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Scalma said:
Easy to say that now. Not really when he was a prospect.
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Sorry, but I've seen some of his prospect tapes. There were GLARING issues there that still plague him today, which he hasn't fixed or addressed.

It's the same reason why people passed over drafting Johnny Maziel: they saw his partying and immaturity and knew he would be a cancer to their teams. And the same reason why Jared Goff will probably be one of the biggest draft busts in NFL history.
 
Jade Falcon said:
Sorry, but I've seen some of his prospect tapes. There were GLARING issues there that still plague him today, which he hasn't fixed or addressed.

It's the same reason why people passed over drafting Johnny Maziel: they saw his partying and immaturity and knew he would be a cancer to their teams. And the same reason why Jared Goff will probably be one of the biggest draft busts in NFL history.
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Had more to do with the fact he was so short he missed easy throws all the time and would also wanted to chuck it down the field. He looked fast in college but then you looked at his 40 time and realized that most LB's could outrun him in the NFL so his scrambling ability wasn't worth as much as it was in college. The partying and immaturity were just nails in his coffin but he was never goign to be a good nfl QB.
 
santeesioux said:
http://www.nbadraft.net/players/meyers-leonard

NBA Comparison: Robin Lopez

That should call into question the legitimacy of nbadraft.net.
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Strengths: Fluid, athletic 7-footer with developing all-around skills ... Excellent length on a good frame that will be capable of supporting more muscle ... Quick off his feet ... Strong body-control for a big ... Easy alley-oop target ... Explosiveness helps him blow by slower post players in transition ... Good offensive awareness ... Talented passer with good court-vision ... Does a lot of damage in the post at this level ... Willing to wrestle for good position near the block ... Uses his agility well to get around the rim, and is a quality finisher due to his athleticism ... Becoming a better outside shooter, and is dangerous when left alone from 12-18 feet ... Nice touch from the free-throw line; shouldn't be a liability there in the future ... Sells contact well (he's a good flopper) ... Defends with his body more than his hands ... Protects the rim well on defense ... Blocks a lot of shots ... Smart help-defender ... Gets his hands on a lot of rebounds, and is aware enough to tip-out to teammates when he can't corral one himself ... Usually does a good job of finding somebody to box-out whenever a shot goes up ...



Did he get one thing right? Maybe the jumper...
 
GDiama said:
Strengths: Fluid, athletic 7-footer with developing all-around skills ... Excellent length on a good frame that will be capable of supporting more muscle ... Quick off his feet ... Strong body-control for a big ... Easy alley-oop target ... Explosiveness helps him blow by slower post players in transition ... Good offensive awareness ... Talented passer with good court-vision ... Does a lot of damage in the post at this level ... Willing to wrestle for good position near the block ... Uses his agility well to get around the rim, and is a quality finisher due to his athleticism ... Becoming a better outside shooter, and is dangerous when left alone from 12-18 feet ... Nice touch from the free-throw line; shouldn't be a liability there in the future ... Sells contact well (he's a good flopper) ... Defends with his body more than his hands ... Protects the rim well on defense ... Blocks a lot of shots ... Smart help-defender ... Gets his hands on a lot of rebounds, and is aware enough to tip-out to teammates when he can't corral one himself ... Usually does a good job of finding somebody to box-out whenever a shot goes up ...
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:biglaugh:
 
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thanks Meyers, another $10m a year performance.
 
I don't blame Meyers for sucking. He showed us that he sucked for 4 fucking years till Neil decided to give him this contract. This is squarely on Neil, who is a cocky son of a bitch who massively over-rates himself..
 
:huh::huh::huh: Just watched the Meyers Leonard exit interview. Guys, trust me, I know when somebody's confidence is shattered and they are totally confused. And that's Meyers right now. I really feel for the guy..... we were too hard on him.
 
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ripcityboy said:
:huh::huh::huh: Just watched the Meyers Leonard exit interview. Guys, trust me, I know when somebody's confidence is shattered and they are totally confused. And that's Meyers right now. I really feel for the guy..... we we're too hard on him.
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I was with you right up to the bolded bit.

