How good is LaMarcus Aldridge?

[MadeFromDust]

Man oh man...

 

[Darkwebs]

He's no All-Star, that's for sure.

 

[MIXUM]

R I D I C U L O U S


And unlike Roy.... He doesn't look 35 doing it.

 

[Nikolokolus]

He's good ... certainly not an all-star, but good.

 

[andalusian]

He is no Kevin Love... (and that's a good thing)

 

[Natebishop3]

I think he's really becoming the player that we hoped he would be, and that's great because we really need it.

 

[THE HCP]

He's a faster, more athletic, blacker Kevin Love!

 

[yenniedn]

He's a faster, more athletic, blacker Kevin Love!

What?!?! You can't possibly be any blacker than K.Love!

 

[DUB]

I think he's really becoming the player that we hoped he would be, and that's great because we really need it.

QFT

I hated people calling him soft because I believed he was just young, and had it in him to develop his game; he just needed time.

Then I lost faith with LA. Before Roy went down I had given up on LA, and accepted that he's an outside player.

However LA seems to have completely changed his game since Roy has been out.

Roy's injury has been the making of LA; he has stepped up when the team needed him, both off, and on the court.

I just hope that he doesn't take a back seat when Roy comes back.

 

[Eastoff]

<---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------this.good----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->

 

[tester551]

I just hope that he doesn't take a back seat when Roy comes back.

+ 1. LMA needs to keep this up.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

This new Aldridge is a stranger. He wasn't this dominant at Texas.

Before he emerged as a #1 option he was soft, tentative, and rarely attacked the hoop. He's a completely different player right now.

Rasheed Wallace minus the attitude?

 

[jlprk]

Unlike Roy, he depends upon receiving good passes to do what he does. Thank Miller, Camby, Rudy, and the new assistant coaches for the change.

 

[Rhal]

Unlike Roy, he depends upon receiving good passes to do what he does. Thank Miller, Camby, Rudy, and the new assistant coaches for the change.

Which means it should be awesome when Roy goes to attack the rim and dumps it to LA for the dunk!

 

[Blazinaway]

If Roy can play at 80% of what was his normal game then LMA's emergence will make the game easier for him and he can be very effective

 

[Mediocre Man]

Aldridge has looked amazing, and if he had been doing this for longer than 1/3 of a season, like he should have been doing, he'd be an all-star.

 

[Blazinaway]

Aldridge has looked amazing, and if he had been doing this for longer than 1/3 of a season, like he should have been doing, he'd be an all-star.

better late than never and I'm very glad he's done what he's done - he's been awesome, in fact I like him playing with a bit of an attitude, I think it gives him a little fire and that is a very good thing with him

 

[Mediocre Man]

better late than never and I'm very glad he's done what he's done - he's been awesome, in fact I like him playing with a bit of an attitude, I think it gives him a little fire and that is a very good thing with him

Couldn't agree with you more.

I am nervous what will happen to his game when Brandon .5 comes back

 

[Blazinaway]

Couldn't agree with you more.

I am nervous what will happen to his game when Brandon .5 comes back

there are so many ramifications of Roy's return it will be very interesting, can't say the season's been boring that's for sure!

 

[Mediocre Man]

there are so many ramifications of Roy's return it will be very interesting, can't say the season's been boring that's for sure!

Last night when we had a lineup on the floor of Joel, Marks, Babbitt, Rudy and Mills I thought, Roy could help this second unit. Then I thought Rudy and Mills would be so much less effective with Roy .5 out there. Then I thought, who's minutes will he be taking?

 

[Blazinaway]

Last night when we had a lineup on the floor of Joel, Marks, Babbitt, Rudy and Mills I thought, Roy could help this second unit. Then I thought Rudy and Mills would be so much less effective with Roy .5 out there. Then I thought, who's minutes will he be taking?

and then if Roy looks okay do we make any moves? it has big time ramifications for our future and possible trades and such. If he's hobbled again after a few weeks that provides key info as he much more likely could be done as a player, conversely if he plays at a "solid" level and can contribute 20-25 minutes for several weeks, all of a sudden we have to include him as part of our future.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Last night when we had a lineup on the floor of Joel, Marks, Babbitt, Rudy and Mills I thought, Roy could help this second unit. Then I thought Rudy and Mills would be so much less effective with Roy .5 out there. Then I thought, who's minutes will he be taking?

