LaMarcus-Aldridge is the BEST PF in the league

[Lakers_Kobe_Fan]

No competition...

Love- empty stats
Griffin- no game other then dunks

No debate...

[0000000]

We know. Well actually it's LeBron but I know what you mean.

[reppy]

Duncan's not even in the conversation anymore? :confusedshrug:

[The JKidd Kid]

Duncan's not even in the conversation anymore? :confusedshrug:

Duncan's a center.

[0000000]

Duncan's not even in the conversation anymore? :confusedshrug:


Hasn't been for years...except last year.

[BlazerRed]

Agreed OP. Definitely this year at least so far. Griffin is overrated (IMO) and Love is great, but I don't think he has the impact on his team that LMA does.

[Random_Guy]

agreed

[fsvr54]

I'll give you that but Paul Millsap is second best.

[Lakers_Kobe_Fan]

Agreed OP. Definitely this year at least so far. Griffin is overrated (IMO) and Love is great, but I don't think he has the impact on his team that LMA does.

Love's stats r BS.. His team is never winning

I agree blake is super overrated

[Collie]

It's funny and sad to think that he would have been the third wheel on the Roy/Oden/LMA Blazers.

[reppy]

Duncan's a center.

As far as I know, he has played the PF position most of his career. So I consider him a PF.


Hasn't been for years...except last year.

Edit: I'm not sure what's going on, but there's some sort of text encoding issue with these statistics I'm trying to copy and paste.

Anyway, I'm not trying to knock LMA. Blazers are my team. I want him to be the best PF in the league. But I give respect and props to legends like Duncan that are still putting in work. And I think as long as he's starting he deserves consideration as best PF in the game.

[dbugz]

Those fadeaway and awkward looking jumpshots are hilarious and I don't know how he managed to make those shots :oldlol:

[brandonislegend]

http://www.22ndtimeout.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/anthony-davis-hornets.jpg

[moe94]

Love >

[Random_Guy]

http://www.22ndtimeout.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/anthony-davis-hornets.jpg
is he on roids :eek: :eek: dude looks ripped.
and no LMA is better

[Fudge]

Those fadeaway and awkward looking jumpshots are hilarious and I don't know how he managed to make those shots :oldlol:
Have you been hiding under a rock so far into the season?

[no pun intended]

Those fadeaway and awkward looking jumpshots are hilarious and I don't know how he managed to make those shots :oldlol:
He's looking a lot like Nowitzki this season with those one legged fadeaways. What's scary is that Aldridge could be capable of adding a three point shot in his arsenal if he actually practiced them.

[zoom17]

Blake Griffin has more allstar votes than Aldridge that is sad.

[BlazerRed]

Blake Griffin has more allstar votes than Aldridge that is sad.
Popularity contest. Apparently people enjoy flopping.

[Random_Guy]

Popularity contest. Apparently people enjoy flopping.
people enjoy dunking :confusedshrug:
but yeah it's a sad thing that the ASG is becoming a joke

[LONGTIME]

He's looking a lot like Nowitzki this season with those one legged fadeaways. What's scary is that Aldridge could be capable of adding a three point shot in his arsenal if he actually practiced them.

He doesn't need to be shooting threes, he needs to attack the basket more and put pressure on opposing defenses. Portland has enough 3 point shooters as is.

[moe94]

people enjoy dunking :confusedshrug:
but yeah it's a sad thing that the ASG is becoming a joke
It's always mildly entertaining. Westbrook probably going to do some crazy dunks. Clearly the best part of the all-star weekend.

[Random_Guy]

It's always mildly entertaining. Westbrook probably going to do some crazy dunks. Clearly the best part of the all-star weekend.
im always excited about the dunk contest even though its always such a let down :(

[moe94]

im always excited about the dunk contest even though its always such a let down :(
That shit is seriously cringe worthy. Not even the contest itself. The shit around it with the random celebrities trying too hard. It's awful.

