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
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.
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We have to follow the game plan. The pressure starts to pick up when it gets late, and we tend to just stand around, so we have to have more movement and a better mind-set.
felt games hard seeing struggle team watching
It was very hard just watching the games and seeing the team struggle at times. I felt like I could have done anything just to help, but I couldn't even walk.
couple exciting watching
It was an exciting thing. I was with a couple of the guys, watching it at a teammate's house.
coach free practice shot throws watching
I shot a lot of free throws in practice with Coach watching me.
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Our defense has done a great job the last couple of games. I think that has been a big difference from our play in the beginning of the season. That allowed us to go in and get some good buckets tonight, so we just kept pounding them in.
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Big Baby pushed me out of the lane. I didn't do what I was supposed to do. I missed shots. I tried to do other things, like rebound and block shots.
feels
It feels good, but we have a long season, a long way to go.
shots
Those are shots I can make. They just didn't fall.
ball pass
We need to keep moving, set better screens, pass the ball more.
chair percentage reason release using
When I first got here (to UT), my release was ugly. I think using the chair is one reason my free-throw percentage is getting better. I have better mechanics.
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I don't think we were trying to prove anything to the country. We were just trying to get ourselves back on track so that when this thing gets rolling to NCAA, we'll be locked and ready to go. If we finish out strong and win our next couple of games, anything can happen. Any of the other No. 1 seeds could lose. We still have a chance (to be a top seed).
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I expect I'll see both of them on me. They both present different kinds of challenges. Davis is so big and strong and Thomas is very athletic. It will be a good test for me.
means people realize
I don't think people realize how much he means to this program.