Lobs is the only thing they haven't done. Lillard will be there eventually. In fact I think maynor maybe the lob city guy for this team
I was thinking specifically of lob passes and easy rebound dunks. Both guys were spectacular at drawing Aldridge's man to them and floating the alley-oop pass. Throw in Marcus Camby's passing ability from the high post, and you have a set of skills perfectly designed to maximize LA's strengths.
This stat should cause some controversy but I feel like stirring the pot a little today. For the record I am not pro or against LMA at this point. http://stats.nba.com/leaguePlayerShots.html?DistanceRange=By Zone&sortField=FGMZone3&sortOrder=DES
I know its filtered out quite a bit (less than a minute left and behind) but I would say that still shows some "clutch-ness" if you will. http://stats.nba.com/leaguePlayerCl...ld=PTS&sortOrder=DES&ClutchTime=Last 1 Minute
Meanwhile the same type of thread will be made about Lilllard in about 2-3 years give or take if the Blazers have somewhat of a similar team with a similar type season.
Kyle Lowry hasn't moved the needle for any team, and imaginary trades from Imagination Land aren't my thing. There should be an Imaginary GM forum where everybody can post their silly trade ideas.
Outlaw for Lowry would have been a great trade for us. Increasing your team's assets is something that all teams should be looking at, all the time. And yet you're here in a thread talking about imaginary trades. People who feign indifference really need to find a better way to hide it.
Such as... Yeah, he's made more mid-range field goals than anyone in the league, but if you sort by quantity taken, he's also at the top, by a huge margin (125 more than #2 Demar Derozan). In fact the distance between him and #2 is greater than the distance between #2 and #13. Quite simply, he is unreasonably in love with that shot, and that's not a good thing, considering the fact that his FG% from that range is only 42.3% (which is 120th in the league, or 77th in the league of those who have taken at least 40 in game). the Blazers have taken 5165 FGA this year, of which Aldridge's 613 mid range jumpers are 11.9%. On those shots, Aldridge hits 42.3%, gaining him .845 points per shot. On ALL OTHER shots taken by the Blazers this year (including Aldridge from other spots), they have made 2055 of 4552 (45.1%), of which 513 FGM were also 3 pointers, giving cumulative 1.016 points per shot. If (in theory) we scored at the same rate on those 613 Aldridge mid-range shots as we do on all other shots, that would equate to an additional 105 points scored over the course of the season (not even taking into account additional free throws that might be earned). So, are we seriously touting Aldridge shooting the least efficient shot on the floor (the long 2) 10 times per game at a mediocre percentage as a positive?
And yet that % is better than almost any of our guards at the same area. Hmmmmm. So does that mean Aldridge is our best wing? Maybe he should play sf like sheed did
ZBO: "He shoots too much, his rebounding is overrated and just is a black hole on offense. he'll never learn to pass. We need to trade him ASAP!" :MARIS61: Aldridge: "He doesn't shoot enough, he needs to rebound more and be more of "the man". We need to trade him ASAP!" :MARIS61:
You know Im beginning to wonder if LMA is still a good for fit for Lillard but just in a different role. Meaning is a better fit for our team and Lillard for Lillard to become more of the focal point and LMA to become more of a secondary option. LMA's jump shot is effective in spacing the floor which helps Lillard but would it help our offense by cutting down on the frequency of it. Or maybe more simply put can LMA adapt and still be the right choice for this team? And how would that role look for LMA if we actually had a legit center?
What, you mean a high screen and roll player? LMA is as perfect as you can get as a complimentary piece to Lillard IMO. Its like a Stockton to Malone for the new generation. :MARIS61: Get a defensive center in there and we're pretty golden.
Agreed. Their pick and roll is great. I would like to see him roll more than he shoots but I think LMA fits very well in that regard. The question may be more of how is the best way to use LMA outside of the pick roll and using Lillard as more of the focus than LMA. Im certainly not a coach but I have to believe that LMA is talented to make it work and be the right for this team I just wonder if the frequency of using LMA is the key to maximizing the effectiveness of our team.
Except that it's not. He's behind both Barton (45.7%) and Lillard (44.2%). Even better, it's FAR worse than Hickson (55 for 107, 51.4%). Maybe JJ should be our pick and pop PF, and Aldridge should stay down in the block.
It's weird though. I see no mention of batum or Matthews; who are supposed to be deadly there. How'd they fare? And wtf Barton?! Come on man. The dude plays like 2 minutes a game!
Don't think he meant the exact Stockton and Malone. They would do the same type of damage, but instead of the roll; it's a pop. Aldridge is wide open almost at will. If Aldridge shot better from that point; that duo would be unstoppable.
Barton's taken over 100 mid range shots this year. He qualifies. Matthews and Batum don't take the mid-range shot nearly as often as they take threes. Do you really want me to pull out their points per shot from outside and compare it to Aldridge's? You know you're on the losing side of this debate, Mags--you may as well just quit.
