Aldridge owns Towns

[JohnnyMax]

Aldridge is better head-to-head

[Spurs da champs]

He plays great against Towns & AD (for the most part) all the time it seems.

[Chris]

He will never be the same.


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[duncan2k5]

I wish he would own someone in the playoffs

[Jules_Winnfield]

I wish he would own someone in the playoffs

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[sananspursfan21]

A lot of it is probably a difference in playing styles. AD and KAT thrive off of guys who head straight for the rim every time. Not hard for those guys to defend that. But LMA has that Nowitzki post game and it’s pretty unguardable. Shooters like that are generally their own worst enemy on bad nights. I mean, you can’t rwally guard a fadeaway. It’s just usually such a difficult shot that most defenders just live with it when it goes in. I dunno, when I used to play I never let it get to me anyway

[UZER]

I wish he would own someone in the playoffs

Word.

[Mr. Body]

Karl Anthony-Towns is yet another empty-stat Kentucky guy who can't win shit when it matters.

[gospursgojas]

Karl Anthony-Towns is yet another empty-stat Kentucky guy who can't win shit when it matters.

Seriously. Can anyone name a Kentucky star that has done some actual winnning?

But yeah LMA dominates both KAT and AD often.

[HarlemHeat37]

:lol empty stats aren't a thing in 2018..

[Mr. Body]

:lol empty stats aren't a thing in 2018..

Empty stats have been a thing since the invention of basketball. They didn't just go poof because you said so.

[jehawk81]

Empty stats have been a thing since the invention of basketball. They didn't just go poof because you said so.

You tell'em!!

[HarlemHeat37]

Empty stats have been a thing since the invention of basketball. They didn't just go poof because you said so.

It was a thing when all we had was PPG, RPG, basic FG%, etc..it's 2018, there are tracking stats for literally everything that occurs on an NBA court right now..there's nothing empty about Towns' numbers, he's an offensive monster..just because he sucks on defense, it doesn't mean his offensive numbers are "empty"..

Also, judging a player by wins and losses and automatically dismissing their impact because of his circumstances is stupid..most of this forum used to claim Kevin Garnett put up empty stats:lol

[TimDunkem]

http://i.imgur.com/HoIGZqL.png

Should've used Harden's face instead since LMA can't post him up.

[Mr. Body]

It was a thing when all we had was PPG, RPG, basic FG%, etc..it's 2018, there are tracking stats for literally everything that occurs on an NBA court right now..there's nothing empty about Towns' numbers, he's an offensive monster..just because he sucks on defense, it doesn't mean his offensive numbers are "empty"..

Also, judging a player by wins and losses and automatically dismissing their impact because of his circumstances is stupid..most of this forum used to claim Kevin Garnett put up empty stats:lol

KAT puts up a lot of stats. Does he win? Fuck no. Cousins puts up a lot of stats. Does he win? Fuck no.

Sit down and shut the fuck up.

[duncan2k5]

KAT puts up a lot of stats. Does he win? Fuck no. Cousins puts up a lot of stats. Does he win? Fuck no.

Sit down and shut the fuck up.

So by ur logic, replacing LA with KAT or Cousing would make us a losing team...?

[Phenomanul]

Seriously. Can anyone name a Kentucky star that has done some actual winnning?

But yeah LMA dominates both KAT and AD often.

He was never the centerpiece of any NBA team but Tayshaun Prince is one of the only real "winners" from that program that comes to mind.

[Drom John]

Hmm, not a lot of UK playoff success recently. Tayshaun Prince, Rajon Rondo, Antoine Walker and Nazr Mohammed have one ring.
Three of the top ten in playoff WS had Spurs/Chaparrals, 3 Cliff Hagan, 6 Louie Dampier and 10 Mohammed. 21 Keith Bogans.
Ringless Dan Issel is #1 in playoff WS.


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[Mr. Body]

So by ur logic, replacing LA with KAT or Cousing would make us a losing team...?

