Lamarcus Aldridge or Kevin Love?

[Nikki8]

I would go Aldridge. I think he would be pretty dominant playing in the eastern conference

[gpap]

Is both an option?

Anyway, if I had to choose, I'd go with Aldridge.

Better post up player and I feel we need to be more intimidating and effective in the paint.

That said, if we signed Love instead, I wouldn't be upset

[Clench123]

Kevin Love

[Celts Fan 508]

I might be criticized for this but my list would be:

1.)  Love
2.)  Millsap
3.)  LA

[crimson_stallion]

Aldridge by a country mile, because:

1. He's a bit taller (6'11" vs barely 6'10")
2. He's a lot longer (7'5" wingspan vs 7'0" wingspan)
3. He's a lot more mobile / agile
4. He's a more capable defender and rim protector due to his size/length
5. He's a more capable P&R defender due to his improved mobility
6. He's a more dangerous 1-on-1 scorer, as his length allows him to shoot over defenders
7. He's less injury prone
8. He's a better locker room guy (Love by now is known to be a diva, a bad leader, a quitter)
9. He's a more versatile scorer (happy to score inside, outside, or off the dribble)
10. He can play PF and spend some time at C (Love can only play PF)
11.  He's shown he can carry a team to the playoffs multiple times as it's #1 option - Love needed to ride Lebron/Irving to get there.

What does Love offer over Aldridge right now aside from being 3 years younger (which given his injury/health risk, is a moot point) and being a slightly better rebounder?  Nothing at all, really.

[gpap]

Aldridge by a country mile, because:

1. He's a bit taller (6'11" vs barely 6'10")
2. He's a lot longer (7'5" wingspan vs 7'0" wingspan)
3. He's a lot more mobile / agile
4. He's a more capable defender and rim protector due to his size/length
5. He's a more capable P&R defender due to his improved mobility
6. He's a more dangerous 1-on-1 scorer, as his length allows him to shoot over defenders
7. He's less injury prone
8. He's a better locker room guy (Love by now is known to be a diva, a bad leader, a quitter)
9. He's a more versatile scorer (happy to score inside, outside, or off the dribble)
10. He can play PF and spend some time at C (Love can only play PF)
11.  He's shown he can carry a team to the playoffs multiple times as it's #1 option - Love needed to ride Lebron/Irving to get there.

What does Love offer over Aldridge right now aside from being 3 years younger (which given his injury/health risk, is a moot point) and being a slightly better rebounder?  Nothing at all, really.

No he's not.

From where did you hear this?

[JohnBoy65]

Aldridge by a country mile, because:

1. He's a bit taller (6'11" vs barely 6'10")
2. He's a lot longer (7'5" wingspan vs 7'0" wingspan)
3. He's a lot more mobile / agile
4. He's a more capable defender and rim protector due to his size/length
5. He's a more capable P&R defender due to his improved mobility
6. He's a more dangerous 1-on-1 scorer, as his length allows him to shoot over defenders
7. He's less injury prone
8. He's a better locker room guy (Love by now is known to be a diva, a bad leader, a quitter)
9. He's a more versatile scorer (happy to score inside, outside, or off the dribble)
10. He can play PF and spend some time at C (Love can only play PF)
11.  He's shown he can carry a team to the playoffs multiple times as it's #1 option - Love needed to ride Lebron/Irving to get there.

What does Love offer over Aldridge right now aside from being 3 years younger (which given his injury/health risk, is a moot point) and being a slightly better rebounder?  Nothing at all, really.

No he's not.

From where did you hear this?

I found that bolded part interesting too. All Kevin Love has ever done since he's gotten to Cleveland was put his head down and go to work. He hadn't openly complained, he said from the very beginning that'd he be there the length of his contract, and he's rooting on his teammates though the playoffs.

If anything, the media has falsely painted him this way. Actually, now that I think of it, Celticsblog has. 

[Evantime34]

Aldridge by a country mile, because:

1. He's a bit taller (6'11" vs barely 6'10")
2. He's a lot longer (7'5" wingspan vs 7'0" wingspan)
3. He's a lot more mobile / agile
4. He's a more capable defender and rim protector due to his size/length
5. He's a more capable P&R defender due to his improved mobility
6. He's a more dangerous 1-on-1 scorer, as his length allows him to shoot over defenders
7. He's less injury prone
8. He's a better locker room guy (Love by now is known to be a diva, a bad leader, a quitter)
9. He's a more versatile scorer (happy to score inside, outside, or off the dribble)
10. He can play PF and spend some time at C (Love can only play PF)
11.  He's shown he can carry a team to the playoffs multiple times as it's #1 option - Love needed to ride Lebron/Irving to get there.

What does Love offer over Aldridge right now aside from being 3 years younger (which given his injury/health risk, is a moot point) and being a slightly better rebounder?  Nothing at all, really.

Is Aldridge really a rim protector? I thought that Portland always needed to play a true center next to him so that he didn't need to protect the rim.

