He barely made the 2nd all star team, as the video said, and didn't make it this year despite averaging 25 and 6, and leading an incredibly over-achieving team to a playoff spot. I didn't get the Conley reference (exactly for the reason you stated), but I think it kind of had some merit. Conley is good, but he averaged 10 fewer ppg last year, and fewer assists. The biggest difference between the two of them is defense. one plays it, the other knows the word exists.
Did you guys see the tweet that Damian did just now? Someone said "your the worst PG in the NBA" his response? "It's you're, not your"
The biggest thing that I disagree with in this video is that he said LA left because he was tired of losing. Nope. I don't agree at all. I don't think winning/losing was much of a factor at all, and definitely not THE reason.
Yeah I hate when people who don't really know the situation comment on it. I hate the other narrative which is "LA left because he was tired of being number 2 to Dame". Like what? everybody treated LA as the leader, including the fans. Just because Dame got more national coverage due to being marketable and LA being so bland as fuck that he wasn't marketable so I guess that made LA the number 2 guy lol
I'm with you. I shared a hoop the other day with some guy I met named Rayshon. We started taking about Portland and he immediately went to letting Aldridge go. It then devolved into the rest of the exodus; Wes Matthews, Nic Batum, and Robin Lopez. I don't think he understood how things changed but got better for the future.
At the time we thought the sky was falling because we loved that team but honestly things are way better for the future of the squad with cj and dame leading it. I don't like aldridge but I don't carry the hate I had when he first left. I just find it funny when people who don't know the situation try to talk about how and why LA left along with the whole team. They don't understand we let the rest go, it's not like we offered contracts. LA WAS the number 1 guy. LA wasn't tired of losing, he just didn't like that dame got the attention. He was marketable and Adidas really backed him. LA was still considered 1 but dame got more shine in marketing. Apparently he was really close to going to Phoenix. So yeah it wasn't about losing. He just wanted to be the number one guy, he is a selfish diva. Is what it is
Aldridge has a skill set that fits an increasing role in today's NBA focused on floor spacing. But ultimately he was hard pressed to surpass Dirk no matter where he decided to play. After going to SA he basically said that he doesn't care to be remembered as an all time great. When people talk about this eras Spurs they will talk about Duncan. Regarding recent blazer teams people will talk about the Roy era, and the Lillard era. Dirk will always be the pioneer HOF stretch 4, as he deserves. Meaning there won't be any underrated for Aldridge, and it's possible he made a choice that avoided any overrated discussions Regardless I predict the Spurs finally fall back this year and after years of people claiming their age would catch up, they finally realize how big of a contribution Duncan continued to have. They will still make the playoffs but I think they could be a 4-5 seed. I also think the loss of Diaw will make the loss of Duncan seem even greater.
I feel like he will have another solid two years and then slowly fade away and people will just be like oh yeah that was Lamarcus, he had a great fade away and was great for a few years but that was about it. It's unfortunate. I feel like he could of been so much better with the right mind set. Another unfortunate thing is going to San Antonio where you have two legend bigs in David Robinson and Tim Duncan. Good luck being remembered there especially when Kawhi is the Spurs golden child. Now THATS a place you will serve as number 2
Also I'm not sure about a great two years. If pop tries to play Aldridge ball he will fail for a few seasons until he retires to focus on coaching the Olympic team. Aldridge can't carry a team like dirk did in 2011. He showed he can play that great, but can't sustain it. What he did against the rockets was amazing, the kind of stuff they would show on the highlight real of a HOF player. But ultimately it will be a forgotten performance. Lillard has already led the Blazers as far in his one year as Aldridge in his many. Should Dame help lead this team to the finals, or further, he is who rip city will cling to. Blazer fans grow further removed from names like Walton and the late great Kersey, and so Rip City is ready to embrace the next King. After years of hoping Aldridge would be that guy he did us a solid and showed us he wasn't. I think it's almost irrational for Blazer fans to be mad at LA for leaving, because at the end of the day it was he who opened the door.
However I will never forget his pretty insane performances against houston in the playoffs. A lot of nights though I felt like he just kinda got his shots and was lazy. Other nights he was money from everywhere. I sometimes thought he was underrated a few years back but man Kevin Love was killing it in Minnesota. When people would try and say Blake was better than him though I would stand up for Lamarcus.
I agree I kinda just through a couple years out there but I could see him taking a huge dip this year actually. His mentality is odd and I think with age we could see him regress quite a bit. He is a blazer we will all say was one of the better Blazers but we wont really care to mention him like a walton or a drexler just based off how he left us. Dame is a different kind of animal and it shows on and off the court. Hes the Blazer people will put right up there with walton and drexler at the end of his career and I fully believe that one
Me either, but I know 10 years from now when I think about that series I will think about dames shot. Shit even now when I think about that series dames shot is the first thing that comes to mind. I think that's what they call foreshadowing. Could have very well been Aldridges tale had he stayed here. Put in solid work, but ultimately Dame is going to be star of the story.
After Aldridge's amazing performances in that series, all anyone remembered or talked about was Dame's 0.9 game/set/match. I think that was the biggest factor in him leaving. Jealosy.
Amiu? Great vid overall though. I like the Webber comparison and it made me think... could you imagine a prime Webber on our team now? We would have rings. Plural. I think he should have dove into the transition a bit more though. The transition from LMPUKE to Dame as the Leader. I think what bumps Dame into the Superstar category, and yes, I think if he puts up the same numbers as last year or equivalent to, he is a superstar, is how he too,k the leadership reigns and ran with it. Compare him to some like players in the back court. Harden Paul Westbrook Conley Irving There is only one guy on that list that I would consider as superior to Dame overall and that's because he is also a very good leader from what I have read and witnessed. Paul. Other than that, I would take Dame hands down over anyone else on that list because Dame knows team ball and how to make his teammates better. That's what makes Dame a superstar and an equal to those on the above list when you compare them in a complete package. Dame will go down as the greatest Blazer ever.
Lol Listen Lillard is rated perfectly fine. He shot 41% from the field this past year for god sakes. I personally think cj is waaaay underrated. Wait till he learns to go to the line more. That's the only part Dame has cj beat in
