LMA goes 30/12 with 2 Steals and 2 Blocks (1 Viewer)

[PapaG]

...but no assists.

Trade that ballhog!! :MARIS61:

 

[3RA1N1AC]

he needs to pass more, i mean score more, or something

 

[BlazerCaravan]

LA can't win.... the team or the player.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Playing against the worst team in the league he should have had 40pts & 20rbds

 

[jlprk]

Judge a man by the company he keeps. Look at the parade of no-names who did well in the box score.

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

I was ready to annoint him MVP until that pass hit him in the hand bricks when he was wide open under the basket.

 

[HailBlazers]

Playing against the worst team in the league he should have had 40pts & 20rbds

He should be unguardable, but he's not quite there yet

 

[jlprk]

I was ready to annoint him MVP until that pass hit him in the hand bricks when he was wide open under the basket.

Because of his exceptionally slow reaction time to incoming passes, the uncoordinated spazz bobbles away about 4 easy layups per game. What Felton was at the passing end, Aldridge is at the receiving end.

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

Notice how against the soft Raptors he only took six shots from 16-23 feet? Try going to the rim against a pro team!

 

[Mediocre Man]

Black hole PF 2.0

 

[BBert]

He should have held Toronto to 60 points. He's garbage.

 

[blue9]

Because of his exceptionally slow reaction time to incoming passes, the uncoordinated spazz bobbles away about 4 easy layups per game. What Felton was at the passing end, Aldridge is at the receiving end.

THIS.

 

[magnifier661]

THIS.

Yet he still manages to get 20+ points and 8+ rebounds. Could you imagine what he could do if he didn't fumble? He would be scoring 30 PPG

 

[blue9]

If ifs and buts were something something...

And can you imagine what numbers Hickson would be putting up if he had ANY plays ran for him?
Let's see, he's playing 10 fewer minutes, taking 10 fewer shots, is shooting 10% better, and is averaging only 10 points less....
C'mon people - PPG really doesn't measure much beyond how much a player is used in the offense. There have always been bad players averaging 20+ PPG.

 

[magnifier661]

If ifs and buts were something something...

And can you imagine what numbers Hickson would be putting up if he had ANY plays ran for him?
Let's see, he's playing 10 fewer minutes, taking 10 fewer shots, is shooting 10% better, and is averaging only 10 points less....
C'mon people - PPG really doesn't measure much beyond how much a player is used in the offense. There have always been bad players averaging 20+ PPG.

Yep they are all ifs. The only fact is he is averaging 20+ points and 8+ boards. He is ranked #6 of all PFs in overall stats. He has a 20.9 EFF; which is higher than West, Davis, Ibaka, Anderson, J. Smith, Millsap, Young, Gasol, Boozer and many more.

So glad he can prove he is definitely one of the best PF's in the game right now.

 

[jlprk]

Yet he still manages to get 20+ points and 8+ rebounds. Could you imagine what he could do if he didn't fumble? He would be scoring 30 PPG

That's the point. He has the physical talent to be so much better, but he never will be, because his brain is miswired. Half of the league hasn't noticed, and could be fooled in a trade, and we could come out ahead.

 

[PapaG]

If ifs and buts were something something...

And can you imagine what numbers Hickson would be putting up if he had ANY plays ran for him?
Let's see, he's playing 10 fewer minutes, taking 10 fewer shots, is shooting 10% better, and is averaging only 10 points less....
C'mon people - PPG really doesn't measure much beyond how much a player is used in the offense. There have always been bad players averaging 20+ PPG.

No, I can't imagine it, because Hickson's not a scorer, and will never be a primary scoring option on any team that wants to win. I'd love to see how Hickson would handle all of the double-teams that LMA receives. It would be hilarious.

 

[RoyToy]

Trading him for Kevin Seraphin is clearly the answer

I can't believe I actually read that

 

[HailBlazers]

That's the point. He has the physical talent to be so much better, but he never will be, because his brain is miswired.

Some expert analysis right there.

LMA has gotten more skilled each and every year, albeit slowly. When interviewed last night after the game he said offseaon training was the key to expanding his game. Guess what, he didn't have that luxury this year.

 

[jlprk]

No, I can't imagine it, because Hickson's not a scorer, and will never be a primary scoring option on any team that wants to win. I'd love to see how Hickson would handle all of the double-teams that LMA receives. It would be hilarious.

