Nice point about Aldridge in Cleveland game

[Eastoff]

http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2011/03/post_9.html

LMA only took 1 jumper last night. The rest were down low. This is what we would want to see every night from LMA

 

[Natebishop3]

The transformation is amazing.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

They had nobody at all who could even slow LMA down. It was like watching college versus high school JV out there.

 

[mgb]

Imagine how many points LA could have scored if he really wanted to.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Imagine how many points LA could have scored if he really wanted to.

Or if we'd pounded it into him; he got those points with only a little focus on him in the first and third. If he'd played 40 minutes, he would have ended up with 29, but if they'd focused on him more, he could have easily broken his career high, Cleveland's spirits, and maybe a backboard or two.

 

[mgb]

Or if we'd pounded it into him; he got those points with only a little focus on him in the first and third. If he'd played 40 minutes, he would have ended up with 29, but if they'd focused on him more, he could have easily broken his career high, Cleveland's spirits, and maybe a backboard or two.

If he ask for it more too, just not in his nature. But then we did pretty well playing team ball.

 

[MAS RipCity]

As he should. Cleveland has NO big bodies at all. Hickson is tall, but scrawny. Samuels is wide but stocky. It was as if LA was playing in a city league game. His scoring went as follows: Catch ball in post, back down defender, after 3 dribbles jump stop, put up hook shot from 2 feet away. Great game from LA and I'm really glad he got to rest the entire 4th quarter.

 

[mook]

It's just flat-out amazing the transformation the guy has made this year.

 

[tlongII]

He was the second straight coach to come through Portland and say Aldridge should have been in the All-Star Game.

 

[Boob-No-More]

By the end of the year, I'm sure we're going to learn that Aldridge is the only unanimous coach's selection to ever NOT make the all-star team. It's like Woodstock. 500,000 people attended, but 5,000,000 60 - 65 year olds now claim to have been there.

BNM

 

[Natebishop3]

By the end of the year, I'm sure we're going to learn that Aldridge is the only unanimous coach's selection to ever NOT make the all-star team. It's like Woodstock. 500,000 people attended, but 5,000,000 60 - 65 year olds now claim to have been there.

BNM

It's hard to remember what exactly they did during the 60s.

 

[TripTango]

By the end of the year, I'm sure we're going to learn that Aldridge is the only unanimous coach's selection to ever NOT make the all-star team. It's like Woodstock. 500,000 people attended, but 5,000,000 60 - 65 year olds now claim to have been there.

BNM

I think you are taking the words "vote" and "there" too literally. Just because someone wasn't LITERALLY at Woodstock doesn't mean they couldn't have "BEEN THERE", man! Likewise, all these coaches really liked LaMarcus, and were surely "voting" for him, even if it wasn't reflected on their actual paper ballots. And also, they would like to say for the record, "Please LaMarcus, don't hurt em".

 

[Boob-No-More]

It's hard to remember what exactly they did during the 60s.

Especially now that they are in there 60s.

I'm old enough to remember Woodstock, but not old enough to claim I attended.

At the time, I was much more interested in what Neil Armstrong and the crew of Apollo 11 were doing than what was going on at Max Yasgur's farm in upstate New York that summer. Although, I was only about two hours north of the festival visiting the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown with my parents and older brother.

BNM

 

[BlazerCaravan]

And also, they would like to say for the record, "Please LaMarcus, don't hurt em".

That'd make a great t-shirt.

 

[Boob-No-More]

That'd make a great t-shirt.

Clear the tracks! Nobody wants to get run over by the L-train!

BNM

 

[BBert]

I'd go with: Please LaMarcus, hurt 'em!

 

[3RA1N1AC]

lamarcus: he will fucking kill you

 

[KingSpeed]

The Cleveland game wasn't about LaMarcus. Everything he got, he got in the flow of the game. It was an absolute team effort butt kicking. No one cared who scored what when. LaMarcus just happened to finish with 20/10. That Cavs team was horrible when they had Jamison and Mo Williams. Last night, they didn't even have those guys and Baron Davis doesn't care about basketball anymore at all, not even for the fun of it. They didn't even try. We were smart to just pile it on them, no messing around, and take the win.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Aldridge continues to get more recognition for not making the all star game than he would have gotten by making the all star team.

 

[KingSpeed]

Let's just address the elephant in the room. Aldridge didn't make the All Star team because he doesn't even grab 9 rebounds a game. People can say of course, he scores more because Brandon was out and more of the offense was run through him and he played more minutes. So at 21/9 (at the time), just not that impressive. Even now, there are 5 forwards in the West with better PER than Aldridge. If Aldridge averaged 10-11 rebounds per game, it would have been a no brainer.

