Is Mike Conley > Damian Lillard?

[iamgine]

Regular season H2H record:

10 games

Conley:

34 Minutes
17 PPG 57 TS%
4.2 RBD
7.5 AST
1.8 STL
1.2 TO

Lillard:

38 Minutes
20 PPG 54 TS%
3.1 RBD
6.5 AST
0.7 STL
3.3 TO

Conley also much better thus far in their first playoff meeting despite playing on one leg.

[Hit_Em]

No he just plays with a much better team.

[zizozain]

yes.

[navy]

I dont know what happened to Lillard maybe it's the shoes, but he regressed this year. Coaches/GMs voted him as a top 5 point guard in the league after last year. This year he's been terrible, it's why he didnt even make the initial all star team.

I hope he picks it up next year.

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

Yes
Conley was better last year as well. Defense matters

[Imtheman]

Of course. Conley is underrated.

[Cold soul]

Yup defense matters.

[MJistheGOAT]

Lillard slightly better in offense (this year)
Conley by a mile in defense

Conley > Lillard

[Dro]

Of course he is. People were just getting hyped over Lillard when he was hitting those clutch shots. If I need a guy to run my team and score when he gets a chance, I'm taking Conley.

Oh, and defense....

[knicksman]

I dont know what happened to Lillard maybe it's the shoes, but he regressed this year. Coaches/GMs voted him as a top 5 point guard in the league after last year. This year he's been terrible, it's why he didnt even make the initial all star team.

I hope he picks it up next year.

because hes a low ceiling guy. Drafted in his senior year.

[Hit_Em]

take it back op youre right

[SamuraiSWISH]

I take Conley's elite, consistent defense and reliability over Lillard's score first PG, albeit inconsistent offense. Mike seems like a better floor general, and quarterback for his team.

[notatop29pg]

Conley by a long way.

He just doesn't dunk or chuck enough to be popular with the current generation.

[He Strong]

No he just plays with a much better team.

This, but his D makes it pretty close.

[sammichoffate]

He's arguably top 5 in the league right now, and i'm not kidding. Game goes beyond stats sometimes just because of how much he means to Memphis now.

[TheMilkyBarKid]

I don't pay a whole lot of attention to Lillard but from what I've seen he seems to have a bad attitude.

I'd take Conley on my team first anyday.

[Smoke117]

Yes. I've never understood what was so great about Lillard. They were right during halftime...if he's not scoring he's basically useless.

[NugzFan]

I wonder what the results would have been before this series started?

[TaLvsCuaL]

I wonder what the results would have been before this series started?
Good question, Mike is getting some love lately tho

[iamgine]

It seems to me the vibe is Lillard getting max salary sounds okay. But Conley with max salary doesn't sound right.

[LiLharvard]

I dont know what happened to Lillard maybe it's the shoes, but he regressed this year. Coaches/GMs voted him as a top 5 point guard in the league after last year. This year he's been terrible, it's why he didnt even make the initial all star team.

I hope he picks it up next year.
Grain of salt

[JonatanRey]

Lillard is a great, probably a better offensive option than Conley. But it is close. Obv, Lillard is a better shooter and he creates his own shot better than Mike, but Conley is smarter when it comes to make a team play better.

On the other side, the difference on D is abysmal. Conley is a top defensive guard in the league and Lillard one of the worst in the league.

[RoseCity07]

Was Conley this good in his third year, has ISH overreacted, and could it be that Conley's team is flat out better?

Lillard is good. Conley is good. Conley should be an all-star. I don't think he's better.

[JGXEN]

lillard sucks

[plowking]

Conley is so underrated. He is right up there with Paul in terms of best floor managers in the league. He runs the team perfectly. Plus he is great on the defensive side too. Give him a coach who lets him do whatever he wants, and he could be one of those 20/10 guys.

Lillard isn't even in the same tier as Conley IMO.

[Kingwillball]

Conley by a long way.

He just doesn't dunk or chuck enough to be popular with the current generation.

And I would take KI over him in a second.. I would rather have Lillard over Conley in long run as well although right now he is not playing great..

[toneloc103]

Seems like lillards game has gone downhill after he didnt make the all-star team and made those comments about being disrespected..

[AussieG]

He's never a player that attracts attention because he's not selfish or flashy but he's held his own against Westbrook, Paul and Parker during the last 5 years of playoffs.