Aldridge to the Spurs(Official)

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RoyToy said:
Aldridge also said this on July 8, 2014



This is all bullshit, and for it to be leaked just hours after Aldridge switches teams is very telling imo. This is from Aldridge's camp.
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Keep digging your own grave lamarsha.
 
magnifier661 said:
Aldridge came up to Drexler and said publicly he was going after his records.
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Again, none of that means anything. If Neil was interpreting that as some kind of unspoken guarantee then he was relying on emotional thinking instead of plain horse-sense.

Since Neil strikes me as a master spin doctor I have trouble believing that he fell for that kind of shit. Honestly I'm starting to think that Allen had given him a mandate not to trade Aldridge, which would be exactly the kind of short-sighted dip-shittery I'd expect from that aspie fat fuck.
 
RoyToy said:
Aldridge also said this on July 8, 2014



This is all bullshit, and for it to be leaked just hours after Aldridge switches teams is very telling imo. This is from Aldridge's camp.
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the timing does seem suspect.

I mean, when was the last time ANYTHING got leaked about this teams trades/drafts/signings/etc? They've kept a super tight ship in the last 3 years (which has made it kind of boring for rumors).
 
Nikolokolus said:
The only thing that matters to me is this: Did Olshey know that LaMarcus was going to leave and if so, why didn't he act proactively?
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I think what Olshey knew was that Aldridge did want to leave. But Neil believed that this roster could do damage in the playoffs, possibly making it to the Finals or Conference Finals, and so he thought that a deep playoff run would make Aldridge stay. Yes, that's a gamble, and one that he lost badly. But hopefully, he had some contingency plans.
 
dude, not sure we need to go there (with the "aspie fat fuck" line).
 
Let's ignore all the smoke about LA being a jealous insecure dipshit and blame Olshey instead. The same Olshey that seemingly every player around the league that knows him loves. Or wait Olshey probably forced them to say those things. Nevermind.
 
Darkwebs said:
I think what Olshey knew was that Aldridge did want to leave. But Neil believed that this roster could do damage in the playoffs, possibly making it to the Finals or Conference Finals, and so he thought that a deep playoff run would make Aldridge stay. Yes, that's a gamble, and one that he lost badly. But hopefully, he had some contingency plans.
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Makes me think of this movie quote from Army of Darkness:
http://www.hark.com/clips/bsvzfdlrqh-chinese-jet-pilot
 
BrianFromWA said:
3 of 38 signed as UFAs with the team they were with going into UFA: Wade, Parker, Joe Johnson.
3 of 38 signed extensions before they went to UFA: Z-bo, Gasol, Jameer
7 of 38 were traded immediately prior to UFA, whether forced or not: Deron, Melo, Howard, Marion, CP3, Deng, Harris
1 of 38 was a UFA S&T (Lee)
2 of 38 retired as UFAs (Yao, Wally)
24 of 38 left for nothing but cap space and/or 2nds/trade exceptions (everyone else)

LMA makes it 3/39 signing with the team they went to UFA with and 25/39 leaving for nothing but cap space. (since the 2005 CBA went into effect...so Duncan/K*be don't count b/c they were under different rules)
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Those stats aren't relevant to LaMarcus situation. Since the 2011 lockout under the current CBA how many max players have signed extensions? I can't think of a single one.

Do you think teams should always trade away a max free agent?

Losing LaMarcus sucks but I believe if Wes was healthy we keep the core together and have a shot at contending. That was worth the risk. When you take a risk there is a chance you can lose. We lost and it sucks but I still believe it was the right choice at the time with what we knew then.
 
Darkwebs said:
I think what Olshey knew was that Aldridge did want to leave. But Neil believed that this roster could do damage in the playoffs, possibly making it to the Finals or Conference Finals, and so he thought that a deep playoff run would make Aldridge stay. Yes, that's a gamble, and one that he lost badly. But hopefully, he had some contingency plans.
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Olshey knew Aldridge didn't want to be on a rebuilding team and wanted to play for a winner. Neil Olshey went out and built a winner which gave Aldridge a reason to stay. After last season Aldridge even said he has no reason to "jump ship".

