Woj: Nets Sign LaMarcus Aldridge (Vet's Minimum/1 year)

[Prokorov]

I love how everyone hates us now. We go from a laughing stock to
triggering the entire NBA Fandom in what, 4 years?

I love it. And I don't think the Aldridge signing is that big of a deal, but whatever makes these other fans who talked **** about the Nets, about KD, Kyrie, Harden etc suffer I am all for.

yeah i mean i dont get it either. id expect this kind of hate after we got harden. but people are upset we are getting washed corpses and washed up bums like blake/aldridge like its 2009 or something?

[Prokorov]

Can you become more unlikeable lol.

Anyway, cant not win anymore now lol. Good luck have fun I guess..

Look at this. Pure bitchassness. Cry harder, you big baby !!!

I even wished yall good luck

Offcourse you get salty over all this. Its normal man. Unless youre the Nets offcourse.

we dont need luck, we have elite players.

you came to our board to bitch about us. no one is salty. we just are humored by your pathetic attempts

[Prokorov]

Anyway, I think this is a smart signing.

Maybe we should just sit Jordan tbh. Aldridge is basically just better than him at everything. This would be my new lineup.

Harden/Brown
Irving/Shamet
Harris/Green
Durant/Blake
Aldridge/Claxton

With our last spot, I would look at add Harkless. He'd be an ok defensive piece in case.

Aldridge is better at everything... except perimeter defense, interior defense, help defense, shot blocking, rebounding, pick and roll, and finishing.

LMA is just a slightly worse version of what blake is right now. a savy high IQ stretch 5 who can post a bit and moves around on D like he has cement shoes. blake takes a ton of charges at least.

[Prokorov]

It will be interesting to see how Nash handles all these big players. It’s funny, at the beginning of the season we had too many guards and not enough bigs and now it’s the opposite problem lol. I hope Aldridge takes DJ mins.

My guess...

Claxton 24-30
Jordan 14-20
Green OR Blake 0-15 (depending on matchup; will also see time at PF)
LMA - DNP - CD
Perry - DNP-CD

[Hello Brooklyn]

Anyway, I think this is a smart signing.

Maybe we should just sit Jordan tbh. Aldridge is basically just better than him at everything. This would be my new lineup.

Harden/Brown
Irving/Shamet
Harris/Green
Durant/Blake
Aldridge/Claxton

With our last spot, I would look at add Harkless. He'd be an ok defensive piece in case.

Aldridge is better at everything... except perimeter defense, interior defense, help defense, shot blocking, rebounding, pick and roll, and finishing.

LMA is just a slightly worse version of what blake is right now. a savy high IQ stretch 5 who can post a bit and moves around on D like he has cement shoes. blake takes a ton of charges at least.

DJ is not good at any of those things. He was so horrid defensively Harden had to call him out in the middle of the game.

I'm frankly getting sick of DJ's lazy play. I think Aldridge will be motivated and better for sure.

Not to mention he can actually shoot.

[Hello Brooklyn]

Sean Marks is just Thanos!

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Good move just to force miami into an even worst stretch 5 option after they dealt olynk.

I'm not sure how he finds minutes but cant have enough great former bigs around claxton and its more stretch 5 insruance.

I don't know why you think Aldridge would agree to play here if he wasn't getting minutes.

Woj already said that we would be getting minutes at C.

[Prokorov]

Anyway, I think this is a smart signing.

Maybe we should just sit Jordan tbh. Aldridge is basically just better than him at everything. This would be my new lineup.

Harden/Brown
Irving/Shamet
Harris/Green
Durant/Blake
Aldridge/Claxton

With our last spot, I would look at add Harkless. He'd be an ok defensive piece in case.

Aldridge is better at everything... except perimeter defense, interior defense, help defense, shot blocking, rebounding, pick and roll, and finishing.

LMA is just a slightly worse version of what blake is right now. a savy high IQ stretch 5 who can post a bit and moves around on D like he has cement shoes. blake takes a ton of charges at least.

