Marc Stein: Spurs are #1 on LaMarcus Aldridge's list

[Jabba]

Fox News is reporting that LMA is officially running for president as a republican

[FlAVaK]

I'm actually genuinely surprised The Onion hasn't released a satire article on Aldridge yet.

[ceperez]

The problem with LMA is he's listening to all these teams and all of them are likely trash talking the Spurs.

The other teams are saying that the Spurs are cheap.... which is true.
They are saying that Parker, Duncan and Ginobili have all declined and have no real future.
They are saying that Leonard isn't really a max player.
They are saying that Green can't really play anywhere else except for the Spurs that feeds him the ball at the right spots.
They are saying that the team is without a center and LMA will have to play center.

So LMA is thinking.... wtf.... maybe a sign with the Mavs with Wes Matthews and Cuban who has a lot of cash.
Or maybe LMA is thinking to sign with the Suns ... no idea why.

Honestly, LMA isn't Spur material, he's one of the most talent power forwards out there today, but he's just not Spurs material. The FO blunder was not to go all out to get Gasol last year. That was the blunder..... Splitter could have been traded then. It was the difference between a championship and getting eliminated in the first round.

[TheGreatYacht]

Dont get your hopes up my friend Pop and Ginobili will find a way to ruin this just like they did 6. Poor Duncan, he should sign with a real contender where he won't be disrespected like he is with the crappy Spurs. Duncan needs to play for one of the LA teams trust me he would have a much better chance of getting a 6th ring.

If Aldridge is really about winning and not the money, he'll sign with us. As for West it's probable GSW told him they don't have room for him (they don't even have room for David Lee) so his choices are down to SA and Washington. I'm sure PATFO are already in talks with him just in case Aldridge doesn't work out and even if it does, the Spurs are in need of a Backup C/PF in the bench.

Everything is aligning, hard to not keep your hopes up right now tbh

[NASpurs]

The problem with LMA is he's listening to all these teams and all of them are likely trash talking the Spurs.

The other teams are saying that the Spurs are cheap.... which is true.
They are saying that Parker, Duncan and Ginobili have all declined and have no real future.
They are saying that Leonard isn't really a max player.
They are saying that Green can't really play anywhere else except for the Spurs that feeds him the ball at the right spots.
They are saying that the team is without a center and LMA will have to play center.

So LMA is thinking.... wtf.... maybe a sign with the Mavs with Wes Matthews and Cuban who has a lot of cash.
Or maybe LMA is thinking to sign with the Suns ... no idea why.

Honestly, LMA isn't Spur material, he's one of the most talent power forwards out there today, but he's just not Spurs material. The FO blunder was not to go all out to get Gasol last year. That was the blunder..... Splitter could have been traded then. It was the difference between a championship and getting eliminated in the first round.

Other teams are saying these things or are you saying these things? So many of those points are ridiculous.

[kobyz]

Spurs plan b David Lee...

[ceperez]

Other teams are saying these things or are you saying these things? So many of those points are ridiculous.

I'm saying the other teams are trash talking down the Spurs and unfortunately LMA is dumb enough to believe the trash talking.

[jhfenton]

Hey, I'm not fat I'll have you know. I'm a marathon-running, 40-49 mile a week running, hispanic, thank you.

You really need to up your mileage for optimal marathon performance. Are you running Boston next year? Registration opens September 14!

[jhfenton]

Another 15 pages overnight and still no decision from LMA. This has not been good for my productivity the last two days. At least today is a holiday.

[benefactor]

hai guise

[jhfenton]

hai guise

还

[TheCerebral1]

Does anyone else see him staying available so long, as a sign he's going to go elsewhere. He stated that the Lakers first presentation was terrible and not thought out, now he went back for a second, and he's interviewing with Miami. Bleh, make your decision dude. If you want to come home to Texas, stop interviewing in opposite places. San Antonio furthermore used as a crutch by a talent.

[spurspokesman]

hai guise

Sup.

[jhfenton]

He could be struggling with how long to sign for as much as where. 2 years or 4?

[lmbebo]

Just pushing to the top, aiming for 200+ pages today.

No smoke from chimney yet, no decision has been made

[baseline bum]

Hey, I'm not fat I'll have you know. I'm a marathon-running, 40-49 mile a week running, hispanic, thank you.

Training for that swim across the river I see.

[RD2191]

All of you are gots. That is all.

[FlAVaK]

All of you are gots. That is all.

[RD2191]

I support this.

Muh coming through.

[HankChinaski]

If summer league would just start already we would have a nice distraction going on. Waiting on a player's decision to see the rest of off season free agency to play out is always fun to sit through though. Especially when NBA fans go off the deep end when they are spurned.

All I know is that Danny is back and Duncan is returning. so far so good.

[RD2191]

[SpursFan86]

Now that Dallas got Wes Matthews and might end up getting DJ as well, is there any way they could still get Aldridge? I'm worried they might vault to the top of his list after adding those two. Surely there wouldn't be any space left...right?

[spurspokesman]

All of you are gots. That is all.

Lmao.Getting it going early

[RD2191]

Lmao.Getting it going early

[coachmac87]

If I'm LMA and want to win a le..not only do you have to go through the West. You're probably seeing LeBron in the Finals....Suns? no.. Spurs? Kryptonite