Myers Leonard: Oh, the irony!

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I will look forward to him playing the Blazers
 
Chris Craig said:
I will look forward to him playing the Blazers
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And I will look forward to Whiteside playing against him....


swish3 said:
For the new Whiteside Blazers, let's aim to recognize talent as it emerges and play to it for the best chances to win. Blazer fans can add to player confidence, an essential element, rather than making disrespectful comments which are damaging and best avoided. Let's be positive!
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EDIT: I'm POSITIVE I will look forward to Whiteside playing against him....
 
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Noah Vonleh would be someone I wish we still had as a 14th man.

Meyers with his shitty defense and reluctant shooting is finally gone and I'm happy about that.
 
swish3 said:
Yes, Riverman, I am a Blazer fan. But we have given up a major talent in Meyers that would most likely have taken us to the NBA Championship. Now we will struggle to make it to the Playoffs, and may not see the Conference Finals again soon. The tragedy is that Blazer coaches did not better rely on this truly outstanding talent to average 3 or more swish3s game, which were always available. In the coming season, if Anthony Tolliver can do it, we might hope for the 120+ point scoring per game that will be needed for winning in the Playoffs. Dame, CJ, Nurk, Rodney, and Zach all deserve our encouragement, and hopefully Hassan will contribute to Blazer success. Let's remain optimistic!
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I keep telling myself you are joking with us...it keeps me feeling grounded in reality. Otherwise..................
 
Propagandist said:
I keep telling myself you are joking with us...it keeps me feeling grounded in reality. Otherwise..................
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it's almost like Hunter S Thompson gave up what little grip on reality he had, increased his drug consumption, lost his desire to write but kept writing anyway after changing his name to swish3
 
wizenheimer said:
it's almost like Hunter S Thompson gave up what little grip on reality he had, increased his drug consumption, lost his desire to write but kept writing anyway after changing his name to swish3
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Hunter S Thompson was the Fear and Loathing journalist who lived until 2005. That has nothing to do with this Blazer fan, but appears to be your way of disparagement. Meyers is a major talent who had a strong work ethic, brought team cohesiveness, improved significantly, and deserves respect that he too often did not receive on this forum. As I said, let's be optimistic fans.
 
swish3 said:
Meyers scored 5 of 6 swish3s in the WCF Game 4 first half against GSW, and scored an amazing 2.5 points/FGA in that game. It is unlikely that any Blazer will equal that record for scoring efficiency, and that Meyers will have the all-time Blazer record. This is what you must acknowledge. And Meyers was a Blazer for 7 years, and did work hard and improve significantly.

The Blazers have squandered an opportunity to rely on Meyers to score 150+ swish3s in the season and 30+ in the Playoffs that the Heat will now have available. For the new Whiteside Blazers, let's aim to recognize talent as it emerges and play to it for the best chances to win. Blazer fans can add to player confidence, an essential element, rather than making disrespectful comments which are damaging and best avoided. Let's be positive!
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I agree lets recognize talent as it comes @swish3
Kanter, Nurk, Whiteside, Collins, Ed Davis are all better than Meyers Leonard as a basketball player.
Meyers Leonard has three NBA talents. Being a legit 7'1, setting giant screens, and shooting threes.
Kanter, Nurk, Whiteside, Collins & Ed Davis all provide more in terms of all-around games than Meyers Leonard does.

Lets be positive and recognize that while Meyers Leonard improved greatly the last 2 seasons. He still is only shown to an NBA role player.
Mike Miller had 7 three pointers in 2012 in game 5. Doesn't mean he went onto average 30/12 the next season.

swish3 said:
Meyers 30 points, 12 rebounds, and swish3 shooting in WCF Game 4. That is a preview of next season.
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So If Meyers Leonard doesn't average 30/12 next year. Don't get angry when posters call you out on the forum okay?
 
HC, Mike Miller scored 7 of 8 swish3s for the Heat against the Thunder in 2012 Finals Game 5, but averaged 2.09 points/FGA. My point stands that no one that I found, and especially no Blazer, has averaged 2.5 points/FGA in finals games. My challenge is unanswered.

And my statement is that Meyers may equal, or even exceed, a high of 30/12 next season, and I think his average may be 20/10 if he has enough MPG and shot opportunities. My view is that Meyers provided more than Kanter or Ed Davis or Zach this last season, and may be a favorable comparison in the coming season, but for the Heat, not the Blazers. Let's hope for consistent, energetic play and 30 PPG by Hassan in the coming season.
 
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swish3 said:
HC, Mike Miller scored 7 of 8 swish3s for the Heat against the Thunder in 2012 Finals Game 5, but averaged 2.09 points/FGA. My point stands that no one that I found, and especially no Blazer, has averaged 2.5 points/FGA in finals games. My challenge is unanswered.

