Right..... One of the reasons Aldridge wanted a "real" center who could bang down low for 25 minutes a game was so he wouldn't have to constantly be guarded and guard the other team's biggest players. When Hickson was here, other teams almost always put their center on Aldridge and their PF on Hickson. This year, in the playoffs, because of Aldridge's historic dominance in the first two games, Houston was forced to change their entire game plan and play two centers. That would have never happened with Hickson here. With Hickson, Houston would have just put Jones on Hickson and Howard on Aldridge from the beginning and the Blazers would have been swept in 4 games. No thanks. You can have Hickson the loser, I'll take Aldridge the winner any day. BNM P.S. On defense, Aldridge >>>>>>>>>>>> Hickson. But that's no surprise, because on defense, a chair >>>>>> Hickson
We are all familiar with your anti-Aldridge rhetoric, but you may want to start checking your facts and not just talking out of your ass. From 82games.com: LaMarcus Aldridge: Own Production: 23.3 Opp Production: 14.2 Net Production: +9.1 J.J Hickson: Own Production: 17.7 Opp Production: 18.7 Net Production: -1.0 So, would you trade Aldridge for Hickson straight up? BNM
