LaMarcus Aldridge building a house....

For his shoe collection. What ? How many does he have? didn't know he was a sneaker head.
Anybody have any info on this.:flag:

Here you go.....
http://defpenradio.com/video-lamarcu...oe-collection/

http://s3.amazonaws.com/rapgenius/12...oard-house.jpg

Check out the house Scottie Pippen is building! Don't be like Scottie Kawhi...

Are you serious? D-Rob and Tim would've never pulled this shit. Couldn't he be donating that money to charity?

Not going to lie, I'm starting to get really worried about our new "great acquisition". First, he takes DAYS trying to decide where he wants to play. Once he finally gets his mind made up (who the FUCK takes 4-5 days to make a career decision???), he ends up taking our beloved Bruce's #12. Who the hell does this guy think he is?

Now he's building a god damn house for his shoes? This guy clearly isn't in the same mold of D-Rob and Duncan. I don't know about y'all, but I want him gone ASAP. Not to mention I saw pictures of him in the club with Kawhi a little while back...already having a bad influence on Kawhi. SMFH :bang

Shoes determine how you play. If Pete Maravich had a modern pair of shoes in college (and a three point line), he would have averaged more than 60.

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Are you serious? D-Rob and Tim would've never pulled this shit. Couldn't he be donating that money to charity?

Not going to lie, I'm starting to get really worried about our new "great acquisition". First, he takes DAYS trying to decide where he wants to play. Once he finally gets his mind made up (who the FUCK takes 4-5 days to make a career decision???), he ends up taking our beloved Bruce's #12. Who the hell does this guy think he is?

Now he's building a god damn house for his shoes? This guy clearly isn't in the same mold of D-Rob and Duncan. I don't know about y'all, but I want him gone ASAP. Not to mention I saw pictures of him in the club with Kawhi a little while back...already having a bad influence on Kawhi. SMFH :bang

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Well,he is a black american. Spurs fans better don't give too much love for Kawhi or he will pull another Portland/Lillard card.

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Are you serious? D-Rob and Tim would've never pulled this shit. Couldn't he be donating that money to charity?

Not going to lie, I'm starting to get really worried about our new "great acquisition". First, he takes DAYS trying to decide where he wants to play. Once he finally gets his mind made up (who the FUCK takes 4-5 days to make a career decision???), he ends up taking our beloved Bruce's #12. Who the hell does this guy think he is?

Now he's building a god damn house for his shoes? This guy clearly isn't in the same mold of D-Rob and Duncan. I don't know about y'all, but I want him gone ASAP. Not to mention I saw pictures of him in the club with Kawhi a little while back...already having a bad influence on Kawhi. SMFH :bang

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And aldridge saying the Spurs are gonna do big things this year. Smh

Its barley August, he's been a Spur for what a month? Don't worry Pop will give him the ol' "you've gotta get over yourself" before the season starts, and the rest of the guys will rub off on him as well.

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Are you serious? D-Rob and Tim would've never pulled this shit. Couldn't he be donating that money to charity?

Not going to lie, I'm starting to get really worried about our new "great acquisition". First, he takes DAYS trying to decide where he wants to play. Once he finally gets his mind made up (who the FUCK takes 4-5 days to make a career decision???), he ends up taking our beloved Bruce's #12. Who the hell does this guy think he is?

Now he's building a god damn house for his shoes? This guy clearly isn't in the same mold of D-Rob and Duncan. I don't know about y'all, but I want him gone ASAP. Not to mention I saw pictures of him in the club with Kawhi a little while back...already having a bad influence on Kawhi. SMFH :bang

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Yeah... right now ... he's on the top of my list of players in the Spurs that I dislike!

Whats the problem? He can do whatever he wants with his money as long he is not doing Dennis Rodman emo shit.

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Whats the problem? He can do whatever he wants with his money as long he is not doing Dennis Rodman emo shit.

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Just typical Spurs = class snobs. :lol

Or like the poster that complained about the way Danny Green wears hats.

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Are you serious? D-Rob and Tim would've never pulled this shit. Couldn't he be donating that money to charity?

