Message Boards > Trail Blazers Talk
Blazers Insider: Count locker room leader among team's many job openings
You are not authorized to post a reply.
  1. BlazerManiac
    BlazerManiac
    Posts: 709

    Posted 04/30/2012 8:38 AM

    Great Article:

    Quite Evident in this article, we need to keep Matthews: (click here to read the full Article)

    http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2012/04/blazers_insider_count_locker_room_leader_among_tea.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#repete

    Quick: LaMarcus Aldridge Discusses Teammates' Discontent

    Jason Quick of The Oregonian got Portland Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge to open up about the discontent his teammates felt during the 2011-2012 season .
    -------------------------------
    "And to me, (Felton) was like, 'I'm with you.' So the stuff you are saying I should have done, I did. But they are like, 'Oh yeah, oh yeah,' then it was like you say: They go in their little corner and they are like, 'Yeah, whatever.' I don't know what they are saying, but they are probably saying that they told me this, but they are going to do something else. I even challenged 'Mal (Crawford). I was like, 'I know you aren't playing (shooting guard), but just play basketball. You love basketball; just play.'"

    Aldridge said many on the team blew him off and ignored his message because, as the franchise player, he was getting all the playing time he wanted, all the shots he wanted.

    "They wanted comfort from guys who are in misery like them ...," Aldridge said. "I'm going to them and trying to talk to them, but they were blowing me off. They are like, 'What do you know about this?' They had something against (McMillan), and you know how it is when you have a grudge, and there's a guy getting everything he wants? You are not going to listen to him. That's how it was."




    I am a fan of JJ the Double Double Beast.
  1. stacksfan2005
    stacksfan2005
    Posts: 302

    Posted 04/30/2012 2:28 PM

    thanks for the story, I'm not so disappointed in aldridge anymore, at least he was getting on the guys. he can't force them to listen, but at least he tried, that's more than can be said for most of the players on the roster.
- Hide
   
 
 
 
 
   

    Recent Discussions

  1. Trade/Free Agents Ideas

    Started by DoubleDz on 05/24/13 at 12:33 AM

    Not DPOY. All American. Player of the year in his conference twice. Past four years, McCollum, Muscala, McCollum, Muscala.

  2. This may be crazy

    Started by mattystars on 06/17/13 at 6:39 PM

    @RipCity I like the Nick Young/Randy Foye idea indeed, could be able to get Foye for 2mil per season

  3. Rebuild Diagram 3.0

    Started by cmeese47 on 06/17/13 at 11:08 AM

    Bobcats pick is protected is what I hear

  4. The Fan....

    Started by jesusshuttlesworth on 06/18/13 at 12:00 AM

    The pre-fix of the word Fanatic. Fanatic, the definition is simple, Literally, A person  motivated by an extreme,  junkylike enthusiasm.Figuratively,lets go whoop that ass no matter the endeavor.Above and beyond anything else i am  t...

  5. center .

    Started by Mistafab322 on 06/17/13 at 12:10 AM

    javale mcgee thats who we should get and some bench help

  6. Iggy...

    Started by schwabbii on 06/15/13 at 4:16 PM

    Posted By DoubleDz on 06/16/2013 8:30 PM

    sign Iggy for 8-9M, Batum at the two, and Wesley off the bench! Draft Steven Adams (who loves contact, grew up playing rug-bee). Sounds NICE!



    Iggy ha...

  7. Twitter Users

    Started by darbpunk on 03/05/09 at 8:28 PM

    Follow my twitter! @CamCripps3

  8. NW Rival Nuggets falling apart......

    Started by jesusshuttlesworth on 06/06/13 at 2:32 PM

    Love Okafor, hate his contract. Nenê is sweet too. I like the Wizards. Fan of wall. Also you guys watching Danny Green? Dude is insane.

Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  ... 
Active Forums 4.1
NOT LICENSED FOR PRODUCTION USE
www.activemodules.com
The latest from
Everybody
jbell0404 joined group Season Ticket Holders / RipCity 14 commented on Trade/Free Agents Ideas / jesusshuttlesworth created new forum topic The Fan.... / quitespiffy1 updated their fan statement / NickPitherUK and DHawes22 are friends now / djogone updated their scrapbook / djogone uploaded new photo / daddy updated their Starting 5 / MJB uploaded new video /