Al Farouq Aminu appreciation thread

[H.C.]

For a couple years now he's been a meme.
'The catapult'

'Oh no he dribbled again.'

But at the end of the day it's not always about offense.
His defense alone shows you why he's an NBA role player.
However when he's playing well offensively he really does put Portland at another level.

He might not be here next year, I'll enjoy having him while he's still here.

 

[theprunetang]

For a couple years now he's been a meme.
'The catapult'

'Oh no he dribbled again.'

But at the end of the day it's not always about offense.
His defense alone shows you why he's an NBA role player.
However when he's playing well offensively he really does put Portland at another level.

He might not be here next year, I'll enjoy having him while he's still here.

Plus, his voice doesn't match his looks. It always sounds like someone from Bad Lip Reading is doing a voice over when he gets interviewed.

 

[Binx]

Man, that was a big shot! He came through when we needed him.

 

[ripcityboy]

Has really brought his defense up this year. And his shooting won us the game.

 

[KingSpeed]

I’ve always liked Aminu and I think we’ll re-sign him. On that note, it looks like we were very right to not re-sign Davis. Meyers and Zach are playing great. Second unit is better because they can shoot.

 

[Chris Craig]

All Freak Aminu

 

[dviss1]

All Freak Aminu

I actually kinda like that!

 

[PHXBlazer1]

That was a HUGE shot he hit tonight! A couple of them, actually!

 

[PHXBlazer1]

Wait, you made an appreciation thread and didn't even capitalize his name?

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Wait, you made an appreciation thread and didn't even capitalize his name?

I have no idea what you're talking about...

 

[PHXBlazer1]

I have no idea what you're talking about...

Haha nice!!

 

[BonesJones]

Has really brought his defense up this year. And his shooting won us the game.

I don't think his defense is better. Why do people say this? Just curious.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Al-Farouq Aminu is in the Midst of His Best Defensive Season

 

[jlprk]

I’ve always liked Aminu and I think we’ll re-sign him. On that note, it looks like we were very right to not re-sign Davis. Meyers and Zach are playing great. Second unit is better because they can shoot.

I think Aminu will be Ed Davised.

 

[swish3]

Those 2 late swish3s were great added to his excellent defense. Kudos to Chief!

 

[42N8Bounce]

I like Al-Farouq. I think he's a good value for what the Blazers are paying him. But I'm not sold on him being an 'elite' defender.

His Drtg is currently at a career low (low is good for this stat) of 102. That's good. But nowhere near elite. To put it in perspective, on average about 2 Blazers each season has a Drtg of 102 or lower.

What I do like about Al-Farouq this year is his ability to create points for the team. His Ortg is at an all-time high of 118. His previous career high was 107 back when he played for Dallas. He's not doing this by jacking up more shots (his Usg% is at a career low of 11.9%), but rather getting a lot of rebounds (career best 8.7/gm), shooting efficiently (0.500 eFg%), and keeping the turn-overs low (career best 0.5/gm).

I like this version of Al-Farouq. He's a solid role player. You know what you're getting from him each night.

 

[PHXBlazer1]

He's hit some huge shots so far this year..he seems to make them when they count

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

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I like Al-Farouq. I think he's a good value for what the Blazers are paying him. But I'm not sold on him being an 'elite' defender.

His Drtg is currently at a career low (low is good for this stat) of 102. That's good. But nowhere near elite. To put it in perspective, on average about 2 Blazers each season has a Drtg of 102 or lower.

What I do like about Al-Farouq this year is his ability to create points for the team. His Ortg is at an all-time high of 118. His previous career high was 107 back when he played for Dallas. He's not doing this by jacking up more shots (his Usg% is at a career low of 11.9%), but rather getting a lot of rebounds (career best 8.7/gm), shooting efficiently (0.500 eFg%), and keeping the turn-overs low (career best 0.5/gm).

I like this version of Al-Farouq. He's a solid role player. You know what you're getting from him each night.

The thing is Aminu in just about every match up is asked to play the other teams best player, which means he’s going to get scored on, I think what makes him an elite one on one defender is that whoever he guards has to work harder to get the ball up and is usually taking a contested shot, in this new nba I think thats all you can ask.

 

[KingSpeed]

And he always ups his game in the playoffs.

 

[stampedehero]

The best #8 we ever had.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

The best #8 we ever had.

Due to longevity, yes. Steve Smith was only with us for one year but it was a very good (statistically) year.