http://sports.yahoo.com/news/five-d...courtship-of-lamarcus-aldridge-225556837.html We have enough LMA threads but I thought this should get its own. Lots of stuff here.... What I got out of this was: Aldridge wants to be pampered like a star, but he's okay not being the sole star on the Spurs, because the public perception is that the Spurs don't highlight any one individual and Aldridge is actually taking a backseat by joining them.
Wow, that is quite a revelation of true. Many on this board blasted Olshey for "letting LA leave for nothing". But according to this, he tried and was shot down. Other teams were wise enough to know LA was fool's gold. Feeling jealous of Damian's billboards is so petty. Come on....are you a 12 year old girl?
If you were able to talk candidly with Olshey, what would you ask him? I think he would be pretty pissed that Aldridge left them high and dry after all they did for him.
So, if you wanted to be the franchise player and the GM is making you feel that way, why did you go to a team so you could "feel like you weren't"?! Something doesnt add up. He's a fucking tool.
How can you hold the organization responsible for Adidas putting Lillard on billboards? So what if the Spurs only put multiple guys on their billboards? That had NOTHING to do with the organization. That was just Dame being more marketable and having better endorsement deals outside of the team. It's like he doesn't understand business.
Get. THE FUCK. Over it! Good god. Neither of them are in the damn league anymore. AND you were the franchise player. Good fucking lord. Good riddance, you douche. This article becomes more scathing as it goes on. He deserves nothing but boos. Self-entitled, me first fuckery.
I would want to know if he really wanted to keep that core together, or if he wanted to blow it up, while putting on the public apperence of that being the "plan B".
You know, I've thought about this one a lot before, and it honestly makes a lot of sense. Also fits in line with the comment by Quick that "there was an internal sigh of relief in the organization" when Aldridge left. Must be hard constantly massaging an inflated ego.
So all the time I wanted him trading they were at least trying? Okay, I don't feel so bad that he left for nothing even though I'm glad he's gone. And that whole, "both sides have what they want" crap....what a looser. You know he is butt-hurt about Dame so 'Portland got what they wanted now the he is the star' and LA got what he wanted which is to take his ball and go home to Texas, not have to be the leader and coattail his way to an NBA Title if possible. Douche....thy name is LaMucas Albatrossridge.
Stupid fans that have rose colored glasses on. Guy is a complete baby. Probably still wants his mom to wipe his ass for him
"I mostly stayed in my hotel...ya' know....didn't want to test it out on the streets ya' know". (Like Portland is some gangster ridden crime scene down by the plush hotel he is staying in?) "I'll be hurt ya' know if people boo me." Really? You mean like the people who are hurt you said you wanted to be the Greatest Blazer ever, wanted to come back here, wanted to sign a 5-year deal....those people? So it's okay for them to be hurt but you're fine backing out on your word. Next question my a**!! Coattail your way to relevance LaWastus Whineridge. Good riddance.
HEY LAMARTIAN you're not not marketable because your style of play is "boring" as you like to say, it's because you have the personality of a potato. Fuck you.
Yeah, not sure how you can cheer for a player like that, especially considering he never went out of his way to be the face like Damian does. And unlike Damian, LaMarcus would've done it for LaMarcus and LaMarcus only.