But what if Mills wasn't out there? That might work.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

QFT

I hated people calling him soft because I believed he was just young, and had it in him to develop his game; he just needed time.

Then I lost faith with LA. Before Roy went down I had given up on LA, and accepted that he's an outside player.

However LA seems to have completely changed his game since Roy has been out.

Roy's injury has been the making of LA; he has stepped up when the team needed him, both off, and on the court.

I just hope that he doesn't take a back seat when Roy comes back.

Good post.

 

[Kaydow]

and then if Roy looks okay do we make any moves? it has big time ramifications for our future and possible trades and such. If he's hobbled again after a few weeks that provides key info as he much more likely could be done as a player, conversely if he plays at a "solid" level and can contribute 20-25 minutes for several weeks, all of a sudden we have to include him as part of our future.

You can't make any moves based on what you see out of Brandon Roy between now and the deadline. Even if (and it's hard to imagine) he comes out of the gate tearing it up. You just don't know if his knee will allow that to last, and for how long. He's purely a wildcard at this point.

I'm excited to see Roy and LA play together. After everything they've been through, I don't think we'll see egos clash. I saw Roy on the bench last night going nuts when LA was pouring it on in the 4th quarter. He could be imagining how LA's transformation is going to make life easier for him. Let's say Brandon is able to start and play 30 minutes/game after a while. Does LA continue to average 21 ppg? Maybe not. Maybe it's 18-19 like he's done before, but HOW and WHEN he gets his points could be different than when they played together before. Instead of sticking 5 or 6 jumpers in the first quarter and being silent the rest of the night, LA has proven he can be a beast in the blocks AND in the 4th quarter. It's not all about numbers. If defenses have to worry about stopping LA down low and Roy on the perimeter then it opens things up. We were so 1 dimensional before - all jumpers (including LA) or Brandon going 1 on 1. That's not the case anymore.

 

[jlprk]

If Roy can play at 80% of what was his normal game then LMA's emergence will make the game easier for him and he can be very effective

Last night when we had a lineup on the floor of Joel, Marks, Babbitt, Rudy and Mills I thought, Roy could help this second unit. Then I thought Rudy and Mills would be so much less effective with Roy .5 out there. Then I thought, who's minutes will he be taking?

New nickname? "Roy .5"

Roy is at most 50% of what he was. On his best nights, he'll be a second Rudy.

 

[Rhal]

New nickname? "Roy .5"

Roy is at most 50% of what he was. On his best nights, he'll be a second Rudy.

I really don't get why people are labeling Roy was being "%" of what he was. He isnt' gonna be the Roy of 2008 but we don't know what he will be. Saying he is half the player or 1/3rd the player he used to be is just stupid tell we actually get him out there and see how he is going to be playing. And as for him being a "secound Rudy" the two guys games are COMPLETELY different and will still be completely different no matter what happens to Roy.

 

[oldguy]

Good enough that Boozer and Love were over-matched against him.

Go Blazers

 

[MARIS61]

He's really, really good.

A poor man's Zach Randolph.

 

[jlprk]

I really don't get why people are labeling Roy was being "%" of what he was. He isnt' gonna be the Roy of 2008 but we don't know what he will be. Saying he is half the player or 1/3rd the player he used to be is just stupid tell we actually get him out there and see how he is going to be playing. And as for him being a "secound Rudy" the two guys games are COMPLETELY different and will still be completely different no matter what happens to Roy.

I predict they'll become similar, except that Roy won't be able to play as hard as Rudy. Roy's wheels for the inside game are gone, and without them, he isn't as good of an outside shooter either. He will have to become a busy garbageman like Rudy, helping others. But his knees aren't as agile as Rudy's.

 

[Minstrel]

He's a ... blacker Kevin Love!

You already said faster and more athletic.