What this team doesn't really know how to do is run an effective pick-and-roll to get the big man scoring at the rim. Aldridge has almost always popped, because Roy or Miller were always the main threat to pull off a crafty shot at the rim or dish it to a perimeter player who is open because of the space created on the drive. The point of the play was to get the guard the close-in shot, or the big man an open midrange shot. With Roy and Miller, if Aldridge rolled he only dragged his own player into the middle, breaking down the play. Felton is not a huge threat at the rim. His greatest success has been playing next to Stoudemire, the best pick-and-roll (not pop!) big man in the league. Felton's job there was to create confusion on the defense on the pick, and then deliver it to the big man rolling to the hoop. If that wasn't available, he didn't penetrate most of the time but instead took the midrange jumper, or passed it out and re-set. Felton is a nice opportunity for Aldridge, and really the whole team, to add a new bag of tricks in half court sets. Aldridge has never really played with a true traditional pick-and-roll guard. The closest was probably Blake, and that guy was worthless at creating shots for anybody.
