M-V-P M-V-P

[HailBlazers]

Respect!

Aldridge scored a season-high 38 points against the Thunder, hitting 17-of-28 field goals, and he added 13 rebounds, five assists and two steals. He scored in so many different ways that it took Lillard a full paragraph to list them all, and his third quarter bombardment -- 16 points on 8-for-9 shooting -- stood as one of the most commanding stretches of his career. The Moda Center rewarded him with "MVP" chants as he stepped to the free throw line in the game's closing sequence, and he said afterwards that he savored this collective sign of respect.

"Just surreal," Aldridge said of the chanting. "It was humbling, you know, to have that moment here."

He could have stopped there but he didn't, and what came next called back to all of the appreciation episodes listed above.

"I've been here so long and I've had very few of those types of chants here," Aldridge said. "That was fun. I thought that made the night complete for me."

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"That's [Aldridge] taking over," Lillard told Blazersedge. "We give him the ball on the block and he do what he does, and that's score the ball. Going to the middle, to his running jump hook, fading away baseline, he did it all. He got offensive rebounds, he competed in the paint. It was some dirty work being done. He got some lay-ups off offensive rebounds, his turnaround was going a few times in the middle. That was just him taking over the game."

By Ben Golliver

 

[Pinwheel1]

Tommy Beer: Stephen A, on ESPN radio, says Glen Grunwald wanted to trade for Lamarcus Aldridge, but had Andrea Bargnani (a CAA client) "forced upon him" Twitter @TommyBeer - See more at: http://hoopshype.com/rumors.htm#sthash.zjtdfOzN.dpuf

What exactly did the Knicks have to trade that would have allowed that to happen? Melo?

 

[rasheedfan2005]

I'm happy he finally gets crowd love. I remember reading after the crowd was chanting Gerald Wallace that Aldridge was kind of hurt no one chanted for him like that, he's been a work horse and a saviour from the Roy/oden Era. He deserves it all and now he's commanding it with greatness in his play.

It's even greater that he takes it with a humble heart and continues to play team ball. His jersey will no doubt hang in the rafters in the future.

 

[magnifier661]

He's never had the fan love like Roy, Wallace, Grant, and even Lillard. Always boggled my mine why his name was never chanted.

He maybe the only current player (last 20 years) that will be the first to have their number retired

 

[santeesioux]

Tommy Beer: Stephen A, on ESPN radio, says Glen Grunwald wanted to trade for Lamarcus Aldridge, but had Andrea Bargnani (a CAA client) "forced upon him" Twitter @TommyBeer - See more at: http://hoopshype.com/rumors.htm#sthash.zjtdfOzN.dpuf

What exactly did the Knicks have to trade that would have allowed that to happen? Melo?

I don't know if i would have even done that before the season when we all wanted to trade him.

 

[Reep]

I'm guess that with all the media coverage on this that the "MVP" chant will be recurring in the Rose Garden.

 

[Blazer Fanatic]

LMA was a KIA MVP of the month nominee, and has a cool video on NBA.com highlighting his Oct/Nov performance.

Aldridge led the Blazers in points, rebound, steals, and blocks.

LA moved to 6th on the Ladder, ahead of Love.

 

[ehizzy3]

I'm happy he finally gets crowd love. I remember reading after the crowd was chanting Gerald Wallace that Aldridge was kind of hurt no one chanted for him like that, he's been a work horse and a saviour from the Roy/oden Era. He deserves it all and now he's commanding it with greatness in his play.

It's even greater that he takes it with a humble heart and continues to play team ball. His jersey will no doubt hang in the rafters in the future.

don't forget the camby chants. it is weird how the fans haven't cheered for aldridge like that until wednesday night

 

[rasheedfan2005]

don't forget the camby chants. it is weird how the fans haven't cheered for aldridge like that until wednesday night

Out of camby, gw, and przybilla, Joel was the only one who really deserved the chants. And Aldridge has deserved it for years.

 

[rasheedfan2005]

Not only is lamonsters humility most impressive but lillard has no problem sharing the spot light. I really like how this team has come together and focused on basketball rather than ego.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

I also thought it was weird that there has not been a Lamarcus Aldridge chant when both Wallace and Camby got one.

