The "How are Aldridge, Batum, Lopez, and Matthews Doing?" Thread

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Fez Hammersticks said:
LMA: 15/10/41 fg% -- 16 PER

His lift is gone - being at least 280 lbs. is to blame.

He's morphing into a watered-down Miami Chris Bosh.
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Nah bosh is still dope. His numbers went down because he sacrificed for his team, something Aldridge would never even think about doing.
 
BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94 said:
LaMarcus Aldridge: 14.8 PPG / 10 RPG / 2.2 APG / 2 TOPG / 0.6 BPG / 0.4 SPG / 32.6 MPG - SHOOTING: .414/.000/.800

Robin Lopez: 10 PPG / 4.6 RPG / 2 APG / 2.8 TOPG / 1 BPG / 0.2 SPG / 26.6 MPG - SHOOTING: .468/.000/1.000

Wesley Matthews: 9 PPG / 2.7 RPG / 1.7 APG / 0.7 TOPG / 0 BPG / 0.3 SPG / 26.7 MPG - SHOOTING: .375/.400/.500

Nic Batum: 14.3 PPG / 7.5 RPG / 4.5 APG / 3.3 TOPG / 0.5 BPG / 0.6 SPG / 32.8 MPG - SHOOTING: .383/.381/.929
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What? "LamarCooch" is averaging 10 RPG?
 
I know its only 6 games but god I hope LMA continues to have numbers like this
 
Most kids at Christmas like to start playing with their new toy about four milliseconds after ripping apart the wrapping paper.

That is not the approach Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has opted to take with LaMarcus Aldridge.

“We still haven’t coached him much,” Popovich said. “We just watch him.”

It is the same approach Popovich took the last time the Spurs added a player in Aldridge’s league.

That would be 1997, when the team drafted Tim Duncan first overall.

“Coaching him didn’t seem too smart to me,” Popovich said. “If there’s something you might add to his game, you do it after you’ve seen what he does naturally.”

After nine seasons in Portland, Aldridge already has his hands full finding a new comfort zone in San Antonio.

The last thing Popovich wants to do is give the four-time All-Star too much more to think about.

Five games into his Spurs career, Aldridge is averaging 14.8 points and shooting 41.1 percent.

He is hitting 26 percent from mid-range, typically his bread and butter.

SPURS

Aldridge says he appreciates Popovich’s hands-off approach.

“He said he could tell I’m overthinking things at times,” Aldridge said. “He said just go play basketball, and we’ll figure it out as we go along.”

In that department, Wednesday’s 102-99 loss in Washington — which Aldridge finished 4 of 14 with five turnovers — felt like a step back.

Aldridge said afterward he still finds himself second-guessing things on the court. Even so, Popovich plans to give Aldridge time and space to work out the kinks.

“We will figure out if there is a weakness here or there, but we’ll let him show us,” Popovich said. “We won’t act like we’re real coaches and say, ‘We’re going to work on Jack Sikma stuff today.’ He doesn’t need that stuff.”
 
BlazerCaravan said:
Most kids at Christmas like to start playing with their new toy about four milliseconds after ripping apart the wrapping paper.

That is not the approach Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has opted to take with LaMarcus Aldridge.

“We still haven’t coached him much,” Popovich said. “We just watch him.”

It is the same approach Popovich took the last time the Spurs added a player in Aldridge’s league.

That would be 1997, when the team drafted Tim Duncan first overall.

“Coaching him didn’t seem too smart to me,” Popovich said. “If there’s something you might add to his game, you do it after you’ve seen what he does naturally.”

After nine seasons in Portland, Aldridge already has his hands full finding a new comfort zone in San Antonio.

The last thing Popovich wants to do is give the four-time All-Star too much more to think about.

Five games into his Spurs career, Aldridge is averaging 14.8 points and shooting 41.1 percent.

He is hitting 26 percent from mid-range, typically his bread and butter.

SPURS

Aldridge says he appreciates Popovich’s hands-off approach.

