The book on LaMarcus Aldridge

Ball Don't Lie found this 4/11/2008 on trailblazerscentercourt.blogspot.com [flag]

We're just about at the end of the season, which means it's time to start lobbying for post-season awards. Travis Outlaw has an outside shot at sixth man, though even he would admit that the slump he's currently coming out of hurt his chances. Greg Oden might have had a shot at Rookie of the Year, but you know what happened with that. MVP? Brandon Roy's not there, yet. But Most Improved ... [link]

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Engrave that hardware: Who is the NBA's Most Improved Player?
Published 4/11/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
... , Blazers. "He's improved his scoring average almost nine points. He's improved his rebounding by two and a half boards per game. He led the Blazers in scoring 24 times this season and in rebounds 28 times. ... He's improved every part of his game, period." -- Blazers Center Court ...

LaMarcus Aldridge is not most improved
Published 4/18/2008 by Jack Brown at Deceptively Quick
... Over at the official Blazers blog, Casey Holdahl declares the award is Lamarcus's to lose. A shocking stance for an official Blazers blog to take. He cites that while guys like Rudy Gay and Hedo Turkoglu had nice seasons, the improved team record tips the scale to LaMarcus. Fine, except that the Magic actually improved their record by 12 games over last season to the Blazer's 9. Not his fault, maybe they have wikipedia blocked ( ...

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