At the moment, theres no big 3...just Roy. Sorry its true.

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I dont even know what to say at this point. Its just dreadful watching aldridge play. Saying Aldridge is playing "bad" is like saying the Thunder need "work" on defense. When Ric Bucher was asked by harlow about the Blazers playoff chances, he seemed very very iffy at best. Maybe tahts cause he watches oden and aldridge seeing how he lives on the west coast. Aldridge cant even finish around the rim if thats possible. Just playing miserable ball.

Oden needs to go back to the bench. Joel is by far the better center at the moment. I hope this changes by 2010. Then again, i guess we are just happy odens not hurt.


In closing, all we heard was how we have the BIG 3. Well right now, Roy is the only one close to living up to that. Aldridge is getting outplayed by frye at times which basically means hes playing Dleague type basketball. Amazingly, i see Aldridge always laughing on the bench about something....maybe its the shot he just missed that ended up in the stands. ya think?
 
Pffff...

Aldridge has a plethora of offensive moves and has been pretty aggressive on the boards as of late. He's just in a slump. And if you didn't notice, he is DT'd EVERY TIME he catches the ball down low...kicks it out and we usually have a wide open shot. More of a matter of opponents picking their poison.
 
We could have a big-2 down the road. Missing an entire year, Oden has a TON of rust to shake off.

LaMarcus just isn't that good to be apart of a big-3. When it comes to crunch time/dependable player in tight situation, LaMarcus folds faster than a lawn chair. I'm definitely not an Aldridge fan.
 
exactly fez, if im the blazers i make a run at bosh or someone else in 2010. Im beginning to think we never go anywhere with aldridge including playoffs. And when you really think about it....hes a big reason we seem to be stuck in the upper lotto. He never dominates consistantly. he might have a few nice games but never double doubles or close to them night in or night out.

i know im gonna get kiled for this but its the truth. He has regressed. We can do much better.
 
Fez said:
We could have a big-2 down the road. Missing an entire year, Oden has a TON of rust to shake off.

LaMarcus just isn't that good to be apart of a big-3. When it comes to crunch time/dependable player in tight situation, LaMarcus folds faster than a lawn chair. I'm definitely not an Aldridge fan.
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I'm glad I'm not alone on not being a fan of him...You take Brandon and LA. It's like the star quarterback and the kid that sits down and picks flowers during the game.
 
I'd look to trade LaMarcus before his value drops to Atlanta for Horford. ASAP.
 
LaMarcus is tissue soft and doesn't have a quick first step like most elite PFs have. He never fights for deep post position these days either.

That being said, Frye makes LMA look like Tim Duncan in terms of toughness.
 
we be lucky to he milsap at this point. least he has guts and plays to win. aldridge is busy thinking about harlow.
 
LMA' s shot was horrible again tonight. No doubt. His slump may reach another week or another month. But then he will break out of it. We know what he can do. But hopefully it will end soon.

Rudy is also in a mini slump. Frye is not playing well either, and we need Webster back in the starting line up soon.
Having both Batum and Greg in the starting line up is not what we need right now. Eventually yes, but right now there is not enough O.
 
i realized tonight why we dont win more games. I look at our roster and always think to myself, how is this not a top 6 team in the west? The answer.... its because I see aldridge like other blazer fans do....as a top PF. It took a while but i now know thats our problem. We cannot count on his play every night like other teams can out of their PF. He is billed as our 2nd best player which is now a MAJOR problem. That is teh difference betwen us and contending teams, we need a PF who can bang. Aldridge simply cant. When hes not hitting jumper, hes worthless. Frye and him are teh same player in a sense. Only difference is aldridge makes it look a little nicer.
 
MIXUM said:
i realized tonight why we dont win more games. I look at our roster and always think to myself, how is this not a top 6 team in the west? The answer.... its because I see aldridge like other blazer fans do....as a top PF. It took a while but i now know thats our problem. We cannot count on his play every night like other teams can out of their PF. He is billed as our 2nd best player which is now a MAJOR problem. That is teh difference betwen us and contending teams, we need a PF who can bang. Aldridge simply cant. When hes not hitting jumper, hes worthless. Frye and him are teh same player in a sense. Only difference is aldridge makes it look a little nicer.
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Only Aldridge is getting paid like a second overall pick.
 
