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

[Sinobas]

Batum 2-6, every other Charlotte starter is +, but he is the only negative at -16. LaMarcus has only played 11 minutes so far, mid way through the 4th.

 

[Red Rooster]

Problem is, that makes me think of child abuser Adrian "AD" (All day) Peterson.

Could always steal from the shirt they were hawking at the last game: "About Dame Time".

 

[KingSpeed]

I wonder if Aldridge will make the All Star team. He won't have his numbers. Kawhi didn't make it last year so he might get Aldridge's spot.

 

[Eastoff]

I love The Thrill

It's just too bad that the thrill is gone.

 

[KingSpeed]

It's just too bad that the thrill is gone.

He's turning out to be better than Batum. Who would have thought?

 

[dviss1]

I wonder if Aldridge will make the All Star team. He won't have his numbers. Kawhi didn't make it last year so he might get Aldridge's spot.

Nope.

 

[BigGameDamian]

I wonder if Aldridge will make the All Star team. He won't have his numbers. Kawhi didn't make it last year so he might get Aldridge's spot.

Same thing could be said for Tim Duncan.

 

[Sinobas]

LA only played 17 minutes. AT least he made over 50% of his shots, that is quite an accomplishment for him. The spurs won by 20, but he was a -1.

 

[BigGameDamian]

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I wonder if Aldridge will make the All Star team. He won't have his numbers. Kawhi didn't make it last year so he might get Aldridge's spot.

Mathews didn't even shoot 50%.

 

[dviss1]

LA only played 17 minutes. AT least he made over 50% of his shots, that is quite an accomplishment for him. The spurs won by 20, but he was a -1.

Haha! Hilarious!

 

[Sinobas]

Some gems from the spurs talk board:
FUCK those LMA postups

Blazers getting better without him
LMA a black hole

Fat Aldridge in slow motion, tbh..
Spurs will not win a chip with LMA iso's all year. He has got to learn how to move the ball fast and be unselfish. Dude gets the ball and pump fakes 6 times before putting up a terrible shot. Either shoot it or move the ball. He is becoming a black hole. He needs to get shots within the system instead of forcing them. Once that happens, this team will be unstoppable.

 

[KingSpeed]

Same thing could be said for Tim Duncan.

Right and I think Duncan would get picked over Aldridge too.

 

[BBert]

Some gems from the spurs talk board:
FUCK those LMA postups

Blazers getting better without him
LMA a black hole

Fat Aldridge in slow motion, tbh..
Spurs will not win a chip with LMA iso's all year. He has got to learn how to move the ball fast and be unselfish. Dude gets the ball and pump fakes 6 times before putting up a terrible shot. Either shoot it or move the ball. He is becoming a black hole. He needs to get shots within the system instead of forcing them. Once that happens, this team will be unstoppable.

So...never?

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Haha! Hilarious!

Tony Parker was a -12 so LA wasn't the worst! Progress!

 

[Tunchi]

Is it me or we can totally see LMA getting a little cranky that his numbers are down a lot even though spurs are winning?

God knows if he doesn't make the all star game I bet he gets salty

 

[Sinobas]

Is it me or we can totally see LMA getting a little cranky that his numbers are down a lot even though spurs are winning?

God knows if he doesn't make the all star game I bet he gets r

Oh, you know he totally cares about his numbers. He's probably wishing he were back in Portland so he could get 20 shots a game and everyone would worship at his feet even when he went 6-20.

 

[Sinobas]

Tony Parker is also getting a lot of ire from Spurs fans.

 

[Natebishop3]

Tony Parker is also getting a lot of ire from Spurs fans.

Tony Parker needs to retire. He's old as fuck and he's lost his speed.

 

[mook]

Lopez off to a decent start. Aldridge getting pushed around and can't grab a rebound. Batum up to his old turnover ways. Looking forward to seeing how Matthews fares.

@KingAlbertoJrSpeed : Could you add this link to your first post? It'd make it easier to see a quick and dirty summary of how they're doing now: http://bkref.com/tiny/RJMNG

(I edited to fix Batum's season)

 

[mook]

Even shorter summary: http://bkref.com/pi/shareit/LBaye

 

[mook]

It's really jarring to see the wheels fall off these guys on their new teams. None of them are performing as well as their worst years in Portland even in the McMillan years.

At the end of the season you might be able to make a list of the top 4 worst acquisitions in the NBA and deal exclusively with the Blazers (when you consider the opportunity costs of who they could've acquired/kept instead and salaries involved.)

 

[Natebishop3]

It's really jarring to see the wheels fall off these guys on their new teams. None of them are performing as well as their worst years in Portland even in the McMillan years.

At the end of the season you might be able to make a list of the top 4 worst acquisitions in the NBA and deal exclusively with the Blazers (when you consider the opportunity costs of who they could've acquired/kept instead and salaries involved.)

At least Wes has an excuse, but LA got fat, Rolo hasn't been the same since his injury last year, and Nic is...... a lazy Frenchman.

 

[ChadWick]

Something so satisfying seeing Batum, LMA and Wes all blow so far. Wes didn't do too bad, 13 pts and played 29 mins, how's he looking mobility wise?

It'll be really interesting to see how this LMA thing plays out. He's already had a new article every other day crying about how he's still not comfortable and he doesn't like change. Look in the mirror douchebag, only yourself to blame.

I doubt we'll be better than the Spurs this year, but it sure is nice to be playing a different brand of basketball. We haven't really seen this kind of play for what, 10 years? Cuz if it wasn't LMA iso'ing, it was back when Roy was healthy and doing the same thing.

 

[dviss1]

Something so satisfying seeing Batum, LMA and Wes all blow so far. Wes didn't do too bad, 13 pts and played 29 mins, how's he looking mobility wise?

It'll be really interesting to see how this LMA thing plays out. He's already had a new article every other day crying about how he's still not comfortable and he doesn't like change. Look in the mirror douchebag, only yourself to blame.

Link? Reading those would be hilarious!

 

[julius]

This might have been mentioned, but so far CJ and Damian are averaging more points and assists per game than the other 4 are combined.

 

[craigehlo]

Wes didn't do too bad, 13 pts and played 29 mins, how's he looking mobility wise?

He's very forgettable post-injury. He moves like an older vet and doesn't have much explosiveness or lift on his shot. It's exactly what every team except Dallas was expecting.

 

[Sinobas]

I think the prior regime over-achieved in Portland. Remember that LA/Batum/Matthews were all on this team during some crappy years, like the 11-12 season. How would that have happened if LA is such a great star?

 

[SpamKing]

The latest from la's fanz: www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=253863

 

[Scalma]

He's very forgettable post-injury. He moves like an older vet and doesn't have much explosiveness or lift on his shot. It's exactly what every team except Dallas was expecting.

To be fair though when did Wes ever have explosiveness or lift on his shot?

 

[42N8Bounce]

The latest from la's fanz: www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=253863

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