Yes, of course. They'd instantly be a shitty defensive team with a player who doesn't know how to make his teammates better.

[Mr. Body]

Hmm, not a lot of UK playoff success recently. Tayshaun Prince, Rajon Rondo, Antoine Walker and Nazr Mohammed have one ring.
Three of the top ten in playoff WS had Spurs/Chaparrals, 3 Cliff Hagan, 6 Louie Dampier and 10 Mohammed. 21 Keith Bogans.
Ringless Dan Issel is #1 in playoff WS.


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Calipari is great at recruiting top high schoolers, riding them for a year, and completely failing to teach them anything about basketball. They're good in college because they out-talent people, but they never learn how to grind out victories, how to make their teammates better, or how to dig deep and find what they need to improve. He's basically wasted half of a generation of talent all on his own.

[duncan2k5]

Yes, of course. They'd instantly be a shitty defensive team with a player who doesn't know how to make his teammates better.

LMFAO! u don't watch basketball outside of the Spurs... KAT does everything better than LMA and is putting up better numbers than LMA while on a team with two high volume shooters because he is so efficient... LMA is a black hole

[Slippy]

LMFAO! u don't watch basketball outside of the Spurs... KAT does everything better than LMA and is putting up better numbers than LMA while on a team with two high volume shooters because he is so efficient... LMA is a black hole
You cant be this retarded & surely you dont hate LA this much. First off Lamarcus is a better scorer & defender than towns plus head to head he has indeed owned him . Second Towns has 2 stud scorers to take the pressure &. attention off him. Then you factor in their respective PGs - how DJ has no pg instincts at all :lol. Towns got it easy compared to Lamarcus so no surprise numbers would reflect that.

Another hot take. Up there with ill wait for the playoffs to scapegoat LA.

[duncan2k5]

You cant be this retarded & surely you dont hate LA this much. First off Lamarcus is a better scorer & defender than towns plus head to head he has indeed owned him . Second Towns has 2 stud scorers to take the pressure &. attention off him. Then you factor in their respective PGs - how DJ has no pg instincts at all :lol. Towns got it easy compared to Lamarcus so no surprise numbers would reflect that.

Another hot take. Up there with ill wait for the playoffs to scapegoat LA.

how is LA better at scoring when Towns is statistically better? better PER, more rebounds, more blocks, more steals, better shooter, scores 20ppg on just 13 shots compared to LA's 17 shots...and that's WITH 2 other scorers... when he had just wiggins last season, he was scoring 25ppg...and that was with wiggins taking more shots than him...last year with kawhi, LA scored 17 a game while pouting about it...AND KAT wont be 23 until the end of the year...KAT has way more impact on the game, and let's not overstate the defense...LA is flat footed and less versatile on D than KAT...plus plays like trash vs the good teams...this is KAT's 3rd year in the league...this is the first good team he has ever had, and he has never had a good coach...he isnt to blame for the fact that this may be his first time making the playoffs...

[Slippy]

how is LA better at scoring when Towns is statistically better? better PER, more rebounds, more blocks, more steals, better shooter, scores 20ppg on just 13 shots compared to LA's 17 shots...and that's WITH 2 other scorers... when he had just wiggins last season, he was scoring 25ppg...and that was with wiggins taking more shots than him...last year with kawhi, LA scored 17 a game while pouting about it...AND KAT wont be 23 until the end of the year...KAT has way more impact on the game, and let's not overstate the defense...LA is flat footed and less versatile on D than KAT...plus plays like trash vs the good teams...this is KAT's 3rd year in the league...this is the first good team he has ever had, and he has never had a good coach...he isnt to blame for the fact that this may be his first time making the playoffs...

Empty stats that dont take into account orther aspects of the game or translate into wins . Who is is still winning more with less to play with. It aint Towns. Which coach has mentioned i tried to change him instead of letting him be himself since we both believe coaching is a factor. PER wont tell you that story.