DDR and LMA

[DMC]

The Trailblazers are 11-16, barely ahead of us.

2/10 for a troll session.

I didn't say Portland is better than the Spurs right now (they are though). I said they didn't suffer when LMA left.

learn to read, son.

[Maddog]

I didn't say Portland is better than the Spurs right now (they are though). I said they didn't suffer when LMA left.

learn to read, son.

A little truth but it's not that straight forward
The last year LMA was in Portland CJ McCollum was a second year guard averaging 6.8 and they won 7 less games the year after LMA left. Yes they won a 1st round series against a team with an injured star...
Comparing one year to the next is always complicated by the fact players develop, players decline, injuries etc.

[C-Dub]

LMA does not make not 1 teammate better in any facet of the game. 98% of the time he will miss a wide open cutter to the basket for a easy layup or dunk. He has no signature move under the rim or driving to basket because he has NO HANDLES. Even if he had decent handles and could make it to the basket, he has NO TOUCH around the rim. He very, very rarely gets an opportunity for an And 1 because if he gets bumped just a little his touch is garbage. All he has is a pretty good midrange jumper that is a hard shot to consistently make especially during the playoffs when the opposing defense is more locked in. That 67 win team with the Spurs had a lot to do with our existing team not LMA making this huge impact. He seems to have very little passion to win. At his best he could of been a fringe number 2 option on a legit le contending team but at this point in his career he's no more than a fringe 3rd option on a le contender. Spurs should of not re-signed him. Spurs are better with players they draft and mold like the big 3. Over the years when they have brought in role players that played better with the Spurs it's because they were trying to keep a job and would listen and do whatever Pop wanted. LMA and DDR were star players on their previous team and already stuck in their ways. I really do not believe LMA, DDR, GAY or Beli would be getting the minutes their getting if not to justify their salaries. Not sure why Forbes is getting so much playing. By the way, there is more negatives that I could mention about LMA but I've already made this post to long not saying the Spurs should resign DDR either.

[TDMVPDPOY]

lma the scrub who still takes stupid turn around jumpshots against midgets, instead of lowpost

[DMC]

A little truth but it's not that straight forward
The last year LMA was in Portland CJ McCollum was a second year guard averaging 6.8 and they won 7 less games the year after LMA left. Yes they won a 1st round series against a team with an injured star...
Comparing one year to the next is always complicated by the fact players develop, players decline, injuries etc.

RS games mean nothing. I'd take a 50 win season with a WCF appearance over the 67 win, ousted in the 1st round year. You gauge success by how far you go in the post season, not by RS games. Well, unless you're Houston.

It sure wasn't hard to see the dropoff when Lebron left Cleveland, then when he left Miami, then Cleveland again. Every team he left sucked immediately, every team he landed on improved drastically. LMA's departure doesn't rise above statistical noise, even according to you.