LaMarcus Aldridge
LaMarcus Aldridge
LaMarcus Nurae Aldridgeis an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association. The power forward played college basketball for two seasons at the University of Texas. Aldridge was selected second overall in the 2006 NBA draft. After spending nine seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers, he signed with the Spurs in 2015. He has been selected to four All-NBA teams and is a five-time NBA All-Star...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth19 July 1985
CityDallas, TX
crunch
When it comes down to crunch time, we always try to get him the ball.
develop emphasized fun missed statement time
He emphasized how much fun he had in college, how much he would have missed out on. He made the statement that you have time to develop in college. So have fun and take your time.
candy kid
I'm just like a kid in a candy store.
gets goes high hook jump reach release
His reach is so long that he gets his jump hook over people. He has a high release on his jump hook or he just goes around you.
active aggressive ball body coach guys lately looking telling tells today trying
Lately coach has been telling me to be more aggressive and want the ball more. He tells me that he can't just tell the guys that. I have to do it with my body language. I was trying to be active today and keep moving, looking for the ball.
check fighting game
I'll check every now and then and see how many P.J. has so I can try to get more. That's why at the end of the game we're fighting for them.
coming far
As far as I know I'm coming back. But I'm not going to get into that right now.
call forget people silent
I call him a silent assassin. People always forget about him but he always comes through for us.
coming good job laid movement played screening
Coming into the game, we had everything laid out on offense. If they played zone, we had to get a lot of movement and screening to get our shots. We did a good job of that.
everybody gotten guys offense others step team worked
Overall, this team has gotten a lot better. Everybody has worked really hard. If some guys go down, we know that others will step up. All of our guys can play offense and defense.
biggest court improvement last recognize seen
I don't think someone would recognize me on the court now if they had seen me last year. My biggest improvement is my strength.
rush staying
I could see myself staying all four. There's no rush to go anywhere. I want to get better.
couple exciting watching
It was an exciting thing. I was with a couple of the guys, watching it at a teammate's house.
feels
It feels good, but we have a long season, a long way to go.