[Inferno]

Very arbitrary statline, but just saw this somewhere else

http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/pgl_finder.cgi?request=1&player_id=&match=game&year_min=1986&year_max=2014&age_min=0&age_max=99&team_id=&opp_id=&is_playoffs=N&round_is_eds=Y&round_is_edf=Y&round_is_ec1=Y&round_is_ecs=Y&round_is_ecf=Y&round_is_wds=Y&round_is_wdf=Y&round_is_wc1=Y&round_is_wcs=Y&round_is_wcf=Y&round_is_fin=Y&game_num_type=&game_num_min=&game_num_max=&game_month=&game_location=&game_result=&is_starter=&is_active=&is_hof=&pos_is_g=Y&pos_is_gf=Y&pos_is_f=Y&pos_is_fg=Y&pos_is_fc=Y&pos_is_c=Y&pos_is_cf=Y&c1stat=pts&c1comp=gt&c1val=31&c2stat=trb&c2comp=gt&c2val=25&c3stat=stl&c3comp=gt&c3val=2&c4stat=blk&c4comp=gt&c4val=2&order_by=pts

[Random_Guy]

That shit is seriously cringe worthy. Not even the contest itself. The shit around it with the random celebrities trying too hard. It's awful.
agreed, i guess some star power would revive it though,

[moe94]

Very arbitrary statline, but just saw this somewhere else

Like a random LeBron statline ESPN would hype up.

[Rameek]

AD and Kevin Love dont have the talent around them like LMA does. That shouldnt downgrade them. They do everything they can every night and it isnt enough because you have to play 5 on 5. LMA never was considered the best before this year. Who you play with has to be taken into account.

[BlazerRed]

AD and Kevin Love dont have the talent around them like LMA does. That shouldnt downgrade them. They do everything they can every night and it isnt enough because you have to play 5 on 5. LMA never was considered the best before this year. Who you play with has to be taken into account.
:biggums: no it doesn't. You can't judge players on who they COULD BE. You judge them on their current merits. Love and AD aren't getting "downgraded" BTW.. what a silly term. They simply aren't as good as LMA this year. Who knows with AD though, dude was a top 5 player this year before going down with injury.

[Myth]

Very arbitrary statline, but just saw this somewhere else

http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/pgl_finder.cgi?request=1&player_id=&match=game&year_min=1986&year_max=2014&age_min=0&age_max=99&team_id=&opp_id=&is_playoffs=N&round_is_eds=Y&round_is_edf=Y&round_is_ec1=Y&round_is_ecs=Y&round_is_ecf=Y&round_is_wds=Y&round_is_wdf=Y&round_is_wc1=Y&round_is_wcs=Y&round_is_wcf=Y&round_is_fin=Y&game_num_type=&game_num_min=&game_num_max=&game_month=&game_location=&game_result=&is_starter=&is_active=&is_hof=&pos_is_g=Y&pos_is_gf=Y&pos_is_f=Y&pos_is_fg=Y&pos_is_fc=Y&pos_is_c=Y&pos_is_cf=Y&c1stat=pts&c1comp=gt&c1val=31&c2stat=trb&c2comp=gt&c2val=25&c3stat=stl&c3comp=gt&c3val=2&c4stat=blk&c4comp=gt&c4val=2&order_by=pts

Damn. Hakeem with 32/25 and 10 blocks, and Webber with 51/26.

[Myth]

Very arbitrary statline, but just saw this somewhere else

http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/pgl_finder.cgi?request=1&player_id=&match=game&year_min=1986&year_max=2014&age_min=0&age_max=99&team_id=&opp_id=&is_playoffs=N&round_is_eds=Y&round_is_edf=Y&round_is_ec1=Y&round_is_ecs=Y&round_is_ecf=Y&round_is_wds=Y&round_is_wdf=Y&round_is_wc1=Y&round_is_wcs=Y&round_is_wcf=Y&round_is_fin=Y&game_num_type=&game_num_min=&game_num_max=&game_month=&game_location=&game_result=&is_starter=&is_active=&is_hof=&pos_is_g=Y&pos_is_gf=Y&pos_is_f=Y&pos_is_fg=Y&pos_is_fc=Y&pos_is_c=Y&pos_is_cf=Y&c1stat=pts&c1comp=gt&c1val=31&c2stat=trb&c2comp=gt&c2val=25&c3stat=stl&c3comp=gt&c3val=2&c4stat=blk&c4comp=gt&c4val=2&order_by=pts

