MM 2.0's more important summer league game 2 grades

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

I don't know how to read if he had "passion" through the television screen, but I could definitely see confusion and frustration. Jones, White and Motiejunas had him spinning in circles by the end of the game. In particular White's comment to Leonard about "getting his weight up," that got him teed up was pretty emasculating and he never seemed to engage defensively after that.

Hopefully it was a teachable moment and he rebounds (figuratively and literally) in the next game.

Well, I can understand Leonard's frustration. It was him against a bunch of solid bigs for Houston. Leonard had no help whatsoever.

It's kinda like me when I'm fighting 15 Asian dudes at once.

 

[Nikolokolus]

You know Lillard is going to be special when he puts up 27 points and people grade him a B/B-. He's currently the third leading scorer in Summer League.

He's averaging 5to's/game to only 3.5 assists, which is a pretty fucked up ratio. So I can definitely see why people aren't giving him A's.

I guess it depends on how you want to grade him. Personally, I think he deserves an A for this summer league if he proves he can start on opening night of the regular season. From what I've seen so far, I think he's earning that A.

I'll be honest, I'm probably one of those being a little too hard on him. He's doing a lot of good things, but after that second half of his first game he kind of raised the bar in terms what I think he's capable of doing. Giving him a C+/B- for last night is a bit of relativism on my part because I thought he was so good at setting tempo and taking over, that when he didn't take over against Houston it left me a little bit disappointed.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Well, I can understand Leonard's frustration. It was him against a bunch of solid bigs for Houston. Leonard had no help whatsoever.

It's kinda like me when I'm fighting 15 Asian dudes at once.

I'm not criticizing him, but I'm not going to give him a free pass either. I wanted to see a lot more fight from him, instead he kind of folded like a cheap lawn chair.

 

[mook]

I'm not criticizing him, but I'm not going to give him a free pass either. I wanted to see a lot more fight from him, instead he kind of folded like a cheap lawn chair.

Yeah, it wasn't that he lost the fight. It's that he didn't fight while he was losing. Being a tough guy is not a part-time job.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

I'm not criticizing him, but I'm not going to give him a free pass either. I wanted to see a lot more fight from him, instead he kind of folded like a cheap lawn chair.

I know you weren't. And I wasn't trying to excuse him. I just know how frustrating the entire game would have been, and I'm not surprised, given he's a rook, that he kinda just began to go through the motions. Doesn't make it right, but it's correctable, and a teachable moment.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

You know Lillard is going to be special when he puts up 27 points and people grade him a B/B-. He's currently the third leading scorer in Summer League.

He's averaging 5to's/game to only 3.5 assists, which is a pretty fucked up ratio. So I can definitely see why people aren't giving him A's.

I guess it depends on how you want to grade him. Personally, I think he deserves an A for this summer league if he proves he can start on opening night of the regular season. From what I've seen so far, I think he's earning that A.

Agree completely. As far as I'm concerned he's VSL MVP so far.

OTOH, I think people grading him down is a very good thing. Nothing wrong with high standards. I lived in Kentucky for 3 years and found something similar - which I was totally amazed at. After a UK game (Rick Pitino, '95-'98) callers would get really, really mad about how they played and insist that they needed to work harder and get better or they'd be bounced in the 1st round of the tourney. What's so odd? This was after a game in which they won by 20. Pretty damn high standards by some fans, and I kind of like it. You do know the term "fan" is short for "fanatic", right? Seriously, it is. We're fanatics, though some who don't give Lillard an A for this game are more fanatical than others.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Ben Golliver ‏@blazersedge
Blazers Gm Neil Olshey says Meyers Leonard was puking in a garbage can last night due to stomach flu.


Leonard now gets a 1/2 grade improvement

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Ben Golliver ‏@blazersedge
Blazers Gm Neil Olshey says Meyers Leonard was puking in a garbage can last night due to stomach flu.


Leonard now gets a 1/2 grade improvement

His performance still gets a D from me, but it now gets an asterisk, so D -> D*

 

[Mediocre Man]

His performance still gets a D from me, but it now gets an asterisk, so D -> D*

I personally think the asterisk is a slap in the face to Mr Leonard, but it's your conscience.

 

[Reep]

BTW, technically, shouldn't it be MM 1.0? Seems more like a reversion to the original than a next generation.

 

[OregonHuskerMan]

Already posted. Shoulda read the entire page.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

I personally think the asterisk is a slap in the face to Mr Leonard, but it's your conscience.

Thanks for the street cred. Little 5'10" nerdy physics prof. slaps 7' athletic basketball player in the face - take that!

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Meyers Leonard apparently was playing with the stomach flu last night.

not a surprise. I noted that he looked like he had low energy, even in the first half. Another poster accused him of having a hangover, which a third poster took exception to.

 

[Mediocre Man]

BTW, technically, shouldn't it be MM 1.0? Seems more like a reversion to the original than a next generation.

Man, I never thought about that? I will definitely have to think long and hard about this.

Speaking of which, The HCP, please tell your wife to stop asking for that picture.

 

[MickZagger]

Leonard looked sick. The guy was just kind of going through the motions. That play when Lillard was inbounding the ball to him and Leonard wasn't even looking was a good example of him just being out of it.

 

[RoyToy]

Ben Golliver ‏@blazersedge
Blazers Gm Neil Olshey says Meyers Leonard was puking in a garbage can last night due to stomach flu.


Leonard now gets a 1/2 grade improvement

No excuses

 

[Mediocre Man]

No excuses

So you're

Not

Swayed