Aldridge to the nets

[G R E Y]

What kind of analysis is this? What am I missing here? Either nobody has watched LMA this season or this is going by LMA of a couple of years ago or this is some aspirational conjecture. Unless LMA was completely faking his locked knees, contesting 3 point shots with arms up in the paint, and getting blown by defenders then this is an uninformed report.

Perhaps a more motivated LMA has a bit of juice left and will do better in Brooklyn's sets. But otherwise...

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31148349/brooklyn-nets-continue-add-depth-postseason-agree-deal-lamarcus-aldridge-agent-says

Agree like Griffin he's depth and may hekp but he's a helpful role player at best, people are acting like the nets have 5 current all stars (some people even lump Jordan in to make it 6) lol. Drummond may be a bigger pickup then those three players combined.

Well LMA can and likely will have some throwback games -- on O. And if the Nets are in half court LMA is terrific - that's his bread and butter. Even in a struggling year on fewer minutes and far lower efficiency he was still averaging around 15/5. But that report focused exclusively on acquiring LMA for his D and I had to double check its date. He's willing and able if an opponent is close enough as he has the body and smarts to make vet D strips, blocks, rebounds. But otherwise his D has really fallen off. He'll help, especially in a more focused role where the main guys are getting most of the attention, but saying he was acquired for his D was a strange assessment.

[BallinBug]

Can we not crap on KD for a move the front office made?

KD didn't veto it. If he sad NO, do you think the front office really goes ahead with the move?

I thought the first sentence was sarcasm. You were really serious. You actually wanted him to veto it?

You're the one trying to protect KD, but what leg does he stand on? I ask again, did he Veto it? No? Then he's absolutely at fault for this team destroying any semblance of parity in the league. He's been on two teams like this now - back to back. That's a pattern. He's not an innocents bystander, he's complicit and the at the very center of it.

[Hardenstepback]

Can we not crap on KD for a move the front office made?

KD didn't veto it. If he sad NO, do you think the front office really goes ahead with the move?

Why the **** would KD veto this a trade for a big in which the nets actually need given their lack of size in the front court? He isn’t even playing, kyrie in and out of the lineup and could easily up and disappear as he already did, and Sean marks isn’t stupid. The minute the nets traded all their assets (again)for harden, it became championship or bust. Put your team in the best position to win with the short window you have .

Lebron tried to recruit Kawhi to join him and AD. Had that happened and ring chasers like Drummond still signed later, I guarantee half of y’all wouldn’t be saying this stupid ****.

Draymond called KD right after he lost in 2016. Him, Steph and em flew to the hamptons to get KD to join. Nobody else vetos **** so why should KD? Again if this was lebron, y’all wouldn’t be typing this dumbass ****

[BallinBug]

Can we not crap on KD for a move the front office made?

KD didn't veto it. If he sad NO, do you think the front office really goes ahead with the move?

Why the **** would KD veto this a trade for a big in which the nets actually need given their lack of size in the front court? He isn’t even playing, kyrie in and out of the lineup and could easily up and disappear as he already did, and Sean marks isn’t stupid. The minute the nets traded all their assets (again)for harden, it became championship or bust. Put your team in the best position to win with the short window you have .

Lebron tried to recruit Kawhi to join him and AD. Had that happened and ring chasers like Drummond still signed later, I guarantee half of y’all wouldn’t be saying this stupid ****.

It's pretty simple - does KD want to win a ring, or does he want to be given a ring like in GSW? Nobody respects those years, so you'd think he would have learned by now that winning a ring isnt the same thing as being handed a ring.

[Hardenstepback]

KD didn't veto it. If he sad NO, do you think the front office really goes ahead with the move?

Why the **** would KD veto this a trade for a big in which the nets actually need given their lack of size in the front court? He isn’t even playing, kyrie in and out of the lineup and could easily up and disappear as he already did, and Sean marks isn’t stupid. The minute the nets traded all their assets (again)for harden, it became championship or bust. Put your team in the best position to win with the short window you have .

Lebron tried to recruit Kawhi to join him and AD. Had that happened and ring chasers like Drummond still signed later, I guarantee half of y’all wouldn’t be saying this stupid ****.