Make it under 42 minutes and Aldridge stands alone. Arbitrary stats for the win! :rockon:

[moe94]

Make it under 42 minutes and Aldridge stands alone. Arbitrary stats for the win! :rockon:
:oldlol:

[Myth]

A little less arbitrary is that Aldridge is only the 6th active player to have a 30/25 game.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/pgl_finder.cgi?request=1&player_id=&match=game&year_min=1985&year_max=2014&age_min=0&age_max=99&team_id=&opp_id=&is_playoffs=&round_is_eds=Y&round_is_edf=Y&round_is_ec1=Y&round_is_ecs=Y&round_is_ecf=Y&round_is_wds=Y&round_is_wdf=Y&round_is_wc1=Y&round_is_wcs=Y&round_is_wcf=Y&round_is_fin=Y&game_num_type=&game_num_min=&game_num_max=&game_month=&game_location=&game_result=&is_starter=&is_active=Y&is_hof=&pos_is_g=Y&pos_is_gf=Y&pos_is_f=Y&pos_is_fg=Y&pos_is_fc=Y&pos_is_c=Y&pos_is_cf=Y&c1stat=pts&c1comp=gt&c1val=30&c2stat=trb&c2comp=gt&c2val=25&c3stat=&c3comp=gt&c3val=&c4stat=&c4comp=gt&c4val=&order_by=pts

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Very arbitrary statline, but just saw this somewhere else

http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/pgl_finder.cgi?request=1&player_id=&match=game&year_min=1986&year_max=2014&age_min=0&age_max=99&team_id=&opp_id=&is_playoffs=N&round_is_eds=Y&round_is_edf=Y&round_is_ec1=Y&round_is_ecs=Y&round_is_ecf=Y&round_is_wds=Y&round_is_wdf=Y&round_is_wc1=Y&round_is_wcs=Y&round_is_wcf=Y&round_is_fin=Y&game_num_type=&game_num_min=&game_num_max=&game_month=&game_location=&game_result=&is_starter=&is_active=&is_hof=&pos_is_g=Y&pos_is_gf=Y&pos_is_f=Y&pos_is_fg=Y&pos_is_fc=Y&pos_is_c=Y&pos_is_cf=Y&c1stat=pts&c1comp=gt&c1val=31&c2stat=trb&c2comp=gt&c2val=25&c3stat=stl&c3comp=gt&c3val=2&c4stat=blk&c4comp=gt&c4val=2&order_by=pts
Lol cwebb 24/47

[moe94]

Shout out to the 30/30 Love game.

[BlazerRed]

Make it under 42 minutes and Aldridge stands alone. Arbitrary stats for the win! :rockon:
:lol :cheers:

[Inferno]

A little less arbitrary is that Aldridge is only the 6th active player to have a 30/25 game.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/pgl_finder.cgi?request=1&player_id=&match=game&year_min=1985&year_max=2014&age_min=0&age_max=99&team_id=&opp_id=&is_playoffs=&round_is_eds=Y&round_is_edf=Y&round_is_ec1=Y&round_is_ecs=Y&round_is_ecf=Y&round_is_wds=Y&round_is_wdf=Y&round_is_wc1=Y&round_is_wcs=Y&round_is_wcf=Y&round_is_fin=Y&game_num_type=&game_num_min=&game_num_max=&game_month=&game_location=&game_result=&is_starter=&is_active=Y&is_hof=&pos_is_g=Y&pos_is_gf=Y&pos_is_f=Y&pos_is_fg=Y&pos_is_fc=Y&pos_is_c=Y&pos_is_cf=Y&c1stat=pts&c1comp=gt&c1val=30&c2stat=trb&c2comp=gt&c2val=25&c3stat=&c3comp=gt&c3val=&c4stat=&c4comp=gt&c4val=&order_by=pts

Love had a 31/31 game :wtf:

[plowking]

I dunno.