It really wouldn't matter if Oden didn't look so shitty right now. Aldridge is not an inside guy. He's an outside guy and his outside shot isn't falling. It's that simple. We were counting on Oden to be a monster inside and Aldridge to hit his mid-range j's consistently. Neither is happening. I can't decide if it's McMillain's fault that Oden has been so ineffective, or if it's Oden. I really feel like Greg needs to assert himself more. He's so much bigger and stronger than everyone else, I don't see why he can't get position and then go hard to the hole. At the same time, I don't like how the Blazers are playing with Oden. It's like they're not sure what to do exactly. I know it's only been a few games, and I'm hoping it's just a short term chemistry issue, but I have not been impressed. If it wasn't for Joel we'd really be up the creek right now.
 
MIXUM said:
I dont even know what to say at this point. Its just dreadful watching aldridge play. Saying Aldridge is playing "bad" is like saying the Thunder need "work" on defense. When Ric Bucher was asked by harlow about the Blazers playoff chances, he seemed very very iffy at best. Maybe tahts cause he watches oden and aldridge seeing how he lives on the west coast. Aldridge cant even finish around the rim if thats possible.
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Huh? LMA had a great finish tonight off a pass by Roy. And 1.
 
Natebishop3 said:
It really wouldn't matter if Oden didn't look so shitty right now. Aldridge is not an inside guy. He's an outside guy and his outside shot isn't falling. It's that simple. We were counting on Oden to be a monster inside and Aldridge to hit his mid-range j's consistently. Neither is happening. I can't decide if it's McMillain's fault that Oden has been so ineffective, or if it's Oden. I really feel like Greg needs to assert himself more. He's so much bigger and stronger than everyone else, I don't see why he can't get position and then go hard to the hole. At the same time, I don't like how the Blazers are playing with Oden. It's like they're not sure what to do exactly. I know it's only been a few games, and I'm hoping it's just a short term chemistry issue, but I have not been impressed. If it wasn't for Joel we'd really be up the creek right now.
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It's weird. For the first few games, Oden was calling for the ball every single game. He hardly ever got it. Today, he hardly even asked for the ball. He just walked around there, doing nothing. I don't think the solution is to bench him, however. I feel like we should start him and play him more. Let him get comfortable out there.
 
and missed a huge free throw...just like outlaw. did u notice we won by 1? if we lose...its cause they missed huge free throws
 
If you want to be specific, no there isn't. Aldridge is in a slump and Oden looks lost.

But, I'm sure everything will be alright. This big 3 is still going to be special. They're young and they work hard to improve. They'll be fine.
 
its funny, i heard the same kinda crap defending john nash years ago. oh and that telfair was our "future"

we are not winning a title with aldridge as our PF. trust me on this.
 
Some simple factors

a lack of movement causing increased defensive attention and focus

no easy buckets for Aldridge (we never run and Blake and Roy suck at passing and creating)

not being allowed to play on the inside by Nate (where he's been the last two seasons)

getting used to being the bigger guy in the matchup (and slower) rather than the smaller quicker guy (when the other teams toughest defender has been on him the last couple of seasons).

a straight up shooting slump


having him make such a big adjustment with his game while being called on (IN ISOLATION :dunno:) is a recipe for disaster.
 
MIXUM said:
its funny, i heard the same kinda crap defending john nash years ago. oh and that telfair was our "future"

we are not winning a title with aldridge as our PF. trust me on this.
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I think we can. When I went on the road with the team last year, the opposing fans were always impressed with him and respected how good he is and is going to be. Wasn't it a couple games ago that he completely KILLED in the post? And he had a double double tonight!
 
shamelessblazer said:
Some simple factors

a lack of movement causing increased defensive attention and focus

no easy buckets for Aldridge (we never run and Blake and Roy suck at passing and creating)
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Not true. They create ALL of Joel's baskets. And Roy created LMA's key And 1 play tonight though LMA did miss the FT.
 
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