I got an advanced copy of an upcoming article about LA that will appear in SI. It is a PDF file. Any of you guys know how I can put it on here?
You may be able to copy and paste it here, assuming it's not just a scanned image. 1) Open the file 2) Highlight the text by clicking on it and then dragging your mouse cursor to the end of the text 3) Press control C to copy it to the clipboard (command C if you're using a Mac). 4) In S2, click in the Reply to Thread box and then press control V to paste the text into the window.
IMO, he has only "cooled off" because Gerald Wallace, Marcus Camby, and Brandon Roy are back on the court (or new to the team, in Wallace's case). It's the same reason Kevin Love wouldn't/won't average 23/15 on a playoff team.
Shouldn't more options mean less double teams and more options to pass to when double teamed? Part of the reason we blew that Laker game was because Aldridge would get doubled and we couldn't figure out what to do. More cutting, since we don't have the shooters to kick out to.
I don't think you watched the end of the Laker game. LMA wasn't double-teamed. He drove the ball into the middle against Gasol.
I watched the end of the game, have it DVR'd. Artest was constantly leaving his man to double LMA everytime they kicked it in to him. I've watched the end of the game twice.