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alpha move tbh
Forbes throwing Aldridge under the bus
Imagine somebody saying "now with Walker starting people can't just shoot over or drive past him , we don't have to help off his man and don't leave 3-point shooters wide open anymore. He can also get to the rim without getting blocked"
alpha move tbh
I’m okay with LMA to take 3’s WHEN available, but he needs also to establish the paint and mix it up. What’s bad is if he falls in love with outside shot and never want to punish smaller defenders down the paint. Guards need to learn to cut and maximize the created space, especially Walker/Murray who can beat their defenders off the dribble. I hope it’s a design to play Walker more, instead of Beli.
Bryn buying into that floor spacing hype. Its move tbh
More like LA flourishing at the three has everything to do with spurs playing Demar from driving inside or off the post.
wtf
this is like Belinelli saying "DeRozan is now finding team mates instead of bricking midrange shots. He has been finding me. He's doing a good job"
Longest thread le ever?
thread le tl;dr tbh
How so? Explain what you mean.
Forbes throwing Aldridge under the bus
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That is absolutely nothing but the most plain-vanilla cliche. Forbes repeated it like a parrot.
So what are you talking about?
You spend most of your life saying stuff like this, don't you? It's just a big ol' confusing world.
Let me ask you this: If opposing defenses have been sagging and clogging the lane... wouldn't that make things easier for Forbes, who lives out on the perimeter?
No. Bryn's man can guard him even tighter because he knows Forbes can't drive into a clogged paint. If the defender knew he didn't have backup at the rim, he'd have to also play Forbes for the drive, and that would mean a less aggressive closeout and more time for Bryn to get a clean look.
It does change the team dynamic if Aldridge shoots more 3s.
It does. If LMA, DMDR and DJM can average about 10 3PA a game and shoot in the mid-30s that goes a long way toward fixing the SL's spacing issues. It might be enough to replacing Forbes with Walker or Carroll. But it needs to be all three guys taking and making those shots. Aldridge's principle value to the offense is his post game, so the team can't afford for him to become another Gasol.
Lol. The dip literally said LA's style of play made it harder on everyone else in the floor.
I can't imagine being such a flawed player and thinking it's ok to criticize teammates that have accomplished more in one season than I've done in my career.
The "post game" is trash and antiquated. The Spurs would be better off if LMA stopped posting up altogether.
LaMarcus Aldridge enjoyed his night in Bizarro World, knocking down a career-best five 3-pointers on his way to 25 points and 12 rebounds.
For the first time this season, the All-Star forward scored more 3-point shots than 2-pointers (four).
“We want him to shoot those,” coach Gregg Popovich said. “He shoots 10 a game, that’s good with me.”
Forbes has the lowest FG% inside the three of any rotation player and basically is trying to blame it on LMA.
that's exactly my point
logically, you'd think posting up LaMarcus and having DeRozan shoot 3s should be the approach, but it might just work better the other way around. LaMarcus is the better shooter between the 2 and DeRozan the better passer
The post-game isn't any more antiquated than other forms of iso plays. The ability to force mismatches and make teams play bigger will always have value. The issue is getting better position and making quicker decisions. Can't get the ball 20 feet from the basket and then take 12 seconds to shoot a fadeaway or make a bad pass because you didn't see the help or your teammates did not move correctly without the ball.
I think you'd want the option of doing both. Aldridge shooting threes opens up driving lanes like Forbes said. But the Spurs won't be as good as they can be if they can't also just post a team up every possession to force the defense to warp.
If LMA suddenly turns into a 3pt shooting power forward and maintains his ability to still take it down low, he just extendededededed his career by 5 years.
He should be able to get looks out there for years in the right offensive system. Plus his defense remains above average.
Dude may have just found the way to get the Spurs out of our doldrums. This range completely changes the dynamic of the team. Now he's not going to become a 42% shooter from 3, but even if he can maintain 36-37% on 8-10 attempts per game, we look good going forward.
Forbes can't even crack my rotations on 2k20.. He's a bum an I've always applauded his shooting. him an DeRozan
The INTENT and DESIRE was to save $$ from when they planned on Danny to opt out and get $$. Don't throw up about the spurs missing judgments on talent when they've cheapened out since the Red Mcolmes days. For all we know the plan was to run Murray and Patty. Brynn didn't become the chosen one until last year when parker, manu had left and derozan came in requiring spacing. He buffed up last year and outplayed pet mills. And there was a rumor that lonnie woudlve gotten play as a rookie before his injury. If anything it was drafting lonnie and white as SG that led to Danny getting the boot.
Why we need Forbes if LMA basically has to play his role? Get this scrub off this team ASAP plz
The big question is "why did it take so long?" Pop saying he'd be happy with LMA shooting more threes seems so odd... his rep as a coach is he'd demand more threes from him, not gently suggest it & wait forever for it to happen. Either way, the communication & execution seems to be lacking.
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