Eye on Basketball: LaMarcus Aldridge and your defensive futility

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  1. MickZagger

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    Monroes defensive stats are better. What are you talking about?
     
    MickZagger, Feb 14, 2013
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    Whichever way you look at it, Monroe and Aldridge are very similar players. The biggest difference between them is their age. If Monroe played alongside Lillard and Batum and even Matthews and Hickson it stands to reason that he'd be even more efficient than he is now.
     
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    The biggest difference between them is Aldridge demands a double team

    Anyone that thinks Monroe = Aldridge should stop making basketball opinions.
     
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    There's also the part where any trade for Monroe could/should really include Maggette's expiring, opening up an extra ~10mil in cap space. More than enough to sign a Millsap or J.Smith to replace Aldridge at the 4 with a bunch of money left to fill out the bench.
     
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    Quality > quantity
     
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    Monroe/Millsap > LMA/Any other C we could get via FA
     
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  8. MickZagger

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    The record argument doesn't hold water either. How many wins did Aldridge lead his team to when he was 22?
     
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    The raw data suggests otherwise.
     
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    No.

    In the NBA you want quality. Aldridge is obviously the best player in that group.
     
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    Yeah, look how far that's getting us this year.
     
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    Raw data once suggested Outlaw and Gay were equal players

    Raw data is obviously not the be-all, end-all
     
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    This season has been a success in the eyes on many
     
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    Uhhh Gay is not really that good. Overhyped. It's why Memphis decided to let him go.
     
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    Raw data still suggested those two were equals.

    Raw data suggests Hickson is better than Monroe and = Aldridge

    Lol at raw data
     
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    Well, for the sake of circumventing a pointless argument I'll give you that. But the difference isn't THAT great. And it still stands that the Millsap/Monroe combo would have more combined talent than the LMA/FA Center combo. So if you want quality, you go Millsap/Monroe.
     
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    Raw data includes stuff that your brain can't comprehend. OWS/DWS/WS/ORtng/DRtng....

    PER just tells part of the story.
     
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    I'll always take the best player.

    Aldridge is a 2x all-star that an create his own shot and demands a double. You want those kind of guys in the playoffs.
     
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    Being an all-star doesn't get you any bonus points in the playoffs.
     
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    Being better than other players does, though.
     
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