As soon as someone gets on a winning team, they get hyped to no end. American sports almost dictates that you can't be the best or considered near the best unless you're winning. Its the only reason Aldridge is getting the hype he is now. Same shit happened to Love at the start of the season. Is he really any worse now than what he was at the start? What made Aldridge overtake him?

Me, personally, I wouldn't take him as my PF. I'd rather have Love, Davis, Bosh, Griffin, etc, over him.

[moe94]

Love had a 31/31 game :wtf:

Empty padded stats, though. Happens every year. Wait, no it doesn't.

[Myth]

Love had a 31/31 game :wtf:

And the T-Wolves won :wtf:

[plowking]

Love had a 31/31 game :wtf:

I think the steals and blocks part is what separated Aldridge. Like the poster said, it was very arbitrary.

[moe94]

I dunno.

As soon as someone gets on a winning team, they get hyped to no end. American sports almost dictates that you can't be the best or considered near the best unless you're winning. Its the only reason Aldridge is getting the hype he is now. Same shit happened to Love at the start of the season. Is he really any worse now than what he was at the start? What made Aldridge overtake him?

Me, personally, I wouldn't take him as my PF. I'd rather have Love, Davis, Bosh, Griffin, etc, over him.
http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb402/danyamum747/agree.gif

[SacJB Shady]

AS of right now here is what my starting 5 NBA Team Would be...

Curry
George
Lebron
Aldridge
M Gasol

[Myth]

I dunno.

As soon as someone gets on a winning team, they get hyped to no end. American sports almost dictates that you can't be the best or considered near the best unless you're winning. Its the only reason Aldridge is getting the hype he is now. Same shit happened to Love at the start of the season. Is he really any worse now than what he was at the start? What made Aldridge overtake him?

Me, personally, I wouldn't take him as my PF. I'd rather have Love, Davis, Bosh, Griffin, etc, over him.

1st: For years, many have suggested that Aldridge was the best PF in the game and those arguing against it generally pointed out that the team was only a fringe playoff level team. (These arguments were always taking place regular season, Dirk and Duncan get all the PF attention come playoffs and immediately afterwards... for good reason though). Currently, nobody can hold the "not winning" card over Aldridge.

2nd: Aldridge has legitimately stepped his game up. It isn't just the team playing better, but he is playing better as an individual as well. When matched up against tough teams, he really steps it up. He looked to be on the same tier as both Paul George and Kevin Durant when their teams matched up, and now he just outplayed Dwight. This is what legit MVP candidates do. At this point, the only argument for LMA not being the best PF in the league so far this season is whether LeBron is a PF or not. In terms of traditional PF though, it is clearly LMA this season.

[Myth]

AS of right now here is what my starting 5 NBA Team Would be...

Curry
George
Lebron
Aldridge
M Gasol

No Thompson, Iggy, Lee, and Bogut? I am disappoint Shady. I am disappoint. :no:

[plowking]

1st: For years, many have suggested that Aldridge was the best PF in the game and those arguing against it generally pointed out that the team was only a fringe playoff level team. (These arguments were always taking place regular season, Dirk and Duncan get all the PF attention come playoffs and immediately afterwards... for good reason though). Currently, nobody can hold the "not winning" card over Aldridge.

2nd: Aldridge has legitimately stepped his game up. It isn't just the team playing better, but he is playing better as an individual as well. When matched up against tough teams, he really steps it up. He looked to be on the same tier as both Paul George and Kevin Durant when their teams matched up, and now he just outplayed Dwight. This is what legit MVP candidates do. At this point, the only argument for LMA not being the best PF in the league so far this season is whether LeBron is a PF or not. In terms of traditional PF though, it is clearly LMA this season.

