LMA's shot has been horrible on the road so far

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/aldrila01/shooting/2015/

When at home, LMA is shooting 50.4% from the field. On the Road, he's shooting a dismal 35%

It seems his problem area is 10-15 ft from the basket (29%).

I understand we've only played 2 road games, so the sample size is small, but I would like to revisit this stat when we have maybe 10-15 road games under our belt.

 

IMO, he needs to get it going from close in before drifting out.

 

Especially on the road, take the crowd out of the game early, kinda like what the Hornets did to us last night. Take good, high percentage shots.

 

How dare you attack the chosen one! BLASPHEMER!

 

I agree...

 

This should be a great game for him to do that. Denver has no one capable of guarding him and stopping LMA from getting into the post.

 

It's literally a two game sample size.

 

Aldridge is Aldridge at this point. I have come to live with it. He's not our star. Lillard is the star. He's the one who has his face plastered all over everything and he's being pushed by the league BIG TIME right now. Too bad we won't see the benefits on the court.

 

Absolutely. Really enjoyed Crabbe's entry pass to LA last night. I feel like most of the time our entry's into him are very weak.

 

We do have a problem of LMA getting the ball so far from the basket and part of that is LMAs fault and part of it is our offense. When LMA gets real deep in the paint, which is rare, we have a real hard time getting him the ball.

 

Especially with Nic out.

 

thats what I was thinking.

 

Send him to the D League.

 

I think LMA's just forcing things a bit on the road. Pressure of raised expectations, is my guess. He'll be fine.

 

If you notice whether on the road or not, LA commands double teams which benefit Rolo or Kaman on the block. It works. Surprised to see this thread after a 25 and 14 comeback from 23 down win. Doesn't matter who on the team gets the good shot, that's the unselfish nature of the team. Our stats are spread out across the board most games. Everybody rebounding, everybody getting assists. What's not to like??

 

Bro there isn't a Blazer fan that defends Aldridge more than me in here. I have put this thread up to revisit when more road games are played. So we can see the trend.

I have utmost confidence this number will change for the better as the season progresses.

Another thing to take into consideration is Aldridge usually plays the beginning of the season at a lower efficiency. If his mark is 22.3 PER and still 22/10, then imagine what it will look like at mid season?!

 

He is my favorite player in the NBA, and want to see him be the very best LA he can be. Acknowledgment of shortcomings is the first step in this progression. Its evident to me that LA is committed to being great, therefore "constructive" criticism should be welcomed.

 

I think Terry Stotts needs to make a change. Just cut the LMA long jump shot out of the offense. If someone's going to launch up a long shot, it should be a 3 pointer (unless someone gets a wide open look). LA needs to get his pansy ass inside, or only take open jumpers...enough with forcing up crappy shots.

 

It was a low percentage shot last season as well...this is what I've been saying all along.