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riverman said:
Duncan quit the second year LA played with him, Kawhi quit the next season.....there's a pattern here
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...LMA quits the third year and goes back to Portland?

If you made a move like that, the hope would be that LMA was humbled by the San Antonio experience and just wants to play a role. The problem with that is, SA had to revamp their offense to fit around him, and whether or not it was a direct result, had their worst season in 20 years. How would he fit in with an even more guard-dominant approach than when he left?
 
Aldridge in the playoffs against GOLDEN FUCKING STATE:
23.6 ppg on 46% shooting, 41/42 fts
2.4/1.8 assists-to-TOs/gm
9.2 rpg

Lillard in the playoffs against N'Awlins:
18.5 ppg on 35% shooting, 15/17 fts
4.8/4.0 assists-to-TOs/gm
4.5 rpg

Just sayin'.
 
Gronk Brady said:
Aldridge’s game is not based on athleticism and should age well... and he might be one of the very few differences makers available without giving up a major piece of the roster... I would be very disappointed if we kept Dame/CJ together, but if we do, Aldridge is probably the most realistic option that could maybe help this team
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He's not remotely available. The article claims he wanted out last summer. He's perfectly happy in SA now, and extended through 2021.
 
Scalma said:
It was his team with Lillard as well. The entire offense was structured around Lamarcus. The only adjustment Popovich made was to use him the way Portland used him. But since we have an agenda, we should ignore that, right?
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This was Dame's team ever since he dropped LAL in his debut. LA got his shots, but this was Dame's team.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
Aldridge in the playoffs against GOLDEN FUCKING STATE:
23.6 ppg on 46% shooting, 41/42 fts
2.4/1.8 assists-to-TOs/gm
9.2 rpg

Lillard in the playoffs against N'Awlins:
18.5 ppg on 35% shooting, 15/17 fts
4.8/4.0 assists-to-TOs/gm
4.5 rpg

Just sayin'.
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If we’re being fair, New Orleans sold out to stop Lillard. Golden State didn’t sell out on LA because they knew they were superior and could beat them straight up.

But yeah, we shouldn’t ignore the player LA is just because we think he’s a shitty person or whatever bitterness we still hold against him. Dudes a bitch. But he’s a great player.
 
HCP said:
You know what....... THIS is WAAAAAAY out of line. You guys have finally gone too far! Sly I demand this post to be deleted and you create an HCP Appretiation thread like they did for that one toolbox jonesbones. Or I’m OUT!
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@julius is the Lamarcus Aldridge of this forum, making HCP quit like Duncan and Kawhi...
 
Rastapopoulos said:
AMINU IS NOT THE PROBLEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Aminu was pretty much our best player in the playoffs:
17.2 ppg, 52% shooting, 13/30 3 pointers (more than any other Blazer, and best 3%)
9 rpg
1.2 apg, 1.0 spg, only 1.5 TO/gm
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LOL - so we're going to ignore that the only reason Aminu was our "best" player is because he was left open BY DESIGN (ie, he's actually our worst player)?
Or do teams routinely leave the opposing team's best player wide open?
 
blue9 said:
LOL - so we're going to ignore that the only reason Aminu was our "best" player is because he was left open BY DESIGN (ie, he's actually our worst player)?
Or do teams routinely leave the opposing team's best player wide open?
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If he was being left open, and he was scoring efficiently, why didn't we use him more? Another Stotts failure.
 
HCP said:
You know what....... THIS is WAAAAAAY out of line. You guys have finally gone too far! Sly I demand this post to be deleted and you create an HCP Appretiation thread like they did for that one toolbox jonesbones. Or I’m OUT!
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Really? That tattoo could have said far worse.
 
handiman said:
...LMA quits the third year and goes back to Portland?

If you made a move like that, the hope would be that LMA was humbled by the San Antonio experience and just wants to play a role. The problem with that is, SA had to revamp their offense to fit around him, and whether or not it was a direct result, had their worst season in 20 years. How would he fit in with an even more guard-dominant approach than when he left?
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Well the Dame and CJ would have someone to score when they get double teamed. They could throw the ball in to Aldridge for an easy basket. We need another scorer. what we don't need is to have to fit the offense around Aldridge again. He'd have to be willing to take a back seat. How humble do you really think SAS have made him?
 
PtldPlatypus said:
If he was being left open, and he was scoring efficiently, why didn't we use him more? Another Stotts failure.
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I suspect that a good percentage of possessions that would have resulted in a shot by Aminu, instead resulted in a turnover? But I do also like pinning it on Stotts!
 
I'll admit my opinion is completely biased, but I really don't like the dynamic of having a player on the team that is so emotionally unstable that everyone in the organization has to bend over backwards to please him and has to walk on eggshells around him so he doesn't perceive a slight towards him. On top of that he is a liar. Now that he is back to being happy again this almost feels like a PR stunt so Portland fans don't hate him still knowing that a year later there is a much smaller chance he'd be traded.
 
Gronk Brady said:
Aldridge’s game is not based on athleticism and should age well... and he might be one of the very few differences makers available without giving up a major piece of the roster... I would be very disappointed if we kept Dame/CJ together, but if we do, Aldridge is probably the most realistic option that could maybe help this team
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Why do you assume he'd be available without giving up much?
 
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Chris Craig said:
Well the Dame and CJ would have someone to score when they get double teamed. They could throw the ball in to Aldridge for an easy basket. We need another scorer. what we don't need is to have to fit the offense around Aldridge again. He'd have to be willing to take a back seat. How humble do you really think SAS have made him?
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Not at all. That's why I said it's the problem with that scenario.

LMA hasn't shown that he'll be happy waiting for the ball to be dumped into him as a 2nd option, let alone as a 3rd option.
 
handiman said:
Not at all. That's why I said it's the problem with that scenario.

LMA hasn't shown that he'll be happy waiting for the ball to be dumped into him as a 2nd option, let alone as a 3rd option.
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Pops made him play center a lot.....he knows Stotts won't do that
 
I would accept him back although he made a bad judgement. He is a Texan and his money is less taxed than other NBA cities. He went on due to his financial promise. The NBA is a business. It no longer is a loyalty club. As a player you can or are making millions. In their mind---"Screw the fan base".
 
blue9 said:
LOL - so we're going to ignore that the only reason Aminu was our "best" player is because he was left open BY DESIGN (ie, he's actually our worst player)?
Or do teams routinely leave the opposing team's best player wide open?
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1. You're only talking about offense. Notice that New Orleans chose to leave Draymond Green open - does that make him Golden State's "worst player"?
2. Iguodala was Finals MVP for exactly that reason. Can you be MVP and a team's worst player?
3. Aminu made the fucking shots. He's not the reason we lost.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
1. You're only talking about offense. Notice that New Orleans chose to leave Draymond Green open - does that make him Golden State's "worst player"?
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And how'd that work out for them?
 
Rastapopoulos said:
1. You're only talking about offense. Notice that New Orleans chose to leave Draymond Green open - does that make him Golden State's "worst player"?
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Huge difference when you look at the box. In three of their games Green actually led the team in assists while shooting 40% from 3 also. Then he tied or led the team in rebounding so trying to compare Green to what Aminu did is faulty at best.
How would you think the Blazers fair if they have Draymond Green instead of Aminu? Now we have a total different ballgame don't we?
 
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