Aren't you glad Aldridge isn't playing like this for another team?

I'm glad Aldridge is playing for this team and not Hickson.

 

Orange you glad I didn't say banana?

 

What's funny is, I understand what you did there.

 

I never really understand statements like this, or ones about how the only way to success is by being horrible first. With the amount of pure luck, on top of everything else, that goes into winning a championship in the NBA, or ANY sport, it's just amazing that people hold to beliefs that there is a definitive right and wrong way to go about it.

 

To add to my statement, it's always amusing how reactionary the NBA is, and how fans are also quick to react to something recent as the ONLY way to do something.
Jordan wins first 3, you need dominant wing player to win. Only way to win in this league. Second 3 Peat, when they trotted ROn Harper out there, it was big guards, you win with all big guards, everyone looked for taller players. Then the Spurs had their twin towers, and it was TWIN TOWERS! You need a twin towers to win in this league, everyone find a tall pairing. Shaq and Kobe/Wade had you needing a big and a wing, and then the Celtics had it so of course, the only way to win was with a big 3. Amazing how many different ONLY ways we've gone through.

 

It's a pretty sure sign that nobody knows how the hell to win at basketball. I think it's because there are so few players on the court at once that you're relying on individual ability and improvisation. Football is classical music: structured and mathematically based. Basketball is jazz: improvisational and chaotic. Things that should work don't, and things that shouldn't work do.

 

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Lmao! Sounds like us when we talk about other team's players

 

I would rep it, but I refuse to rep until my mourning of the departure of the HCP is officially over. And like the HCP, it should only take 20 seconds.

 

What they don't seem to understand is that adding Asik to the team makes no sense if we move Aldridge. I saw a few of their posters brought that up, but the only logical reason to move LMA is for another star or for a high lotto pick in this next draft, neither of which can they offer.

 

I think Howard is on borrowed time. His brain is bad enough, but once they start cutting away in your back trying to "fix"things the days of him being a super-freak athlete (his only real advantage on the court) is over. It's like when we saw the lift in Gerald Wallace's legs give out right in front of our eyes mid-season and you knew it was over for him.

I don't want anything to do with this version of Howard.

 

We do. But not if we don't have LaMarcus.

Yeah. Let's make it happen.

To who? The rockets?

That thread is pure comedy gold.

 

If we decided to tank how about Houston gives us Parsons and Asik plus ALL their first rounders. They don't owe any team a pick so we could get their 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2020 picks. Yes they can trade away all four of those. Those last two could be valuable once Howard and LA are old and something we could flip for an impact player sooner if need be. We could give them Matthews, Mo Williams and Freeland. Flip Asik to a 3rd team for a future asset if we want to tank.

 

Then idea that T-Rob can step in a fill the starting PF spot is not looking bright.

 

Dwight Howard would not be happy here. He'd demand a trade within a year.

 

Yep. Plus, his contract has a 15% trade kicker, which means he'd be paid even more money to eat up cap space.

 

Aldridge looks like Aldridge to me, the best basketball player on this team since his first day here.

I don't know why anyone is surprise to see him playing well.

 

Hilarious that they bitch about his age -- he's the same freaking age as Dwight!

"Would rather throw our chips for Kevin Love"

Yeah, that's likely.