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
practice work
I work on that in practice all the time. But I usually don't have to use it much.
played
I don't feel like I played well at all today.
great guy mike physical
Mike is doing great this year. He's a real physical guy and we're going to need that down the line.
center guard low strong
No one can guard him. He's strong with a low center of gravity.
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My decision didn't have anything to do with the new rules. It was all about my family and I sitting down and feeling like this was the best thing to do and the fact I'd be in a great position if I came out. I think an NBA team will be getting a great player, an honest player and a guy who wants to win and will put it all on the line.
chance drafted good impact spot
I have a chance to be drafted in a good spot and be an impact player.
everybody games good shots supposed
I feel like I didn't really do what I was supposed to do tonight. Those are shots I can make. I had some pretty good looks. They just didn't fall. Everybody has games like that.
I feel like I am back at 100 percent.
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When the football team came back to Austin, some of them were telling us what the experience was like and how great it was to win it all. We took what they said and decided that we wanted to try to do the same thing.
care good learned ought season time tough wins
We've had some good wins and some tough losses. Now it's time to play. We ought to have learned enough over the season to come out and take care of business.
fight games importance showing team toughness
This team is showing a lot more toughness down the stretch. I don't want to say those other games weren't as important. But we know the importance of everything right now. We know we have to fight for everything we get.
might momentum shift
We thought that might be a momentum shift for us.
knew
When I was working out with them, I knew I'd be OK.
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Davis has that big body and is a big guy. He wants to keep his body on you all the time. So I knew I had to keep moving, which was the mind-set I went into the game with. I tried to help with rebounds and defense and do what I could. Most of those shots I took tonight were shots I make often.