Where's Aldridge? Has anyone seen him? In the first two games at Houston he was Superman. Tonight he was the Invisible Man.
He was a reason we lost, but if he can show up for one more game and help us earn the final win in this series than this won't even be looked at. In the end, Aldridge could do well and we still end up losing the final two, and the main reason for that would be the bench. The bench fucking sucks and until we get some help there we cannot compete for a title.
Had a bad night - hardly the only superstar you can say that about. Dirk shot the Mavs right out of a win in Game 4.
yeah, but when you're not getting the ball early and often, you cool down. you just can't flip a switch. its like when dwight dominates and no one else touches the ball, it lingers the entire game.
I sometimes wonder if being considered the man at times by fans and insiders and the stress that that comes with makes him pull back at times.
no. like i said, he did not get the chance to get into a groove. its not that hard to see. stop overanalyzing.
He was fine. Had 8 rebounds and 4 blocks. I don't think it was LA's goal to drop 46 on Houston in Game 1. The ball just found him. Tonight, the ball found Wes. We were fine until the last three minutes. It just didn't go our way.
He's the best player in the series. If he shows they win. So why not present himself this evening? More than likely he's saving himself for a remarkable game 6 effort. He has the ability to turn it off and on. And I hope he decides to turn it on for the game in Portland. You don't want go back to Houston.
Aldridge should get back to his rhythm by playing better defense, if he's able to challenge shots and protect the rim he would have a much more positive impact and get his confidence back.
LA was 2 pts and 2 boards from a double double with 4 blocked shots, he wasn't the worst part of the game, that would be the bench scoring 5 pts while theirs scored I'm guessing here,...40?
Watching him in games 3 4 5 he isn't catching the ball with confidence. I'd rather him shoot 100 shots and miss 99 than take 10 shots a game...
It's all a set up for game 6. I'm not worried one bit that Aldridge fell flat nor do I blame him at all. It's all a chess match.
I think Dame has actually been consistently better in the series. If LA didn't have insane games in the first two, his averages would be very pedestrian. Outside of a poor shooting night in game two, Dame has been exceptional in all five games, and he nearly had a triple double in that game.
