Letter from LaMarcus Aldridge to Rip City

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  1. BLAZINGGIANTS

    BLAZINGGIANTS Well-Known Member

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    I know. I'm like several others here, waiting to see LA be his typical self in SA.... Can't see LA the person just changing overnight.
     
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    Or what'll probably happen is he'll get injured more when he's in the paint more.
     
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    I think Pops will make LMA do whatever he wants.
     
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    And I think LA will either sulk or get injured.
     
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    He can't do either, he can't risk alienating his dear sweet Texas home. He either does what Pops wants or he instantly becomes the villain.

    Like they say, be careful what you wish for because you just might get it.
     
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    I don't think Popovich will demand he play closer to the basket. If he tells Aldridge to work on anything, I think it'll be to extend his shooting range. Stretch fours are extremely valuable and the Spurs were one of the first teams on the spacing bandwagon. If he can shoot from three and work successfully on the pick-and-pop with Parker, Leonard and Ginobili, that will both fit their system well and play to Aldridge's strengths.
     
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    A tribute to LMA. Watch to the end to really get the full effect.
     
    oldmangrouch, Jul 5, 2015
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    I was an Aldridge superfan and I'm already over it. He made that very easy for me to do so
     
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    While keeping his residence in Los Angeles. Lol

    Did you know he actually lives in LA?
     
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    What an endearing, heartfelt letter after 9 years in Portland

    *fart*
     
    RoyToy, Jul 5, 2015
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    And that is why I will give Nico a standing O when Charlotte comes to town. Also, he's tweeting in his second language (except for the last).
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Wes's ankle injury was after the trade deadline right? If the injury happens in December I'm guessing he goes to Neil and says "I'm leaving in July, so start looking for a trade partner."
     
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    That would have been nice and all, but at that point the trade market would have shrunk considerably. Plus, I think most teams would have feared that he would bolt. Our one good shot was that the Cavs were stupid enough to overpay, like they did for Love.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    I'm sure somebody would have thrown something together to get him, which still trumps what we got.

    My main point is that it's really about timing ... god awful, shithouse, fuck-my-life-as-a-blazers-fan, typical timing.
     
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    Something isn't always better than nothing, and I would have my doubts that we would have been able to actually get anything of real value at that point, but you might be right.
     
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    Yup. They could have done a million different things but all things considered, Neil probably made the right choice. Even if the end result is bend me over and plunge my cornhole with a cactus painful.

    I mean shit, even if Neil wanted to blow it up after the playoff win, PA would have never let him.
     
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    I no longer have any personal feelings toward Aldridge at all. Not like, not hate, but above all, not respect. He's just another great player in the league. I will never think of him as a Blazer. He'll visit two times a year, and to me it will be no different than Blake Griffin coming to town.

    I think he's cool flushing nine years down the drain. And I'm cool forgetting he ever wore the Scarlet & Black.
     
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    Absolutely. If he was adamant about not playing C while here, even though it could have benefited us, then goes to SA and does it with no questions asked, just goes to show you how dedicated to Portland he really was. It's still yet to be seen if he will play minutes at C, but I think it's pretty much a foregone conclusion. To that I say good riddance.
     
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    That would now make him a Sacramento fan.
     
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    Any word on how NO's wife is doing after her recent surgery?
     
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