LaMarcus Aldridge - what are your expectations this season?

[Natebishop3]

Nah I disagree. I remember when BRoy had some seriously AWFUL preseason games. Didn't mean anything. I'm paying attention cuz I'm a fanatic, but there is very little we can take away from the play of veterans especially.

Except Aldridge is coming off a minor injury, so if he was playing very poorly it could mean that it's nagging him worse than originally thought, or maybe he's not at all in game shape, so it could take him longer to get up to speed. The fact that he came out right out of the gate and is doing very well says that he's doing fine.

 

[B-Roy]

LMA last year - 21.1 ppg, 9.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.2 blocks, 20.4 PER

So far this preseason - 15 ppg, 7 boards, 1 assist, 1.5 blocks in 15.5 minutes per game.

What do you expect out of LMA this season? Does he improve? Where would you like to see him improve?

What are your predictions for a stats line?

34.8 points, 16.3 boards, 2.3 assists and 3.5 blocks in 36 minutes.

Anything less would be a disappointment and we should trade him for J.J. Hickson.

 

[KingSpeed]

Except Aldridge is coming off a minor injury, so if he was playing very poorly it could mean that it's nagging him worse than originally thought, or maybe he's not at all in game shape, so it could take him longer to get up to speed. The fact that he came out right out of the game and is doing very well says that he's doing fine.

Good point