I actually think it's very mental because he is deadly on the shoot arounds. He never misses, so his technic is still very good. I think during the game, he is seriously rushing or overthinking his shot.
His shot is almost always long from 3 now, maybe another step back from 3 would help.
Did you notice that he was taking them farther back last game? I think he and the coaching staff saw what you saw
What's the problem here?
I'm not particularly worried about him leaving (I guess I'm part of "everyone").
And you guys were dumb-asses for suggesting he be traded and deserved the roasting you received.
Hahahaha touchéYou already did. Double jeopardy. Can't call us dumb assess again!
I'm not worried at all that he'll leave. I don't believe he will. Andrew Wiggins is not good value for Lamarcus Aldridge.
It would be so cool if Aldridge immediately signs the very first day we can sign him. We later learn that the condition is "Jason Quick and The Bald Dipshit Canzano" are not allowed press passes
given that he will be a UFA and can sign where he wants that is very good value if he decided to leave as we could get NOTHING, however unless it is a 3-way trade no way in Hades would LMA agree to do a sign n trade with Minny
A player walking away is a danger that exists with any UFA. Let's start with the understanding, as in LMA's case, that the player in question is a major asset and someone the team wants to retain. Unless a GM knows, or strongly suspects, that the player is dissatisfied and intends to bolt, I think the smarter play is to do everything possible to be certain that the player remains satisfied.
In LMA's case, he said last summer that he appreciated the Blazer's max offer and the way they went about presenting it to him, that he's happy in Portland and that he likes the idea of playing out his career here and becoming the best player in franchise history. To go with that he said that the smartest business move is to wait until this coming summer to sign a new deal. Since then, Olshey has done the best he could, given the team's cap situation, to add players that would give the Blazers the best chance of winning now. It didn't work out this year because of injuries, but I think LMA is smart enough to realize that.
So, no, I don't think trading away your franchise player because you MIGHT lose him, makes sense unless you can be assured of getting back an asset of equal value that you are sure you want to build around. Nobody, that I can recall, put forth a reasonable trade that would accomplish that objective. If he walks, that's part of life. Olshey then has $18M or so more cap space to go dangle in front of another FA, or maybe he enters into a S&T to facilitate moving LMA and gets pieces back that he likes. Either way, it won't be the end of the world.
And, BTW, I wasn't really one who roasted you last summer. Shoot, I don't even think you're a dumb-ass.
keep in mind that a sign and trade is not as attractive under this CBA then it was with the previous one
I guess it could be an ego thing though. He could look at guys like Blake Griffin and think he would get more publicity if he was in a big market. LA has always been sort of an afterthought in Portland. He has never struck me as the fame seeking type, but who knows.
Well, I could see him feeling slighted in his early years in Portland, but then again, he doesn't seem like the type that is too concerned with that. I think he's more concerned with being respected by the coaches. He even said his style of play isn't the type that gets the national notoriety because he's not a high flyer.
And honestly, most fans in Portland absolutely love him here. I know he sees this. For every blue9, there are a million mags!