LMA= 260 lbs?

[Nikolokolus]

I just saw Shawn Kemp and he looks amazing! Guy lost 50lbs and is ready to make a Blazer comeback.

His septum must have been really dense or something?

 

[Pinwheel1]

260 pounds of pure fadeaway jumper

Although I agree he needs to expand on his variety of shots.....his fadeaway is pretty impressive. Not many players shoot it better. And like a sky hook, it is pretty much unblockable.

 

[mgb]

What I love about MB is how objective he is. He really tells it like it is.

True, he's never said 'deal coming soon!'.

 

[Tom Cruise]

Although I agree he needs to expand on his variety of shots.....his fadeaway is pretty impressive. Not many players shoot it better. And like a sky hook, it is pretty much unblockable.

True but I don't think you need to add 20 lbs in order to get the shot off and until the season begins and he actually does something in the post other then the fadaway I will be skeptical.

 

[Tom Cruise]

Why would I want to be Mediocre Man

 

[HailBlazers]

Why would I want to be Mediocre Man

Probably the same reason you'd want to be Tom Cruise

 

[Pinwheel1]

True but I don't think you need to add 20 lbs in order to get the shot off and until the season begins and he actually does something in the post other then the fadaway I will be skeptical.

I agree. I like that he is working on his body and his game. I expect our players to work on both every summer. I could care less about the 20 lbs. It's just a number. By working hard on their game, the probablity of them improving increases.

 

[BrianFromWA]

His septum must have been really dense or something?

Is that a potency joke? He DID have a lot of kids.

Edit: Sorry, I Freudianly read "Spetum" instead of "Septum".

 

[HailBlazers]

link??

http://mikebarrettsblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/aldridge-ready-to-roll.html

"I can't say enough about how good LaMarcus looks," says Bayno. "He hired a personal trainer in Dallas, a guy who works with a bunch of the Dallas Cowboys. He did that totally on his own. He's up to about 260, maybe 262 (Aldridge was listed at 240 before last season). He's stronger and bigger, and hasn't lost any of his quickness."

I'm ready for LMA's breakout year. Since Oden isn't looking to be full force

 

[mook]

Nice to hear.

"I know this is going to transfer over to camp and the season," says Bayno. "He's coming to Portland, to stay, in two weeks. He's going to go nuts in September, getting ready. He's adding things to his game, that quite frankly, I don't think defenses are going to be ready for. They're not going to be able to double him as much this year, and attack him in the same way. His work this summer is going to pay huge dividends.

"He wants to be an all-star, and I wouldn't bet against him this year."

 

[oldmangrouch]

Nice to hear.

I so desperately want this to be true......but I will believe it when it happens.

 

[Mediocre Man]

I so desperately want this to be true......but I will believe it when it happens.

If it's coming from MB, it HAS to be true. In fact, he is probably underestimating like always

 

[mook]

I so desperately want this to be true......but I will believe it when it happens.

Yeah, I'm a little dubious. Still, though, it's not like Aldridge is known as a slacker or something. He shows up for preseason in shape among the quickest players on the roster. He clearly does a lot to stay in shape in the summer anyway, so it's not that hard to imagine him taking a different tack this summer and going more toward strength.

This isn't like Shawn Kemp. That guy was rumored to have gone away from years of tradition of showing up out of shape, and was finally going to be ripped and ready. What a joke that was.

 

[Boise Blazer]

I so desperately want this to be true......but I will believe it when it happens.

For as much as a healthy Oden would impact this team i feel that a motivated and "next level" LMA would be almost as impactful. It would create so many options.

 

[HailBlazers]

For as much as a healthy Oden would impact this team i feel that a motivated and "next level" LMA would be almost as impactful. It would create so many options.

Without a Doubt, I see the greatest potential for a breakout season with him.

"I know this is going to transfer over to camp and the season," says Bayno. "He's coming to Portland, to stay, in two weeks. He's going to go nuts in September, getting ready. He's adding things to his game, that quite frankly, I don't think defenses are going to be ready for. They're not going to be able to double him as much this year, and attack him in the same way. His work this summer is going to pay huge dividends.

"He wants to be an all-star, and I wouldn't bet against him this year."

 

[jlprk]

Blazer fans go into a tizzy over words and potential. I'll wait for the action and accomplishments. His 240-pound weight wasn't the cause of his soft play. It's his 240-gram courage.

 

[julius]

Every summer, it seems, players make drastic changes to their games (improving them).

I'll believe it when LaMarcus ups his averages, and doesn't cower in the paint.

 

[Minstrel]

It's his 240-gram courage.

What's the right weight for a good amount of courage? One's body weight? That doesn't really make sense...if all your body weight were courage, what about the bones and muscles and organs, etc? I see what you were going for, but since there's no clear standard to compare "240-gram courage" to, it's not that effective as derision. In my opinion, anyway.

 

[andalusian]

Courage! What makes a king out of a slave? Courage! What makes the flag on the mast to wave? Courage! What makes the elephant charge his tusk in the misty mist, or the dusky dusk? What makes the muskrat guard his musk? Courage! What makes the sphinx the seventh wonder? Courage! What makes the dawn come up like thunder? Courage! What makes the Hottentot so hot? What puts the "ape" in apricot? What have they got that I ain't got?

---

You, my friend, are a victim of disorganized thinking. You are under the unfortunate impression that just because you run away you have no courage; you're confusing courage with wisdom.

 

[hasoos]

What's the right weight for a good amount of courage? One's body weight? That doesn't really make sense...if all your body weight were courage, what about the bones and muscles and organs, etc? I see what you were going for, but since there's no clear standard to compare "240-gram courage" to, it's not that effective as derision. In my opinion, anyway.

How about this as a stick of measure? Not getting owned by 6'5" Corey Magette in the paint. That in itself would be a step forward IMO..........

 

[Minstrel]

How about this as a stick of measure? Not getting owned by 6'5" Corey Magette in the paint. That in itself would be a step forward IMO..........

I don't think that was a lack of courage. I'm skeptical that Aldridge was frightened of Maggette. I think it was just an odd match-up. Maggette has given a lot of teams fits in the paint because he's an unusual player.

 

[andalusian]

How about this as a stick of measure? Not getting owned by 6'5" Corey Magette in the paint. That in itself would be a step forward IMO..........

The Magette issue can not be, imho, be attributed to LMA. It was bad officiating. If anything, anytime LMA tried to use his size/bulk CM would flop and the officials would buy this. I am OK with people saying that LMA needs to be a bit tougher on the block, but using effin' Magette as an example is just not right. LMA most definitely did not run away from him, the refs killed him anything he tried to take it hard to the paint.

 

[MickZagger]

We need one of those "Behind the locker room door" articles from Quick where he tells how big LMA's poop is.

More importantly, whats he using as a measuring stick.

 

[MickZagger]

I don't care how much he weighs, as long as he's not guys' like Amare's "chump change" night in and night out.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Also said he had a baby. (Reason why he did not play for Team USA)

Well THAT explains the extra weight. Breastfeeding is a great way to get rid of it, though.