DJ is not good at any of those things. He was so horrid defensively Harden had to call him out in the middle of the game.

I'm frankly getting sick of DJ's lazy play. I think Aldridge will be motivated and better for sure.

Not to mention he can actually shoot.

i never said DJ was good at any of those things. I said he was better then LMA at them, which he is. and other then rebounding he is by a pretty large margin.

Motivation is irrelevant. LMA is beyond washed. He is the type of guy a team like miami, who has a ton of D but little offense creation needs to space the floor and can cover his shortcomings.

for the nets, its a block move. he should really never play. I know i came hard at blake, but he makes blake look like prime wilt

[FlipFlopShot]

Lol, everyone pegged Aldridge going to Miami. The only way he wouldn't become a nets is if we don't ask.

Same goes for Drummond. We going to get both Aldridge and Drummond not because we need them, but because both Lakers and Miami need them.

[Prokorov]

Sean Marks is just Thanos!

Read on Twitter

Good move just to force miami into an even worst stretch 5 option after they dealt olynk.

I'm not sure how he finds minutes but cant have enough great former bigs around claxton and its more stretch 5 insruance.

I don't know why you think Aldridge would agree to play here if he wasn't getting minutes.

Woj already said that we would be getting minutes at C.

He came here to get a ring. its plain and simple. he could have gone to like 6 other teams and seen more time.

Woj never said he would be getting minutes. he said the minute he does get would be at center. those will likely be very very few.

[Hello Brooklyn]

Aldridge is better at everything... except perimeter defense, interior defense, help defense, shot blocking, rebounding, pick and roll, and finishing.

LMA is just a slightly worse version of what blake is right now. a savy high IQ stretch 5 who can post a bit and moves around on D like he has cement shoes. blake takes a ton of charges at least.

DJ is not good at any of those things. He was so horrid defensively Harden had to call him out in the middle of the game.

I'm frankly getting sick of DJ's lazy play. I think Aldridge will be motivated and better for sure.

Not to mention he can actually shoot.

i never said DJ was good at any of those things. I said he was better then LMA at them, which he is. and other then rebounding he is by a pretty large margin.

Motivation is irrelevant. LMA is beyond washed. He is the type of guy a team like miami, who has a ton of D but little offense creation needs to space the floor and can cover his shortcomings.

for the nets, its a block move. he should really never play. I know i came hard at blake, but he makes blake look like prime wilt

I'll reserve my judgement till he comes here motivated and adjusts his play style.

How many times have we heard this about guys. Look at Dwight Howard for example.

[therealbig3]

He gives us another big body to throw at Embiid. We have a lot of options at C now, between DJ, LMA, Griffin, Green, and Claxton. We can afford to ride the hot hand now. If DJ doesn't have it, or if Griffin is struggling, or if Claxton hits the rookie wall at some point, no worries...we can still roll with Green and LMA and still be ok in terms of our front court minutes lol.

[Hello Brooklyn]

Good move just to force miami into an even worst stretch 5 option after they dealt olynk.

I'm not sure how he finds minutes but cant have enough great former bigs around claxton and its more stretch 5 insruance.

I don't know why you think Aldridge would agree to play here if he wasn't getting minutes.

Woj already said that we would be getting minutes at C.

He came here to get a ring. its plain and simple. he could have gone to like 6 other teams and seen more time.

Woj never said he would be getting minutes. he said the minute he does get would be at center. those will likely be very very few.

There is no way Aldridge came here if he didn't expect to play. You're delusional if you think he won't get minutes.

Just because you don't want him to play doesn't make it so.

Thats not at all what Woj said.

Why would he say wheres hes getting his minutes if he wasn't planning on getting them? That makes no sense.

You also had same dismissive attitude about Blake and hes looked pretty good so far. Even defensively.