 

[Natebishop3]

Let's just address the elephant in the room. Aldridge didn't make the All Star team because he doesn't even grab 9 rebounds a game. People can say of course, he scores more because Brandon was out and more of the offense was run through him and he played more minutes. So at 21/9 (at the time), just not that impressive. Even now, there are 5 forwards in the West with better PER than Aldridge. If Aldridge averaged 10-11 rebounds per game, it would have been a no brainer.

No, it's because Tim Duncan was grandfathered in and Kevin Love was putting up big numbers on a shitty team. Aldridge didn't get in because he isn't hyped like Griffin and he didn't have the gaudy streak like Love. Period.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

No, it's because Tim Duncan was grandfathered in and Kevin Love was putting up big numbers on a shitty team. Aldridge didn't get in because he isn't hyped like Griffin and he didn't have the gaudy streak like Love. Period.

Agree. Duncan is averaging 9 rebounds and he made the team.

 

[KingSpeed]

No, it's because Tim Duncan was grandfathered in and Kevin Love was putting up big numbers on a shitty team. Aldridge didn't get in because he isn't hyped like Griffin and he didn't have the gaudy streak like Love. Period.

Griffin gets hyped more because he grabs more rebounds. His stat lines were more impressive than Aldridge. He's having the best rookie season statistically since David Robinson. The league would've hyped Oden even more if he had done the same thing. Remember how we suddenly had a lot of nationally televised games that year?

 

[KingSpeed]

Agree. Duncan is averaging 9 rebounds and he made the team.

And Aldridge isn't averaging 9 rebounds per game and that's the problem. How many All Star PFs can you think of that average less than 9 rpg and if not, don't score 22+ppg? I can only think of Sheed. PFs who average less than 9 rebounds hardly ever make the team. I don't care how many rebounds he grabs if we win, but his low rebounding stat will hold him back from greatness individually and no one here wants to talk about it.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

All star or not an all star, hyped or not hyped, I absolutely love what Aldridge has done this year. Fucking love it!

 

[Pinwheel1]

And Aldridge isn't averaging 9 rebounds per game and that's the problem. How many All Star PFs can you think of that average less than 9 rpg and if not, don't score 22+ppg? I can only think of Sheed. PFs who average less than 9 rebounds hardly ever make the team. I don't care how many rebounds he grabs if we win, but his low rebounding stat will hold him back from greatness individually and no one here wants to talk about it.

So if you grab 9 rebounds a game, but you can't guard a chair, you can still make the allstar game? I watched him tonight. Again good stats. And again defered down the stretch in a close game to Ridnour and the Rookie Wesley Johnson. I don't care if he averages 20 rebounds. His team sucks and he does not help them win. He is a very good role player though. I wish we had him as a back up PF.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

And Aldridge isn't averaging 9 rebounds per game and that's the problem. How many All Star PFs can you think of that average less than 9 rpg and if not, don't score 22+ppg? I can only think of Sheed. PFs who average less than 9 rebounds hardly ever make the team. I don't care how many rebounds he grabs if we win, but his low rebounding stat will hold him back from greatness individually and no one here wants to talk about it.

I think averaging 8.8 rebounds a game or avraging 9.1 rebounds a game is the line drawn on who makes the all star team? I agree with Nate that there were NBA political reasons that the Duncan and Love made the all star game over LA . . . and LA's 8.8 rebounds vs. 9.1 rebounds of Duncan was not the deciding factor.

You really think .3 rebound difference was the difference in who made the all star team as a PF?

 

[mgb]

While I think rebounds might hurt LA some, I think the main thing was him not doing what he has been doing since mid Dec the whole year.

 

[bodyman5001]

Griffin gets hyped more because he dunks more. His dunks were more impressive than Aldridge. He's having the best rookie season statistically since he is on the Clippers. The league would've hyped Oden even more if he hadn't had bad knees. Remember that Duncan gets in because he is Duncan?

Better now.

 

[TripTango]

Let's just address the elephant in the room. Aldridge didn't make the All Star team because he doesn't even grab 9 rebounds a game. People can say of course, he scores more because Brandon was out and more of the offense was run through him and he played more minutes. So at 21/9 (at the time), just not that impressive. Even now, there are 5 forwards in the West with better PER than Aldridge. If Aldridge averaged 10-11 rebounds per game, it would have been a no brainer.

Every coach voted for him. Your point is moot.