Meyers is going to really thrive in the modern NBA

[Strenuus]

I still would.

I'm just saying, the games evolved. Happens in every sport.

 

[DaLincolnJones]

Wes would.
Nic would....if you were Spanish.

For giggles, I did a quick search. Not afraid to admit when i am wrong. Anyway, seems you were half right. While there is no record of Wes giving a hard foul, Nic did in Spain. No wonder I dont remember.

I think JJ got tossed once or twice.

 

[Sinobas]

And just for the record.....he HATES the Legend nickname.

I bet he likes it better than Leonar_ though.

 

[Draco]

More like Mehmet Okur imo

Thats a good comparison. Okur was a quality starter so if Meyers can become that valuable he should have a good role. Sam Perkins is another one.

Dirk comparisons are ridiculous. He was a transcendent player. Reminds me of fans comparing a young Luke Babbitt to Bird.

 

[riverman]

Have to agree with you there..in fact I was impressed that both ML and CJ gave hard fouls. When is the last time someone not names Joel Priz gave a hard foul on this roster

Mo Williams against Bogut in Oakland

 

[Draco]

Pre arthritis sabonis if he adds a post game. Hes got the shooting and great court vision. The legend has just begun. This season will be legendary.

Meyers doesn't have half the passing skills Sabonis had. Thats an insult to Arvydas. Meyers is a better 3 point shooter. Pre-injury Sabonis was far more athletic.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Thats a good comparison. Okur was a quality starter so if Meyers can become that valuable he should have a good role. Sam Perkins is another one.

Dirk comparisons are ridiculous. He was a transcendent player. Reminds me of fans comparing a young Luke Babbitt to Bird.

I remember Babbitts Nevada mixtape lol

He did look like Larry 2.0 but like HCP says... Highlight reels are so unreliable lol

 

[Draco]

Mo Williams against Bogut in Oakland

This might be my favorite Blazer "foul" of the last decade. Best thing about it was it wasn't even called a foul.

 

[Orion Bailey]

This might be my favorite Blazer "foul" of the last decade. Best thing about it was it wasn't even called a foul.

That is some funny shit. I remember that and remember laughing when it happened. Still laughing now. You see Andre get pushed a bit from behind from Blake on the other end. Dre turns and looks at the ref and at Blake, then says, "fuck it, they aint calling fouls? Im putting the locomotive action into gear!!!" oh man... it might have been a flag ged hit in the nfl even.

GREAT find!

 

[Sinobas]

Can't compare him to either if you ask me. Limber was a banger who happened to step out and have a nice J. Sabonis had a sick post game and MAD court vision. Meyers reminds me more of a Dirk. He doesn't have that stepback J from the post, but he does have that soft Euro vibe going on.

He's certainly nothing like Laimbeer on the defensive end, or in terms of attitude. But I was thinking more offensively. I don't remember him having much of a post up game. He took mostly face up jump shots (and had a nice mid range game), had good court awareness, good passer, didn't force up bad shots.

 

[julius]

This might be my favorite Blazer "foul" of the last decade. Best thing about it was it wasn't even called a foul.

I wish we had signed him, I'd love him on this team. Not only because he's a solid pro, but because he'd be such a good influence on this team.

 

[riverman]

I was way more crushed when we traded Dre for Felton than any other move in recent Blazer history..I really wanted him to end his career here

 

[julius]

I was way more crushed when we traded Dre for Felton than any other move in recent Blazer history..I really wanted him to end his career here

Me too. Why is it players I want on the team always come either after their prime OR when the coach fucks things up (hello Sarge, line 1)

 

[Scalma]

There's no past nba player that I can say he reminds me of. Sure certain parts of his game can remind me of certain players but as a whole no. That's what makes him exciting.

 

[Trackjack]

To many people likes compare certain players to past player and that not fair to the younger players especially if they don't meet the older players standards. Myers is Myers that can shoot outside but that where the game has gone. You see younger players in high school they don't warm up shooting around the rim they are out there shooting the 3 ball.

 

[mook]

To add to my initial post, I thought this article from August was pretty interesting.

• In 847 total minutes last season, Leonard shot 51.0 percent from the field, 42.0 percent from 3 and 93.8 percent from the line. This put him on par with some of the "50-40-90" seasons posted by a few of the game's all-time great shooters - Kevin Durant, Dirk Nowitzki, Steve Nash, Larry Bird. Meyers is in elite company.
• Defensively, Leonard was one of the best low-post defenders in the league. The NBA's SportVU data revealed that on rim protection attempts - defined as any shot with the shooter within 5 feet of the rim and 5 feet of Leonard - Leonard held opposing players to just 42.3 percent shooting. The league average is around 50/50. Leonard's opponent shooting percentage was lower than Roy Hibbert (42.6 percent), Dwight Howard (45.7), Andre Drummond (48.0) and DeAndre Jordan(48.5).

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Last season, Leonard held opponents to 28.4 percent shooting from the 3-point line -- 3.5 percentage points lower than their average. On shots further out than 15 feet, opponents made 34.3 percent of their attempts, a 2.3 percentage point decrease from their average. In the 2015 playoffs against the Memphis Grizzlies' frontcourt rotation of Marc Gasol,Zach Randolph and Kosta Koufas, Leonard maintained those solid defensive numbers around the perimeter.

I really think people are sleeping on him as an obvious MIP candidate. He has few holes in his defensive game to keep him off the floor. On the other end he's kind of a poor man's Dirk/LMA type of hybrid on offense, and we have the absolutely perfect coach in the league to manage that kind of player.

