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
coach
Coach always says, if someone is hot, keep going to him.
best decision time
I think that was the best decision I could have made. I have all the time in the world to develop.
last people recognize shoot sure year
Last year I wasn't sure if or when to shoot the ball. I don't think people would recognize me from last year to this year.
active aggressive ball body coach guys lately looking telling tells today trying
Lately coach has been telling me to be more aggressive and want the ball more. He tells me that he can't just tell the guys that. I have to do it with my body language. I was trying to be active today and keep moving, looking for the ball.
aggressive ball disappear far shows spots wanting watch
I watch film with Coach, and he shows me spots when I do disappear as far as not wanting the ball, not being aggressive and being too passive. They're right. If I'm not wanting the ball and not being aggressive, I am disappearing, and I'm just out there for no reason.
gets goes high hook jump reach release
His reach is so long that he gets his jump hook over people. He has a high release on his jump hook or he just goes around you.
everybody gotten guys offense others step team worked
Overall, this team has gotten a lot better. Everybody has worked really hard. If some guys go down, we know that others will step up. All of our guys can play offense and defense.
aggressive ball coach far films shows spots wanting watch
I go back and watch films with Coach. He shows me spots when I can disappear, as far as not wanting the ball or not being aggressive or being too passive. If I'm not wanting the ball, I'm not being aggressive. I'm just out there for no reason.
develop emphasized fun missed statement time
He emphasized how much fun he had in college, how much he would have missed out on. He made the statement that you have time to develop in college. So have fun and take your time.
gonna guys inside mix
We can mix it up. We've got some inside guys and some shooters, but you know we're always gonna rebound. That's what we do.
apply good learn next watch
I'll watch the good things and the bad. I'll try to take what I learn and apply it to the next game.
check fighting game
I'll check every now and then and see how many P.J. has so I can try to get more. That's why at the end of the game we're fighting for them.
basketball leave middle
It was just leave the middle to me and get to all their shooters.
bad broke great high season texas
In no way was this a bad season for Texas basketball. We still did great things and broke a lot of records. We just didn't end it the way we wanted to. I feel disappointed. I had high expectations for us.