Aldridge ranked #1 Power Forward

[Shooter]

Nice story on Aldridge's emergence as the top power forward in the league . . .

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...e-top-5-nba-players-at-every-position/page/21

 

[Natebishop3]

/bleacherreport

 

[RR7]

Impossible, he has never averaged 20/10, so he should hardly even be discussed for even top 3.

 

[Natebishop3]

Impossible, he has never averaged 20/10, so he should hardly even be discussed for even top 3.

That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard!

 

[julius]

Impossible, he has never averaged 20/10, so he should hardly even be discussed for even top 3.

Interesting point, this year no one averaged 20-10 (pts/rebounds) this year.

The closest?

LaMarcus Aldridge.

 

[Natebishop3]

Interesting point, this year no one averaged 20-10 (pts/rebounds) this year.

The closest?

LaMarcus Aldridge.

He doesn't actually believe that, he was just saying it to try to piss me off.

 

[magnifier661]

Interesting point, this year no one averaged 20-10 (pts/rebounds) this year.

The closest?

LaMarcus Aldridge.

Wow that's awesome! And it's not even 20, it's 21.

 

[julius]

He doesn't actually believe that, he was just saying it to try to piss me off.

Oh, I know. I was trying to bring up an interesting point.

 

[magnifier661]

Oh, I know. I was trying to bring up an interesting point.

And piss him off even more?

 

[HailBlazers]

/bleacherreport

Ranking the 2012-2013 NBA Power Forwards

http://www.hoopsworld.com/ranking-the-2012-13-nba-power-forwards/

He is the only power forward averaging over 20 points a night, and one of only two players averaging at least 20 points and eight rebounds per game. That’s pretty rarefied air for the two-time All-Star, and the Blazers are expecting only better things to come. His passing improved exponentially from last season to this one, making him an even more dangerous offensive weapon, and best of all, he’s only 27 years old, which means there’s still plenty of room for even more growth.

 

[Natebishop3]

And piss him off even more?

He didn't actually piss me off because i never actually said that Aldridge couldn't be considered top three or four because he has never averaged 20 and 10.

 

[Natebishop3]

Ranking the 2012-2013 NBA Power Forwards

http://www.hoopsworld.com/ranking-the-2012-13-nba-power-forwards/

Just to play devil's advocate, but Hoopsworld isn't much better than Bleacherreport. Remember, that's the site that didn't even list Brandon Roy on their top shooting guards article.

 

[magnifier661]

He didn't actually piss me off because i never actually said that Aldridge couldn't be considered top three or four because he has never averaged 20 and 10.

Kidding man!

 

[Natebishop3]

I think an argument could be made that he's the top power forward, but Kevin Love hasn't played this year, Blake Griffin has seen a significant drop in his stats since his rookie year, and David Lee is right there with him in terms of production. What I'm most impressed with is Aldridge's improvement in blocks. I think he's putting up around 2 blocks per game right now. That's pretty awesome. If he played like this all year, I think it would be a clear cut case of him being #1.

 

[RR7]

He didn't actually piss me off because i never actually said that Aldridge couldn't be considered top three or four because he has never averaged 20 and 10.

No, you're right.

If someone wants to seriously throw out his name as one of the top 3 or 4 power forwards in the game, how can he seriously be 19th in rebounding?

Though this did seem to me like you were saying how can you consider him a top 3 or 4 PF if he is only 19th in rebounding. Doesn't specifically mention 20/10. Apologies

 

[Natebishop3]

No, you're right.



Though this did seem to me like you were saying how can you consider him a top 3 or 4 PF if he is only 19th in rebounding. Doesn't specifically mention 20/10. Apologies

I just appreciate that you like to hold a grudge. Good on ya man. Very big of ya.

Funny how two posts later I said:

Right now, I would probably say the top four in no particular order are Kevin Love (when healthy), David Lee, Blake Griffin, and Aldridge. Zach Randolph is up there too when he's healthy. His scoring has dipped some this season. The biggest difference between Aldridge and those other three players? He's the only one who has never gone 20 and 10.

 

[julius]

Of the PF's (according to ESPN), Aldridge ranks
1st in scoring
6th in rounds
13th in FG%
7th in FT% (and of the top 10, he has the most FT's attempted by 42)
4th in Assists
Tied for 10th in Steals
9th in blocks (15th in per 48)
3rd in double doubls

and 1st in people bitching about his production/game.

 

[Natebishop3]

Of the PF's (according to ESPN), Aldridge ranks
1st in scoring
6th in rounds
13th in FG%
7th in FT% (and of the top 10, he has the most FT's attempted by 42)
4th in Assists
Tied for 10th in Steals
9th in blocks (15th in per 48)
3rd in double doubls

and 1st in people bitching about his production/game.

It's not even about Aldridge at this point, and you should know that. It's about the personal bullshit on this forum that some people like to cling to.

"OMG you posted something that I perceived as negative about Aldridge, I'm going to bring it up and rehash it every chance I can so that every thread turns into one huge bitch fest."