Not going to lie, I'm starting to get really worried about our new "great acquisition". First, he takes DAYS trying to decide where he wants to play. Once he finally gets his mind made up (who the FUCK takes 4-5 days to make a career decision???), he ends up taking our beloved Bruce's #12. Who the hell does this guy think he is?

Now he's building a god damn house for his shoes? This guy clearly isn't in the same mold of D-Rob and Duncan. I don't know about y'all, but I want him gone ASAP. Not to mention I saw pictures of him in the club with Kawhi a little while back...already having a bad influence on Kawhi. SMFH :bang

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Don't forget demanding he not play center. Also the tiff he had with Lilliard sounds like Aldridge may have been the bitch. We'll see. First day of practice Pops should say "Aldridge, you're playing center...and stfu about it"

It's his money. He can do what ever he wants with it.

Thank goodness he's here to lead the way. At least we know he won't be building brick houses when the game is on the line.

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Its barley August, he's been a Spur for what a month? Don't worry Pop will give him the ol' "you've gotta get over yourself" before the season starts, and the rest of the guys will rub off on him as well.

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He won't.

Pop has that kind of control over his own guys, not marquee FAs who he had to get on his knees for in order to sign.

Not a Spur tbqh.

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Originally Posted by SpursFan86

Are you serious? D-Rob and Tim would've never pulled this shit. Couldn't he be donating that money to charity?

Not going to lie, I'm starting to get really worried about our new "great acquisition". First, he takes DAYS trying to decide where he wants to play. Once he finally gets his mind made up (who the FUCK takes 4-5 days to make a career decision???), he ends up taking our beloved Bruce's #12. Who the hell does this guy think he is?

Now he's building a god damn house for his shoes? This guy clearly isn't in the same mold of D-Rob and Duncan. I don't know about y'all, but I want him gone ASAP. Not to mention I saw pictures of him in the club with Kawhi a little while back...already having a bad influence on Kawhi. SMFH :bang

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Really dude? Calm your tits

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Originally Posted by SpursFan86

Are you serious? D-Rob and Tim would've never pulled this shit. Couldn't he be donating that money to charity?

Not going to lie, I'm starting to get really worried about our new "great acquisition". First, he takes DAYS trying to decide where he wants to play. Once he finally gets his mind made up (who the FUCK takes 4-5 days to make a career decision???), he ends up taking our beloved Bruce's #12. Who the hell does this guy think he is?

Now he's building a god damn house for his shoes? This guy clearly isn't in the same mold of D-Rob and Duncan. I don't know about y'all, but I want him gone ASAP. Not to mention I saw pictures of him in the club with Kawhi a little while back...already having a bad influence on Kawhi. SMFH :bang

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I agree on the house for shoes man but why not take a few days to decide your future in the league? There is nothing wrong with that because it's a tough decision to make and seriously 4 years somewhere is something you really want to decide if you want or not. The shoes though, a house? That is a bit much to build a house for shoes IMO and to own that many shoes but as long as he comes to play and they win then I could care less. Maybe he does donate to charity? Maybe he will this year in SA?

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Originally Posted by SpursFan86

Are you serious? D-Rob and Tim would've never pulled this shit. Couldn't he be donating that money to charity?

Not going to lie, I'm starting to get really worried about our new "great acquisition". First, he takes DAYS trying to decide where he wants to play. Once he finally gets his mind made up (who the FUCK takes 4-5 days to make a career decision???), he ends up taking our beloved Bruce's #12. Who the hell does this guy think he is?

Now he's building a god damn house for his shoes? This guy clearly isn't in the same mold of D-Rob and Duncan. I don't know about y'all, but I want him gone ASAP. Not to mention I saw pictures of him in the club with Kawhi a little while back...already having a bad influence on Kawhi. SMFH :bang

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Don't forget that he took the absolute max instead of skimming some money off the top to re-sign a guy like Joseph. Just saying....

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Thank goodness he's here to lead the way. At least we know he won't be building brick houses when the game is on the line.

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http://youtu.be/sJxihsTNRgc

It's a small house right behind his house... Everybody needs to quit getting so tight :lol

Spurfan getting upset because he took Kawhi to a club, a fucking club. Not everyone plays Dungeons and Dragons during their free time..

As long as he helps us win a title i could care less what he does offcourt.

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He won't.

