LMA v. STAT two years later

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Anyone still want to put LMA on Amare's level like they did a couple years ago when trade rumors were swirling?

hahahha, someone should dig up those threads to see just how laughable some of S2 posters are
 
People weren't saying that Aldridge was the better player. They didn't want Amar'e because he was in the last year of his contract and didn't have his extension.
 
LMA may be soft but Amar'e is a bitch, wouldn't want him on my team
 
I think a lot here liked the potential of Aldridge over Amare. Haha how funny.
 
Say what you will, he's the strongest trade asset we have, allot of teams would be more than willing to tap his potential
 
Actually, many people here thought he was a better fit with Oden. There is nothing wrong with that opinion.
 
yuyuza1 said:
People weren't saying that Aldridge was the better player. They didn't want Amar'e because he was in the last year of his contract and didn't have his extension.
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I'd take that rental over the contract KP/PA gave LaMarcus. He's a good role player being paid like an All-Star. At least with Amare bolting to NY we wouldn't have yet another bad contract on the books.
 
Fez Hammersticks said:
I'd take that rental over the contract KP/PA gave LaMarcus. He's a good role player being paid like an All-Star. At least with Amare bolting to NY we wouldn't have yet another bad contract on the books.
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Pritchard was taken off of the Roy contract, and I assume the same is the case for LMA's later extension.
 
brilliant thread
 
EVerytime we pull close we make some stupid plays and they go back up by almost 10
 
Lamarcus is probably the first NBA player ever who topped out skill wise his rookie year.
 
Funny how alike the two players' stat lines are tonight. Amare had 39 and 10, LMA had 35 and 10. I know Amare brings that game way more often than LMA, but still... funny coincidence that this gets brought up today.
 
BlazerCaravan said:
Funny how alike the two players' stat lines are tonight. Amare had 39 and 10, LMA had 35 and 10. I know Amare brings that game way more often than LMA, but still... funny coincidence that this gets brought up today.
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Lamarcus has everything but what I call "A Motor". In football they talk about players, and refer to their motor. Some players, their motor is running every game, every down, every play. Others, their motor is only running sometimes. LA is obviously the latter. He was playing in his home town tonight which is some motivation. In the past, I have seen him have a good game when he gets hammered in the paper or online about not rebounding. But I always end up wondering, why is it that folks have to call him out in order to get him going? Doesn't he have enough motivation without that? The only answer is he has very little motor. It's just not in his mindset.
 
Fez Hammersticks said:
Right? LMA peaked halfway through his rookie season. He seriously has not improved a bit since his rookie year.
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Could that be said for all of the young players that we have drafted under Nate?

Roy was an All-Star out of the box.

LA was just given playing time and is game has not blossomed much. His stats flatlined after we traded Zach.

Batum, Rudy, Bayless, Webster, Jack, and Frye did about the same on day one as they did now or their last day as a Blazer.

As for Amare, his contract was so overpaid that Phoenix did not want it either. Not for sure I would want to go for the knee trifecta of uninsured big contracts with Oden, Roy, and STAT.
 
Charcoal Filtered said:
Could that be said for all of the young players that we have drafted under Nate?

Roy was an All-Star out of the box.
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Roy wasn't an All Star until we were down 5-12 in his 2nd year and Nate put the ball in his hands. This year, the ball's not in his hand, we're sub .500 again, and no All Star game for Roy.
 
After reading through that old thread, I'm still pretty comfortable with the position I took. I was a little concerned with Amare's drop in PER after D'Antoni's departure but still advocated getting him.

Shame it didn't pan out. I remember being very excited in the days leading up to the deadline.
 
Minstrel said:
After reading through that old thread, I'm still pretty comfortable with the position I took. I was a little concerned with Amare's drop in PER after D'Antoni's departure but still advocated getting him.

Shame it didn't pan out. I remember being very excited in the days leading up to the deadline.
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Not completely related but...

I was all for Cleveland getting him too, even if it meant offering "all-star" Mo and all their other trash. Good analysis though back then Minstrel, very fair.
 
huevonkiller said:
I was all for Cleveland getting him too, even if it meant offering "all-star" Mo and all their other trash.
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Yeah, I remember rumours of Cleveland going after Amare and thinking that would be a great move for Cleveland. An ideal second star to pair with James.
 
We didnt want CP3 cause of Telfair, we didnt want Jordan cause of Drexler, we didnt want... blah blah blah get over it.
 
I wonder how Amare would have fared under Nate with a slower pace and half-court sets? He'd probably be putting up numbers much like Aldridge.
 
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