[Prokorov]

DJ is not good at any of those things. He was so horrid defensively Harden had to call him out in the middle of the game.

I'm frankly getting sick of DJ's lazy play. I think Aldridge will be motivated and better for sure.

Not to mention he can actually shoot.

i never said DJ was good at any of those things. I said he was better then LMA at them, which he is. and other then rebounding he is by a pretty large margin.

Motivation is irrelevant. LMA is beyond washed. He is the type of guy a team like miami, who has a ton of D but little offense creation needs to space the floor and can cover his shortcomings.

for the nets, its a block move. he should really never play. I know i came hard at blake, but he makes blake look like prime wilt

I'll reserve my judgement till he comes here motivated and adjusts his play style.

How many times have we heard this about guys. Look at Dwight Howard for example.

What adjustments? he posts up and shoots threes. there is nothing to adjust.

being motivated doesnt make you somehow 10 years younger. he has been washed for a few years now. motivation has nothing to do with it. he is old and broken down and was never good on D to begin with

[Shark]

Honestly there's no reason he wouldn't get at least a few minutes a game. DJ is really only to give us 20 minutes at this point and I think Griffin will have to have his minutes managed as well. And it probably wouldn't be a bad idea to lower Green's minutes just a bit as well so he stays fresh for the playoffs.

[Prokorov]

There is no way Aldridge came here if he didn't expect to play. You're delusional if you think he won't get minutes.

he wont get minutes. and he came here to win a ring. he wants to make the HoF fame and have a ring on his resume. if he wanted to play he'd go to LA or miami. teams with openings for C minutes

Just because you don't want him to play doesn't make it so.

of course i dont want him to play. i would rather we not play guys who should have retired 2 years ago

Thats not at all what Woj said.

its exactly what he said.

Why would he say wheres hes getting his minutes if he wasn't planning on getting them? That makes no sense.

to point out the nets see him as a center.

You also had same dismissive attitude about Blake and hes looked pretty good so far. Even defensively.

Blake has been exactly as i expected and exactly as pistons fans told us in the thread i made on there board. take some charges, do some good things moving the ball in the post. cant moves at all on D. Again, when KD is back its green or Blake. and the way green is shooting i dont see how you give blake those minutes over green.

[Prokorov]

Honestly there's no reason he wouldn't get at least a few minutes a game. DJ is really only to give us 20 minutes at this point and I think Griffin will have to have his minutes managed as well. And it probably wouldn't be a bad idea to lower Green's minutes just a bit as well so he stays fresh for the playoffs.

Those guys arent the issue. the issues is claxton is already at 25+ mpg and will eventually start and be getting 25-30 mpg.

Thats like 15-20 for Green, Blake, DJ, and LMA.

[Basileus777]

With Blake and LMA we can play 5 out without going small. That's going to be a useful thing to have in your pocket come the postseason.

[Prokorov]

With Blake and LMA we can play 5 out without going small. That's going to be a useful thing to have in your pocket come the postseason.

Will certainly help situationally. And these guys are all insurance for each other.

[sashaturiaf]

He's got the size to body up Embiid and knows how to play that's good enough for me. The fact he's a pretty knockdown 3 point shooter and can abuse small dudes on a switch doesn't hurt either.

6 extra fouls, a big body to help build a wall, can give you 10 quick points in a hurry and provides spacing from 5 spot

What's not to like? He's got weaknesses but it's the coaching staffs job to make sure he's not out at the 3 point line chasing guards around

[Prokorov]

He's got the size to body up Embiid and knows how to play that's good enough for me. The fact he's a pretty knockdown 3 point shooter and can abuse small dudes on a switch doesn't hurt either.

6 extra fouls, a big body to help build a wall, can give you 10 quick points in a hurry and provides spacing from 5 spot

What's not to like? He's got weaknesses but it's the coaching staffs job to make sure he's not out at the 3 point line chasing guards around

Lol he is not guarding embiid. he may not be able to lockdown reggie perry in practice