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LMA is killing it in o since his return
LMA needs some touches so Leonard's drop in d picks up
LMA is killing it in o since his return
Leonard three point shooting sucks since his eye thing
The answer to Aldridge is to have him shoot more threes. Aldridge is only able to post up and pick and pop, the way to increase his efficiency is to have him cut out these long twos. Not only would he be taking more efficient shots, but he would give Tony and Kawhi more space drawing his man out to the three point line.
lol people who "pray"
We got LMA back.
Yeah, thanks to my #PrayforLMA hashtag
This is underrated. Lets Kawhi take some offensive possessions at less than 100%. Only ways to do this are with Aldridge post up, Gasol doing something similar or involving a big in pick and roll with Parker/Ginobili.
If Danny is hitting and his man helps off of him for a double of Aldridge in post, the Spurs can create open looks when he passes out.
I get what you're saying, and I don't really disagree. But Aldridge should be a very useful weapon when teams go small. Last year after the all star break he would run the floor and establish position deep in the paint and get easy shots. Efficient scoring and offense. That needs to be apart of the offense when teams go small, which they often do.
Its a difficult line. I agree with you that teams are choosing to give him his midrange jumpers and fadeaways. I hate those fadeaways. And he definitely shouldn't be taking more shots than Kawhi. But the guy is a proven SCORER. We don't have the 2014 ball movement offensedue to personnel. It becomes more imperative that we have another guy capable of taking the scoring load off of Kawhi. 26 points is still 26 points. Could he do it more efficiently? Of course. Maybe something like 16-20 pts on fewer shots and more trips to the line (which happens when LMA is aggressive, which I'm totally in favor of). I guess my question is what should he be doing instead? Bottom line is, we do need Aldridge to score and provide some instant offense on occasion. We need it within the flow of the offense and more efficiently, which is a fine line naturally.
The problem is we need that dynamic lead guard, which we don't have. Murray can be it, but he's not ready. Maybe in 2yrs he will be. The fact is, Manu can't be that guy anymore, he's physically incapable. Unfortunately, so is Parker. I totally Agree with you, we need Parker to be that 2nd guy, that dynamic lead guard. He's just not able to do that. I'm willing to bet Aldridge would look a lot better and fit more seamlessly if he was getting shots off penetration and off passes from a dynamic guard capable of consistently getting to the rim and drawing helpside D and more defenders. But he can't, and we don't have that (outside Kawhi). Such is life right now.
Pop is force feeding LMA to get going b4 the plays. Get his reps up. We ain't winning with him being a role player. Ya need to pay attention guys.
Agreed. That's why a dynamic lead guard is so critical. Aldridge (and the team) would look a whole lot better if we didn't have a corpse as our starting point guard. Parker can still play, but not at a starter level, considering the type of PGs and talent the starting PGs are in the league. Think how much better our offense would be and would look with a prime TP. Or if we had a cp3, or a John wall type guard. You can't tell me Aldridge wouldn't benefit.
This. Seems pretty obviousPop is force feeding LMA to get going b4 the plays. Get his reps up. We ain't winning with him being a role player. Ya need to pay attention guys.
With our guard situation the way it is, I agree that this is probably he best alternative. Idk why he can't start popping out like 1-2ft further. Teams would give him that 3
Aldridge already benefits the most when TP plays, and would probably benefit more if he didn't miss all the open shots TP creates for him. He's obviously not the offensive threat of Paul/Wall, but he is still pretty good at getting guys open looks.
Teams will always give Aldridge that long 2. Even an elite mid range shooter like him is at around .415 for his career and that's very inefficient, while Aldridge is also >.700 within 3 feet for his career, which is Duncan-esque. obviously the best way would be to mix these and shoot a 3 here and there, but in the playoffs I'd like to see Aldridge much closer to the basket. He's ridiculously strong and big but he doesn't often play like he is. Only against Green I'd prefer him shooting over, instead of attacking on the block.
Why the are we having this conversation?
Vs OKC
Game 3 8-21
Game 4 8-18
Game 5 6-21
Who's idea to feature LMA as option 1 in the offense?
And it's supposed to be all different this post season?
This.
Whatever happened to the pre and early signing notions that he was going to fit in and pursue a Championship.
Not blaming him but who died and appointed Aldridge Option 1 in a stagnate offense?
Oh yeah that guy.
LMA is best when he plays like he did last night. He did not reduce himself to a jump shooter. He scored in the blocks, off rebounds and from outside.
Is there a stat that gives per minute and/or per possession shot attempts?
Would like to compare LMA during regular season Spurs and then the OKC series.
Thing is we have no choice than force feeding LMA at this point. We cannot rely on Parker, Mills, Manu, Murray to be second scoring option, even a temptative offense stagnant LMA is a more reliable choice. He must get going before POs or we dead... it can lead to some ugly iso bb for the Spurs in the POs tbh but that's the way it is.
Well it's quite simple really...
This team can't contend without a legit second scoring option and you're ing kidding yourself if you don't think LMA should be that guy..
PATFO are just trying to get him in a groove...will it work? We shall see but the risk is worth the reward..
I think it's funny people tend to forget that he single handily should've made us go up 2-0 against OKC last year. He regressed some in the series but so did the rest of the team..including Kawhi..
And let's also not pretend this thread is about LMA possibly taking away from Kawhi shine...
"regressed some"?
How about took a serious nose dive.
Series loss is not all on him.
ThunderRef had plenty of say too.
But the much better option is Kwa #1, TeamBallMovement #2.
We have LMA as elbow option taking the most shots again and the exact same thing is gonna happen. 2nd round ceiling.
Spurs = .500 team..
And thats against the mighty Kings, Wolves, struggling grizz
Imagine if it was an actual team
Praying- for when you want to brag about doing something to help someone without actually physically doing anything.
Game 1
Kawhi 10-13/25pts
LMA 18-23/38pts
Game 2
Kawhi 7-18/14pts
LMA 15-21/41pts
Game3
Kawhi 9-17/31pts
LMA 8-21/24pts
Game 4
Kawhi 7-19/21pts
LMA 8-18/20pts
Game 5
Kawhi 12-12/26pts
LMA 6-21/20pts
Game 6
Kawhi 9-23/22pts
LMA 9-18/18pts
Again I stated LMA regressed but that's easy to say because he averaged 40pts and shot 70% the first 2 games....but still even with that said he stayed consistent with Kawhi rest of the series. Each player had a bad game Kawhi was Game 2 and LMA was Game 5..
I find it odd LMA gets criticized more for the series loss than Kawhi does even though Kawhi was runner up for MVP and his expectations were higher. LMA exceeded expectations at first in the series but still averaged 26pts for the 6 games. Stop picking sides and be honest with yourself....
Spurs need LMA to be productive and a consistent 20pts scorer if we want a chance of winning a ring....im willing to force feed him now and try to get him going then try to come postseason..
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