Pop has that kind of control over his own guys, not marquee FAs who he had to get on his knees for in order to sign.

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So your saying since LMA was a big free agent Pops going to change the culture he's established for nearly 2 decades and let LMA do as he pleases? Sounds legit to me, that Pop is such a push over..

Am I the only one that thinks Spursfan86's post was sarcasm?

:(Took days to make a life decision:(...Jesus H Christ some of you are just beyond spoiled

Just a millionaire doing millionaire things tbqh. Pretty sure I'd have a room for my designer watches or pick some random thing to collect if I was obscenely rich. I would definitely have my own icehouse stocked full of beer...hire Scott as my personal brewer. Damn now I wish I was rich.

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Am I the only one that thinks Spursfan86's post was sarcasm?

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He forgot the blue font tbqh.

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Originally Posted by SpursFan86

Are you serious? D-Rob and Tim would've never pulled this shit. Couldn't he be donating that money to charity?

Not going to lie, I'm starting to get really worried about our new "great acquisition". First, he takes DAYS trying to decide where he wants to play. Once he finally gets his mind made up (who the FUCK takes 4-5 days to make a career decision???), he ends up taking our beloved Bruce's #12. Who the hell does this guy think he is?

Now he's building a god damn house for his shoes? This guy clearly isn't in the same mold of D-Rob and Duncan. I don't know about y'all, but I want him gone ASAP. Not to mention I saw pictures of him in the club with Kawhi a little while back...already having a bad influence on Kawhi. SMFH :bang

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10/10

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9/10 tbqh. The bit about taking 4-5 days to make a career decision was a bit obvious. But, I do applaud the effort.

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The bit about taking 4-5 days to make a career decision was a bit obvious.

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I thought so too, but it hasn't stopped people from biting on it :lol

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I thought so too, but it hasn't stopped people from biting on it :lol

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Oh it was solid. Much better than the schticky Parker garbage Apo and his crew employ.

On a side note, if he builds a house with all 'em bricks with a 2/23 game against the Thunderfags, I'm not going to be a happy camper...

I don't get shoe fetishes, in athletes or women. His money, his choices.

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I don't get shoe fetishes, in athletes or women. His money, his choices.

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I had 'un in 2012, around the summertime and early fall. I was especially into AdiZero's. I wanted to get a job at Subway just to afford myself the entire collection (4 at the time) of the AdiZero's. Ended up not working that summer and instead just getting the discounted autographed Dwight Howard ones ($29) because they had Orlando Magic colors and he had just been traded to the Lakers. The entire collection would have been a serious waste of money on my part, honestly.

I'd rather him be a shoe collector than someone who fancies a little too much drink. Or someone who likes dangerous activities. Let him have his hobby, just like Duncan dorks out with D&D.

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I'd rather him be a shoe collector than someone who fancies a little too much drink. Or someone who likes dangerous activities. Let him have his hobby, just like Duncan dorks out with D&D.

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Women that fancy a little too much drink are awesome, tbh.

The shoes need to be kept in na adequate envinronment to not get 'ginobilized' or 'bonnered'. In the wrong envinronment, the shoes just start to self its biodegradation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodeg...letic_footwear

More interesting is that the house is in Dallas....

Poor Cuban, so much talent so close....

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Don't forget that he took the absolute max instead of skimming some money off the top to re-sign a guy like Joseph. Just saying....

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To be fair, he doesn't owe us or Joseph that. He was the biggest a free agent on the market this offseason. . .you don't ask them to make sacrifices before they even join your team. He wouldn't have come here if he needed to do that. Nothing wrong with him expecting a max deal considering his talent level and age. Maybe when/if he re-signs with us he will take a small paycut. But right now? Would be silly to expect that man.

As for the shoe house. . .its weird as fuck but who cares. If he wants to build an apartment for his cat he can do that too for all I care. As long as he's playing well for us and stays healthy.

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To be fair, he doesn't owe us or Joseph that. He was the biggest a free agent on the market this offseason. . .you don't ask them to make sacrifices before they even join your team. He wouldn't have come here if he needed to do that. Nothing wrong with him expecting a max deal considering his talent level and age. Maybe when/if he re-signs with us he will take a small paycut. But right now? Would be silly to expect that man.

