LMA is ¨mentally drained¨after his free agent turn

[Mikeanaro]

"I don't like change," Aldridge said. "That's been a little bit difficult for me, trying to get used to a new city. I got lost like twice yesterday. That's not fun.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/new-spur-lamarcus-aldridge-says-he-s--mentally-drained--after-his-free-agent-turn-185807708.html
(http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/new-spur-lamarcus-aldridge-says-he-s--mentally-drained--after-his-free-agent-turn-185807708.html)
Needs a phone with a GPS app, tbh. (http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/new-spur-lamarcus-aldridge-says-he-s--mentally-drained--after-his-free-agent-turn-185807708.html)

[Fireball]

So it was a little premature to think he will be a quick learner of the Spurs system ...

[hooperflash]

He'll be fine..

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=250358&p=8167338#post8167338

[Spurtacular]

He could hire a driver; but he's much too cheap for that.

[Reck]

I thought he was a texas native? How do you get lost in your own state.

[DeRozan m8]

LMAO wtf

Toughen up, big fella

[Kidd K]

I thought he was a texas native? How do you get lost in your own state.

Texas is a pretty big state to be fair

[boutons_deux]

get a smartphone, google maps

[exstatic]

He got lost downtown. It's maze of one way streets.

[Gladney to see you]

I don't think it will take long to see if he is really in with he program. Everything sounds good to a player but when you have to actually put up in this system, some guys might not be able to.

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

He has done several charity events, USA basketball camp, Spurs practices (learning a new system). Yeah it's though. But that is why you get the salary you do.

Change is hard, but I am sure Timmy/Pop will toughen him up mentally. LMA really just never had a mentoring player at Portland to model himself by. Duncan had Robinson when he first entered the league, although Tim was pretty mature himself at the time. Tim has mentioned in numerous interviews that Drob did help him mature faster as a player and person.

[TheGreatYacht]

Yeah, downtown is retarded LMAlpha.

[hater]

LMAlpha poring his heart out. Big fella is a class act

[kobyz]

Too much Mexicans...

[Agloco]

He could hire a driver; but he's much too cheap for that.

A driver or a house for his shoes......

Cut the man some slack already. He's got tough decisions to make.

[SnakeBoy]

Pretty cool LMA takes the time to talk to media and share his relocating experience with the fans. A lesser man would probably be like I got my max contract so now I don't do media.

[TheGreatYacht]

Pretty cool LMA takes the time to talk to media and share his relocating experience with the fans. A lesser man would probably be like I got my max contract so now I don't do media.

[Gladney to see you]

We just can't expect him to be Duncan.

[Chinook]

Pretty cool LMA takes the time to talk to media and share his relocating experience with the fans. A lesser man would probably be like I got my max contract so now I don't do media.

:lol

I appreciate Aldridge's candor. It's nice to have players like him and Green to balance out Kawhi and Tim.

[Dex]

He got lost downtown. It's maze of one way streets.


Yeah, downtown is retarded LMAlpha.

I was born and raised in San Antonio and I still fuckin' get lost downtown. The struggle is real.

[dabom]

I grew up in San Antonio and I still fuckin' get lost downtown. The struggle is real.

I avoid dt for the same reasons.

[DenialTwist]

https://twitter.com/SiriusXMNBA/status/633635368865128448

Now they're discussing LMA on SiriusXM NBA radio

[100%duncan]

Downtown is fine if you're walking imho :lol

[dabom]

Downtown is fine if you're walking imho :lol

No one way sidewalks. :toast

[100%duncan]

No one way sidewalks. :toast

Yup and every good restaurant and/or tourist attraction is no more than 4-5 blocks away :lol

[Bruno]

Aldridge received some criticism from people of this board for not making his decision just when FA started and I find these unfair.
Picking a new team was the biggest decision of his professional life. You can't blame him for looking at all the options in depth. At the end, it took him 3,4 days to pick Spurs which is quick considering how big of a choice it was for his career.

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

Downtown is fine if you're walking imho :lol

All I do is get off the highway park at Rivercenter and walk. Its a bitch to navigate. Too many one ways.

[Frank Dux]

Wait til he has his first Whataburger. He'll learn to like change.

[100%duncan]

All I do is get off the highway park at Rivercenter and walk. Its a bitch to navigate. Too many one ways.

Yup :lol when we went there we stayed at La Quinta market square pretty easy to go through all the tourist spots

[doobs]

Most San Antonians get lost downtown.

[TheGreatYacht]

I was born and raised in San Antonio and I still fuckin' get lost downtown. The struggle is real.
Me too :lol

[pgardn]

Most San Antonians get lost downtown.

I worked a NIOSA booth and got totally turned around even though I took VIA trans down town.
Downtown SA is a royal mess.

[BatManu20]

Lol at some people actually thinking this is worthy of ridicule. Guy moves his life to a new city he's unfamiliar with, does tons of press and interviews, all while preparing and playing for Team USA. And he's a little worn out because of it.. The humanity!!

[Dingle Barry]

All I do is get off the highway park at Rivercenter and walk. Its a bitch to navigate. Too many one ways.

It's more than the one way streets. Most city centers have those. Its the retarded way the streets are laid out. It's an amalgamation of sort-of grids oriented every which way.

[z0sa]

Agree with the struggle is real crowd. I spend more time making sure Im just driving the right way down a one way than doing much mental mapping.

[SuperCam]

Pretty cool LMA takes the time to talk to media and share his relocating experience with the fans. A lesser man would probably be like I got my max contract so now I don't do media.


:tu

Good to have stars not on the spectrum.

[Kool Bob Love]

Pretty cool LMA takes the time to talk to media and share his relocating experience with the fans. A lesser man would probably be like I got my max contract so now I don't do media.

:tu

[Spurs9]

He probably doesn't like the heat tbh

[bic50]

Pretty cool LMA takes the time to talk to media and share his relocating experience with the fans. A lesser man would probably be like I got my max contract so now I don't do media.
:lol Only the biggest b*tch would thumbs up this. And of course TheGreatTranny agrees. This is the real short bus crew

[UNT Eagles 2016]

He got lost downtown. It's maze of one way streets.

&, every other city in America isn't?

[Mikeanaro]

I dont wanna see Lamarcus as the new milk carton kid.
:cry