And my statement is that Meyers may equal, or even exceed, a high of 30/12 next season, and I think his average may be 20/10 if he has enough MPG and shot opportunities. My view is that Meyers provided more than Kanter or Ed Davis or Zach this last season, and may be a favorable comparison in the coming season, but for the a Heat, not the Blazers. Let's hope for consistent, energetic play and 30 PPG by Hassan in the coming season.
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Tony Snell took 1 three in game 2 of the Boston series this season and made all of them. He averaged 3 points per FGA which is 20% higher than Meyers in Warriors game. Tony Snell holds the joint record for the higher points per attempt of all NBA players ever. Meyers is not even close.
 
andalusian said:
He is a super athletic 7 footer who can shoot 3s. There is no way in the world he does not get another contract.
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Honestly a contract of 5m per year or so actually sounds about right for ML. I think he’s a journeyman 5. That’s a 9-10th man for most teams. Again, Dont hate ML at all, have thought for a couple years he needed a fresh start in a different system, the fans needed a break from the, “this is his year” stuff. I think he has improved.

Definitely excited for Whiteside though.
 
Sarni said:
Tony Snell took 1 three in game 2 of the Boston series this season and made all of them. He averaged 3 points per FGA which is 20% higher than Meyers in Warriors game. Tony Snell holds the joint record for the higher points per attempt of all NBA players ever. Meyers is not even close.
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Dirk scored 48 points on just 15 FGA in game 1 of the 2011 WCF. That's 3.2 pts/fga.
Doc Rivers scored 21 points in game 2 of the '93 ECF on just 6 fga--3.5 pts/fga. Anyone got tickets to his HOF induction ceremony?
And as far as Blazers go--how about Terry Porter's 41 points on 14 fga (2.93 pts/fga) in the '92 WCF against Utah?
This narrative by @swish3 is just silly.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
Dirk scored 48 points on just 15 FGA in game 1 of the 2011 WCF. That's 3.2 pts/fga.
Doc Rivers scored 21 points in game 2 of the '93 ECF on just 6 fga--3.5 pts/fga. Anyone got tickets to his HOF induction ceremony?
And as far as Blazers go--how about Terry Porter's 41 points on 14 fga (2.93 pts/fga) in the '92 WCF against Utah?
This narrative by @swish3 is just silly.
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You belong in a pantheon for basketball reference users lol. :)
 
Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time, which produced an incredible set of callouses on his feet. He also ate very little, which made him rather frail. Plus, with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath.

This made him a super calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.
 
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SlyPokerDog said:
Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time, which produced an incredible set of callouses on his feet. He also ate very little, which made him rather frail. Plus, with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath.

his made him a super calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.
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Uhhh... ok...
 
SlyPokerDog said:
Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time, which produced an incredible set of callouses on his feet. He also ate very little, which made him rather frail. Plus, with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath.

his made him a super calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.
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I hate you right now.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
Dirk scored 48 points on just 15 FGA in game 1 of the 2011 WCF. That's 3.2 pts/fga.
Doc Rivers scored 21 points in game 2 of the '93 ECF on just 6 fga--3.5 pts/fga. Anyone got tickets to his HOF induction ceremony?
And as far as Blazers go--how about Terry Porter's 41 points on 14 fga (2.93 pts/fga) in the '92 WCF against Utah?
This narrative by @swish3 is just silly.
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There must be something that I don't understand about points/FGA, as the maximum scoring possible is 3 points per shot, i.e., number of points/FGA maximum is 3, right? Thus a player making 5 of 6 swish3s and 5 of 6 FG2s would score 2.5 points/FGA. More than 3 would not be possible.

In any event, BBall-Reference shows that Terry Porter scored 41 points on 18 FGA, which means 2.28 points/FGA, not 2.93. Is there a Blazer Playoff scoring better than 2.5 points/FGA? And Meyers was first in scoring in the 5 categories that I pointed out in the "Blazers leading Playoff scorer" thread, and that means he contributed more efficient scoring than Dame, CJ, Enes, or any other Blazer in the Playoffs, and that is the recognition that I think he deserves.
 
TorturedBlazerFan said:
Yeah, he was great then Portland did him a solid and let him go home and now he acts like he hates Portland...
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Nah, there are just more financial opportunities for him as a championship winning former Rocket.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
Nah, there are just more financial opportunities for him as a championship winning former Rocket.
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By all accounts and every time I have ever heard him talk about Portland since leaving he sounds like he hated being in Portland. Totally get his affinity for Houston but he seems to almost hate Portland.
 
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Now I see that the points can increase to more than 3 by the added FT, and thus it is not really points/FGA, but rather points/FGA + FT that explain the discrepancy. In any event, the Terry Porter Games Playoff Highs has his high for that season showing 18 FGA, and that is likely an error. These numbers >2.5 are exceptional scoring achievements!
 
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