wont pan out to be more than mediocre.  He wont be better than Jeff Teague.  However, if he goes to a team with great coaching and he works hard and learns a lot, he has the potential to be an All-Star.  

[mosdefParticipant]

Lindsey Hunter when he was good early on in Detroit

[B-ball fanParticipant]

I don’t think Lillard has great all-star potential, not with all the dynamic pgs in today’s NBA.  I do think he is a deserving top 10 prospect, though, and I don’t mind Portland taking him 6th overall.  He looks like a really self-made player, who is a very polished scorer.  He can hit a floater and is a crafty finisher around the rim, who can also elevate easily around the rim.  Plus, Lillard is an outstanding shooter.  He may be the best overall shooter in the draft, as he can shoot off the dribble with outstanding range as well as making spot-up shooters.  He is also a good passer and has solid court vision.  

The only problem I have with him is that he is not a great playmaker or an elite scorer at the NBA level.  I think he is a low risk prospect, but he doesn’t have any dynamic skills assosciated with NBA star pgs.  The pg position in the NBA is incredibly strong, so him making all star games while competing with guys like Rose, Rondo, Paul, D-Will, Irving, Rubio, Paul, Parker, and others is a little unlikely.  He could prove me wrong, though, as it impressive that he established himself as a deserving lottery pick despite only going to Weber State.

[Chilbert arenasParticipant]

Anyone here ever been to Ogden, Utah ??? Why did he end up at Webber State? I have a couple friends that go there but just curious why he wasn’t more highly touted.

[Lebron’s HairlineParticipant]

His ceiling is monta Ellis they’re both guys that can play point but are scorers at heart considering they are both 6’3 190 lbs ultra quick just adds more to the comparison. His floor is Lou Williams

[JNixonParticipant]

 Mo Williams to me

[GoJOSH HUESTISParticipant]

Lillard isn’t a scorer at heart. He scored because he had too. He rather pass instead of score but they don’t win games if he does. He may have played against no ones in college but during the offseason he constantly played against NBA pg’s CP3,Dwill, and Westbrook. Even without that talent is still talent. Millsap played against no ones in college as well as Ben Wallace and Stephen Curry, don’t want to hear about curry playing a coupel games against some big schools because he was just as good/skilled before those games.

 

He came out here to Utah because he wasn’t highly recruited outside of the west. He was a late bloomer as far as being seen plus he was 5-9 going into his Sr year

[Ahkasi ClayParticipant]

 R.O.T. is from Ogden,  it is a strange town, but big underground, 

[surveParticipant]

 while I tend to look at players like Lillard and say they scored out of necessity and thats the REASON why they didnt get more assists….from what little I have seen of him, I dont believe that to be true.  yes, he had to score out of necessity, but, he definitely has a shoot first mentality.  thats one of the bad habits.  It could be a mental thing because he felt as if he had to do it all offensively, but the fact is, when defenses collapsed on him he failed to find the guys that were wide open.  its simple, if there are two men on you then somebody has to be open.  the fact that he didnt get as many assists as he did after facing the defenses he did, is more an indictment of his vision and willingness to pass, than how bad his teammates were.  Also while I think he could be a good on-ball defender, he may struggle off-ball and pick and roll.  he has some learning to do for sure.  he has talent but he has to be willing and able to learn.

[GoJOSH HUESTISParticipant]

I’ve watched him in person for three years as well as being friends with him out here in Utah and play with himas a teammate in our pro summer leauge. I out score him in the summer league, not because I’m a better scorer which I am not, but because he has scores on his team and he looks to pass more than shoot. He’s one of those kids who will do whatever it takes to win. If that means score he will do it, if that means getting 4pts and 15 ast he will gladly do that. From the out side looking in I would probably think the same way you think though

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