Aldridge ball is not winning ball

[RC_Drunkford]

You would be an idiot not to trade Vucevic for Aldridge straight up right now. Better/similar contribution, 10 years younger and making 10 millions less per year.

Neither guy is a first option for a contender, but one accepts a lesser role while the other needs 1st option touches to be productive.

Please people, let's just celebrate Aldridge's historic performance and don't make me have to combat recency bias and homerism, tbh.

When did Vučević score 50? When has he ever dominated a Playoff series? And what exactly do those 10 million dollars less do for you if his contract is expiring and you'd have to pay him the same money that you pay Aldridge next year (if not more)? Re ed take. Vucevic only plays this well cause he's in a contract year on a team in the East. He can't carry a team by himself

[DAF86]

When did Vučević score 50? When has he ever dominated a Playoff series? And what exactly do those 10 million dollars less do for you if his contract is expiring and you'd have to pay him the same money that you pay Aldridge next year (if not more)? Re ed take. Vucevic only plays this well cause he's in a contract year on a team in the East. He can't carry a team by himself

When did Aldridge? When did Aldridge score 50 at 25 years of age, or before last night? Stop being a re ed got. If you're going to argue something come with intelligent arguments.

[HarlemHeat37]

Damn, this thread is getting hostile..

[hater]

softie as Vucevic

OP

[FkLA]

You would be an idiot not to trade Vucevic for Aldridge straight up right now. Better/similar contribution, 10 years younger and making 10 millions less per year.

Neither guy is a first option for a contender, but one accepts a lesser role while the other needs 1st option touches to be productive.

Please people, let's just celebrate Aldridge's historic performance and don't make me have to combat recency bias and homerism, tbh.

I'm an idiot bc I wouldn't trade him for Vuc, tbh.

Vuc doesn't have the ceiling that an engaged, bully LMAlpha has. I'm starting to think that might be sustainable for LA too. Seems like he's starting to understand just how bigger and stronger he is than everyone else. Even in his POR days he relied way more on the pick and pop + fadeaways. Plus the Spurs aren't even that far away from legit contention, especially if KD leaves the Gay Area. getting a low ceiling player like Vuc, paying him even more to stay than LMA makes, only to be a treadmill 1st/2nd round team.

[phxspurfan]

OP melting down make it stop! make it stop!

[spurraider21]

I do think this thread has fallen way off its original premise. Part of that was folks turning it into a referendum on LMA as a player rather than a LMA-style offense as a scheme. (EDIT: I forgot to say "And the other half is that the OP almost immediately turned it into a thread he'd bump when Aldridge played poorly, even though that shouldn't have affected the premise of this thread.)

very true

[spurraider21]

aldridge - vucevic is interesting...

vucevic is younger, and if our future is murray/white then playing the long game makes sense. but LMA is better now and probably will be next season as well, which is the time we have derozan for

[duncan2k5]

aldridge - vucevic is interesting...

vucevic is younger, and if our future is murray/white then playing the long game makes sense. but LMA is better now and probably will be next season as well, which is the time we have derozan for

If our goal is a first round knockout, or at the very best, a second round beat down, then keeping LMA makes sense... If we wanna win a ring, he needs to go

[RC_Drunkford]

When did Aldridge? When did Aldridge score 50 at 25 years of age, or before last night? Stop being a re ed got. If you're going to argue something come with intelligent arguments.

Says the got who drops nothing but re ed takes without any facts

[RC_Drunkford]

When did Aldridge? When did Aldridge score 50 at 25 years of age, or before last night? Stop being a re ed got. If you're going to argue something come with intelligent arguments.

2014 Blazers vs. Rockets - 6 games

29.8 Pts, 48% shooting, 11.2 Rebounds, 2.7 Blocks

spin that got

[DAF86]

I'm an idiot bc I wouldn't trade him for Vuc, tbh.

Vuc doesn't have the ceiling that an engaged, bully LMAlpha has. I'm starting to think that might be sustainable for LA too. Seems like he's starting to understand just how bigger and stronger he is than everyone else. Even in his POR days he relied way more on the pick and pop + fadeaways. Plus the Spurs aren't even that far away from legit contention, especially if KD leaves the Gay Area. getting a low ceiling player like Vuc, paying him even more to stay than LMA makes, only to be a treadmill 1st/2nd round team.

Trust me, there's nothing I would like more than to eat crow about LA. Because that would mean we will be ringing (or close to it) soon.

[Chinook]

Trust me, there's nothing I would like more than to eat crow about LA. Because that would mean we will be ringing (or close to it) soon.

Real-talk bruh: Aldridge could win Finals MVP, and you'd still be bending yourself backwards to show how it was really some random player who won the series instead. You've gone way too far down this rabbit hole to back out now.

[DAF86]

Real-talk bruh: Aldridge could win Finals MVP, and you'd still be bending yourself backwards to show how it was really some random player who won the series instead. You've gone way too far down this rabbit hole to back out now.

lol no. I can admit when I'm wrong, I've done it many times here.

If we become a real contender with Aldridge having a vital role, I will make a "Aldridge ball is winning ball, DAF is a got" thread.

[skookumchuck]

If we become a real contender with Aldridge having a vital role, I will make a Aldridge ball is winning ball, DAF is a got thread

Bruh, that's a Texas summer in the books for you.

[hater]

Real-talk bruh: Aldridge could win Finals MVP, and you'd still be bending yourself backwards to show how it was really some random player who won the series instead. You've gone way too far down this rabbit hole to back out now.

[BatManu20]

Aldridge did what he did, and we shoot a record percentage on 3-ptrs and we need overtime to win.

Only reason we needed 2OT was bc of how awful DeMar was all game. If he even has an average performance by his standards, we win that game comfortably in regulation.

[skookumchuck]

Only reason we needed 2OT was bc of how awful DeMar was all game. If he even has an average performance by his standards, we win that game comfortably in regulation.

It's not even that. The team shied away from what gave them that lead - actually shooting threes. Or rather - letting Davis, Marco and Patty shoot 'em in the 4th.

[Chinook]

It's not even that. The team shied away from what gave them that lead - actually shooting threes. Or rather - letting Davis, Marco and Patty shoot 'em in the 4th.

Don't think it was all their decision. I think it had more to do with the best D in the league doing its thing.

[skookumchuck]

Don't think it was all their decision. I think it had more to do with the best D in the league doing its thing.

A bit of both, I suppose. I guess it was a corporate decision to feed LMA as much as possible seeing as the central pillar of OKC defense was out of the picture or... broken. More often than not, however, we've seen the game plan change not because of necessity, but because of essential personnel.
Have to admit, though - Aldridge has been playing ASG basketball since December.

[rudwick]

[QUOTE][Only reason we needed 2OT was bc of how awful DeMar was all game. If he even has an average performance by his standards, we win that game comfortably in regulation./QUOTE]


Yeah, lately Demar ball is even worse than Aldridge ball. He’s shooting all 2-ptrs and missing them.

[TheGreatYacht]

58 points in the last two games while hurt. ing warrior. Biggest injustice ever if he's not an all star...

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58 points in the last two games while hurt. ing warrior. Biggest injustice ever if he's not an all star...

[DAF86]

58 points in the last two games while hurt. ing warrior. Biggest injustice ever if he's not an all star...

He will make it, tbh.

[$pursDynasty]

Bump because compared to this team's other options (DeFrozen ball); it's the best chance of winning this team has