“He said he could tell I’m overthinking things at times,” Aldridge said. “He said just go play basketball, and we’ll figure it out as we go along.”

In that department, Wednesday’s 102-99 loss in Washington — which Aldridge finished 4 of 14 with five turnovers — felt like a step back.

Aldridge said afterward he still finds himself second-guessing things on the court. Even so, Popovich plans to give Aldridge time and space to work out the kinks.

“We will figure out if there is a weakness here or there, but we’ll let him show us,” Popovich said. “We won’t act like we’re real coaches and say, ‘We’re going to work on Jack Sikma stuff today.’ He doesn’t need that stuff.”
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"Aldridge is a mental cupcake with frosting and extra sprinkles. Duncan is a bran muffin. Cupcakes are making me think about retiring soon."

- Popovich
 
Thanks!
Smart of Pops. If he tried doing that now LMA would probably implode. But I still wonder if Pops will actually be able to turn him into a useful player.
 
blue9 said:
Thanks!
Smart of Pops. If he tried doing that now LMA would probably implode. But I still wonder if Pops will actually be able to turn him into a useful player.
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Pops is the master of the mind fuck. He's coaching LMA, he's just making LMA think he's not coaching him. LMA will be the player Pops wants him to be by the time the playoffs start.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
Pops is the master of the mind fuck. He's coaching LMA, he's just making LMA think he's not coaching him. LMA will be the player Pops wants him to be by the time the playoffs start.
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All prolly true.

It's just funny to see a hard ass like Pop coddle LaSoftie. The whole mentally weak thing definitely is coming to the surface. So glad we have Dame leading the way instead.
 
As long as LMA stays healthy, he will fit in with the Spurs. It may take a few months, but they will figure it out. He will end up being what I was hoping he could be here.......the third option.
 
BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94 said:
LaMarcus Aldridge: 14.8 PPG / 10 RPG / 2.2 APG / 2 TOPG / 0.6 BPG / 0.4 SPG / 32.6 MPG - SHOOTING: .414/.000/.800

Robin Lopez: 10 PPG / 4.6 RPG / 2 APG / 2.8 TOPG / 1 BPG / 0.2 SPG / 26.6 MPG - SHOOTING: .468/.000/1.000

Wesley Matthews: 9 PPG / 2.7 RPG / 1.7 APG / 0.7 TOPG / 0 BPG / 0.3 SPG / 26.7 MPG - SHOOTING: .375/.400/.500

Nic Batum: 14.3 PPG / 7.5 RPG / 4.5 APG / 3.3 TOPG / 0.5 BPG / 0.6 SPG / 32.8 MPG - SHOOTING: .383/.381/.929
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Looks like we dodged a major bullet here.
 
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1st... HAHAHA!:rotfl:

2nd, I'm not sure if things are up to Khloe BUT IF they were... EVEN a Car-crashian IS more capable of making better decisions for LMA vs. LMA!:smiley-yikes:
 
LamarCooch is under the biggest microscope in the NBA at the moment. Gee, I hope the scrutiny isn't bumming him out.
 
BlazerCaravan said:
PTSD, really. I think I'll freak out over the abuse heaped upon the kid.
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That's unfortunate. If it helps, the kid is kind of a dick and pretty much encourages the abuse because he so badly wants to be the best, even before meeting the teacher. I understand if you don't want to watch it because of traumatic experiences though.
 
VanillaGorilla said:
3rd, you should change your username.
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I wish I could. Quite some time ago, I asked if any1 could tell me how to do it, no1 responded bc I don't think it can be done w/o making a new account I'm too lazy to do that & IDK if it'd b allowed.
 
LaMonster All-Star said:
I wish I could. Quite some time ago, I asked if any1 could tell me how to do it, no1 responded bc I don't think it can be done w/o making a new account I'm too lazy to do that & IDK if it'd b allowed.
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@SlyPokerDog can definitely do it but it'll cost you! (I don't think it'll actually cost you, just send him a message)
 
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