If you're not on the L-Train, what are you waiting for?

I think he's playing amazing basketball right now. I'm glad we have him, but I also don't see any harm in discussing the one part of his game that drives me nuts. Those long jumpers can be maddening at times.

 

If someone needs a break then they should take a break. If we don't like something we don't have to read it.

 

Ehh. I just like talking basketball.

 

Seems pretty obvious to me that in Brian's thread about Lillard, posters aren't bashing Lillard (why would they?), yet in this thread, arguably the leading MVP candidate in the NBA, and best player on the team, is getting ripped apart by a few posters.

If you can't understand that, NateBishop3, I don't know what else to tell you.

 

Do you have a favorite player, current and past?

 

Yet, some have to respond as if it's slowly poisoning their soul. I know. That's dramatic!

 

Or, if we don't like something, we can point it out in the thread. This was supposed to be a thread praising LMA, which seems fairly reasonable for a Blazer board, until two of the bigger know anti-LMA posters hi-jacked it to start criticizing LMA.

One of them made an absolute fool out of himself this summer with his non-stop LMA bashing, and he still carries it over to this season. Yes, I am sick of it. How about a Sticky thread so blue9 and BrianfromWA can find various ways to post "jump shooter" and "poor rebounder" over and over and over and over again?

 

I haven't seen you post a thing about LMA in this thread. Huh wut?

 

Or you could just stop addressing the poster and start addressing the content of his post. If you think it's ridiculous, refute his points. I'm tired of people questioning whether someone is a fan or not simply because they don't agree with their post.

If you can't understand that, PapaG, I don't know what else to tell you.

 

I like LA. Now you've seen me post something about LA in this thread.

 

I've always just been an NBA fan, although I've always liked Portland's vibe. I became a casual Blazers fan during the Roy days, but didn't get to watch much because I didn't have league pass. So past, I'd say Roy.

I got LP last year and immediately fell in love with the team and watched probably 70/82 games. I love the team basketball component; I don't like watching guys like KD play iso. Present favorite, I'd say Batum.

 

Proof from this summer? You mean when you were reacting based on a few media reports, and basically insulted any poster who disagreed with your "Shit My Pants" strategy of a LMA firewalls?

I keep hearing about stats, yet when somebody posts 30-9, they are mocked. As the saying goes, you are what your record is, and LMA is deservedly getting praise. If picking on a few supposed weaknesses gets you off, so be it. I think it's a waste if time, and knowing your bias re: LMA, rather boring and predictable.

 

Then he would be asking an impertinent question.

 

She was posting at 1:30 in the morning. She's probably got a wine hangover.

 

Is there anybody who follows the Blazers that is unaware that LMA shoots a lot of jump shots? It's not like cracking the fucking Da Vinci Code here. A person can post as many stats as they want to point out the obvious, I guess.

I also assume that Stotts knows about LMA's propensity for shooting from outside. Or, maybe not, and the OP can Tweet Stotts this hidden information. I also assume that Stotts is fine with where LMA gets his shots, and may even have the offense structured around where LMA gets his shots.

The Blazers are #1 in the NBA in scoring, and #1 in OFF EFF. All this with LMA apparently being misused by Stotts (or maybe LMA is just ignoring Stotts since LMA is guaranteed to leave PDX?). Pointing out the obvious about LMA isn't exactly an earth-shattering discovery, yet the offensive stats that actually matter (team record/OFF EFF/PPG) seem to support how Stotts is using LMA.

Maybe I'm just somebody who cares more about Ws than dwelling on a weakness. I played that game with Andre Miller for a year and a half, and got rightfully called out on it, until the light went on and I realized that Dre had some real strengths to his game, and that his weaknesses were nothing I could control. Of course when I was doing it with Dre, I was a "Dre Hater", and was shouted down for it.

 

Completely untrue. I listened to people about Dre, and it reshaped my opinion on him. Your revisionist history about your performance last summer is entertaining as always, though. Embrace your bias against LMA, because it's been obvious for years now.