Exactly why I think we are in trouble

[3RA1N1AC]

you know who else is too nice? dwight howard. he likes disney movies and shit, the fucking pussy, no wonder they havent won anything

 

[3RA1N1AC]

Besides, as we all know, we would crucify the poor guy every time he lost us a game. He would be our new Felton!

we could sign him with our imaginary cap space?

 

[magnifier661]

Sometimes I read these threads and laugh. Kinda sums up a day in the life of many Blazer fans. We blow a team out and we are contenders. We lose a close game and our season is over. We lose against a sub 500 team and we need to blow shit up. Now we over react on quotes from our best player on the roster.

We are a rare breed!

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

That settles it. The Blazers don't need Jesus of Nazareth on their team. Maybe somebody with some balls, like say, Judas, or even Pontius Pilate.

It still burns that the blazers traded Moses.

 

[Boob-No-More]

If LaMarcus can only develop when he is the #1 and would have rather quit (leave the Blazers) than play a part on a winning team, then he is not good enough "best" player material. Plain and simple.

You're making all kinds of inferences and assumptions based on things he didn't actually say. You're above quote is absolute bullshit. LaMarcus put in the work to make the big leap from pick-n-pop only to low post beast with all the off season work he put in with Bill Bayno during the summer of 2010. Newsflash, at that time he was still considered the 3rd option behind Roy and Oden. So, you're conclusion is flawed. No surprise there.

He also never said he'd quit, or even wanted to leave. You just made that up in a failed attempt to bolster your faulty conclusions. He only doubted the team's ability to resign him if they would have given both Roy and Oden max contracts. That's a function of the CBA, not Aldridge's desire to play for Portland.

Who gives a shit when or why he developed and transformed his game? The point is, he has. Not all players do. About half the guys picked in the top 10 in any draft end up never taking that next step from solid role player to all-star. Rather than put down Aldridge for how he got there (hard work during the off season), why not give him credit and be glad he did.

As for trading him, you specifically said he is best as a 3rd option not a number 1 or 2 guy. OK genius, exactly who is going to trade us their number 1 or 2 guy for our number 3 guy? Yet another flaw in your "logic".

Given how much he has improved the last two seasons, I suspect Aldridge still hasn't reach his peak. One thing not often noted is how much he's improved his defense this season. He now has a dominant low post offensive and has also become a force on the defensive end. His passing is also greatly improved. So, in less than two years, he's significantly improved his low post game, his defense and his passing. He still needs to improve his rebounding, but given the way he's improved the other facets of his game, that may well be the next area where he steps up.

BNM

 

[jlprk]

Good thread, Definition. Aldridge isn't tough enough to earn the label "best player on a team." He works, but deep inside, he isn't tough. He deceives himself that he is because he thinks he has removed his defects. From Quick's article:

Had the Big Three of Roy, Oden and Aldridge stayed intact, Aldridge said he would never have developed his low-post game, because that's where Oden stationed himself. He said he would have kept being a pick-and-pop player alongside Roy, taking jump shots and seldom going inside. "And everyone would still be saying I was soft," Aldridge said.

 

[PapaG]

Good thread, Definition. Aldridge isn't tough enough to earn the label "best player on a team." He works, but deep inside, he isn't tough. He deceives himself that he is because he thinks he has removed his defects. From Quick's article:

He's the best player on the team, your ridiculous post in my signature aside.

That one is an embarrassment. You've already learned this isn't ESPN/Olive, though. Why, sometimes you get so ANGRY! :MARIS61:

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Hi, HCP is going to come in and say shit, and people will say you're mixum.

Rinse repeat

Defitition8 is making a very Mixum like post.

That said, it was an interesting and rather sad article. I also had visions when they all started in together of a long window of opportunity for a championship. Probably multiple rings. Amazing how injuries can decimate a team.

 

[MickZagger]

I have to admit, I like your style.

It's one of the dumbest posts I've read on here in quite some time, and basically just seems like a lame troll attempt, but it is direct and to the point.

I happen to think LMA would be great alongside a top-tier PG, and could be a 25ppg scorer with an elite distributer like a Steve Nash, Deron Williams, or Chris Paul.

Unfortunately, Portland has been stuck with the scrappy (code for non-athletic) Steve Blake, the snailish Andre Miller, and the jiggly Ray Felton at PG. In terms of winning titles, or even a playoff series with those PGs, it's clear that LMA has turned chickenshit into chickensalad, and became an All-Star because of his own hard work.

Love is a 25ppg and doesnt have an elite PG. Aldridge has more of an offensive arsenal than Love, too. Aldridge needs to work on getting to the line a little bit more and he'd be a 25ppg scorer.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Sometimes I read these threads and laugh. Kinda sums up a day in the life of many Blazer fans. We blow a team out and we are contenders. We lose a close game and our season is over. We lose against a sub 500 team and we need to blow shit up. Now we over react on quotes from our best player on the roster.

We are a rare breed!

Kinda makes it fun, huh.

 

[B-Roy]

Love is a 25ppg and doesnt have an elite PG. Aldridge has more of an offensive arsenal than Love, too. Aldridge needs to work on getting to the line a little bit more and he'd be a 25ppg scorer.

Rubio is elite in terms of passing. Especially when you compare him to Failton.

BTW, Love and LA average the same number of points per36. Love is only a 25PPG player because he plays more minutes.

Oh, and you know what's funny? Despite the fact that Love shoots 3s and Aldridge doesn't, Aldridge has a higher eFG% than Love.