Dallas News does a photo spread on LMA!

[SlyPokerDog]

There are some great pics here!

THE BEST OF PORTLAND'S LAMARCUS ALDRIDGE: Seagoville's LaMarcus Aldridge poses with his mother, Georgia in 2004.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Seagoville's LaMarcus Aldridge (left) blocks a shot by South Oak Cliff's Julius Hurd.

 

[Shooter]

Is that his mother?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

LaMarcus Aldridge of Seagoville High School handles the ball during the 2004 McDonald's All American game in Oklahoma City.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Portland Trail Blazers star LaMarcus Aldridge speaks to students at Barbara Jordan Elementary School where he attended school as a boy in Dallas on Aug. 26, 2010. He also donated school supplies to the school.

Seagoville's LaMarcus Aldridge poses at the gymnasium on campus in 2003.

 

[BrianFromWA]

I want to see him all dressed in white and made up! That's how you become a superstar!

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Seagoville's LaMarcus Aldridge poses at the gymnasium on campus in Seagoville in 2003.

Seagoville's LaMarcus Aldridge goes up for a dunk during practice in 2003.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

SportsDay All-Area basketball player LaMarcus Aldridge in 2004.

Seagoville's LaMarcus Aldridge soars for a dunk against Lincoln in 2004.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Seagoville's LaMarcus Aldridge shares a laugh with his high school head coach Robert Allen (standing), and assistant coach Charles Brooks as he signs a letter of intent with the University of Texas in 2004.

LaMarcus Aldridge poses for a photo in the University of Texas practice facility in 2006.

 

[HailBlazers]

WOW, sweet. Good Stuff Sly. So cool this is LMA's triumphant return home. He's gonna make them wish they never let him leave the state.

 

[maxiep]

Man, has he bulked up.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

LaMarcus Aldridge (right) plays one-on-one with Texas' P.J. Tucker during practice for a first-round NCAA Tournament game against Pennsylvania in 2006.

UT's LaMarcus Aldridge dunks in the first half of the Longhorns' 75-54 win over North Carolina State in a 2006 NCAA Tournament game at American Airlines Center in Dallas.

 

[THE HCP]

Look how small LA's arms are in those pics!

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Seagoville High School's LaMarcus Aldridge leans over to find the problem with Sydney Adams' computer during child care class in 2004. Aldridge finds enjoyment working and learning from the kids in his class.

Seagoville Hig Schools LaMarcus Aldridge stretches before practice in 2004.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

At 6-11, LaMarcus Aldridge towers above other students at Seagoville High School.

Texas' LaMarcus Aldridge sits in his Dallas apartment, signing some of the 4,000 rookie basketball cards he received from Upper Deck in 2006.

 

[BBert]

I want to see him all dressed in white and made up! That's how you become a superstar!

My god that's creepy! Stop it!

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Texas' LaMarcus Aldridge poses with his new Range Rover at his Dallas apartment in 2006.

Texas' LaMarcus Aldridge and P.J. Tucker laugh during a news conference at the Atlanta Regional during the 2006 NCAA Tournament.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Great pics! Thanks!

 

[SlyPokerDog]

LaMarcus Aldridge checks his phone during a 2008 playoff game between the Dallas Mavericks and the New Orleans Hornets at American Airlines Center.

LaMarcus Aldridge (center), a senior at Seagoville High School, plays against Puerto Rico during the 2003 Global Games at SMU's Moody Coliseum.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Seagoville High School's LaMarcus Aldridge - SportsDay's player of the week in 2003.

Texas' LaMarcus Aldridge (right) dunks against Baylor in 2005.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

LaMarcus Aldridge towers over NBA Commissioner David Stern after being selected in the 2006 NBA draft.

Portland's LaMarcus Aldridge goes up for a shot during a 2010 game against the Los Angeles Lakers.

 

[BBert]

The picture with LaMarcus leaning over and those tiny little kids on the computers is cute as hell.

It's cool LaMarcus likes working with kids. I was never in favor of running guys out of town during the Oregonian witch hunts, but I love the personality types KP went after for this team compared to guys like Isaiah Rider, Ruben Patterson, and Zach Randolph.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

LaMarcus Aldridge goes up for a shot against the Mavericks in 2009.

Portland's LaMarcus Aldridge defends against the Lakers' Pau Gasol during a 2011 game.
(Or LaMarcus Aldridge defends against a real F***ing F***** during a 2011 game.)

 

[DaLincolnJones]

Yeah, we have seen him mature right before our eyes. When he was drafted you saw the potential, now we are realizing the fruits of the harvest.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I posted all the pictures but here is the link if you want to share with others,

http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/da...-the-best-of-portland_s-lamarcus-aldridge.ece

Thanks Dallasnews.com!

 

[BlazerBeav]

Thanks for pointing these out - I'd have missed them for sure!

 

[mook]

Awesome links.

Man, it's amazing how much muscle he's put on that frame over the past couple years, and he hasn't really lost any of his speed.

After watching him basically tread water his first three years in the game, I figured he was always going to be an 18/8 type of guy. What he's done this year is just incredible.

 

[mook]

Btw--I have no clue why web developers think it's easier to watch a lot of pictures in that slideshow kind of format. It's so much easier and more natural just to scroll like on this forum.

 

[maxiep]

Texas' LaMarcus Aldridge sits in his Dallas apartment, signing some of the 4,000 rookie basketball cards he received from Upper Deck in 2006.

Is it just me, or does that look like a custom table and chairs? They look much taller than usual.

 

[C_note]

Is it just me, or does that look like a custom table and chairs? They look much taller than usual.

Ya I wondered the same thing when i saw that.