Few teams make the PF or C the leading scorer. The reason is that it would take their focus off of more important duties. I like Hickson not thinking of points all game long.

 

[magnifier661]

Few teams make the PF or C the leading scorer. The reason is that it would take their focus off of more important duties. I like Hickson not thinking of points all game long.

Other than Detroit and Miami; every other team in NBA history for the last 20 years had a PF or Center as their #1 or #2 scoring option on the championship team.

 

[blue9]

No, I can't imagine it, because Hickson's not a scorer, and will never be a primary scoring option on any team that wants to win.

Totally agree with you here. LMA might be a bit more of a scorer than Hickson, but the results are the same - losing. But I think my point remains - if a team so chose to pound the ball into Hickson 18+ times per game, I'm fairly certain he'd be averaging 20+ ppg and even more rebounds than whatever he's currently averaging. Just trying to illustrate that averaging 20ppg is kinda meaningless...there are lots of players that could do it.

 

[jlprk]

Other than Detroit and Miami; every other team in NBA history for the last 20 years had a PF or Center as their #1 or #2 scoring option on the championship team.

This would be relevant if we had a chance to win it all--if Aldridge's leadership had already brought us into championship contention. But his leading us in scoring has taken us in the opposite direction.

 

[magnifier661]

Totally agree with you here. LMA might be a bit more of a scorer than Hickson, but the results are the same - losing. But I think my point remains - if a team so chose to pound the ball into Hickson 18+ times per game, I'm fairly certain he'd be averaging 20+ ppg and even more rebounds than whatever he's currently averaging. Just trying to illustrate that averaging

How can you be certain when Hickson has never consistently averaged anything over 12 points a game? Aldridge has consistently averaged 20+ for 4 years.

20ppg is kinda meaningless...there are lots of players that could do it.

Hmmm... Out of all the NBA players in the league, at all positions, there are only 9 players in the league that is scoring over 20 points.

http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/p...er-game/sort/avgPoints/year/2013/seasontype/2

Currently Aldridge is the 7th highest scoring player in the game.

 

[magnifier661]

This would be relevant if we had a chance to win it all--if Aldridge's leadership had already brought us into championship contention. But his leading us in scoring has taken us in the opposite direction.

Relevance is knowing what works for the majority of teams that won it all or even made the conference finals and use that knowledge in your team's model. I mean we want to win it all right?

 

[Pinwheel1]

Other than Detroit and Miami; every other team in NBA history for the last 20 years had a PF or Center as their #1 or #2 scoring option on the championship team.

I agree with most of what you are saying, but I don't think Chicago had much scoring from the C/PF spot either.

 

[jlprk]

Every time I read here how great Aldridge is because he shoots so much that he inevitably averages 20 ppg, I think, I guess it would be impressive if our PG got a lot of blocks, or our C a lot of assists, but it's just not the best stat for that position to spend all his time pursuing. Scoring so much is why Aldridge is inferior in other areas.

 

[magnifier661]

I agree with most of what you are saying, but I don't think Chicago had much scoring from the C/PF sport either.

Shit my bad. Yeah they have to be added to the non-big factor.

 

[magnifier661]

Every time I read here how great Aldridge is because he shoots so much that he inevitably averages 20 ppg, I think, I guess it would be impressive if our PG got a lot of blocks, or our C a lot of assists, but it's just not the best stat for that position to spend all his time pursuing. Scoring so much is why Aldridge is inferior in other areas.

He is 1st in FGM, 7th in Blocks, 8th in rebounds, 6th in assists, 2nd in FTA, 1st in FTM, and 6th in double doubles for PFs in all the NBA.

 

[blue9]

And where does he rank in minutes played? It's all tied to how much he's used, not how good he is.

And back to the magic number of 20ppg - Kevin Martin, Monta Ellis, OJ Mayo, David Lee, Brook Lopez, Bargnani, Blake Griffin, Amare, Stephen Jackson, Tyreke Evans, Chris Bosh, Devin Harris, David West, Ben Gordon, Al Harrington, Richard Jefferson, Corey Maggette, Boozer, Crawford, Marion, Bibby, Mike James, Antoine Walker, Marbury, Stackhouse, Jalen Rose... those are just a fraction of the players who have averaged 20+ppg over the last 10ish years.

Yes, most starters in the NBA could average 20ppg if given the opportunity. They would also mostly lead their teams to the lotto doing it.