 

[julius]

I think an argument could be made that he's the top power forward, but Kevin Love hasn't played this year, Blake Griffin has seen a significant drop in his stats since his rookie year, and David Lee is right there with him in terms of production. What I'm most impressed with is Aldridge's improvement in blocks. I think he's putting up around 2 blocks per game right now. That's pretty awesome. If he played like this all year, I think it would be a clear cut case of him being #1.

no player "plays like this" all year (cept for the top superstars), so that's a weird argument to make.

btw, there's a reason why Blakes production has gone down each of the years he's been in the league. It's called the Sydney Wicks syndrome.

If your game only relies on you dunking and you're not really able to make plays for yourself, you're not going to be able to score in this league once the league figures you out.

 

[BlazerWookee]

First of all, "Bleacher Report," lol. That's the only site Hoopsworld can make fun of.

Second of all, I'm a balls-to-the-wall homer, and even I don't think LaMarcus is the best PF in the league. Top 5? Certainly. Would I trade him for any other PF in the league? Hell no.

Third of all, Aldridge has improved on at least one specific facet of his game during every off-season in his career, and he did so by choosing to focus on that specific facet and bust his ass. I fully expect him to do that this off-season.

Fourth of all, GO BLAZERS!

 

[Jayps15]

Basically if you make the argument that Duncan is really playing Center next to smaller players in Splitter, Diaw, Blair, and Bonner then yes Aldridge is at the very least in the running for #1 PF, and with Love hurt and Griffin's minutes being down on a deep team as well as Bosh being down to 3rd option then the case is pretty strong for Aldridge at #1.

If you list Tim Duncan at Power Forward, which this list does, then it's laughable to suggest he's anything other than the #1 PF in the game right now.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

LA is a quitter.

 

[RR7]

It's not even about Aldridge at this point, and you should know that. It's about the personal bullshit on this forum that some people like to cling to.

"OMG you posted something that I perceived as negative about Aldridge, I'm going to bring it up and rehash it every chance I can so that every thread turns into one huge bitch fest."

Sorry, will move past it.


Agree with their assessment that Aldridge is the top PF in the league this season. I don't see a great argument against him as #1, personally.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

Duncan is still the best PF in the league. They play him at Center at times but we also play LMA at Center (even though he doesn't want to be called one).

Nothing wrong with having the 2nd best PF in the game though.

 

[magnifier661]

It's not even about Aldridge at this point, and you should know that. It's about the personal bullshit on this forum that some people like to cling to.

"OMG you posted something that I perceived as negative about Aldridge, I'm going to bring it up and rehash it every chance I can so that every thread turns into one huge bitch fest."

You should know better!!!! Learn the Game, Then Post!

 

[mook]

He is putting up 21.8/10.5/48%/85% in March. The team has gone back to running much more of the offense with him in the post, and it looks better. Lamonster has somewhat replaced LaDirk.

Wish I were confident this is what we'd be going with next year. But at least for now it's good to see.

 

[mook]

If you list Tim Duncan at Power Forward, which this list does, then it's laughable to suggest he's anything other than the #1 PF in the game right now.

On a per-minute basis, definitely. The big difference is that LMA is out there on the court 8 more minutes per game. If you put Duncan on the Blazers, that means we'd be seeing 8 more minutes a night of Leonard, Hickson and Babbitt, and that's a drastic dropoff in talent. We'd get absolutely killed, even with the added per-minute productivity of a PF playing with a 24 PER.
Then you add in that Duncan has missed 9 more games this year than LMA, and it's even closer. Imagine starting Hickson and Leonard all those nights with Babbitt and Freeland backing them up. Ugh. That's 9 losses right there.

I can see an argument for either. On a team with a lot of talent like the Spurs, Duncan is superior. On a thin team like ours, Aldridge is the better option. I don't think there's a clear-cut "Best PF" overall because they both fill such drastically different roles.

 

[BlazerBeav]

On a per-minute basis, definitely. The big difference is that LMA is out there on the court 8 more minutes per game. If you put Duncan on the Blazers, that means we'd be seeing 8 more minutes a night of Leonard, Hickson and Babbitt, and that's a drastic dropoff in talent. We'd get absolutely killed, even with the added per-minute productivity of a PF playing with a 24 PER.
Then you add in that Duncan has missed 9 more games this year than LMA, and it's even closer. Imagine starting Hickson and Leonard all those nights with Babbitt and Freeland backing them up. Ugh. That's 9 losses right there.

I can see an argument for either. On a team with a lot of talent like the Spurs, Duncan is superior. On a thin team like ours, Aldridge is the better option. I don't think there's a clear-cut "Best PF" overall because they both fill such drastically different roles.

Head-to-head, LMA has dominated Duncan this season (or at least he certainly did two weeks ago).

 

[Natebishop3]

Head-to-head, LMA has dominated Duncan this season (or at least he certainly did two weeks ago).

Honestly, he should be able to. Duncan is a million years old and Aldridge is entering his prime. If he can't dominate a guy who is 36, there's a problem.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Motherfuckin' "Blech-er Report"