My point isn't whether he is or isn't the best PF in the league, its just that now is the only real time the argument is getting some traction behind it. I do remember people saying it before, but that was a handful of people, not many.
He very well could be the best PF in the league, but I think there are a lot of great players at the PF position in today's league, and I think people are quick to jump on labeling anyone the best. Just 10 games ago, Kevin Love was apparently the best on this team, and people were saying he finally isn't putting up empty stats. Now all of a sudden hes back to putting up empty stats? Opinions are fickle when it comes to spur of the moment reactions like this IMO.
Obviously there was talk about him being the best PF in the league before this game, but its as if somehow this cemented it? Its just another game, and he played great. I think consistency is what makes you the best, so we'll see.

[Djsonny]

That shit is seriously cringe worthy. Not even the contest itself. The shit around it with the random celebrities trying too hard. It's awful.

I wish the dunk contest are more about the dunks and less gimmicks. jumping over cars or blowing out cupcakes, cool, i rather see old school dunks

[cos88]

didn't watch tonights game. who guarded LMA tonight?

[Myth]

My point isn't whether he is or isn't the best PF in the league, its just that now is the only real time the argument is getting some traction behind it. I do remember people saying it before, but that was a handful of people, not many.
He very well could be the best PF in the league, but I think there are a lot of great players at the PF position in today's league, and I think people are quick to jump on labeling anyone the best. Just 10 games ago, Kevin Love was apparently the best on this team, and people were saying he finally isn't putting up empty stats. Now all of a sudden hes back to putting up empty stats? Opinions are fickle when it comes to spur of the moment reactions like this IMO.
Obviously there was talk about him being the best PF in the league before this game, but its as if somehow this cemented it? Its just another game, and he played great. I think consistency is what makes you the best, so we'll see.

I get that point (However, similar arguments can be made for each of the PFs you picked over LMA). I was mostly responding to winning being the "only reason Aldridge is getting the hype he is now" and showing that changes in his individual game has also has had an impact on the attention and not just the team improvements.

[Myth]

didn't watch tonights game. who guarded LMA tonight?

About 2/3 was Terrence Jones and 1/3 Dwight Howard. LMA struggled more early on, but starting in the 2nd quarter he destroyed the Rockets no matter which one guarded him. I missed the start of the game since I was driving, but one of the broadcast comments made it sound like Jones was the one guarding LMA early on.

[BlazerRed]

About 2/3 was Terrence Jones and 1/3 Dwight Howard. LMA struggled more early on, but starting in the 2nd quarter he destroyed the Rockets no matter which one guarded him. I missed the start of the game since I was driving, but one of the broadcast comments made it sound like Jones was the one guarding LMA early on.

Yeah if I remember correct Jones was on him early, then LMA started hitting shots, they switched Dwight to him for a bit and he kept hitting shots.

[East_Stone_Ya]

LMA should be in the top3 mvp discussion this year

[All Net]

LMA should be in the top3 mvp discussion this year

Right now he is yes.. Amazing how great he has been.

Lopez is a big reason he has been so good.

[gin17]

how dirk would wish that he had a team as talented as this one

[East_Stone_Ya]

Right now he is yes.. Amazing how great he has been.

Lopez is a big reason he has been so good.

not quite as now

http://www.nba.com/mvp-ladder/

[OG LeeTSkeeT]

damn that 51/26 webber game of his life and they still lose.

[BlazerRed]

http://i.imgur.com/HSdSUwD.gif

[YouGotServed]

lol @ thinking Dwight guarded LMA 1/3 of the time. :oldlol:

Dwight did not guard LMA at all. There was a moment in the 2nd quarter where for some unknown reason (again, because is pretty obvious Sampson did not have a defensive game plan to guard Aldridge) Dwight switched onto LMA and he hit two tough jumpers in his face.

For the one possession in which Dwight did guard LMA in the 4th he ended up fumbling the ball and throwing up a prayer which barely grazed the rim.