Explain the rapid decline of Lamarcus Aldridge

The4thHorseman · Post #41 » by **The4thHorseman** » Wed May 3, 2017 2:08 pm

Warriorfan wrote:Rise of Leonard.

LMA always faces best post defender with Duncan gone.

Leonard should be able to get LMA good looks and elevate his game, but he's not doing so.

Manute Lol · Post #42 » by **Manute Lol** » Wed May 3, 2017 2:18 pm

The4thHorseman wrote:
Warriorfan wrote:Rise of Leonard.
LMA always faces best post defender with Duncan gone.

Leonard should be able to get LMA good looks and elevate his game, but he's not doing so.

That's just not Kawhi's game. The Spurs are in serious need of a lead guard.

SK21209 · Post #43 » by **SK21209** » Wed May 3, 2017 2:24 pm

Sick of this guy. Whether we come back to beat Houston or not, I'd be in favor of shipping him out for Melo and hoping CP3 is trying to board the banana boat

Fo-Real · Post #44 » by **Fo-Real** » Wed May 3, 2017 2:25 pm

Good and bad effects of moving to a team that gets you closer to your kids. More time with your kids (spoil them, candy, ice cream, time with dad).... less time playing basketball or working out!!

DAWill1128 · Post #45 » by **DAWill1128** » Wed May 3, 2017 2:28 pm

I was thinking the other day he looks a lot heavier this year. He used to shoot over 4's and drive past 5's. This year he is too slow to defend a lot of 4's and can't get past a lot of 5's on offense. He looks like more of a push player this year, but his conditioning doesn't set up his jumper since the defense won't bite the drive. Would have been great if he leaned out to play alongside gasol, they are forced to go with lee at the 4 spot for foot speed. But yeah, Aldridge a few years back when he was in great shape would have worked this Rockets D.

Yoshun · Post #46 » by **Yoshun** » Wed May 3, 2017 2:29 pm

I've never been an LMA fan, but honestly I think this is just a combination of him having a bad playoffs and getting older.

Manute Lol · Post #47 » by **Manute Lol** » Wed May 3, 2017 2:35 pm

SK21209 wrote:Sick of this guy. Whether we come back to beat Houston or not, I'd be in favor of shipping him out for Melo and hoping CP3 is trying to board the banana boat

Lol at the idea of Pop coaching Melo. Actually, I really want this to happen. Pop pissing in Melo's ear would be must-see TV.

SK21209 · Post #48 » by **SK21209** » Wed May 3, 2017 2:48 pm

Manute Lol wrote:
SK21209 wrote:Sick of this guy. Whether we come back to beat Houston or not, I'd be in favor of shipping him out for Melo and hoping CP3 is trying to board the banana boat

Lol at the idea of Pop coaching Melo. Actually, I really want this to happen. Pop pissing in Melo's ear would be must-see TV.

lol oh its far-fetched to say the least, I'm just that sick of LMA. And this team does need to start moving away from always playing two traditional bigs

Edrees · Post #49 » by **Edrees** » Wed May 3, 2017 4:16 pm

I remember when Pau had a similar decline in a one year period around age 32. Pau was better but in terms of relative decline it was about the same level and also came for no reason

My question to spurs fan tho, game 7 of nba finals you have to pick 1 guy to take the last shot Richard Jefferson or Aldridge, who you got?

ISayshowmee · Post #50 » by **ISayshowmee** » Wed May 3, 2017 4:23 pm

Manute Lol wrote:
SK21209 wrote:Sick of this guy. Whether we come back to beat Houston or not, I'd be in favor of shipping him out for Melo and hoping CP3 is trying to board the banana boat

Lol at the idea of Pop coaching Melo. Actually, I really want this to happen. Pop pissing in Melo's ear would be must-see TV.

Spurs need to get younger and faster NOT Older and slower !! Haha

DROB27 · Post #51 » by **DROB27** » Wed May 3, 2017 4:24 pm

The4thHorseman wrote:
Warriorfan wrote:Rise of Leonard.

LMA always faces best post defender with Duncan gone.

Leonard should be able to get LMA good looks and elevate his game, but he's not doing so.

The Spurs run iso for the dude, blame pop not Kawhi

Hipster Doofus · Post #52 » by **Hipster Doofus** » Wed May 3, 2017 4:42 pm

I expect a very solid performance from Aldridge tonight. And a Spurs win. That's what excellent teams do; rebound very well against a bad loss.

HotTubMike · Post #53 » by **HotTubMike** » Wed May 3, 2017 4:43 pm

Canadian6ersFan wrote:I expect a very solid performance from Aldridge tonight. And a Spurs win. That's what excellent teams do; rebound very well against a bad loss.

Didn't you expect the Spurs to win game one too?

Hipster Doofus · Post #54 » by **Hipster Doofus** » Wed May 3, 2017 4:59 pm

HotTubMike wrote:Didn't you expect the Spurs to win game one too?

I did. And then it turned into a bloodbath. Let's see the changes made and how they bounce-back tonight.

Post #55 » by **FNQ** » Wed May 3, 2017 5:00 pm

Explanation: he never was that good. Took a ton of shots for a guy who's peak efficiency was .560 (in Portland). I'm sorry, but good shooter or not, if you are taking 18-20 shots per game and you dont get to the line very much, you cant hit 3s, and you arent any kind of distributor.. stop it.

Solid rebounder, solid defender.. thats what he was. Solid at scoring/rebounding/defense. He just shot so much in Portland it gave the impression of something more.

Post #56 » by **FNQ** » Wed May 3, 2017 5:01 pm

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

Maggette too

theonlyclutch · Post #57 » by **theonlyclutch** » Wed May 3, 2017 5:08 pm

If Pop was willing to adapt and make rotation changes (he isn't), he might try starting Gasol, slightly more immobile on defense, but can (and is) willing to shoot 3s on offense, and might be better in the post as well...

Cyrusman122000 · Post #58 » by **Cyrusman122000** » Wed May 3, 2017 5:51 pm

ISayshowmee wrote:The game has changed so much before LaMarcus can use the 'age' excuse. This is now a game for 3 point shooters, quicker players, players than can play multiple positions. If we are in the 80's or 90's, he will still be one of the best but not in this new era of basketball.

The game has changed so much in the last 365 days to where Aldridge went from a stud last season to a scrub this season? Yeah no that's not it. The man was balling just last season.

He is not looking to post up guys that are 7-8 inches shorter than him. That has nothing to do the the game changing

Zombiesonics · Post #59 » by **Zombiesonics** » Wed May 3, 2017 5:54 pm

Man I though Aldridge would have a monster series vs Houston. He should be making quicker decisions on shots , he is very indecisive and poor defensively. Better than gasol, who is done. Still got spurs tonight , classic TP and kawhi coming to play.

Cyrusman122000 · Post #60 » by **Cyrusman122000** » Wed May 3, 2017 5:55 pm

I feel like some are missing the point I was trying to make.
This has nothing to do with the Portland Aldridge, or the style of the game changing.
Just LAST season as a member of the spurs he was an absolute stud in the second half of the season and playoffs, and in less than a calendar year has dropped off significantly
The question is why the sudden drop off from 2016 to 2017 while still being on the same team, with the same coach and system