Here at the Rip City Podcast, we are Blazer fans to the core, and I want to make a strong case for LaMarcus Aldridge specifically as an All-Star on the 2011 team.
LaMarcus Aldridge is, in my opinion, a shoe-in for an All-Star spot. He has really come into his own as a dominant player in the NBA, especially this season. He performed well in his past seasons, but has stepped it up in a big way this season. Recently, against Denver, put up 18 points, 13 rebounds and a career high 7 blocks. That is against a team that has a lot of power in the paint in Nene, Chris "The Birdman" Andersen and Kenyon Martin. I was checking the stats from that game and see that they rejected a total of 5 shots put together, Aldridge out blocked all 3 of them... COMBINED! That's quite a feat! That is just one example of how Aldridge has proved himself worthy of an All-Star vote, but it is very nice and a great example of his growth as a player and his willingness to get going when the going gets tough.
On "Chalk Talk" just now Mike Rice stated that he thinks LaMarcus Aldridge is an All-Star candidate for sure, but only because of his performance in the last 10 games. I couldn't agree more. He was a great player at the beginning of the season, but has really stepped-up recently, with the temporary loss of Brandon Roy to injury and seemingly permanent loss of Greg Oden to injury.
Keep up the good work L.A! L.A. = A.S. 2011
-Matt
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