Was Aldridge worth it, tbh?

[ceperez]

Somwhen Kawhi had 7pts and 5 boards against Detroit, did you think a $94 million dollar man shouldn't get a pass either?

Yes, he gets a pass. Why, because he has been consistent night after night. The stats bear this out.

LMA has not been consistent and his stats are like crap.

[ceperez]

In some ways I was impressed with him last night. Not having a great offensive game, not getting touches, but still getting in there and grabbing boards.

Yeah... Tiago Splitter - Lite play. The dude doesn't even know how to make a solid pick.

[Chinook]

Aldridge is a huge part of the Spurs' success, especially with his contribution to the team defensive systm. The change has been dramatic year-over-year. No question. He's been worth his contract (NBA relative measurement values) considering the small 40 game sample size.

Even on an off night, he bails his team out, clinging to a 4-point lead with Kyrie warming up, and 12 seconds remaining when TP missed both FTs. Cleveland had 1 (20-second) timeout remaining when Aldridge did a nice swim move on Tristan Thompson to get the rebound on Tony's 2nd FT, draw the foul, then make two clutch FTs. He's been a difference maker.

#ceperez getting rammed with some Solid D

[ceperez]

Aldridge is a huge part of the Spurs' success, especially with his contribution to the team defensive systm. The change has been dramatic year-over-year. No question. He's been worth his contract (NBA relative measurement values) considering the small 40 game sample size.

Even on an off night, he bails his team out, clinging to a 4-point lead with Kyrie warming up, and 12 seconds remaining when TP missed both FTs. Cleveland had 1 (20-second) timeout remaining when Aldridge did a nice swim move on Tristan Thompson to get the rebound on Tony's 2nd FT, draw the foul, then make two clutch FTs. He's been a difference maker.

Yeah... like you didn't notice how good Leonard is this season versus last season. I got no issue with about Lamarcus game against lightweights like the 76ers and the Nets. But he has to show up against the elite teams.

Well, if you think his performance with 2-7 is good enough, then that's your opinion. It is a piss poor performance in my book. sorry.

[cjw]

I don't do alternate realities. You have clearly stated that the Spurs should have pursued Green in this reality. That would have been monumentally stupid. Thank goodness PATFO is way too smart to engage in fantasies. They made the best signing possible in the real world.

While we're at it. Lebron was a free agent too. Wouldn't he have been a better sign than LMA??

[ceperez]

While we're at it. Lebron was a free agent too. Wouldn't he have been a better sign than LMA??

Yeah of course. You can go down the list of free agents last year and maybe LMA beats out Enes Kanter. I say maybe because Kanter would have done better than 2-7 shooting last night.

The dude is looking more and more like Richard Jefferson 2.0.

[SpursforSix]

Yeah you are right. It already is mid season and Aldridge is still stinking up the joint.

I'll be easy, he's got 9 games to prove himself.

He went from being the focal point of an offense to being a piece of a team with multiple weapons. Has to be hard if not impossible to get into the same rhythm he did in Portland. If the Spurs pounded the ball into every play, he'd probably find that same consistency and put up better numbers.

But that's not what the Spurs need. They need someone who can play defense, grab rebounds, and contribute the occasional big night. If he's hot, keep feeding him the ball. If he's not, they have plenty of other options.

[ceperez]

He went from being the focal point of an offense to being a piece of a team with multiple weapons. Has to be hard if not impossible to get into the same rhythm he did in Portland. If the Spurs pounded the ball into every play, he'd probably find that same consistency and put up better numbers.

But that's not what the Spurs need. They need someone who can play defense, grab rebounds, and contribute the occasional big night. If he's hot, keep feeding him the ball. If he's not, they have plenty of other options.

We can say exactly the same thing about Richard Jefferson. We know how that turned out.

[Chinook]

Yeah you are right. It already is mid season and Aldridge is still stinking up the joint.

I'll be easy, he's got 9 games to prove himself.

Or else you take him out?

[SpursFan86]

Why the were we so intent on bringing back Kawhi...should've focused on getting LeBron here

[ceperez]

Or else you take him out?

Otherwise he gets permanently labeled "Richard Jefferson 2.0"

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

You have to give ceperez credit though - he's ting on LMA in one thread mainly and unlike other terrible posters doesn't start new threads for every thought crossing his mind.

[SpursforSix]

We can say exactly the same thing about Richard Jefferson. We know how that turned out.

LOL.

[Tully365]

Kawhi had a few off games recently where Aldridge shined, and now Aldridge had an off game where Kawhi shined... Spurs won all those games-- that's the important thing.

[ceperez]

You have to give ceperez credit though - he's ting on LMA in one thread mainly and unlike other terrible posters doesn't start new threads for every thought crossing his mind.