The team failing down the stretch/post all-star break is the reason Aldridge ultimately left. I don't believe for a second his mind was made up that he was leaving before then.

Fuck Chris Haynes
 
If the Blazers would have made it past the 2nd round this year LMA would have stayed. That's the gamble Olshey took. He believed in the players.
 
BrianFromWA said:
LeBron? CP3 didn't sign with his team, he forced a trade. Bosh followed LBJ and TOR got nothing.
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I'm not talking about the team that drafted players I'm talking about the team that had them at the deadline before the player entered free agency; and under the current CBA where max players can't sign extensions. Those teams are in a difficult position.
 
maxiep said:
He just can't stop trolling, can he?

There's only one person I blame. And it's the person Canzano doesn't.
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Stopped reading him a couple years ago. Goes out of his way to stir things up. I guess he gets people to read it but it became very predictable.
 
I never thought there could be a bigger Villian than when LBJ left Cleveland in the dust until LA. He's gonna get boo'd and mocked at from many fanbases. He hates media then? Wait until the Spurs start failing and the Spurs jump on him. We may need some popcorn for this one
 
Draco said:
Those stats aren't relevant to LaMarcus situation. Since the 2011 lockout under the current CBA how many max players have signed extensions? I can't think of a single one.

Do you think teams should always trade away a max free agent?

Losing LaMarcus sucks but I believe if Wes was healthy we keep the core together and have a shot at contending. That was worth the risk. When you take a risk there is a chance you can lose. We lost and it sucks but I still believe it was the right choice at the time with what we knew then.
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People have been saying those stats don't count since 2013. How are they not relevant? I posted every single all-star since 1999 that had gone to UFA. 3 of the (now 39) signed a contract with their original team. 25 left for nothing. Those 7 that got traded all brought in a better haul than...nothing.
Yes, I think that you should trade a max free agent that is about to leave you for nothing, and I said that last year and the year before. For this very damn reason. We KNEW he said in 2013 he wasn't re-signing. Then he maybe changed his mind, fine. Then we KNEW in July 2014 that he didn't sign an extension. A MAX extension. One that could've set him up for another long-term payday later.

I have no beef with you saying you would've taken the same risk the Blazers did. I vehemently disagree with you saying that the 3/39 number isn't relevant. And Kevin Love brought in a pretty decent haul with only 1 year left on his contract. CLE's offer was pretty good. Dwight brought a good haul back for ORL. We got cap space, after the top 20 or so FA's have agreed to contracts.
 
TBpup said:
Stopped reading him a couple years ago. Goes out of his way to stir things up. I guess he gets people to read it but it became very predictable.
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His next victim is Lillard and he will try to run him out of town
 
come on guys, this will just make that title in 2025 even that much sweeter!
 
SlyPokerDog said:
If the Blazers would have made it past the 2nd round this year LMA would have stayed. That's the gamble Olshey took. He believed in the players.
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I'm not sure that's true at all.
 
Natebishop3 said:
I don't think Neil thought LA was coming back. I think he has known since the season ended. I think he probably knew when LA wasn't flying with the team. I think he has been trying to rebuild for about a month now.
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Yeah I agree. Trading away Batum for a project was painfully obvious looking back on it now. LaMarcus is such a fickle guy Neil said the right PR statements in case he changed his mind. But he made the best moves to rebuild for a few years from now. It sucks we couldn't get assets for 3 of our starters but I'm sure Neil didn't expect the season to end the way it did. Perfect hindsight is nice now but back in February there weren't any fans who wanted the Blazers to trade LaMarcus.
 
magnifier661 said:
I never thought there could be a bigger Villian than when LBJ left Cleveland in the dust until LA. He's gonna get boo'd and mocked at from many fanbases. He hates media then? Wait until the Spurs start failing and the Spurs jump on him. We may need some popcorn for this one
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Let's count all the fanbases that hates his guts:
  • Blazers
  • Suns
  • Lakers
  • Rockets
  • Raptors
  • Knicks
  • Mavericks (maybe)
 
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