Aldridge Finds That Becoming a Spur Is Tough

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    And the article ends with unexplained optimism. "aldridge will certainly make the spurs better, but I have no idea how" Then why the fuck are you certain bitch?

    It's the same shit I had to deal with the last 2 years, everyone claimed LA was such a good player but no one could give a good reason why.
     
    Sinobas, Oct 9, 2015
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    Im so glad we don't have to hear this passive aggressive asshole anymore. I don't care how good of a player he is, we weren't going to win a championship with him as the main guy anyway.
     
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    It's not like he's never 2nd guessed himself under pressure before.....it's not like Duncan is a tough act to follow..it's not like his teammates sat out the first game he played as a Spur or his coached skipped it too. ...hope those couple soccer games were worth a legacy and 30million ...the kids might have preferred the extra cash down the road
     
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    Our bigs are going to destroy this guy when we meet him..just watch! Stotts knows how to game plan for Lamarcus
     
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    Emo bitch.
     
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    My gut feeling is lamarcus is finding it harder to move on than anyone on the blazers. Ironic.
     
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    Blazers under Stotts and Olshey are blossoming into a place young guys want to play. I'm impressed with the culture they're establishing. I can really root for all these guys
     
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    Our defensive scheme is basically tailored to his offense: take midrange jumpers. If the Spirs want him elsewhere on the court we will tempt him with old habits, and let him defeat himself...

    ...unless it's that one game a fortnight where he rips the opponent for 30 while shooting 80%...
     
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    We should get one of those "UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT" signs and hang it from the Moda Center when Tex arrives.
     
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    He'll just keep doing these passive aggressive leaks to show he's unhappy. What a bitch.
     
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    I think we will blow them out. Maybe win by 25
     
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    Blazer Swagger baby!! Winnin' just feels good!
     
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    Pop is your fucking reason bro. If anyone can turn Aldridge out its coach Pop. Certain as you can get from any coach in the NBA.
     
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    Being over 30 with 9 seasons behind you, it's not easy to reinvent your game..he's going to find out the hard way..it'll be like watching him in his first two allstar games..clank, clank
     
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    I actually would be more surprised if he doesn't play real well for San Antonio. Doesn't mean I'll miss him though. This team might not win anything close to 50 games, but they'll be way more fun to watch without that ball hog.
     
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    Sweep the Spurs!!
     
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    We get the first 2 games right away...Nov. 11th at Moda and then the 16th in San Antonio. Should be a good test.
     
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    Love your sig pic and caption. Very nice.
     
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    I always thought opponents should trap him 20% of the time so LMA starts holding the ball and tries to read if its coming or not. Then live with LMA taking some long 2's. You don't want to double every possession or he will get used to it and pass to open shooters. If you never double he will be able to score on his defender. But if you keep him guessing and force him to think he'll make mistakes and use up the shot clock holding the ball. Some of our opponents over the years did this to great success but not as often as you'd think. I'll be very interested to see what Stotts has in mind.
     
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    We are so much better defensively than he is used to that I think he's going to find those passing lanes clogged..this new Blazers roster is so much faster than what he's practiced against in the past.
     
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