Millsap's raw stats haven't been been very spectacular. Even his advanced stats were THAT great until this year.
Actually he hasnt. Last year his first year as a starter were good at 17.3 and 7.6 rpg but not amazing. Sent from my LS670 using Tapatalk
Aldridge is not a superstar. A high PER does not make you a superstar. I don't necessarily think Dwight Howard is a superstar for example.
How isn't Dwight a superstar? Most controversy on this topic usually stems from peoples definition of "what is a superstar"
neither were lmas this conversation is subjective though. is westbrook a superstar? was tracy mcgrady? tracy mcgrady at the same age was ahead of where durant is now, mindblown
Clyde made it on the front of the Wheaties box. That's probably not a big deal now, but it was a big deal then.
Boob, you are a highly reppable, if not reputable, Cat! When I see those Aldridge stats, I imagine how much more efficient he could be with better guards. Then I imagine better guards and, oh I don't know, some one like the legendary healthy Greg Oden playing next to him. Then I imagine Aldridge, Oden, an average or better point guard, and the once healthy Brandon Roy. Then I cry like a three year old whose birthday balloon just popped in his face.
http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/holl.../insider.espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/statistics or on Basketball-reference.
I really don't get why people aren't impressed with Aldridge this season. That per is insane! And he's increasing it as the season goes on. The first 10 games, he was getting his legs back. He looks like a "LaMonster" out there.
He gets his stats when the game is cruising, not in clutch moments when it's in doubt. Our underground organization does not disclose its membership numbers.
Yeah, I'd agree that his "clutchness" is pretty low ... but without a great handle to drive and get fouled and some of the fucking horrendous guard play we've endured (especially perimeter shooting) kicking out of a double-team hasn't yielded much fruit when he's given the ball in these tight moments. If this team could cultivate a player they could go to in such moments but without them turning into a ball-stopper (a key difference between the way a prime Roy and Ginobli approached end of game situations) they'd be on to something. I sort of equate LaMarcus to a clydesdale; a workhorse that co do most of the heavy lifting but when it comes to a sprint finish you really need the thoroughbred Arabian to pull away. Most big men in the game have this problem.
Give him shooters that knock down the tre and you'll see a better 4th qtr performance. When Roy was the man; Aldridge was just as clutch. Teams are daring everyone but him to beat him.
Roy would kick out and LA would make big shots in the 4th but when Roy was healthy no one else mattered. Seems like we need a guard who can create there own shot and know when to pass at the end of the game... WTB miller back
I remember it when Roy was playing as, the board often noted that Aldridge disappeared in the 2nd half in every single game. Nothing has changed. Aldridge has not become a worse clutch player because of Roy's absence. He would still fold when it counts, if we had a good shooter available, just like he does now, and always has. He builds stats when it doesn't matter, to keep us in the game until the 4th quarter, when he's a decoy to distract the defense, so that his teammates can win the game. Good player, but I can see how he barely misses the All-Star game every year. If we could trade a $12M Aldridge for two $6M Batums, we'd be much better. Of course there aren't two Batums, but the point is, every team would give us two good players for Aldridge. We could get more for our money and win more games.
Teams would give us two good players for Aldridge because they'd be getting the best player in the deal. We are the team that needs to trade two or three for one.
