LaMarcus Aldridge

[EaglesPhan36]

If you're not playing the OVER on his points prop each game, you're missing some easy money.

Houston has NO solution. NONE.

Books barely adjusted from G1 to G2, upped it I think two points. Seeing as he might get 45 or more again, I'd still take anything under 30 pts ... and go OVER.

[jjgold]

He is a monster

[easyliving]

will keep an eye on it for game 3

[PDX12]

When his mid range is falling he becomes unguardable

[gregm]

class act too. phenomenal

[EaglesPhan36]

27.5 tonight.

[crustyme]

rockets will double team him and force the scrubs to beat them...... if kevin mchale is smart.

[SteveKerrsJunk]

I can't believe the Bulls traded this dude.

[jjgold]

Right now he is second best player in nba next to lebron

Guy is unstoppable

[TonyTall]

u8.5 first qtr

mchale is gay if he doesnt at least try to double him early

[thetitanlb]

rockets will double team him and force the scrubs to beat them...... if kevin mchale is smart.

That is not as easy as you say man. Aldridge is not in the post like normal players. He is usually getting the ball post extended and is isolated on the left side of the floor. Doubling him can basically give up a wide open layup or shot because the rotations will have to travel even further than normal because of the above listed things.

[easyliving]

too high for me gonna stay away

[Bill Dozer]

Now you would think they will double team him all through game 3 right? And you would think that if he plays the right way someone else will be wide open and score above and he'll be way below this recent average. Good play might be under on him and over on teammates. Or, if you can get Rebs+Assts on him!

[dawgs777]

Houston has to defend lamarcus that's the only way they win. I don't think he will shine like the 1st 2 games. tonight the rest of the Portland team must do all the work. rockets have to change it around.

[TonyTall]

could try dwight on him. what would lopez do. nothing

[crustyme]

That is not as easy as you say man. Aldridge is not in the post like normal players. He is usually getting the ball post extended and is isolated on the left side of the floor. Doubling him can basically give up a wide open layup or shot because the rotations will have to travel even further than normal because of the above listed things.

of course its easy. jordan, kobe, lebron and many others have been taken out of their games with double teaming and aldridge is no exception. of course someone will be wide open which is the whole point.... but id rather some scrub take wide open shots than aldridge taking contested shots cause he keeps hitting them. plus they got howard patrolling the middle no easy layups.

[thetitanlb]

of course its easy. jordan, kobe, lebron and many others have been taken out of their games with double teaming and aldridge is no exception. of course someone will be wide open which is the whole point.... but id rather some scrub take wide open shots than aldridge taking contested shots cause he keeps hitting them. plus they got howard patrolling the middle no easy layups.

If they double on aldridge when he is in the high post and isolated they will lose this game for sure. Take my word for it. Not sure how you think the rest of the team is scrubs. Lilliard was an all star. Matthews avg 16 points a game and shoots 40% from deep while making 2.5 three pointers a game. Batum avg 13 points a game and also avg 2 three pointers made per game. Not to mention that no easy layup is a double edged sword. Do you really want the possibility of dwight howard picking up fouls cause he is constantly having to make plays at the rim to stop shots?

[tongo]

Guys take a look at the damian lillard reb+ast ov 9.5!!

[Blazer12]

Did you see Thomas in College? This kid was an athletic freak and the "easy pick." Lamarcus Aldridge was injured a lot in high school and in college.

[ParlayininHTown]

could try dwight on him. what would lopez do. nothing

He has, but Dwight likes to sag back and let Aldridge have space to shoot. They don't want him to get pulled too far away from the rim.

It's a Catch 22 for the Rockets. The 3-pt shooters will bury them if they double, but Aldridge is playing out of his mind and will continue to destroy them if they try to cover him one-on-one. They're fukked.

[44 Mag]

Right now he is second best player in nba next to lebron

Guy is unstoppable

You might have forgotten about the young guy from OKC??? Durant??? Is that his name??? BOL JJ.

[thetitanlb]

He has, but Dwight likes to sag back and let Aldridge have space to shoot. They don't want him to get pulled too far away from the rim.

It's a Catch 22 for the Rockets. The 3-pt shooters will bury them if they double, but Aldridge is playing out of his mind and will continue to destroy them if they try to cover him one-on-one. They're fukked.

Yup, that is why the blazers did not double howard last game really. They were ok with howard getting his as long as the other players were not hitting 3's and getting buckets.

[EaglesPhan36]

It's pretty obvious from the entire season they don't know how to play him. I think basically, they live with him scoring 40 and try to shut down the rest. Not sure why you expect adjustments now. Those should have came after G1. As long as he gets his minutes and normal touches. 30+

[TakingVegasMoney]

It's pretty obvious from the entire season they don't know how to play him. I think basically, they live with him scoring 40 and try to shut down the rest. Not sure why you expect adjustments now. Those should have came after G1. As long as he gets his minutes and normal touches. 30+

Angered about adjustments after game 1. His o/u is set st 28.5 right now in my book. I'm very close to pulling the trigger

[crustyme]

If they double on aldridge when he is in the high post and isolated they will lose this game for sure. Take my word for it. Not sure how you think the rest of the team is scrubs. Lilliard was an all star. Matthews avg 16 points a game and shoots 40% from deep while making 2.5 three pointers a game. Batum avg 13 points a game and also avg 2 three pointers made per game. Not to mention that no easy layup is a double edged sword. Do you really want the possibility of dwight howard picking up fouls cause he is constantly having to make plays at the rim to stop shots?

yeah cause not doubling him has worked out so well.... only scoring 44.5ppg on 60% and down 0-2 in the series.

liliard is shooting just 36% and the scrubs shot 13-41fg combined. so who would u rather try and beat u? a super star shooting 60% or scrubs shooting 31%?

its never an ideal situation to double but desperate times calls for desperate measures.

[Ghenghis Kahn]

just imagine drafting aldridge in 2006 and kevin durant in 2007 instead of greg oden.

portland would've been unstoppable...

[High3rEl3m3nt]

He's getting doubled tonight and it's going to be on the other Blazers to make up the difference. The Rockets aren't going to roll out the same game plan. They were slow to adapt because they have been able to beat the Blazers during the reg season without adapting to LA. However, It's damn evident that something has to change, given what LA has done to them in the first two games.

[Ghenghis Kahn]

higherelement, do you still consider okc your home team?

[High3rEl3m3nt]

No, I grew up outside of Ptown. They've always been my "home team." Now, I'm in Utah Jazz country, but never been to one of their games.
I still have my DQ Jerome Kersey, Clyde Drexler, and Kevin Ducksworth glasses.

[Ghenghis Kahn]

my bad, thought you were from seattle.

[High3rEl3m3nt]

my bad, thought you were from seattle.

I use to live in Washington, but it's a stone's cast from Portland. Rooted for the Blazers, Mariners, and Seahawks ever since I can remember. Honestly believed I'd never see the day one of my teams would win it all. Still don't believe the M's will win one in my lifetime.

[Cappinpicks]

Square loser?

[44 Mag]

my bad, thought you were from seattle.

GK, you can find better butts than that! LOL

[The Kraken]

What he's done is pretty incredible but it's against a terrible defense with a terrible coach that couldn't scheme his way out of a paper bag. so let's not carried away.

[homie1975]

Didn't shut him down but slowed him down enough