"It was tough. I did want to be the best Blazer ever. It wasn't some hoax or me just trying to, you know, sweet-talk the city. I did. But I felt like they were kind of in that middle role where they kind of wanted to make a change, kind of go a different direction. You know they definitely told me that they wanted me back, but kind of I felt like we both were kind of in that limbo. They wanted to go young. Damian is a great talent. He's going to be an All-Star for many years to come." - LaMarcus Aldridge
If you could pin him down and knew he was being honest, leaving when you know your best isn't good enough is kind of noble, y'know? Save the franchise the pain of having you on a mediocre team for five more years. Maybe in a decade we'll look back on Dame's career and find out LMA was the greatest Blazer because he sacrificed the opportunity to become the greatest blazer... Y'know?
This whole "best Blazer ever" shit always kinda bothered me. Fucking do something first. Not to mention Lillard was joining him on the lead lap.
PUBLIC NOTICE The L-Train fan club is no longer accepting new memberships. All current (ya know, if any are left) and all former members are kind of pissed off at LMA.
It's time for him to go away now. I'm over it. Bye LA. I'm sad the way you left, but I won't miss you because it turns out you were kind of a little bitch. I hope you find what you were looking for, but not really, ya know? Lillard/Leonard 2016.
For him to try to sell it as the team going in a different direction is complete bullshit. If you believe Neil, and I do, then they ran every decision by LA. They even had two separate plans: one that included LA and one that did not. He's trying to make it out like he was doing us a favor. He is the one who has been leaking all this bullshit. First the rumor that Neil told him to say those things last summer, and now this?
I don't have to "respect" shit. I can accept it, but I don't have to respect it. He played us. He's a dishonest piece of shit.
I think if we get to the wcf there's a chance he stays, but honestly I think he wanted out regardless. Anyone with half a brain could see that we were decimated by injuries. La clearly was making excuses before the last second of the season ticked off. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
If we could have gotten Wes to go down on him LA might have stayed. But I wouldn't want to be the one to ask Wes to do that. barfo
I'm kinda, you know, over it you know. It's been kinda a tough, you know, pill for me to, you know, to swallow, because Aldridge was, kinda my most favorite Blazer ever, you know. But, I'm kinda over it you know because, you know, he never kinda liked us, you know anyway, you know.