Part of the gig of professional athlete is learning to deal with the criticism that comes with the job. If you wither and fold under pressure that insignificant, what will you do when faced with the insanely high expectations and intense scrutiny that comes with deep playoff runs? Like or not, it's on the athlete to figure some way to either drown out the noise and do their job, or else grow a thick skin and use all of that criticism as fuel. Bottom line: It's a tough job that weeds out people that don't have the grit to hack it.

So is it "mean" that people dog-piled on him for his shitty play? You bet, but that's life. Maybe he should go hire a sports psychologist or a hypnotherapist and do everything he can to get his mind right instead of blaming the team for not supporting him enough. This isn't on the fans, this is on him to stop being a victim, and figure out if he's got any kind of fight in him.
 
Nikolokolus said:
I was with you right up to the bolded bit.

Part of the gig of professional athlete is learning to deal with the criticism that comes with the job. If you wither and fold under pressure that insignificant, what will you do when faced with the insanely high expectations and intense scrutiny that comes with deep playoff runs? Like or not, it's on the athlete to figure some way to either drown out the noise and do their job, or else grow a thick skin and use all of that criticism as fuel. Bottom line: It's a tough job that weeds out people that don't have the grit to hack it.

So is it "mean" that people dog-piled on him for his shitty play? You bet, but that's life. Maybe he should go hire a sports psychologist or a hypnotherapist and do everything he can to get his mind right instead of blaming the team for not supporting him enough. This isn't on the fans, this is on him to stop being a victim, and figure out if he's got any kind of fight in him.
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Yeah Nik and usually I'd be with you on this but he just looks shattered. Hard not to feel a little bit of empathy for him even if he does have such a high profile gig.
 
meyers still seems to take zero responsibility for the shitiness of his play.

exit interview was just full of confusion and not being able to play good when he's not confident.

well fuck you chump.

he's a lost cause, Neil should be fined for resigning this dickwad.
 
ripcityboy said:
Yeah Nik and usually I'd be with you on this but he just looks shattered. Hard not to feel a little bit of empathy for him even if he does have such a high profile gig.
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I'd feel a lot worse for him if he were an amateur athlete or not set for life financially. It sucks to see anybody that down, but he's got about 41 million reasons (courtesy of Neil) to not get too despondent.

I don't hate Meyers and I wish him the best of luck in his next career as a light-bulb changer, but that doesn't mean I think the Blazers should keep him around either. In fact I think it might be imperative to trade him so he can get a change of scenery. I'll tell you one thing though, I hate Olshey for giving him all that stupid money.
 
Nikolokolus said:
I'd feel a lot worse for him if he were an amateur athlete or not set for life financially. It sucks to see anybody that down, but he's got about 41 million reasons (courtesy of Neil) to not get too despondent.

I don't hate Meyers and I wish him the best of luck in his next career as a light-bulb changer, but that doesn't mean I think the Blazers should keep him around either. In fact I think it might be imperative to trade him so he can get a change of scenery. I'll tell you one thing though, I hate Olshey for giving him all that stupid money.
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Yeah. The money feels like a further investment of foolishness in his belief that Meyers could become a serviceable NBA player.
 
ripcityboy said:
Yeah Nik and usually I'd be with you on this but he just looks shattered. Hard not to feel a little bit of empathy for him even if he does have such a high profile gig.
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He has $40 million to comfort him and spend on man-bun haircuts. At some point, you either do or don't. If fans were reacting to him this way in his rookie year, I'd have more empathy. It's after year 5. You can only coddle for so long.
 
Here is the key and why he wont become a solid player, sadly.

He speaks of playing optimal while being confident. Well his confidence this offseason is the highest it will ever be. Why? Because it is the only time he will see a team back his confidence up with their own by offering a contract like he got. The contract should have set his confidence issues at ease. The team just said we believe in you. we have confidence in you. We know you came out of last season injured, but we have faith, when healthy, you can be a contributor to our run. The team said this to him by offering him the contract!
Why the hell is his confidence still shakey???????????? Cant succeed at anything if the mindset is this fragile....
 
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