Aldridge to the Spurs(Official)

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donkiez said:
Agreed, what do people expect him to say when reporters shove a mic in his face 100x a day with the same question. If he said anything else it would be a huge distraction and he would be labled a team cancer. Best to hold your cards close. Also at the time there was no reason to know that th SA opportunity would have beem available to him...

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Agreed. If he said he didn't want to return to Portland before the season or midway through the season, everyone in Portland would have hated him and he would have been a distraction.

I see nothing wrong with what he did. It leaves a bitter taste in your mouth anytime your franchise players leaves, but it's part of sports. It happens.
 
cmeese47 said:
In Portland he had 0 chance for a ring with the Spurs he has a chance at least.
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Yeah, well if she ever (and I doubt sheshe will) wins a title in San Antonio, it would never be as special as in Portland. She would've been considered royalty here instead of just another girl.
 
Marko Bellatali said:
Agreed. If he said he didn't want to return to Portland before the season or midway through the season, everyone in Portland would have hated him and he would have been a distraction.

I see nothing wrong with what he did. It leaves a bitter taste in your mouth anytime your franchise players leaves, but it's part of sports. It happens.
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Our franchise player just signed a massive extension. Try again.
 
Blazers fans aren't generally big on someone not wanting to be here. It would've been a distraction until POR traded him for Wiggins or something. Distraction over.
 
If the Spurs get the LaMarcus the Blazers got the last 14 playoff games (37% shooting) then it's not that big of a deal. If Pop can get him to not be a fade-away perimeter player and figure out how to actually pass out of a double team correctly, he will be very good.
 
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BrianFromWA said:
Blazers fans aren't generally big on someone not wanting to be here. It would've been a distraction until POR traded him for Wiggins or something. Distraction over.
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I'm sure LaMarcus is looking out for himself before you, the next Blazer fan, or even the Portland franchise. He did what he wanted to do. He played out his contract and left. People need to realize that players look out for themselves before everyone else. Which he should do.
 
TBpup said:
If the Spurs get the LaMarcus the Blazers got the last 14 playoff games (37% shooting) then it's not that big of a deal. If Pop can get him to not be a fade-away perimeter player and figure out how to actually pass out of a double team correctly, he will be very good.
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As we seen in the Rocket series last year, LA has another level or two. Is it sustainable for him for a long period of time? Only time can tell. But whoever it was that was in that series is a pretty damn good player. And I think that's closer to what Pop is getting.
 
Marko Bellatali said:
I'm sure LaMarcus is looking out for himself before you, the next Blazer fan, or even the Portland franchise. He did what he wanted to do. He played out his contract and left. People need to realize that players look out for themselves before everyone else.
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Not the players I like to root for. I like players that realize that they've been blessed to be in a situation that they can't fathom (for the most part) how good it is, and give back when they can, whether through autographs, showing fans love, charities, etc. But you can root for narcissistic liars all you'd like...it's a free country.

Which he should do.
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Not in Rip City. Maybe in another 7 years you'll see that.
 
This is a good thing for the Spurs, IMO. They got Duncan's heir, basically. LMA is the best player to play alongside Duncan at the PF/C spots since David Robinson. It sure seems like the two will play good together - inside/outside. He's a Texas guy, too, so he's basically gone home.

LMA controlled his own destiny and he paid his dues to get there.

If Olshey had traded him last year or the year before, nobody would have been satisfied with what he got in return.

No matter how it turned out, LMA put a real hurt on the franchise and fan base.
 
Spurs fan love meter:

Duncan
Parker
Pop
Ginobili
Leonard
.......
......
Aldridge
 
Denny Crane said:
This is a good thing for the Spurs, IMO. They got Duncan's heir, basically. LMA is the best player to play alongside Duncan at the PF/C spots since David Robinson. It sure seems like the two will play good together - inside/outside. He's a Texas guy, too, so he's basically gone home.

LMA controlled his own destiny and he paid his dues to get there.

If Olshey had traded him last year or the year before, nobody would have been satisfied with what he got in return.

No matter how it turned out, LMA put a real hurt on the franchise and fan base.
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I would have been satisfied with Oladipo/Thompson/future firsts. I would've been satisfied with Wiggins + whatever on earth came with him.

Now, would "the majority of S2 Blazers fans" been satisfied? Perhaps not. But it's incorrect to say "nobody" would be satisfied.
 
Well, Aldridge could spontaneously combust from all the heat he's receiving, so there's that.
 
BrianFromWA said:
I would have been satisfied with Oladipo/Thompson/future firsts. I would've been satisfied with Wiggins + whatever on earth came with him.

Now, would "the majority of S2 Blazers fans" been satisfied? Perhaps not. But it's incorrect to say "nobody" would be satisfied.
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"Nobody" would have been at the Moda Center with pitchforks and torches. Whether you showed up or not :)
 
FUCKING TRAITOROUS, BACKSTABBING, LYING SCUMBAG. HE WILL BE THE MOST HATED AND REVILED BLAZER EVER.

And give us back those fake awards and plaques that the Blazers were handing you last season!
 
BrianFromWA said:
Not the players I like to root for. I like players that realize that they've been blessed to be in a situation that they can't fathom (for the most part) how good it is, and give back when they can, whether through autographs, showing fans love, charities, etc. But you can root for narcissistic liars all you'd like...it's a free country.


Not in Rip City. Maybe in another 7 years you'll see that.
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That's fine. We each have our own opinion. As a fan, you have the right to hate on him all you want. Bottom line is that the NBA is a business and he did nothing wrong. He played out his contract and left for a better team. From an NBA fans perspective, I see nothing wrong with it.
 
I'm there to SpanKing. Let's get behind Dame and the new guys. He could've gone down as the GOAT Blazer but he made a decision right for him. He earned every penny he was paid here including playing through an injury at the end of the season. But now the reality is he's just another former Blazer, really good but will not go down in history as anything special either here or in SA (coat tail rider).

And my spouse wants me to add that Wesley is the real loss. :D

And also, Go Blazers!!! RIP CITY!!!!!!!!
 
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