Aldridge is Soft

[NBAplayoffs2001]

He never really excels at anything not a great rebounder, not a great defender, just a solid good player. Not really a player you can depend on, he doesn't have that fire in him. I could be wrong, If I am enlighten me. I'm ok with it.

33/15 on 53% shooting this month. He isn't a scrub. Not a great defender but an animal on the boards when he wants to be.

[90sgoat]

Said this a year ago but then everyone got mad and said LMA was alpha post player. Most you guys suck balls at eye test.

[WorldWarriors]

Dray gave him that D.

[bdreason]

DrayGod had him shook last night.

[T_L_P]

Of course. Nothing new.

[T_L_P]

all he does is shoot jumpers like Anthony "empty stats, no impact" Davis.

centers/PFs are all soft these days

Actually a damn good comparison. Unless he's being defended by Terrence Jones, the dude doesn't show up against legit competition regularly. His body language and effort was so poor last night.

[Funktion]

Aldridge closes twitter and instagram accounts.

[Haymaker]

He's one of the most talented PF's today but he gotta step it up when the things get tough. Last night was his time to shine in the absence of Timmy, but he shrunk like a dick in cold weather. David West showed more heart and fire than him.

[Smoke117]

He has always played this way...and he's only moved further and further away from the basket as the years have gone by. His last two years on the Blazers only 35% of his shots were taken within 10 feet of the basket...and almost every shot he takes is going away from the basket. (hence why he gets to the ft line so little) I've thought he's been overrated for years and never understood why he was so sought after this off season (at 30) when he's also an average defensive player for a big man. When the jumper is falling he looks great (like early on in that Rocket series in 2014)...but when it's not he looks like ass because he won't attack the basket. ( 21.8ppg on 22.4 shots vs the Grizzlies in last years first round...33%fg)

[Joshumitsu]

He can easily be the best big man in the league.......but he's mentally weak.

We all saw what he did up against Dwight/Asik during the Rockets-Blazers series.

But as a sidekick, he gets all passive and starts to defer, as if he's afraid of what people will think of him if he doesn't share the ball.

In reality, he just needs to man the f*ck up and score. Defense has been great this year and he's strong enough to keep up with Draymond and Bogut but again, he's not willing to be "the man" to blame/praise/hate/love. That's why he left Portland, imo. Too much pressure/spotlight.

[Rocketswin2013]

The shots he gets aren't good shots. 39 year old Duncan is better than him

I had no idea he was this bad but I never watched him in Portland. His post game is trash

it's decent but it's really simple and predictable. which is why Green was literally guarding his shots before he even got them off. aldridge has limited mobility and he can telegraph his moves.

i remember green saying he memorized randolph and gasol's postmoves in the playoffs last year after the first two games. tbh, it would take just a brief film room session to figure out aldridge's game.

and yeah, Duncan is clearly superior to Aldridge because of defense.

[keep-itreal]

Richard Jefferson Part Deux

[SpaceJam]

[goldcrow]

LMA just a poor imitation of Dirk. Lazy to post up or drive, just settles for jumpers all day. Portland presented him as all-star calibre but his team just covered his weaknesses.

[RepMe]

LMA had to deactivate social media