Im starting to think Aldridge could care less

[BlazerCaravan]

There's a reason he was drafted #2.

I would love to see the 2006 draft order as of today; the only depressing thing would be that Roy would still be drafted after Foye... but both would be 2nd rounders.

 

[maxiep]

I would love to see the 2006 draft order as of today; the only depressing thing would be that Roy would still be drafted after Foye... but both would be 2nd rounders.

But both in front of AmMo.

 

[STOMP]

Oh, no doubt that Nik was wrong in his statement. All I'm saying is that his statement was present-focused and not future-focused, which you've interpreted it to be.

and I'm saying his statement was very definitive and that you misquoted him leaving out the key word

the word just connotates only or merely. As in this is what all we have to expect because this is what we've seen so far... he's established who he is. Of course different circumstances often produce different results. Being a supporting role player is a very different mentality to have then being the man who gets touches most every time down the court. How many hundreds of times have we seen guys step up when they've had more opportunity? This happens outside of sports all the time too

I guess we'll have to agree to disagree

STOMP

 

[STOMP]

I would love to see the 2006 draft order as of today; the only depressing thing would be that Roy would still be drafted after Foye... but both would be 2nd rounders.

who'd go #1... Rondo or LA?

STOMP

 

[andalusian]

Roy would still go very high - he just would not get the max contract he got...

 

[hasoos]

I really don't know why you are revisiting this. Even Aldridge himself said he was a poor mans Rasheed Wallace before the switch flipped in the Dallas game this year.

 

[blazerboy30]

I really don't know why you are revisiting this. Even Aldridge himself said he was a poor mans Rasheed Wallace before the switch flipped in the Dallas game this year.

Because some posters were convinced that LMA was "just not that good" meaning he couldn't just flip a switch at some point... he was "just not that good". Clearly, those people were wrong and it is interesting to see them backpedal now.

 

[Mediocre Man]

who'd go #1... Rondo or LA?

STOMP

I think this LA goes in front of Rondo.

 

[STOMP]

Because some posters were convinced that LMA was "just not that good" meaning he couldn't just flip a switch at some point... he was "just not that good". Clearly, those people were wrong and it is interesting to see them backpedal now.

like this guy

If you expect anything more than just an above average PF from Lamarcus, you are just setting yourself up for failure.

STOMP

 

[BlazerCaravan]

who'd go #1... Rondo or LA?

STOMP

Well, you can't teach height...

 

[illmatic99]

Rondo would not be as effective as he is now if he were not playing with 3-4 future HOFs. LA is carrying this team with average-above average talent, and no depth right now.

LA over Rondo for sure.

 

[THE HCP]

again... i wasnt the only one.

You seem to say this EVERY FUCKING TIME one of your old bullshit threads are bummed just to prove you wrong. I mean, how many times have you posted "I wasn't the only one" 3 months after you make a thread? Don't you ever get tired of being completely wrong all the time?

 

[OSUBlazerfan]

Every player has bad games, but really I think the real problem isn't that he doesn't care it's that he's just not that good.

Wow Nik, you have to eat some crow for this right?

 

[BlazerCaravan]

I would imagine that everyone is suffering from Roy being NewRoy. This is so far the worst LMA has played period, but I believe he's better than this season, and will improve as the starting lineup figures its shit out.

There's no smiley smug enough for how I feel about this post.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Rondo would not be as effective as he is now if he were not playing with 3-4 future HOFs. LA is carrying this team with average-above average talent, and no depth right now.

LA over Rondo for sure.

But Aldridge wouldn't be as effective plaing with 3-4 future HOFers. he wasn't nearly as effective playing next to Roy for crying out loud

 

[PapaG]

There's no smiley smug enough for how I feel about this post.

Well done, sir. That's worth a rep!

 

[STOMP]

There's no smiley smug enough for how I feel about this post.

a few suggestions... &

STOMP

 

[STOMP]

What a change in a period of two months. Dude is now a top 3 PF in the league.

now factor in that the only three others who you said arguably might be as good as 25 year old LA (Amare Pau & Dirk) are 28 30 & 32 years old respectively. How about a look at their contracts? Using the salary link as reference at the top of the page, Aldridge is receiving 10.7M this year, Amare 17.6M, Pau 17.8M & Dirk 21.5M

STOMP

 

[Minstrel]

Batum will never be anything much. He just isn't that good.

There. Now he'll prove me wrong and become a franchise small forward.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Batum will never be anything much. He just isn't that good.

There. Now he'll prove me wrong and become a franchise small forward.

You're no longer a mod, so you don't have the same power that Nik does. Sorry.

 

[Ed O]

A Mixum thread should NEVER be brought back to life once its been lost in the archives. Bad karma is coming your way!

Who gives a shit who started it? There is some interesting conversation (and tedious arguing back and forth) here. It's a good thread in my book.

Ed O.

 

[Minstrel]

You're no longer a mod, so you don't have the same power that Nik does. Sorry.

Let me point out: Nik wasn't a moderator when he made those comments. Checkmate.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Let me point out: Nik wasn't a moderator when he made those comments. Checkmate.

So he was granted mod status AFTER LA began to prove how preposterous that statement was? Wow, the standards around here really are low...

 

[andalusian]

So he was granted mod status AFTER LA began to prove how preposterous that statement was? Wow, the standards around here really are low...

I am bambuzlled, befuddled and bewildered how Mixum is not a Mod then. Being a Mod in here is like being selected to the all-star game. It's not consistent what the criteria is.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I am bambuzlled, befuddled and bewildered how Mixum is not a Mod then. Being a Mod in here is like being selected to the all-star game. It's not consistent what the criteria is.

I thought it meant that you guys love me.

Me sad now.

 

[Nikolokolus]

good grief. With this and the doesn't command double teams comment I guess when you write something apparently you get to invent your own meanings of words and statements. Carry on...

STOMP

Well since they are my words am I not entitled to clarify something when I maybe word something in a way that doesn't express exactly what I want to convey? The context of the whole thread started by Mixum is that he was playing like he didn't care, my contention is that it wasn't an effort deficiency, but a skill deficiency and almost all of the first four years of his career suggested that what we saw with Aldridge in those four years was about what we could expect going forward. I was (thankfully) wrong.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Wow Nik, you have to eat some crow for this right?

I've already said I was *Edited* on more than one occasion about LA; he's completely transformed himself ... But if people want to act like LaMarcus blowing up was somehow predictable, inevitable or even likely in year five, they're fooling themselves.

 

[MickZagger]

Because some posters were convinced that LMA was "just not that good" meaning he couldn't just flip a switch at some point... he was "just not that good". Clearly, those people were wrong and it is interesting to see them backpedal now.

At the time the criticism was fair, he just wasn't that good. Then we found out that it was 4 years of Roy's ISO ball that was really holding him back.

 

[MickZagger]

For everybody who is gloating about this thread. Are any of you on record with the thought that Aldridge could be a #1 option and a top 3 type PF in the league?

Nope.

 

[BrianFromWA]

I haven't looked at my contributions, so I could be mis-remembering...

But I think my position had been that I hate LMA taking a majority of his shots from 15-23 feet, regardless of whether it was his preferred playing style, his role in the offense, etc. I didn't like how he'd be force-fed in the first quarter, get a quick 8 or 10 pts, and then end up with 16-18 in the game.

I love the new, aggressive, high-TS% LMA that gets to the line even when his shot isn't falling. And whoever is responsible (LMA, Nate, Assistants, Hat Guy, me?) deserve a ton of credit and will get it from me.

That said, until Dec 15 this year he played inconsistently and too far from the basket. Glad to see that's changed.