[Celtics4ever]

Aldridge all the way.

[crimson_stallion]

I still say Love is the better fit purely due to spacing and age. Aldridge is the better player but he doesnt necessarily fit our system perfectly like Love does.

Aldridge added the three point shot last year.  He took more than 1.5 attempts per game on average, and he hit them at a 35% rate.

More then sufficient (in both attempts and accuracy) to keep the defense honest.   

[crimson_stallion]

Kevin Love averaged 26/13 in his third year. That number alone is **** out of this world.

Yeah and his team got nowhere.

Just like every other year in which Love has put up huge numbers.

It's also worth noting the Love now is not the same player he was then.  He played far in the post far more back then, and hadn't gone through all of those injuries.

Right now he's maybe 70% of the guy he was then, if that.  His offensive game has pretty much become "stand on the three point line and jack up jumpers" and he's now got yet another major injury to be concerned about.  Between his knee (or whatever it was) and now his shoulder this guy is a ticking time bomb - who knows how effective he'll be after he gets back from the shoulder injury?  It took Bradley about one full season after his shoulder surgery to get his jump shot back...and Kevin Love without a jumpshot isn't offering you very much.

[crimson_stallion]

Aldridge by a country mile, because:

1. He's a bit taller (6'11" vs barely 6'10")
2. He's a lot longer (7'5" wingspan vs 7'0" wingspan)
3. He's a lot more mobile / agile
4. He's a more capable defender and rim protector due to his size/length
5. He's a more capable P&R defender due to his improved mobility
6. He's a more dangerous 1-on-1 scorer, as his length allows him to shoot over defenders
7. He's less injury prone
8. He's a better locker room guy (Love by now is known to be a diva, a bad leader, a quitter)
9. He's a more versatile scorer (happy to score inside, outside, or off the dribble)
10. He can play PF and spend some time at C (Love can only play PF)
11.  He's shown he can carry a team to the playoffs multiple times as it's #1 option - Love needed to ride Lebron/Irving to get there.

What does Love offer over Aldridge right now aside from being 3 years younger (which given his injury/health risk, is a moot point) and being a slightly better rebounder?  Nothing at all, really.

Is Aldridge really a rim protector? I thought that Portland always needed to play a true center next to him so that he didn't need to protect the rim.

I didn't say he's a rim protector, I just said he's a better rim protector than Love.

Aldridge has averaged 1 BPG for his career, while Love has never averaged more than 0.6 BPG in his entire career.  When he did average that career high of 0.6 BPG, it was his rookie year.

A Lamarcus Aldridge is not going to intimidate any Lebron's or Harden's from attacking the basket, but against lesser opponents he can use his KG-like combination of height, length and agility to rotate over and affect shots around the basket. 

Love on the other hand has combination height, length and agility that's more on par with Jared Sullinger (in fact Sully has had better shot blocking averages through his career than Love) - that's not the type of package you want as a last line of defense around the basket. When he's your last line of defense, your best bet is to simply pray your opponent misses. 

[SCeltic34]

No poll?

I'd go with LMA for reasons very well presented above.

[Bucketgetter]

Aldridge by a country mile, because:

1. He's a bit taller (6'11" vs barely 6'10")
2. He's a lot longer (7'5" wingspan vs 7'0" wingspan)
3. He's a lot more mobile / agile
4. He's a more capable defender and rim protector due to his size/length
5. He's a more capable P&R defender due to his improved mobility
6. He's a more dangerous 1-on-1 scorer, as his length allows him to shoot over defenders
7. He's less injury prone
8. He's a better locker room guy (Love by now is known to be a diva, a bad leader, a quitter)
9. He's a more versatile scorer (happy to score inside, outside, or off the dribble)
10. He can play PF and spend some time at C (Love can only play PF)
11.  He's shown he can carry a team to the playoffs multiple times as it's #1 option - Love needed to ride Lebron/Irving to get there.

What does Love offer over Aldridge right now aside from being 3 years younger (which given his injury/health risk, is a moot point) and being a slightly better rebounder?  Nothing at all, really.

No he's not.

From where did you hear this?

I found that bolded part interesting too. All Kevin Love has ever done since he's gotten to Cleveland was put his head down and go to work. He hadn't openly complained, he said from the very beginning that'd he be there the length of his contract, and he's rooting on his teammates though the playoffs.

If anything, the media has falsely painted him this way. Actually, now that I think of it, Celticsblog has. 

Woah woah woah. SINCE he got to Cleveland. You know how he got to Cleveland? By quitting on his Minnesota team! Not a diva? He forced his way out of Minnesota by requesting a trade because they didn't make the playoffs! A good leader, you say? The only thing he led the timberwolves to was right back to the cellar of the western conference.

Stop with all the love for love. He will never be able to be a #1 option on a championship caliber team. He can't create his own shot. He couldn't even get a team to the playoffs as a number #1 option, and he had 6 years to do it.

[Hemingway]

Couldn't you say the same for KG more or less? The West is brutal for a team like Minny.