Meyers Leonard is a net positive on defense????

[B-Roy]

Okay, I don't know how much stock I put into this, but I read this article and was particularly shocked at this statement:

http://www.blazersedge.com/2016/12/6/13852822/portland-trail-blazers-defense-statistical-analysis


No, it's not the greatest article, most of it is pretty obvious information but this specific piece is actually backed up by "numbers".

Also, here is Leonard's RPM: (Next to Dame)


The 1.11 is a positive defensive RPM. I don't put much stock into this stat (ESPN doesn't even say how it's calculated), but the fact that he's rated positive defensively by ANY stat is honestly kind of surprising.

 

[handiman]

They must have figured out a way to calculate the "Big Dorky White Guy That Gets Under Your Skin" factor, aka the Bill Laimbeer award.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Greg Monroe certainly saw Meyers Leonard on defense as a positive for him last night.

 

[B-Roy]

I'm looking for actual explanations and I can't find any. The team as a whole looks like complete garbage on defense, so any slight positive needs further digging into...

 

[TBpup]

Leonard has always been good at the rim. It's when Stotts tries to play him as a stretch-4 that he gets exposed. As a defensive center, he is the best on the team until Uncle Festus finally plays.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Hey, GMs of other teams in the NBA...
Meyers Leonard is a net positive on defense!!!

 

[Blazinaway]

wow, our C's are pretty bad at D, hell they even made me look at Monroe with envy (just for a second! lol)

 

[Chris Craig]

Hey, GMs of other teams in the NBA...
Meyers Leonard is a net positive on defense!!!