It's pretty simple - does KD want to win a ring, or does he want to be given a ring like in GSW? Nobody respects those years, so you'd think he would have learned by now that winning a ring isnt the same thing as being handed a ring.

Clearly he wants to be given one. Just like Steph and dray when they immediately courted him after losing in 2016. Just like Lebron tried several times. Whether you respect it or not isn’t stopping super teams from coming. Lakers just tried to make a big 3 by trying to get Lowry. Nobody else vetoing **** but KD suppose to and this man hasn’t played in almost 2 months??? Lmaoooooooooooi

[BallinBug]

Why the **** would KD veto this a trade for a big in which the nets actually need given their lack of size in the front court? He isn’t even playing, kyrie in and out of the lineup and could easily up and disappear as he already did, and Sean marks isn’t stupid. The minute the nets traded all their assets (again)for harden, it became championship or bust. Put your team in the best position to win with the short window you have .

Lebron tried to recruit Kawhi to join him and AD. Had that happened and ring chasers like Drummond still signed later, I guarantee half of y’all wouldn’t be saying this stupid ****.

It's pretty simple - does KD want to win a ring, or does he want to be given a ring like in GSW? Nobody respects those years, so you'd think he would have learned by now that winning a ring isnt the same thing as being handed a ring.

Clearly he wants to be given one. Just like Steph and dray when they immediately courted him after losing in 2016. Just like Lebron tried several times. Whether you respect it or not isn’t stopping super teams from coming. Lakers just tried to make a big 3 by trying to get Lowry. Nobody else vetoing **** but KD suppose to and this man hasn’t played in almost 2 months??? Lmaoooooooooooi

Lowry is a big 3 now? The dude isn't even a top 20 player, he'd be riding the bench on a bunch of teams. Lowry isn't comparable to KD, or Kyrie or Harden.

KD has cheated the NBA twice now, so this falls on him. If he wants to prove that he's a competitor and that he understands the mistake he made with GSW, then he should have vetod. It's on him, because on Brooklyn he's the only one that has been in this positioning before. We're looking to see if he learned from it - he clearly hasnt.

[oldshoolballer]

Anyone rooting for the Nets who wasn't a fan before KD got there is nuts to me.

God, i can't wait to root against this evil atrocity.

The Nets are an abomination. Lebron haters are now Lebron supporters .

[trickshot]

KD didn't veto it. If he sad NO, do you think the front office really goes ahead with the move?

I thought the first sentence was sarcasm. You were really serious. You actually wanted him to veto it?

You're the one trying to protect KD, but what leg does he stand on? I ask again, did he Veto it? No? Then he's absolutely at fault for this team destroying any semblance of parity in the league. He's been on two teams like this now - back to back. That's a pattern. He's not an innocents bystander, he's complicit and the at the very center of it.

Trust me, I dont mind throwing KD under the bus when it's justified but this one is on Aldridge. The FO did what they were supposed to. No one says no to talent

[Vladimir777]

Anyone rooting for the Nets who wasn't a fan before KD got there is nuts to me.

God, i can't wait to root against this evil atrocity.

The Nets are an abomination. Lebron haters are now Lebron supporters .

"Abomination." I love it. Couldn't have put it better myself.

[nbafan38]

KD didn't veto it. If he sad NO, do you think the front office really goes ahead with the move?

Why the **** would KD veto this a trade for a big in which the nets actually need given their lack of size in the front court? He isn’t even playing, kyrie in and out of the lineup and could easily up and disappear as he already did, and Sean marks isn’t stupid. The minute the nets traded all their assets (again)for harden, it became championship or bust. Put your team in the best position to win with the short window you have .

Lebron tried to recruit Kawhi to join him and AD. Had that happened and ring chasers like Drummond still signed later, I guarantee half of y’all wouldn’t be saying this stupid ****.

It's pretty simple - does KD want to win a ring, or does he want to be given a ring like in GSW? Nobody respects those years, so you'd think he would have learned by now that winning a ring isnt the same thing as being handed a ring.

So Lebron should have vetoed Kawhi coming to the lakers by this logic?
The fact is both KD and Lebron stack teams partly because players want to join their teams to get rings. I have no issues with players bringing talent to their teams. KD joining an already supremely talented GS is a different issue.