As for the shoe house. . .its weird as fuck but who cares. If he wants to build an apartment for his cat he can do that too for all I care. As long as he's playing well for us and stays healthy.

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Not saying he owes it to anyone or that I blame him. However, it is concerning to me. Players often make certain sacrifices when they hunger for a ring(s). Look at all the money that Duncan left on the table; and he already has five rings.

As long as the effort is there on the basketball court consistently, I could care less what LMA does with his earnings, it's his anyway let him do what he wants. For those uptight ones, chill, it's his life.

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Not saying he owes it to anyone or that I blame him. However, it is concerning to me. Players often make certain sacrifices when they hunger for a ring(s). Look at all the money that Duncan left on the table; and he already has five rings.

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Cory Joseph isn't worth the 7.5M/yr he got. The drop off between him and McCallum isn't as big as you think, tbh. Besides, LMA already turned down millions from Portland to sign here, so there's no reason he should take 2/3rds of the Max just to keep a third string PG.

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Thank goodness he's here to lead the way. At least we know he won't be building brick houses when the game is on the line.

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You didn't watch his series against Memphis last year.

In last regular season, he was a volume scorer, too. A lot of points on low efficiency.

But I'm confident the Spurs system will make his court life much easier, his game is a perfect fit.

His off-court life? If it doesn't interfere with his work and team chemistry, nobody should say anything about it.

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I thought so too, but it hasn't stopped people from biting on it :lol

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U got me..but in my defense, I saw plenty of that exact behavior in LMA thread as early as day 2..and they were serious:lol

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Originally Posted by AFBlue

He forgot the blue font tbqh.

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For the love of God, people, use the blue font

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I thought so too, but it hasn't stopped people from biting on it :lol

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You bastard :pctoss

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For the love of God, people, use the blue font

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But blue font makes it TOO obvious. I mean, you might as well just include a "this post is sarcasm" note at the bottom. Takes away from some of the fun tbh :lol

I figured the "who the FUCK takes 4-5 days to make a career decision" and "I want him gone ASAP" bits would be sufficient clues that I was being sarcastic.

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But blue font makes it TOO obvious. I mean, you might as well just include a "this post is sarcasm" note at the bottom. Takes away from some of the fun tbh :lol

I figured the "who the FUCK takes 4-5 days to make a career decision" and "I want him gone ASAP" bits would be sufficient clues that I was being sarcastic.

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Right. That much blue font in a single post might induce an epileptic seizure, and that would make you feel bad.

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Originally Posted by SpursFan86

Are you serious? D-Rob and Tim would've never pulled this shit. Couldn't he be donating that money to charity?

Not going to lie, I'm starting to get really worried about our new "great acquisition". First, he takes DAYS trying to decide where he wants to play. Once he finally gets his mind made up (who the FUCK takes 4-5 days to make a career decision???), he ends up taking our beloved Bruce's #12. Who the hell does this guy think he is?

Now he's building a god damn house for his shoes? This guy clearly isn't in the same mold of D-Rob and Duncan. I don't know about y'all, but I want him gone ASAP. Not to mention I saw pictures of him in the club with Kawhi a little while back...already having a bad influence on Kawhi. SMFH :bang

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Absolutely biased comment. Let me get this straight - someone who likes shoes and decides to build a house for his shoes is not okay, but Tim Duncan having a garage full of muscle cars is perfectly okay?

You're missing the whole point of exactly how the Spurs are run - bringing diversity together through basketball. These diversities begin with different hobbies. If you can't get that through your head, I don't think you really understand what the Spurs as an organization aims to do.

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Not saying he owes it to anyone or that I blame him. However, it is concerning to me. Players often make certain sacrifices when they hunger for a ring(s). Look at all the money that Duncan left on the table; and he already has five rings.

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Like I said, he wouldn't have come here if there was low money on the table. If I was Aldridge I would want the money because I would deserve it and would get it literally anywhere else. That does not mean I don't want to win. I also would not pay nearly 10% of my salary just to have a replaceable guy like Corey Joseph on my team. I would not think that would be worth my money.

