Lamarcus Aldridge = RJ 2.0

No star-caliber player can mark two-months into the season by his sheer invisibility having no serious injury woes coming into it..

It is that same infuriating and gutless unreliability we all loathed in Richard Jefferson--- curing ourself of which was our only path back to contention..

LMA is arguably the most overrated perennial All Star in this century: one dimensional jump-shooter, no-intangibles, zero touch, poor court awareness, and suspect mentality..

Time for the PATFO to make a real bold move and trade his ass while he has a value..Keep waiting for the upside with him at your own peril: we've seen this movie before with another sad-sack name..

I hate Aldridge more than anybody on this forum(well documented:lol), but let's wait until March, tbh..he was out of shape, last year, too, and turned it around once he got fit..

I don't know why Pop benched him tonight, though..they still had a chance to win the game..

Needs Duncan there to comfort him tbh.

He should be fired up tomorrow vs. his former squad, the worst defensive team of this era, tbh..

Here's the thing though...we need a trade scenario that works financially.

Here's another thing. Other teams are seeing what we are seeing. Who still wants Aldridge?

The "getting into shape" excuse is bullshit. This guy left Portland to go on the Boris Diaw diet with the Spurs. He should have just went to Phoenix and kept his loser play away from this franchise. Fucking letting yourself go before even sniffing a title. It's disgraceful.

Gotta love the mentality of a guy who needs the regular season to get into shape while getting paid millions.

Lamarcus despite not playing great will always have value as long as he's getting his 14-16 points a game. On any other team he's a 20 point scorer. He's not playing at a high level right now but I still wouldn't trade him until the off season. I rather wait and see how this season plays out and ends.

Fuck Softridge, fuck Gasol, and fuck PATFO.

the biggest problem is parker.

i've wanted to trade them as a package for a long time now.

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Originally Posted by HarlemHeat37

I don't know why Pop benched him tonight, though..they still had a chance to win the game..

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Because it's past time to send a message. I wouldn't have went back to Gasol either. Their give a shit level/softness is sickening. They should probably be the best big duo in the league and yet they're a disaster; if they had an ounce of competitiveness, they'd be embarrassed.

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Originally Posted by TD 21

Because it's past time to send a message. I wouldn't have went back to Gasol either. Their give a shit level/softness is sickening. They should probably be the best big duo in the league and yet they're a disaster; if they had an ounce of competitiveness, they'd be embarrassed.

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+1

As I said in the game thread, Aldridge's reverse layup attempt off that beautiful pass fro Anderson was fucking disheartening..easy 2 FTAs or a dunk if he went up strong, but man opted for a circus shot instead:lol symbolic of his season, tbh..

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Originally Posted by HarlemHeat37

I hate Aldridge more than anybody on this forum(well documented:lol), but let's wait until March, tbh..he was out of shape, last year, too, and turned it around once he got fit..

I don't know why Pop benched him tonight, though..they still had a chance to win the game..

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4 fouls by the third might have something to do with that. :lol

FkLA

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Originally Posted by TimDunkem

4 fouls by the third might have something to do with that. :lol

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They cut the lead down to 5 in the 4th, though IIRC

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Originally Posted by HarlemHeat37

As I said in the game thread, Aldridge's reverse layup attempt off that beautiful pass fro Anderson was fucking disheartening..easy 2 FTAs or a dunk if he went up strong, but man opted for a circus shot instead:lol symbolic of his season, tbh..

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Reminds me of the criticism against Splitter. Difference was Splitter impacted on other aspects of the game to make that up.

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Originally Posted by HarlemHeat37

As I said in the game thread, Aldridge's reverse layup attempt was fucking disheartening:lol..symbolism of his season, tbh..

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It went downhill for him after the refs took away his and 1 and called it an offensive foul. After that play he just gave up and quit.

trade lma and parker. this is simple.

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Originally Posted by daslicer

It went downhill for him after the refs took away his and 1 and called it an offensive foul. After that play he just gave up and quit.

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That was a pretty weird call IIRC..not sure if I can remember an and-1 being taken away and replaced with an offensive foul following a review:lol

The Spurs knew what they were getting with LMA. Vin Baker 2.0

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Originally Posted by HarlemHeat37

They cut the lead down to 5 in the 4th, though IIRC

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Tbh, I stopped paying attention by the middle of the fourth. From what I saw, LMA probably wouldn't have made much of a difference late. The guy looks like he dogs it most of the time. That reverse layup, and that fadeaway on Johnson was telling.

Hard to believe that this is the same guy who would tear the Spurs a new asshole every time he played them when he was in Portland.

The Spurs' best chance to win a title comes off LMA dominating. But as I said in the game thread, I'm starting to wonder about the Jefferson comparisons too. RJ was talented but "misused" as well. I don't think there's a trade out there that would help them this season, so I'm not in favor of anything involving moving him. But it's something to think about if Pau keeps on playing the way he is (both the good and bad)

He has a loser written all over him even if your tried to convince yourself otherwise..I tried and predictably come to grips with it..

That backcourt violation was awful. LMA just strolled into the frontcourt to get the offense started. I don't blame Green for that one. It's clear that Aldridge doesn't play with effort at times. It's frustrating when you see guys like Kawhi, Ginobili, Lee, and Dedmon playing there asses off and your supposed 2nd best player slacking.