The curious case of Neil Olshey
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BlazerCaravan
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He'd be Kevin Love, and his team would be about as good as the Wolves.
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Equating hustle with selfishness? Sorry, I don't buy it.
Hickson, like TRob, is a flawed player....but a flawed player with a good motor can still make a positive contribution. If LMA had better drive/killer instinct he would be a HOFer, not a Kevin Love!
Doesn't surprise me to see that people don't understand the great point jlprk was tying to make
Which is a shame because he's 100% right
If Aldridge played with the same effort that Hickson does, Aldridge would be that much better.
We all know Aldridge is inconsistent in the effort/energy department, while Hickson mixes it up in the paint as well as any big man.
Put 2 and 2 together now
Which is a shame because he's 100% right
If Aldridge played with the same effort that Hickson does, Aldridge would be that much better.
We all know Aldridge is inconsistent in the effort/energy department, while Hickson mixes it up in the paint as well as any big man.
Put 2 and 2 together now
Natebishop3
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How about on defense? Should Aldridge play with the same amount of effort as Hickson on defense? Should he wrestle rebounds away from teammates? That was always one of my favorites.
Boob-No-More
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Bullshit. Hickson plays with 100% effort 50% of the time. He puts in 0% effort on defense and that's where he hurts his team. Go back and look at his Net Production and on court/off court stats at 82games.com. Doesn't matter if he's in Portland or Denver, he consistently has a negative Net Production and negative on court/off court.
Using J.J. Hickson as a poster boy for putting forth effort at all times is a flawed concept. It overlooks the 50% of the game where the other team has the ball. Hickson is all about his own stats. He puts in tremendous effort only when it makes his personal numbers (rebounding and scoring) look better. He is the kind of selfish player who will fight his own teammates for a rebound in order to pad his stats, but will not set picks, fight through screens or play help defense.
There's a reason this guy has bounced around the league so much. Outside of an occasional delusional fanboy, I've never heard of anyone: teammate; coach; GM regret his departure. The guy simply isn't a team player. J.J. is all about J.J. He only plays hard when he thinks it will help him get a bigger contract. Unfortunately, for him, the league saw through his shallow ruse and he didn't get the huge payday he'd hoped for. Again, in a league where big men are routinely overpaid, not one single team was willing to give Hickson even the full MLE (which is based on league average salary). If he ever decided to put the same effort into defense as he does his own personal stats he'd be twice the player he is and may finally get the $10/year contract he craves. Until then, he'll bounce around the league, from team to team getting paid $4 - $5 million a year. Which seems like pretty fair pay for a guy who puts in little to no effort half the time.
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All that said, I think J.J. would make a great backup 4 at around $4 million/year, but as a starter, his complete lack of effort on defense hurt his team. He could get away with that against other bench players, but if he's starting, you're in trouble.
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Yeah, how about on defense?
Like Aldridge gets to rest and guard the offensively inept big while Hickson is forced to take the tough match-up and play out of position
Defensive stopper LaMarcus Aldridge!
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What's your point? That Hickson is a better player than LMA? Is there a single Blazer player who you don't despise? Don't say Lillard, because he plays less defense than anyone on the roster.
Boob-No-More
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Right.....
One of the reasons Aldridge wanted a "real" center who could bang down low for 25 minutes a game was so he wouldn't have to constantly be guarded and guard the other team's biggest players. When Hickson was here, other teams almost always put their center on Aldridge and their PF on Hickson.
This year, in the playoffs, because of Aldridge's historic dominance in the first two games, Houston was forced to change their entire game plan and play two centers. That would have never happened with Hickson here. With Hickson, Houston would have just put Jones on Hickson and Howard on Aldridge from the beginning and the Blazers would have been swept in 4 games.
No thanks. You can have Hickson the loser, I'll take Aldridge the winner any day.
BNM
P.S. On defense, Aldridge >>>>>>>>>>>> Hickson. But that's no surprise, because on defense, a chair >>>>>> Hickson
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We are all familiar with your anti-Aldridge rhetoric, but you may want to start checking your facts and not just talking out of your ass.
From 82games.com:
LaMarcus Aldridge:
Own Production: 23.3
Opp Production: 14.2
Net Production: +9.1
J.J Hickson:
Own Production: 17.7
Opp Production: 18.7
Net Production: -1.0
So, would you trade Aldridge for Hickson straight up?
BNM