Nor is building a shoe house, but that's another story. :lol

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http://youtu.be/sJxihsTNRgc

It's a small house right behind his house... Everybody needs to quit getting so tight :lol

Spurfan getting upset because he took Kawhi to a club, a fucking club. Not everyone plays Dungeons and Dragons during their free time..

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He didn't even take him to a club. I believe it was some Jordan sponsored event and they are both under contract with Jordan.
I'm glad they hung out together. I half-expected Kawhi to be sitting alone in a booth in the far corner of the place with the light broken...

I don't think he's a bad guy considering he's close friends with Patty Mills. I'm sure if he was a toxic person that Mills would not be good friends with him.

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I half-expected Kawhi to be sitting alone in a booth in the far corner of the place with the light broken...

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Re: Cojo / Taking less points

Great points, guys. At the time, I thought CoJo would've signed for less; like 3.5 M or less. Maybe, he would have if the Spurs made a quick offer. I am willing to bet so, anyhow. So, I just thought it was a bit of a tell to me that LMA allegedly is so concerned about winning, but then he doesn't make a sacrifice? Again, he's within his rights. I'm just saying it gave me pause.

It's been said he would have went elsewhere if he wasn't getting a max contract. Sure. But my point is then, that maybe it's just a sell that winning a ring isn't so high on his list.

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Re: Cojo / Taking less points

Great points, guys. At the time, I thought CoJo would've signed for less; like 3.5 M or less. Maybe, he would have if the Spurs made a quick offer. I am willing to bet so, anyhow. So, I just thought it was a bit of a tell to me that LMA allegedly is so concerned about winning, but then he doesn't make a sacrifice? Again, he's within his rights. I'm just saying it gave me pause.

It's been said he would have went elsewhere if he wasn't getting a max contract. Sure. But my point is then, that maybe it's just a sell that winning a ring isn't so high on his list.

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Welcome to the Real World. The Spurs have been Fantasyland for so long it's now expected.

No way a prime FA star signs in marketing hell , submits to a system that sees his raw numbers diminished AND takes less money.

The Spurs land the big name free agent of the offseason and then some fans bitch that he didn't take less money. We are spoiled as as Spurs fans.

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The Spurs land the big name free agent of the offseason and then some fans bitch that he didn't take less money. We are spoiled as as Spurs fans.

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We are spoiled. But sacrifice is a big part of why we've been spoiled. You have a perennial champion like Duncan signing for about forty percent of his market value and no ring LMA signing for top dollar; just saying, it's a contrast.

Duncan has been here for 20 years. He knows the Spurs will take care of him for life if he requests it. LMA only knows the Spurs' rep and their championship pedigree.

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Originally Posted by PingPong

Well,he is a black american. Spurs fans better don't give too much love for Kawhi or he will pull another Portland/Lillard card.

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David Robinson and David west are also black americans who sacrificed. We lost an aussie, italian canadian to money.

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We are spoiled. But sacrifice is a big part of why we've been spoiled. You have a perennial champion like Duncan signing for about forty percent of his market value and no ring LMA signing for top dollar; just saying, it's a contrast.

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There are no guarantees, LMA could have taken less and still be ringless by the time he retires. Im hoping we ring for TD and D.West though. Lma is here to help lead the charge.

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Duncan has been here for 20 years. He knows the Spurs will take care of him for life if he requests it. LMA only knows the Spurs' rep and their championship pedigree.

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This, tbqh. It's unreasonable to expect LaMarcus to take less money to join a new organization. There's mutual respect between the two parties, but nowhere near the level of trust and loyalty that has been built between the Spurs and their franchise cornerstone. Maybe in a couple years (after a couple championships?) he'll be in a position to take less so that the team can keep on its current path.

And before anyone brings in West, that's also not a like situation as he's in the twilight of his career,whereas Aldridge is in his prime.

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Thank goodness he's here to lead the way. At least we know he won't be building brick houses when the game is on the line.

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And yet you start crying like a lil biatch when anyone has a go at parker. :lol

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Are you serious? D-Rob and Tim would've never pulled this shit. Couldn't he be donating that money to charity?

Not going to lie, I'm starting to get really worried about our new "great acquisition". First, he takes DAYS trying to decide where he wants to play. Once he finally gets his mind made up (who the FUCK takes 4-5 days to make a career decision???), he ends up taking our beloved Bruce's #12. Who the hell does this guy think he is?

