Ayrifeek 125 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 The one year I give him a chance, he starts getting benched in the 4th. Just my luck. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dragonballz 108 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 At least the Spurs lost lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SolariNatividad 231 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 I still believe in LMA. He and Pop will have "the talk" like that one offseason. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tekno Team 2000 1,631 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 I am not deducing anything yet after three games, one of which was a 20 point game. The shots haven’t quite been falling like they had been when he turned up the threes last year, and they should eventually. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terribleswedes 406 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 I haven't lost faith entirely because too many people have discounted LMA too many times, and I won't do it yet despite age/injury/system issues. The minutes are what worry me most, of the new worries. 28/28/20 after doing 33 last year and mostly around that amount during his Spurs run. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CharlesCC2 840 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 I mean we have to be patient, sure, what else will you do? His trade value to anybody paying attention is far gone from what we paid. Why are you guys optimistic though when signs point to this being the norm? Has it not been clearly indicated by Pop that bubble small ball is his new wave? Haven't guys been quoted saying "LMA will come around to the way we're playing," or something to that effect, indicating that he wasn't fitting into the current offense? Unless the Spurs go back to posting up Aldridge and allowing offense to flow through him on the block I don't see reason to be optimistic. Even if he whips himself into peak game shape we're looking at an old school style big being forced to hang out at the three point line. Best case then is hoping he hits shots, but his efficiency and rebounding drop. Not to mention he's supposedly a defensive liability. I don't know what there is to be excited about other than a trade to somewhere like Boston, or anywhere he would become an integral part of the offense. Someone feel free to talk some sense into me and tell me I'm being overly pessimistic. Really seeing a hard time getting a return on investment at this moment (production wise, not trade wise). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dragonballz 108 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 3 minutes ago, CharlesCC2 said: I mean we have to be patient, sure, what else will you do? His trade value to anybody paying attention is far gone from what we paid. Why are you guys optimistic though when signs point to this being the norm? Has it not been clearly indicated by Pop that bubble small ball is his new wave? Haven't guys been quoted saying "LMA will come around to the way we're playing," or something to that effect, indicating that he wasn't fitting into the current offense? Unless the Spurs go back to posting up Aldridge and allowing offense to flow through him on the block I don't see reason to be optimistic. Even if he whips himself into peak game shape we're looking at an old school style big being forced to hang out at the three point line. Best case then is hoping he hits shots, but his efficiency and rebounding drop. Not to mention he's supposedly a defensive liability. I don't know what there is to be excited about other than a trade to somewhere like Boston, or anywhere he would become an integral part of the offense. Someone feel free to talk some sense into me and tell me I'm being overly pessimistic. Really seeing a hard time getting a return on investment at this moment (production wise, not trade wise). i completely agree with you. I did not pay attention to the Spurs doing the small ball in the bubble and it looks like the new norm now. Lamarcus is on an expiring deal, so maybe he gets traded somewhere. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HooDat 115 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 No sugarcoating it this looks really bad. -16 in just 20 minutes, getting outplayed by Poeltl, and worst of all the Spurs going small ball in crunch time to close out the game 3 games in and he doesn't seem to be a significant part of the offense so far. A lot of sitting in the corner and hoping he gets the ball instead of being a natural, active member of the offense. The young guys are playing their game and aren't deferring to him as much I hear he always starts slow, so maybe he can turn it around. But right now he definitely looks like the slow 35 year old man on a young up tempo team of fast guards/wings. Father time is undefeated 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SolariNatividad 231 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 (edited) I guess the optimism comes from "it should not be this bad", and Spurs still has to play C for matchup reasons. A consistent floor of 16 PTS and 7 REB with 3s and BLKs should still be attainable. Edited December 28, 2020 by SolariNatividad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DonutGiveUp 2,163 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Close to dropping for Keldon the dude looks washed and uninterested. What happened to the stretch 5 experiment? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DonutGiveUp 2,163 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 2 hours ago, bbythepier said: This you? 