Maybe because those chants came in appreciation for all out effort. I like "MVP" because it more recognizes what LA is to this team . . . but he deserve a name chant and hopes that happens.

 

[RR7]

MVP's one of those weird awards where I feel like once the ball gets rolling in the media, it's tough to stop. It starts with that chant, then they talk about the chant, then someone says hey, you know, he should be in the conversation, then it gets talked about more...etc.

 

[BBert]

I don't know if i would have even done that before the season when we all wanted to trade him.

I never wanted to trade him.

(Wait: green font?)

 

[BBert]

I also thought it was weird that there has not been a Lamarcus Aldridge chant when both Wallace and Camby got one.

Maybe because those chants came in appreciation for all out effort. I like "MVP" because it more recognizes what LA is to this team . . . but he deserve a name chant and hopes that happens.

His name doesn't lend itself to a good chant. I'll stick with MVP.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

His name doesn't lend itself to a good chant. I'll stick with MVP.

"L" "A" . . . "L" "A" . . . "L" "A"

Has a nice ring to me

 

[rasheedfan2005]

"L" "A" . . . "L" "A" . . . "L" "A"

Has a nice ring to me

We already have beat l a. Too similar

 

[The_Lillard_King]

We already have beat l a. Too similar

I was joking . . . I don't think the crowd would chant LA.

 

[Strenuus]

His name doesn't lend itself to a good chant. I'll stick with MVP.

It actually does work.

La-Marcus Al-dridge. *clap clap clap-clap-clap*

Say it out loud. It works.

 

[magnifier661]

How about L-M-A?

 

[Strenuus]

How about L-M-A?

That's just Ben Golliver lazy right there.

 

[blue9]

I also thought it was weird that there has not been a Lamarcus Aldridge chant when both Wallace and Camby got one. Maybe because those chants came in appreciation for all out effort.

That's it, precisely. We chant for effort (largely defensive), and for most of LMA's career he just hasn't been a "hustle" player, and so he hasn't received a chant in his honor. But this season he's actually doing some dirty work and getting some crowd-love for it. Hopefully he recognizes this, and continues to reward us with hard work so the crowd continues to reward him with chants.
Also, I think there's a distinct difference between a "Play-er Na-ame" chant and an "MVP" chant. MVP is an offensive-recognition chant, whereas the other is for hustle/defense.
I hope that at some point Freeland gets a chant. He hasn't had that berzerk game to earn one yet, but it seems like it's just waiting to happen. His name is going to be tough to chant though.

 

[jlprk]

don't forget the camby chants. it is weird how the fans haven't cheered for aldridge like that until wednesday night

In past seasons, Aldridge got no after-game cheering because he almost always sucked late in the game. When heroics were required, he passed to someone else. There were a tiny number of exceptions, of course.

 

[B-Roy]

 

[Blazer Fanatic]

MVP chants 2 nights in a row. They're gonna keep talking about it if the fans keep chanting it.

 

[magnifier661]

Hahahaha I love it!

 

[VanillaGorilla]

MVP chants 2 nights in a row. They're gonna keep talking about it if the fans keep chanting it.

They're going to keep chanting it, but they really shouldn't. An MVP chant should be reserved for amazing performances only.

 

[RR7]

They're going to keep chanting it, but they really shouldn't. An MVP chant should be reserved for amazing performances only.

Disagree. TO that level of player, or player getting to that level, it'll happen nightly. And should. Hammer it into the minds of the media.

 

[HailBlazers]

LMA is the MVP of this team, the chant is well deserved recognition.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Disagree. TO that level of player, or player getting to that level, it'll happen nightly. And should. Hammer it into the minds of the media.

LaMarcus Aldridge will not win MVP, and it just comes off as desperate to chant it every night. It also loses it's magic quick if you do it all the time.

 

[rasheedfan2005]

They're going to keep chanting it, but they really shouldn't. An MVP chant should be reserved for amazing performances only.

He had a damn good game for limited minutes.