Don't trade Aldridge. Personally, I think Rebecca got to him. And for all those who are too lazy to go over to OLive without a direct Link, here it is.
I'm in the keep LaMarcus camp. I'm just not convinced Amare is the guy who will take us to a championship level.
Aldridge is not "great" as a player. Sorry. He might be "great" as a person, but that's less relevant to wins and losses than greatness on the court. Canzano never seems to know what he's talking about, even when I agree with his conclusions. Ed O.
aldridge has never looked to me like an all star and i doubt he will ever be one. hes a "nice" player but not someone you can depend on in big games. id ragther have roy, butler and then aldridge as a 3rd option
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KP said to my face that Aldridge has the highest ceiling of any Blazer right now. Since Roy's a 2-time all-star, and Oden's got a pretty bright one himself, that says something to me.
Aldridge reminds me a lot of Webster. He has the body, the form, the talent . . . only his own mind is holding him back. If Aldridge can develop more confidence and maybe a little more killer instinct (remember him calling Ricky Davis his "Bitch" after sinking some free throws?) then I do think he could be a great all star. He just has to get over the mental part.
Rofl since when did aldridge deserve to be traded, and why is everyone baggin him, talk about some fairweather fans!
Who said he deserves to be traded? Did I miss that? I, personally, would probably be willing to trade Aldridge for Amare. Not because I don't think that Aldridge isn't very good nor because he deserves to be traded. Ed O.
Aldridge is still on the way up. Amare has peaked but is still a top tier talent. I think Aldridge is about 2-3 years until realizing his full potential....i'll enjoy the ride with him on board. dunno if i'd do an amare trade....certainly not with LMA and the RLEC
I don't know if someone came out and specifically said that per say, but the insinuation on some of these threads talking about how Amare is a huge upgrade over Aldridge and that we should trade him no-brainer strike me as kind of odd. Sure Amare is good, but he's not THAT good to instantly propel us to the next level, and in fact, I would hope we would use our trade abilities for something that will help us more, like a solid wing defender, etc. I didn't mean to point any specifics at you Ed. just commenting on the general opinion I'm reading on here.
I agree. I'd trade LaMarcus for Amare for the simple fact that Amar'e IS an upgrade and is only 26 years old.
Gotcha. I don't think, though, that it's inconsistent to say that I am happy to have LA but I see Amare as a massive upgrade. Thinking Stoudemire is a lot better doesn't mean that I think Aldridge deserves to be traded. I would trade any player on the team in order to upgrade. Roy and Oden are almost impossible to upgrade on... Aldridge is a very good player, but there are players at the power forward spot that may become available to improve the team, and Stoudemire is one of those guys. Ed O.