😂😂 What’s wrong with the comment? Didn’t know Wood is more proven than LMA lol bet you just started fantasy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fabrar 2,897 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 I'm trying to stay positive - he usually starts slow, and is just coming off a 19ppg season. Also, there was talk of him bombing even more 3s this season so maybe it's taking him time to get into the groove. IDK lol, this is really disappointing for a 5th round pick. Surely he has to bounce back - there's no way he can fall off this hard in one season? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bbythepier 1,681 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 6 minutes ago, DonutGiveUp said: What’s wrong with the comment? Didn’t know Wood is more proven than LMA lol bet you just started fantasy Sit down young buck, Dec 2019 join date. Go have a DonutHole and let the vets discuss players. 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ghostofathousand_ 81 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 I took LMA 6th in 3 leagues (10 man h2h)...and picked up Keldon...I can’t believe the year I finally invested in him is the year he declines...I dropped him for Keldon in both....just feels so damn wrong. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob0403 1,247 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 I still have him but I definitely made contingency plans like grab Keldon early. I would also consider Poeltl. Something is changing in SAS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DonutGiveUp 2,163 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 13 hours ago, bbythepier said: Sit down young buck, Dec 2019 join date. Go have a DonutHole and let the vets discuss players. Vets 😂 you’re the biggest fool on here go back to your basement and let the grown folk speak Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tekno Team 2000 1,631 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Look I admit I am mentally preparing that it may come to just sitting him on my bench (roto), or if he truly is cooked and it gets real dire just outright dropping (I never panic so I tend to not drop guys very hastily, especially in the 6th round). It is possible he is just cooked. But in three games so far after a long layoff and coming off surgery, we have a career 49% shooting 42%. He’s shooting 18% from three so far when he shot 38% last year. Those should normalize. If he makes those few more shots, he goes from 12 to 17 PPG. Blocks are where they historically are. Yeah rebounds might only get to around 6 now given how they are playing, but personally I didn’t draft him to carry my rebounding. So he could be a 17 2 6 guy with a 1 block and half a game this year. I think that is still useful. I am giving it time to see if it gets figured out. Pop is smart. He isn’t going to just let him rot out there without trying. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DonutGiveUp 2,163 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 LaMarcus Aldridge (knee) questionable Wednesday When it rains it pours smh Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xlosingmyedgex 368 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 (edited) Best case scenario is that he falls into a BroLo type role. Spurs are clearly moving on, and he has declined to the point where he won't even bother to leave the paint on defense. He typically starts seasons slow, so the extra layoff/surgery could be making that even worse. If he succeeds in that BroLo role, there's a chance he gets traded and settles into that for the back end of his career. No one's going to trade for an immobile big who has to post up for 15 seconds before he can be effective on offense, and he knows it. My apologies to those who invested in him. Edited December 30, 2020 by xlosingmyedgex Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bbythepier 1,681 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Deep leaguers: While Poeltl gets his 20 off the bench, he rarely gets more. Trey Lyles had some decent lines last Feb/Mar if you check his Bbref page. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sharkpotato 1,205 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 On 12/28/2020 at 11:59 AM, ghostofathousand_ said: I took LMA 6th in 3 leagues (10 man h2h)...and picked up Keldon...I can’t believe the year I finally invested in him is the year he declines...I dropped him for Keldon in both....just feels so damn wrong. Wait, you dropped LMA? After 3 games? 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RAGINGROOSTER 205 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 2 hours ago, sharkpotato said: Wait, you dropped LMA? After 3 games? Definitely a winning play, what you mean??? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
indigorivers 399 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 3 hours ago, bbythepier said: Deep leaguers: While Poeltl gets his 20 off the bench, he rarely gets more. Trey Lyles had some decent lines last Feb/Mar if you check his Bbref page. Jakob averaged 26 minutes in the bubble Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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DonutGiveUp 2,163 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 At what point is he a drop in shallow leagues? Dude is such a headache this season and unless hes traded his value is done Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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