Explain the rapid decline of Lamarcus Aldridge

Pennebaker · Post #21 » by **Pennebaker** » Wed May 3, 2017 6:41 am

I never thought he was that good to begin with, so I'm not even surprised.

Post #22 » by **floppymoose** » Wed May 3, 2017 6:42 am

David Lee used to own him defensively back in the Portland days. LMA was the only guy Lee could defend. It was.... odd.

Phreak50 · Post #23 » by **Phreak50** » Wed May 3, 2017 7:27 am

I'd bet his heart arrhythmia is the biggest reason.

Not just physically but probably mentally more so.

But he also makes it pretty clear with some of his words over these last two seasons when commenting on Kawhi and his own lack of touches and play calls.

Such a shame for everyone involved.

Spurs fans especially since we've pretty much always been overlooked by big name free agents and when we finally get one he isn't half of what we were expecting.

Mylie10 · Post #24 » by **Mylie10** » Wed May 3, 2017 7:30 am

ChuckChilly · Post #25 » by **ChuckChilly** » Wed May 3, 2017 7:47 am

He plays like a weak little girl. One of the few bigs in the league that can be guarded by point guards because of how soft he is.

grindtime22 · Post #26 » by **grindtime22** » Wed May 3, 2017 7:48 am

I hadn't watched much of the Spurs this year and it's been kind of eye popping to see him in the playoffs. He looks as old as Parker and Ginobili. I guess he has always been kind of flat footed, but now he just looks goofy and clumsy. Hopefully he gets it turned around.

He always seemed money from the midrange. You would think he would be able to stretch some of that out to the 3 point line. It seems like everybody has been able to.

DusterBuster · Post #27 » by **DusterBuster** » Wed May 3, 2017 7:49 am

Mylie10 wrote:

He didn't even get paid that much considering if he would have done a 1+1 with Portland (or anyone for that matter) and have gotten a long-term deal under the new salary cap. He honestly should have fired his agent for allowing him to take that deal from SAS in the final year of the old cap.

jonjames · Post #28 » by **jonjames** » Wed May 3, 2017 7:58 am

It's quite possible he's not happy being on the Spurs and so he's not giving it his all. Maybe he has secret bitter resentment towards Popovich and how he treats him? :dontknow:

Milenkovic · Post #29 » by **Milenkovic** » Wed May 3, 2017 8:13 am

Remember the start of the season when all the talk was he wanted to be traded? There's your answer

Bolivar · Post #30 » by **Bolivar** » Wed May 3, 2017 8:20 am

Milenkovic wrote:Remember the start of the season when all the talk was he wanted to be traded? There's your answer

I don't know how fundamentally useless can an athlete be if he "wants to be traded" when the playoffs are being decided.

E-Balla · Post #31 » by **E-Balla** » Wed May 3, 2017 11:22 am

Winsome Gerbil wrote:You know, the thing is that LaMarcus Aldridge was never particularly great at anything but scoring with that midrange post game. He wasn't terrible at the other stuff, but he was basically a middling rebounder, defender, passer etc. So that sort of player is particularly vulnerable to situation. In Portland they worked and really overused him for those couple of seasons when he put up near-superstar numbers on dicey efficiency. In San Antonio, with increasing competition for shots from Leonard and even up front from Gasol, the one thing he does well is being taken away, and the rest of his game really isn't very noteworthy. Kind of the Bosh effect, except Bosh eventually reinvented himself as a mobile perimeter big defender and continued to contribute that way.

Not true. Even out of shape this year he was top 5 in forced misses at the rim and by every possibly way to measure defense he's been better than Kawhi. His play in the playoffs so far isn't indicative of his play all year long.

UcanUwill · Post #32 » by **UcanUwill** » Wed May 3, 2017 11:23 am

grindtime22 wrote:I hadn't watched much of the Spurs this year and it's been kind of eye popping to see him in the playoffs. He looks as old as Parker and Ginobili. I guess he has always been kind of flat footed, but now he just looks goofy and clumsy. Hopefully he gets it turned around.

He always seemed money from the midrange. You would think he would be able to stretch some of that out to the 3 point line. It seems like everybody has been able to.

wasnt he shooting 3s in Portland. He stopped doing it under Pop.

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AdagioPace · Post #33 » by **AdagioPace** » Wed May 3, 2017 12:01 pm

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lambchop · Post #34 » by **lambchop** » Wed May 3, 2017 12:05 pm

theres just no pressure on LMA. In portland the spotlight was on him and lillard. With the spurs, generally, no one is expected to perform at a high level from a media pressure or fan expectation standpoint. As long as the spurs make the playoffs, they basically did everything right.
LMA got to the spurs and then comfortably positioned himself behin kawhi and duncan. So much so that many say kawhi needs a 2nd reliable player since the next best player on the team is? Mills?

MartinToVaught · Post #35 » by **MartinToVaught** » Wed May 3, 2017 12:54 pm

CablexDeadpool wrote:
Patches Perry wrote:Blake Griffin effect. He doesn't shoot threes, doesn't anchor a defense and isn't an elite distributor. He scores his points on toughly contested two point shots. Modern NBA has passed this kind of PF by. It's just not that effective.

Uh Blake is an elite distributor and an elite finisher and he shot 3s this year on respectable efficiency and volume.

Lamarcus Aldridge is totally different.

Don't bother. It's going to be another summer of everyone dumping on Blake because Chris Paul had another early playoff exit. :nonono:

The_Hater · Post #36 » by **The_Hater** » Wed May 3, 2017 1:06 pm

Patches Perry wrote:Blake Griffin effect. He doesn't shoot threes, doesn't anchor a defense and isn't an elite distributor. He scores his points on toughly contested two point shots. Modern NBA has passed this kind of PF by. It's just not that effective.

And I'll add he doesn't get to the line enough.

Even looking back at this Portland stats he was never overly efficient living in the mid range. Good player then but overrated due to his situation. Good player now but perhaps underrated due to his role. His defense has actually improved in San An as he can guard inside and out.

jeffhardyfan52 · Post #37 » by **jeffhardyfan52** » Wed May 3, 2017 1:26 pm

I wouldn't be surprised if he's upset he's second fiddle to Leonard.
That really seemed to bother him here with Roy and in the end with Dame.
He's pretty mentally fragile

dc · Post #38 » by dc » Wed May 3, 2017 1:50 pm

DusterBuster wrote:I'm surprised people are so perplexed by this. He went from a team who's entire offense was built around him and where he was a high usage #1 option to a team where he was expected to fit in as a part of an established system and play as a second fiddle guy. That's not a winning combination if you want to continue being a statistically dominant player.

Still, he was pretty good last season for the Spurs. He shot a career high FG% and might've had his best season defensively. He's fallen off from last season.

ISayshowmee · Post #39 » by **ISayshowmee** » Wed May 3, 2017 1:53 pm

dc wrote:
DusterBuster wrote:I'm surprised people are so perplexed by this. He went from a team who's entire offense was built around him and where he was a high usage #1 option to a team where he was expected to fit in as a part of an established system and play as a second fiddle guy. That's not a winning combination if you want to continue being a statistically dominant player.

Still, he was pretty good last season for the Spurs. He shot a career high FG% and might've had his best season defensively. He's fallen off from last season.

Perhaps the TD leadership is gone ? LA not ready to take over the leadership TD provided ?

LAKESHOW · Post #40 » by **LAKESHOW** » Wed May 3, 2017 2:00 pm

Tim Duncan is gone