Thanks. If you think I enjoy ting on players, I don't.

Active supporter of Simmons, Boban, Anderson, Patty, Manu, West, Bobo, Parker, Duncan, Leonard and even Danny Green. Wait... that's almost the entire team!

Oh... I don't like McCallum.

[ceperez]

Kawhi had a few off games recently where Aldridge shined, and now Aldridge had an off game where Kawhi shined... Spurs won all those games-- that's the important thing.

Regular season for the Spurs is mostly practice.

However, it is important for players (specifically the max player) to show up against elite compe ion.

[Join'orDie]

Hypothetically, the Spurs should've drafted Jimmy Butler instead of Joseph. Then they should've kept Jefferson and their 1st round pick and taken Draymond. There are a million what ifs and should haves. Fact is Lamarcus was the BPA and the Spurs grabbed him. He's had some great nights and he's had last nights, Spurs still won even with his poor offensive showing. And I'm not so sure that we are not closer to the rest of the West without him. K-Love needed time to get used to the Cavs, so for now I'll take 35-6 and give LMA a pass on his up and down play on offense.

[ceperez]

Hypothetically, the Spurs should've drafted Jimmy Butler instead of Joseph. Then they should've kept Jefferson and their 1st round pick and taken Draymond. There are a million what ifs and should haves. Fact is Lamarcus was the BPA and the Spurs grabbed him. He's had some great nights and he's had last nights, Spurs still won even with his poor offensive showing. And I'm not so sure that we are not closer to the rest of the West without him. K-Love needed time to get used to the Cavs, so for now I'll take 35-6 and give LMA a pass on his up and down play on offense.

Man... can't believe the damage that Jefferson did! Spurs gave rights to Ezelli in the 2012 draft.

That's what happens when you get a player like Richard Jefferson.

[Tully365]

Regular season for the Spurs is mostly practice.

However, it is important for players (specifically the max player) to show up against elite compe ion.

The important thing is the win. I just can't help noticing that after every game, different posters with different agendas pop up and point out something lacking in the one player they happen to dislike... It's especially irrelevant after a 15 point win, where someone's provided something like D or ball movement without putting up specific numbers. The Spurs are 35-6, riding a 10 game winning streak and a 32 game home winning streak, but looking casually through spurstalk, you'll see threads on how Kawhi sucks, Paker sucks, Aldridge sucks, patty sucks, Green sucks, etc... It's ridiculous.

[coachmac87]

Yeah of course. You can go down the list of free agents last year and maybe LMA beats out Enes Kanter. I say maybe because Kanter would have done better than 2-7 shooting last night.

The dude is looking more and more like Richard Jefferson 2.0.

You're a ing idiot and you're like a female who es for attention..get a life

[ceperez]

I'll go with this trade: http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap...ed-Greg-Monroe with some random dude to make up the difference.

[TheGreatYacht]

I'll go with this trade: http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap...ed-Greg-Monroe with some random dude to make up the difference.

Greg Monroe single handily ruined the Bucks

[ChumpDumper]

Spurs could have brought in Ndoye from the D-league Spurs and he would have done just as well.

No.

Don't be such a bitter Harlem applsauce , dude.

Aldridge is here and worth it.

Find something else to be an idiot about.

[cjw]

Yeah of course. You can go down the list of free agents last year and maybe LMA beats out Enes Kanter. I say maybe because Kanter would have done better than 2-7 shooting last night.

The dude is looking more and more like Richard Jefferson 2.0.

Just like Green, the Spurs had no shot of signing Kanter. RFA vs. UFA, yet again.

Contending teams doing gymnastics simply don't have the flexibility to tie up cap room for 72 hours on an RFA when things go down so quickly in free agency.

My point was we need to stop comparing LMA to any of these guys who were unattainable or were signing with their former teams regardless.

You're overreacting to one game. He's been playing at an elite level in December and January - 17 PPG on around 53% shooting and approaching double digit rebounding, despite playing only 30 minutes per night. Advanced stats show how valuable certain facets of his offensive game are, and he's spreading the floor (as is West and Diaw's confidence helps too, countering Tim's decline here). His defense has been stellar, though has lost a few stretch fours at the three point line.

[ceperez]

Greg Monroe single handily ruined the Bucks

Beggars aren't going to be choosers. At least he has a better field go percentage than Aldridge. Matter of fact, he's got better stats.

14 Greg Monroe MIL 39 30.5 0.64 2.34 2.98 4.28

29 LaMarcus Aldridge SA 38 29.8 -1.05 1.27 0.22 2.17

Bolded is Real Plus Minus - Greg Monroe definitely a better player.