LaMarcus Aldridge Shocking Stat

[Kyben36]

you need a more demensional game then a guy like Bosh or Aldridge who just shoot jumpers or Blake and amare who just dunk the ball.

the greats where guys who could do both, Duncan and Garnet both had inside out games, and still are effective today.

[thevcballer]

come on now if Blake played in any other city besides LA,NYC,Miami,Chicago he wouldnt be getting half the attention he gets he is drastically ESPN overrated.

he is the 2nd best power forward in the NBA have you even seen him play

[DreamShaker]

Prime Amare>>Than Just about any other PF except maybe Dirk.

And Duncan. And KG. But he was an offensive beast. Pretty much unstoppable on the pick and roll. LA is NOWHERE near Amare.

[Patman]

There is not a comparison. Amare in his prime was a freak.

People forget he is the same guy who dominated a prime Tim Duncan in the playoffs

their H2H playoff stats tell a bit different story. But Amare was an absolute beast in his prime with Nash. Nearly unstoppable and a great finisher and posed a lot of problems for Duncan and the Spurs.

As for LA were people really under impression that he was a down low banger? He has moves but he mostly is in the high post and pick and pops.

[thenaj17]

We have a lot of people here who overrate the heck out of Aldridge and thought it would be interesting to share this "dominant" post players stat.

112 of Aldridge's 160 FG attempts this season are from midrange according to Blazers writer Sean Highkin. Combine this with 6.5 rpg this year and 7.7 career and I can't comprehend why so many call him a top 3 PF or even the best.

Way too early, he's better than most PF's - these stats don't mean anything.

[RonE Coleman]

their H2H playoff stats tell a bit different story. But Amare was an absolute beast in his prime with Nash. Nearly unstoppable and a great finisher and posed a lot of problems for Duncan and the Spurs.

As for LA were people really under impression that he was a down low banger? He has moves but he mostly is in the high post and pick and pops.

Lol no they do not... just because the Spurs won those series does not mean the stats tell a different story. Remember the Suns would have beat the spurs if not for a ******** technicality where Amare stepping onto the court after Horry knocked out steve Nash.

Look at 2005 on when Amare had a couple years in the league. He destroyed the Spurs

http://www.basketball-reference.com/.../gamelog/2005/

41 37 34 31 42 That series.

[kingjaymes23]

There is a reason Aldridge is an All Star. Now people are acting like he sucks on here. He is def a top 5 PF and yes, he is better than Blake.

[b@llhog24]

Love says hello

I'd still give to edge to Amare to to be honest. Stat was a beast come playoff time. Love? We'll see.

And Duncan. And KG. But he was an offensive beast. Pretty much unstoppable on the pick and roll. LA is NOWHERE near Amare.

I'm talking about currently not all time.

[HouRealCoach]

I just want to know how Brook Lopez got TRASHED in 2011 for his horrible rebound numbers and LMA never does... He doesn't block, rebound, or win but gets so much praise

I would still take Love, Dirk, Griffin, Duncan, Randolph, Bosh, & Gasol over him... Maybe even Milsap

[b@llhog24]

[Swashcuff]

I just want to know how Brook Lopez got TRASHED in 2011 for his horrible rebound numbers and LMA never does... He doesn't block, rebound, or win but gets so much praise

I would still take Love, Dirk, Griffin, Duncan, Randolph, Bosh, & Gasol over him... Maybe even Milsap

1. LMA if better offensively than Brook
2. LMA is better defensively than Brook
3. LMA is a better rebounder than Brook
4. LMA in 2011 TOOK his team to the post season minus Brandon Roy, Greg Oden, Gerald Wallace and Marcus Camby for a large chunk of his team's games in the Western Conference.

So to answer your question he's better than Brook in almost every way. Blocking isn't all there is to D. Varejao doesn't block half as much as Brook but he's still 5x the defensive player than Brook is.

[RonE Coleman]

Love says hello

No, just stop

[LA RO]

you need a more demensional game then a guy like bosh or aldridge who just shoot jumpers or blake and amare who just dunk the ball.

The greats where guys who could do both, duncan and garnet both had inside out games, and still are effective today.

+1

[Swashcuff]

No, just stop

Let's place Kevin Love on that Phoenix team. What do you think he does? He is already an extremely efficient scorer with great range and solid finishing ability and can murder in the PnR don't you think he's going to thrive with Nash?

[Swashcuff]

+1

How can you +1 that? You do know that Amar'e developed one of the best mid range games in the NBA at his position right? You do know Blake does much more than just dunk right? Dirk has shot the highest % of jumpers of any 7 footer in the last 10 years but yet he's still one of the best offensive PFs of all time. That post is extremely flawed.