 

[Eastoff]

To add to my initial post, I thought this article from August was pretty interesting.


I really think people are sleeping on him as an obvious MIP candidate. He has few holes in his defensive game to keep him off the floor. On the other end he's kind of a poor man's Dirk/LMA type of hybrid on offense, and we have the absolutely perfect coach in the league to manage that kind of player.

He can't be most improved, cause he's already legendary. #getonmylevel

 

[blue9]

In regards to the Sabonis comparison I recall someone saying that Leonard isn't going to be throwing behind-the-back bounce passes...
http://www.nba.com/video/games/blazers/2015/10/18/0011500080-uta-por-recap.nba/

 

[Orion Bailey]

Its official! I found out last night that Meyers is untouchable and will retire a Blazer. Wanna know how I found out the inside skinny?.
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I bought his Jersey!!!

 

[blue9]

So I'm a little concerned that Leonard isn't taking as many shots as it seems like he should. I thought he was going to be our 3rd option, but so far he's taking about 6 shots a game. This is preseason - Stotts should be letting Leonard go to work. Actually, Stotts should be forcing the issue and drawing up plays for Leonard to get his development underway. Another mark against Stotts in my book.

 

[THE HCP]

You want him taking MORE!!!?? The only thing I want him doing more is rebound!

 

[blue9]

You want him taking MORE!!!?? The only thing I want him doing more is rebound!

Absolutely. He's out best shooter, and most games he's shooting 6 shots. It's preseason! It's the perfect time to push at the edges of your game. I want Plumlee to rebound more.
I also wanted to see some semblance of P/R play with Dame, Plumlee, CJ, and Davis. Granted I haven't watched any games, but I've watched all the highlights and checked the box scores and it doesn't appear that we've utilized the most fundamental of plays. Stotts seems asleep at the wheel.

 

[B-Roy]

Granted I haven't watched any games, but I've watched all the highlights and checked the box scores and it doesn't appear that we've utilized the most fundamental of plays. Stotts seems asleep at the wheel.

How you gonna say you haven't watched the games, then say they haven't been running the plays you want?

This statement is so inherently backwards.

 

[illmatic99]

Absolutely. He's out best shooter, and most games he's shooting 6 shots. It's preseason! It's the perfect time to push at the edges of your game. I want Plumlee to rebound more.
I also wanted to see some semblance of P/R play with Dame, Plumlee, CJ, and Davis. Granted I haven't watched any games, but I've watched all the highlights and checked the box scores and it doesn't appear that we've utilized the most fundamental of plays. Stotts seems asleep at the wheel.

Caught a few nice P&Rs with CJ/Dame and Plums over the past two games. It's coming.

Absolutely agree with you on Leonard shooting more. Dude is skilled as hell. Needs to be more selfish. But he just NEVER forces the issue.

 

[THE HCP]

Absolutely. He's out best shooter, and most games he's shooting 6 shots. It's preseason! It's the perfect time to push at the edges of your game. I want Plumlee to rebound more.
I also wanted to see some semblance of P/R play with Dame, Plumlee, CJ, and Davis. Granted I haven't watched any games, but I've watched all the highlights and checked the box scores and it doesn't appear that we've utilized the most fundamental of plays. Stotts seems asleep at the wheel.

Meyers just isn't a pick n roll player. Not in his game. spreading the court hitting 3s is. Wish he had a back to the basket game and a nose for the ball though.

 

[blue9]

Meyers just isn't a pick n roll player. Not in his game. spreading the court hitting 3s is. Wish he had a back to the basket game and a nose for the ball though.

Did I say I wanted to see the P/R with Meyers? Learn to read then post!
(But I do seem to recall seeing a bit of P/R with Meyers in the past - he has it in him.)

 

[blue9]

How you gonna say you haven't watched the games, then say they haven't been running the plays you want?

This statement is so inherently backwards.

It was a qualified statement. Hopefully that's not truly above your reading level and you just want to be a jerky nitpick. At least yuyuza indicated that it's happened a little bit.

 

[B-Roy]

It was a qualified statement. Hopefully that's not truly above your reading level and you just want to be a jerky nitpick. At least yuyuza indicated that it's happened a little bit.

It was most certainly not a qualified statement. You haven't even watched the games and yet you feel qualified to speak on what plays they're running. How am I supposed to take your opinion seriously?

And for the record, they are running their fair share of pick and rolls, usually with Plumlee and Davis, rarely Vonleh. Meyers never rolls, and Dame/CJ aren't particularly great at passing to the roll man either, most times rather force up a shot at the run.

 

[illmatic99]

...., and Dame/CJ aren't particularly great at passing to the roll man either, most times rather force up a shot at the run.

This!

Plums and Davis roll to the hoop every time, but our guards have trouble getting them the ball. Dame at least has a bit of experience with this when Hickson was on the roster, while CJ has had essentially none. These dudes need to learn not only how to make a pocket pass to the roller, but also close range lob passes.

 

[Strenuus]

This!

Plums and Davis roll to the hoop every time, but our guards have trouble getting them the ball. Dame at least has a bit of experience with this when Hickson was on the roster, while CJ has had essentially none. These dudes need to learn not only how to make a pocket pass to the roller, but also close range lob passes.

I don't know. At the Jazz game I didn't see that many rolls. It was pretty stagnant, to be honest.