Lopez tutors MyLe on "the big man code"

[Natebishop3]

http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/i...ezs_presence_should_help_me.html#incart_river

opez said he believes he has a responsibility to help Leonard develop as part of a “big-man code” he learned as a rookie. Lopez said the code entails big men pushing each other to get better while at the same time having “each other’s backs.”

Like Leonard, Lopez entered the NBA as a 20-year-old after two years of college. During his rookie year with Phoenix in 2008-09, he got to play with one of the NBA’s all-time great centers, Shaquille O’Neal.

“Shaq’s the one that taught me about the big-man connection, the big-man code,” Lopez said.

What did Lopez learn from O’Neal?

“I wouldn’t say skill so much as mentality,” Lopez said. “The thing about the league is, people have the skills and they develop them, but players are lacking in mentality, and I think it’s something that you evolve into. You make mistakes, and you have to get past them. The only way to do it is experience.”

 

[SheedSoNasty]

Meyers could benefit from that kind of camaraderie. I remember him saying that he wanted a mentor that he could connect with and I'm hoping that he and Lopez can build that together. Their skill set would complement each other well.

 

[Eastoff]

Meyers could benefit from that kind of camaraderie. I remember him saying that he wanted a mentor that he could connect with and I'm hoping that he and Lopez can build that together. Their skill set would complement each other well.

It also sounded like last season Meyers didn't have any friends on the team. And while that sounds bleeding heart liberal, if he is feeling depressed as a 20 y.o. off the court, that's going to bleed over into his energy level on the court. However now the two giant nerds seem to get along as weirdo goofballs. =]

 

[Pinwheel1]

It also sounded like last season Meyers didn't have any friends on the team. And while that sounds bleeding heart liberal, if he is feeling depressed as a 20 y.o. off the court, that's going to bleed over into his energy level on the court. However now the two giant nerds seem to get along as weirdo goofballs. =]

What makes you think that? I always got the opposite impression when I would hear other Blazers mention him. Did his brother live with him last year?

 

[ebott]

They put one of your's in the hospital, you put one of their's in the morgue. That's the big man code.

 

[Eastoff]

What makes you think that? I always got the opposite impression when I would hear other Blazers mention him. Did his brother live with him last year?

I thought I heard bits and pieces saying that. HCP, do you have any knowledge on the subject? I thought his brother was still enlisted last year.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

I also got the impression Leonard wasn't really close to anyone on the team. Not polarizing, but not really hanging out much with anyone on the team. (Again just a perspective from a fan.)

It would be great if Lopez and Meyers became buddies.

 

[blazedanugz]

i was watching a recent episode of NBA rooks on NBATV the other day. they were doing a special on damian and he said Meyers was his best friends on the team...take that for what its worth..

 

[3RA1N1AC]

Let's be honest, there's not a lot of things to do as a rich famous white man in Portland.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

I'm hoping Leonard learns toughness when he has the ball in his hands. He's fine when he goes for rebounds but put the ball in his hands and he turns into a little girl.

They put one of your's in the hospital, you put one of their's in the morgue. That's the big man code.

 

[dviss1]

I'm hoping Leonard learns toughness when he has the ball in his hands. He's fine when he goes for rebounds but put the ball in his hands and he turns into a little girl.

The only time I want to see the ball in his hands is when he sets a pick then rolls, or when he passes to the wing to go set a down pick.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

you and me both.

The only time I want to see the ball in his hands is when he sets a pick then rolls, or when he passes to the wing to go set a down pick.