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Aldridge is not the problem ... Spurs overall are just not talented enough to be a threat in the west
Aldridge is not the problem ... Spurs overall are just not talented enough to be a threat in the west
Kellerman's nose looks like he snorted a buttload of cocaine before the show.
Stephen A. strangely enough has a valid point about LMA.He is playing like an all star.All of his career he is playing like an all star.
But he has/had all the tools to be playing like a superstar.Build like a tank,signature moves in and around the post,excellent jump shooter who just had to expand his range in today's NBA,good defender,good rebounder.
Aldridge has had playoff games where he completely took over.And not meaningless games as well.With Portland,with the Spurs against OKC,against Houston.But he can't sustain that performance for reasons other than his skillset.
He is an all star,who had all the traits to be a superstar,and has played like a total scrub in so many games for reasons only he knows.
It is what it is.
I think LMA has played with a ton of effort. Hopefully that carries over to the post season.
LMA is fine he’s played more good games than bad games in the playoffs. Not sure if SAS knows DDR is on the team tbh
Step up how? We made the conference finals 2 years ago with LMA. Last year we faced the Warriors who curb stomped everybody except Houston. I mean if out first round match up is Portland and our second round is Denver then are we still not a threat? Bc Portland and Denver haven't shown anything in the playoffs. I think Screaming A. Smith is downplaying how bad the west is if that's his reasoning.
OKC isn't a threat until Westbrook steps up in the playoffs. Denver isn't a threat until they step up in the playoffs. Portland isn't a threat until Dame steps up in the playoffs (and doesn't get swept by the Pelicans). Clippers aren't a threat until Lou Williams steps up in the playoffs. if Houston and Golden St match up against each other in the semi finals then who is really the other threat in the west to make the WCF. I would say us.
I don't think team is contructed to win it all, never was. It would take an incredible run with a lot of players just balling. Not wrong on LMA.
But he's not talking about his regular season though.He specifically talks about the post season.
He's basically saying he is an extremely good player and the Spurs aren't a threat to the Warriors-at least that's what i'm getting from the whole segment,that we're not a threat to take down the Warriors,not if we're going past the 1st round-unless LMA averages 30 and 10 for the series.
And well,he's right.In both the sense that LMA CAN average 25 and 10,and that if he doesn't do that,we can't take down the Warriors in a 7game series.That's what i heard from that argument.
Elephant in the room is the rest of the NBA teams are Lithuania and the Warriors are Team USA. Their talent is almost insurmountable in a best of seven series.
If that is the case then the same can be said about the Rockettes because outside of last year everybody on that team has a history of fading in the playoffs.
Right on.
But they can't make a debate sports show while going back and forth with
-" Golden State"
-"No Max, KD"
-"No, Cousins"
So they just try to talk about other teams while not addressing the elephant in the room and nitpicking at the details.We beat the Warriors the other night so it was our turn to get talked about as the "potential threat in the West".
Of course it can be said about the Rockettes and most of the time that's exactly what's being said.
Some teams have a more marketable star,Like the Rockettes with Harden,and they just go the old route of "I'm gonna say if Harden plays like the MVP yadda,yadda i guarantee Houston will win and you say that the Warriors can't be beaten no matter what".
With the Spurs it's LMA must play better or they're not a threat,and the other dude goes,you must respect the Spurs they are the golden standard of he NBA.It's the same old media thing.
And yest Stephen A continues to think Melo is big time, while some how the game has passed LMA by....
In Portland, Aldridge was a PF 90% of the time, with occasional situational duty as a C. He came to SA, and that changed to about 50%-50%, and has evolved to the point that he's playing about 90%C and 10% PF. His FGA were down, partly due to the position change, and partly due to sharing with Nephew. But his overall numbers held up, and he clearly made the defense better. The numbers say that Aldridge is playing just about as good as he ever has - especially the Per 36 numbers. Very slightly down in some areas, but slightly up in some others.
And just for the record, LA was a freakin' beast in the playoffs last year. The only statistic that wasn't up from his average was FG% - and that's because they fouled the out of him. But he made them pay by making 41 of 42 FTA.
Whatever is wrong with the team, it isn't Aldridge - unless he's just calling for LMA to be better than he ever has been. That seems easy.
I want to believe the Spurs are back on track but they did this earlier in the season and relapsed. They've been fortunate during this streak to face some of the better teams who have either been missing players or have been in a bit of a funk. Folks, I would keep your expectations firmly in check. I don't think the Spurs have the personnel to sustain the level of defense they'll need to go far in the playoffs.
IF they are fortunate to avoid the 4, 5 or 8th seed (stay away from the Warriors), they may have a chance to win one round or two. Getting to the Finals would take a miracle.
Remember how vehemently LMA said that he would never play center when he came to SA.
That was Pop's secret silent plan.
To get LMA to attempt to take on Duncan's role without ever telling him that.
So far, so good.
They are a sprained Durant ankle away from not being insurmountable.
Unfortunately, thoroughout the GSW run, GSW has never had to face a Popovich team that had all crucial players healthy.
Just like Rox were a Paul sprained ankle away from beating these punks. Or we were a Kawhi sprained ankle from beating them. Or a Kawhi being a b1tch, from beating them.
They've had minimal adversity relative to everyone else over this run. So all it takes is a little tweak. So get off their nuts
Stephen A. Smith's complete job description these days is "Say dumb . LOTS of it...actually say nothing but dumb ."
There isn't a more prominently featured analyst or talking head on any sports media outlet that puts out the volume of takes that Screaming Stephen is paid to put out.
Appreciate the link, but this could be said about any team/team leader other than Warriors.
Does anyone know that for a fact? I heard that so many times, and I realized that I never read it in Aldridge's own words. I'm not jamming you up about it, just wondering if you ever saw it straight from the horse's mouth either.
Either way, he took one for the team and did a good job with the transition. It's one of the reasons I just have to laugh when people complain that he doesn't look just like he did in Portland.
Aldridge isn't Duncan or Robinson. He's not going to deliver like that every single night. It's an unrealistic expectation for LMA to become that first ballot HOF'er, especially when he's going on 34 years old. It might have been more reasonable to have that expectation early on when he had a stacked team around him to take pressure off, but that's not the case now.
His splits for March are pretty impressive; don't know how long he can keep that level of performance.
the last words, “not championship contenders.” and their reasoning is because Spurs cannot shoot 3’s. Idiots. Where do they get these analysts? You win on defense. I bet we have Murray, White, Kawhi, Davis, Aldridge we win the championship, with Poeltl, Demar, Gay in rotation. Bball is scoring and limiting the other team from scoring, not just outscoring without playing defense. Dubs win not because they can shoot, but because they do hard picks which open players and they’re one of the best defensive teams.
I like the start of the clips about Pop a wizard, but regular season coach
SAS is full of . He used to be ok I guess specifically covering the NBA. Regardless, it's not really on LA to be the one that leads us to a chip. Really, that's going to be on some one like DD or a Rudy Gay and especially on how Pop allows these guys to play.. LA's game is just not very consistent when team get ultra physical or doubles him up. That's because he forgets his physical advantages and tries to become shooter when he should be kicking it back out and reestablishing position. Spurs can go deep this year and it's going to depend how Pop pulls the strings.
I can tell from the le that this is a take
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