of All time favorite Blazers. Lamacus has been my favorite Active Blazer since he joined the team and now is about to enter the territory of Sabas and Walton. It is a pleasure to watch him work his way to the top. Terry Stotts? Well it's joy to watch his team work, it's joy to watch the man coach. It's joy to be able to say things like this after the years of poor coaching. Dr. Jack has been my man for years, but we have a new coach in Portland that knows the game and his players make it apparent.
Re: Lamarcu Aldridge and Stotts are both about to the ranks Never once have I seen someone post a Blazer related post in the OT section. LMAO! Usually its the other way around, where the mods have to move to OT. MODS, please move to ON TOPIC!
Re: Lamarcu Aldridge and Stotts are both about to the ranks If LaMarcus stays here on his next contract, he could very well be the #1 Blazer of all time. Pretty crazy.
Re: Lamarcu Aldridge and Stotts are both about to the ranks I agree. I think he can surpass even Drexler with points. Isn't he almost the highest in rebounds now?
Re: Lamarcu Aldridge and Stotts are both about to the ranks At his current rate (~1600 points per season), he will surpass Clyde 5 years from now. He'll be second in points next season (only a few hundred points away from Terry). He'll be second in rebounding next season. He's already second in FG made and attempted. Don't look now, but he's probably going to be Mr Blazer for an entire generation. And he's doing all this while being only 7th in Games Played. That's pretty damn amazing.
Re: Lamarcu Aldridge and Stotts are both about to the ranks Another tidbit: Damian is already 9th in 3 pointers attempted and made. In two years, he, Nic, and Wessy will all be vying for the #1 position.
Re: Lamarcu Aldridge and Stotts are both about to the ranks Guys, I'm as excited as anyone right now, but let's finish off this series first
Re: Lamarcu Aldridge and Stotts are both about to the ranks Well, these things happen whether we win the championship this season or not.
Re: Lamarcu Aldridge and Stotts are both about to the ranks Trust me, all this love for Stotts and LA would cease immediately if we went on to lose the next four games. I'm not saying that's going to happen, but we've only played two games. I think Stotts has been masterful to this point, and LA has been insane, but there's still a lot of basketball left to be played in this series.
Re: Lamarcu Aldridge and Stotts are both about to the ranks Yes but, this conversation I'm having about LA and his ranking in the pantheon doesn't really care about the playoffs.
Re: Lamarcu Aldridge and Stotts are both about to the ranks You're right, I think I'm talking more about Stotts. If we somehow choked away the rest of the series, I think the love would be a little less apparent.
Re: Lamarcu Aldridge and Stotts are both about to the ranks If he becomes Nate, I'll turn on him like a rabid hound.
Re: Lamarcu Aldridge and Stotts are both about to the ranks Clyde will always be my fav Blazer but Lamarcus is definitely my fav current Blazer. I like that he GETS IT. Most Blazers just don't get what it means to be a Blazer. I think that Lamarcus does. I wouldn't even blame him if he wanted to move on. Although I can't see where he'd be in a better situation. Stotts is just a good coach, plain and simple. He's a good X's and O's, not great, but what makes him good is he gets the most out of his players.
Re: Lamarcu Aldridge and Stotts are both about to the ranks Being a Blazer is like being a college player at a mid-major school with a RABID fanbase. A lot of pros don't like the college town feel of Portland, or the "college team" feel of the Blazers.
Re: Lamarcu Aldridge and Stotts are both about to the ranks I think a lot of fans would. That's really my point. I think he's done an amazing job so far. It's so much fun to be on the other side of a coaching beatdown, but I'm just saying there's a lot of basketball left to play.
Re: Lamarcu Aldridge and Stotts are both about to the ranks Agree Marzy. I'm proud of LA and Stotts has an incredibly bright basketball mind. Good to see you excited about this team again.
Was there outrage? I think most people were apathetic about it. I was thrilled they didn't give Canales the job.
