LaMarcus Aldridge up for M.I.P.

Although it is now not so likely that the Blazers will be able to hit the 42 win mark, there is a bright spot. LeMarcus Aldridge is up for the Most Imroved Player award. L.A. would be the 3rd Blazer to receive this award. Since the All Star break L.A. has been averaging 19 points and 7 rebounds per game. His shooting is at 50.8%.

This is a huge improvement from last year. When you consider that LaMarcus is really just beginning to tap into his potential, you can again take heart that the future of the Portland Trailblazers is very very bright!

I hope LaMarcus gets this award. Others up for it are Hedo "Turkeyglue" Turkoglu ;), Danny Granger, Al Jefferson and Beno Udrih.