Now he's building a god damn house for his shoes? This guy clearly isn't in the same mold of D-Rob and Duncan. I don't know about y'all, but I want him gone ASAP. Not to mention I saw pictures of him in the club with Kawhi a little while back...already having a bad influence on Kawhi. SMFH :bang

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Wgaf! Yall worried about another man's earned money. Grow up and worry about yourselves.

As grateful as I am for players like Duncan and Verde for taking less money and giving the Spurs a discount, I can't fault a player for trying to make as much money as possible during their career.

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As grateful as I am for players like Duncan and Verde for taking less money and giving the Spurs a discount, I can't fault a player for trying to make as much money as possible during their career.

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This. Fans have also shown they can be ungrateful and will turn on you in a blink of an eye. Lma already has haters for this and he hasn't even played a game yet.

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Am I the only one that thinks Spursfan86's post was sarcasm?

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It most likely was, but you never know on here.

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He didn't even take him to a club. I believe it was some Jordan sponsored event and they are both under contract with Jordan.
I'm glad they hung out together. I half-expected Kawhi to be sitting alone in a booth in the far corner of the place with the light broken...

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Yeah it was a Jordan dunk contest or something. :lol I fell for the bait

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This, tbqh. It's unreasonable to expect LaMarcus to take less money to join a new organization. There's mutual respect between the two parties, but nowhere near the level of trust and loyalty that has been built between the Spurs and their franchise cornerstone. Maybe in a couple years (after a couple championships?) he'll be in a position to take less so that the team can keep on its current path.

And before anyone brings in West, that's also not a like situation as he's in the twilight of his career,whereas Aldridge is in his prime.

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Aldridge is past his prime, but still a max player considering the dearth of big men in today's league. West is a better Tony Massenburg.

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But blue font makes it TOO obvious. I mean, you might as well just include a "this post is sarcasm" note at the bottom. Takes away from some of the fun tbh :lol

I figured the "who the FUCK takes 4-5 days to make a career decision" and "I want him gone ASAP" bits would be sufficient clues that I was being sarcastic.

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Haha, it's ok. I knew it as sarcasm, but the thread gets hard to read when people take a post like that as serious and respond accordingly :downspin:

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As grateful as I am for players like Duncan and Verde for taking less money and giving the Spurs a discount, I can't fault a player for trying to make as much money as possible during their career.

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No one is begrudging anyone making money. It's the "I'm so fucking rich, look at me, I'm building a house for my shoe collection" attitude. It's one thing to be rich - another to flaunt one's wealth vulgarly and ostentatiously.

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The list of invitees to next week's USA Basketball minicamp at UNLV was announced Thursday, and the names of those attending but not participating trump those who will be playing at the Mendenhall Center and in the Aug. 13 Blue-White scrimmage at the Thomas & Mack Center.

LeBron James is coming to Las Vegas. So are Kevin Durant, Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, Kevin Love, Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Carmelo Anthony, Russell Westbrook, Kyrie Irving, Dwight Howard, John Wall, LaMarcus Aldridge and Paul George. None of the above will participate, but they will be there for team meetings and other nonbasketball team activities.

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http://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/...camp-las-vegas

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No one is begrudging anyone making money. It's the "I'm so fucking rich, look at me, I'm building a house for my shoe collection" attitude. It's one thing to be rich - another to flaunt one's wealth vulgarly and ostentatiously.

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He said it was going to be a house behind his house. I'm assuming it will be similar to a shed but just fancier.. That wouldn't really be too much different than a tool shed or pool house or any other structure made to hold specific things. In this case, it will be shoes. Just because he said house doesn't mean it has to be huge. I think people are taking it a bit too far.

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He said it was going to be a house behind his house. I'm assuming it will be similar to a shed but just fancier.. That wouldn't really be too much different than a tool shed or pool house or any other structure made to hold specific things. In this case, it will be shoes. Just because he said house doesn't mean it has to be huge. I think people are taking it a bit too far.

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Yeah, from what I understand, it's not going to be a full on house, sounds more like a fancier shed/storage area. I think people have taken this too literally thinking that it's going to be a proper house.