A Snub is a Snub is a Snub....

Aldridge is showing incredible maturity for his age. I support Dre’s comments as well. Fact is, Duncan and Gasol ( and probably Nash if he replaces Yao) are voted in due to past accomplishments. Griffin has been hyped by the NBA to no end. Imagine if K-Love were in Los Angeles and Griffin in Minnesota. Who would be hyped more then? Fact is- the NBA is ALL about politics. LMA is astute enough to realize that he is caught in the middle of the old guard and the new sexiest marketable rookie, and therefore, didn’t have a realistic shot. The real question to ask is- Just how good of numbers would he have to had put up to be included in the game, and who would he have replaced?

He may very well be angry and have a giant chip on his shoulder, but you’re not going to hear him say it. In a league full of hype and blather, I appreciate his quiet demeanor.

But maybe he will use his ego on the court to become a better player. Personally if I was him, I would now step my game up another notch, be the best PF in the league and then, when they call me to be an All Star, I would SNUB them. HEHE!, not gonna happen but that would be ego-licious!

Seriously, LMA got snubbed but he should let that fuel his fire to be even better.

playing like he has been lately, I prefer controlling ego to yielding to it. LBJ gives us a nice example of “ego”, not attractive. Considering how whatever a player says is magnified and twisted, someone, somewhere is going to find something to complain about. A little humility is not a bad thing, as long as he keeps playing llike he is playing. I don’t expect this all star thing to slow him down at all. Probably a motivator.

and rather spend that time with his mom

seeing your buddy who you worked along side, but kinda felt you were doing better than, (notice a rivalry, just not the rivalry)….

and you don’t give a hoot.. but … the day it happens, when neither one of you’d go up on that stage to get that award for best 5th grade project, and your buddy goes up… but you knew your project was overall better…. but ..he got that award?!

hu!!?

lol it matters even a little bit to lamacus now… couple days ago not so much.

We’ll see what stern does…. but either way the burn already is burnin… the damage done , and for lamarcus…

Time to start Showin who , what kinda mistake they made….

just over the course of this season. Nevertheless, he was snubbed. That guy has ego coming out of his ears, but it hasn’t helped.

instead of the MJ/Starbury/Lebron style of egocentricism. Does getting snub hurt? I’m sure it does! But that doesn’t mean get angry in public about it. Maturity is all about using this as just another element to prove people wrong be your actions on the court, not about whining about losing a popularity contest. He’s going to be just fine.

http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2011/02/indiana_100_portland_87_pacers.html
Sounds like after he got told about Kevin Love being put in the game, LaMarcus was not too happy. Theres the fire you were looking for!

the All-Star team but not Duncan. Tim is no longer the best player in San Antonio not even the 2nd best, both Parker and Ginobilli are the best they have.

Duncan’s averages this season are : Aldridge’s are :

13.5 Pts 21.2 Pts
9.3 Rpg 9.1 Rpg
3.0 Ast 2.0 Ast
1.92 Blks 1.26 Blks
21.4 PER 20.8 PER
.483 % FG .485% FG
.72 % FT .78 %FT
1.170 pps 1.221 pps

With all the injury problems that this team has had to face, its almost a miracle that we are still in the top 8 of the Western Conference. Thats all due to the amazing form that LMA is in. How many players in the history of the NBA has had to deal with losing their Star player and starting SG in Roy then there is the loss of Oden for the season, missing Pryzbilla for the early part and now Camby WHICH has meant that LMA has had to play more minutes BUT still manages to play better. Usually when a players minutes has gone up as much as LMA’s has, their FG% takes a noticeable hit but not with LMA. His has gone up. I don’t suppose that happens all that often, do you?

Even though I don’t agree that Love should go to the All-Star game ahead of LMA , I can understand what they see. But what is God’s name do they see in Duncan? The NBA needs to stop being so kind to the elderly and promote the players that really deserve it. Duncan was clearly out-played by LMA just recently so its fairly obvious that Tim no longer deserves this accolade so why pick him?

Well the NBA can count one less viewer for this years All-Star game as I won’t be watching it. I will try and catch the Rookie- Sophmore game though, Wes Matthews for MVP!

Duncan’s numbers:………………………………………………….Aldridge’s are:
13.5 Pts——————————————————————————————— 21.2 Pts
9.3 Rpg——————————————————————————————— 9.1 Rpg
3.0 Ast———————————————————————————————— 2.0 Ast
1.92 Blks—————————————————————————————— 1.26 Blks
21.4 PER—————————————————————————————— 20.8 PER
.483 % FG————————————————————————————— .485% FG
.72 % FT——————————————————————————————- .78 %FT
1.170 pps—————————————————————————————- 1.221 pps

Is this the next evolution for Aldridge as a player?

Aldridge actually reminds me of Drexler quite a bit. He has an ego but he is not about self-promotion. I prefer that to the guys who seem more concerned with talking smack than producing wins on the court. I hope LA keeps playing to win and doesn’t become a stat seeker just so he can play in the All-Star game. It would have been nice to see him rewarded with a selection but I would rather see him keep growing as a team player instead of focusing on the individual aspects of the game.