AlfredoE Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Rockets lost!!!! YAY!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 If Aldridge keeps this up, and Portland has a deep run, I can see us talking about his play the same way we talk about the other great playoff runs of the past. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrag Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 I've always had a hard time ranking the young PFs. LMA is a little older, so it's easy to forget about him in the Griffin/Love/Davis scheme of things, but HOLY SHIT it won't be that easy going forward. His is a unique career path, because he never really made THE LEAP!! It was more of a steady improvement each year. At this point in his career it shouldn't shock anyone that he is capable of taking over a playoffs series, but still..... HOLY SHIT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooseCannon Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Heeeeey, remember when Andrea Bagnani was considered a better prospect than Aldridge? Is it possible to have that discussion without reminding our resident Bulls fans of the trade that was effectively LMA for Tyrus Thomas? Back when that trade was made, I was much more into basketball, I'd put tons of time into mock drafts. That year I had Aldridge as the top prospect in the draft, followed by Brandon Roy. Was kinda heartbroken when we traded him for a guy I had as "energy bench player" as long term upside for. To show I wasn't that good at the scouting blah blah, I also thought Ronnie Brewer would be the 3rd best player in the draft. Where did you have Noah if he had come out that year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 I knew Harden was bad on defense but I had no idea it was to that extent. It was amazing, everytime his man beat him off the dribble or backdoor he would do this "Ole!" Matador bullshit trying to swipe it away. I'm not sure if he's incredibly lazy, has zero idea what to do, or both. He's probably not the worst ever "superstar" defensively but I can't think of anyone who's looked worse off hand right now. The crazy thing about this is he used to be a pretty good defender, he was responsible for guarding LeBron in the Finals a couple of years ago. He is embarrassingly bad defensively now, he doesn't even pretend to try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Heeeeey, remember when Andrea Bagnani was considered a better prospect than Aldridge? Is it possible to have that discussion without reminding our resident Bulls fans of the trade that was effectively LMA for Tyrus Thomas? Back when that trade was made, I was much more into basketball, I'd put tons of time into mock drafts. That year I had Aldridge as the top prospect in the draft, followed by Brandon Roy. Was kinda heartbroken when we traded him for a guy I had as "energy bench player" as long term upside for. To show I wasn't that good at the scouting blah blah, I also thought Ronnie Brewer would be the 3rd best player in the draft. Where did you have Noah if he had come out that year? That's tricky. I was very low on Noah, and didn't like drafting him, which I was 100% wrong on. But his draft was so much stronger then Aldridge. I probably would have had Noah at 3 behind Aldridge and Roy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Mann Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Speaking only for myself, I couuld't see college Noah as anything more than an energy player who would give you some good defense and rebounding off the bench. He'd have a job in the NBA for 10-12 years, but at best as a role player. His offense got much better since Gainesville, where he couldn't score more than a foot from the basket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Noah was fortunate that Thibs became his coach, someone who knew exactly how to channel his energy, determination, and passion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 I was embarassingly high on Randy Foye in the 2006 draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrag Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Randy Foye had a solid year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Serious question: was Portlands 06 draft the best draft a team ever had, in comparison to all other teams got in said draft? Roy and Aldridge were far and away the best players in that draft. I'm not even sure who number 3 would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Rondo has to be #3, although you could put Millsap in the conversation as well. God, if you redo that draft today Steve Novak probably goes lottery. That is one shitty draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Ha. I completely forgot those 2, which is funny cause I was high on both. Millsap deserved way more hype then he got figuring Patrick O'Bryant (was that his name?) went lottery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 I swear Patrick O'Bryant doing a kip-up during the NCAA tourney bumped his draft stock by at least 15 places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooseCannon Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Speaking of Noah, he apparently sued his former shoe sponsor and claimed that their poorly-designed product likely contributed to his developing plantar fasciitis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Mann Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Noah endorsing a shoe called Le Coq just seems...right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_MJ_ Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Greg Oden, Brandon Roy, Damian Lillard, and LaMarcus Aldridge. Not bad, Portland. Not bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muhammedboehm Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 So your an NBA coach at half time your teams 1-10 on 3pts shots and trailing...at what point do you tell your players next asshole who shoots a 3 gets benched? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 So your an NBA coach at half time your teams 1-10 on 3pts shots and trailing...at what point do you tell your players next asshole who shoots a 3 gets benched? How much input does he have on the way they play offense? It doesn't look like they run any actual plays. They have two of the top 5 offensive weapons in the entire league, and somehow they have games where they struggle to score points. Scott Brooks is not very good at his job, he just has some very good players. Vogel might want to start looking for a realtor, this is getting ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mco543 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Hibbert is a fucking disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 4 points, 2 rebounds. Thanks for not playing, Roy Hibbert! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohtani's jacket Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Indiana are up shit creek without a paddle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mco543 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muhammedboehm Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 So your an NBA coach at half time your teams 1-10 on 3pts shots and trailing...at what point do you tell your players next asshole who shoots a 3 gets benched?How much input does he have on the way they play offense? It doesn't look like they run any actual plays. They have two of the top 5 offensive weapons in the entire league, and somehow they have games where they struggle to score points. Scott Brooks is not very good at his job, he just has some very good players.Vogel might want to start looking for a realtor, this is getting ugly. I'm just saying 1-10! I mean I'd get it if they 4-10 but 1-10! For gawds sake I'm pretty sure that one college coaches wife could at least make 2 3s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie M. Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 The first round has gone from interesting to very interesting in a hurry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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