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The fact that he was so interested in that scrubby team should have been a big warning sign
He has no moves or the foot speed to implement any footwork inside. It's body up, body up, reverse pivot fadeaway and if its not there he passes it back out -- which is more than 50% of the time.
Perhaps he'd be in better shape, lighter on his feet and more confident if he put in the work this off-season. Lol that wasn't happening though.
The fact that he was so interested in that scrubby team should have been a big warning sign
Yep, I called this last season, at the time, when I was "hating"(from the same people that criticized me for stating that Parker was clearly overweight in 2014-2015)..it was evident that he entered that season noticeably out of shape..
There was a clear difference in his game during the 2nd half of the year, though, once he shed a few pounds..he stopped passing it out with the shot clock winding down on every other play, and actually went to work(which led to a dominant 2nd half of the season)..
Hopefully this year is the same..
Oh I remember, I was one of the ones who pointed out Tony Parkers weight gain too.Yep, I called this last season, at the time, when I was "hating"(from the same people that criticized me for stating that Parker was clearly overweight in 2014-2015
There was a clear difference in his game during the 2nd half of the year, though, once he shed a few pounds..he stopped passing it out with the shot clock winding down on every other play, and actually went to work(which led to a dominant 2nd half of the season)..
Hopefully this year is the same..
Damn, not the ops best thread. Made himself a target to idiots like benegaytor.
Jesus somebody please pink OP. He's got to be the stupidest poster on this forum.
Jesus.
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Sure, it's Kawhi's fault that LMA struggles that bad, right? 5-15....15 FGAs...I guess they gave him plenty opportunities in tonight game to get hot.
Sometimes I wonder if you're blind.I blame Pop too, who seems to be calling Aldridge's number less. He gets most of his touches in the flow of the offense, not off of specific plays for him.
In the last games they did a huge effort to involve LMA early in the game, in fact Kawhi took only 1 shot in the 1st quarter in Minny to help to establish LMA early, almost the same with tonight game.
They went to LMA more in the first half of last 3 games, not only to involve him more but also because he was the Spur with the clear favorable matchup over Tabj, and Jabari Parker...But LMA couldn't hit an ocean in those games.
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He's shooting less but flat out missing open looks that could get him going on offense. Without those pick and pops he seems to just running through the motions on offense.
Defensively, he's been solid though.
He's fitting in rather than "fitting out" to quote Lebron. We need the January -May 2016 LMAlpha
He's not looking good but the Spurs may head into a losing streak if this dude doesn't get it together bc it can't just be Kiwi and assorted roleplayers out there very night....
Aldridge needs to un himself. What's really wrong? Girl trouble maybe.
Dude keeps missing wide open shots , his midrange shot hasn't been consistent because he still unsure at times in figuring out to shoot or not
Reality is, if the Spurs donīt get this guy involved in their offense and going they are ed.
Aldridge has to be option 1 on offense. Not Kawhi. He can average 26ppg if he wants. Pop has to give Aldridge the green light and put Leonard back in a lesser role so he can once again terrify teams on defense but still have a role within the offense.
Parker needs to be benched and Manu needs to move back in the rotation. Dedmon sbould be starting and Gasol should be coming off the bench.
Dedmon
Aldridge
Kawhi
Great defensive front court. Great offensive front court to. Pop needs to give the reigns to Aldridge. If not then he should look into trading both LMA and Gasol
LMA is one of those guys who relies on his talents instead of his work ethic. He's genetically gifted, and he can shoot the ball with good consistency. If he had real work ethic like a professional should, he'd be a beast but then so would a lot of other genetically en led cruisers. That's why the list of greats is so short.
Who needs common sense?
Reality is, they're ed either way, mainly because of the lack of a dynamic guard. But their best chance to max out on their potential is to have a dominant 1-2 punch, like they did from last January on.
Obviously, as Pop said, one has to participate in their own recovery, but as a big, he's reliant on others to get him the ball.
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