Q&A: Meyers Leonard On Portland’s Future And The Center Curse

[illmatic99]

ML: I already got a Porsche Panamera. Otherwise I’m gonna save and invest my money.

That's an oxymoron.

What an ugly car.

 

[PapaG]

An estimated 17% of all American men 7 feet or taller have played in the NBA. (By comparison, the chances of an American between 6'6" and 6'8" being an NBA player today stands at a mere 0.07%)

Of the few in that rarefied air, how many also have the terms "great motor" and "good athlete" associated with them? It's a pretty short list. Most 7 footers on the list can stand under a hoop, do one or two things, take up some space, and retire with a fat paycheck ("fat" in comparison to non-NBA salaries). Being so tall is such a rare commodity that you don't have to do much more to cash in.

The more I learn about Leonard, the happier I am with this pick. He doesn't have elite 7 footer talent (or else he'd have been a top 3 pick). But for a #11 pick I'll settle for motor and athleticism in my 7 footer.

If Meyer's name was "Malik", he'd have been a Top 3 pick.

 

[THE HCP]

If Meyer's name was "Malik", he'd have been a Top 3 pick.

Deservedly so!

 

[jlprk]

The paragraph says that they got the stat that 17% of 7 footers played in the NBA from a normal curve, a bell curve, which predicts how many men are 7 feet tall.

In other words, that's a wild guess. It's really much less than 17%.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

If Meyer's name was "Malik", he'd have been a Top 3 pick.

Conversely, Andrew Bynum slipped to #10 because of his white-ass first name.

 

[Boob-No-More]

Deservedly so!

Like Kwame, Hasheem or Stromile?

BNM

 

[Boob-No-More]

Conversely, Andrew Bynum slipped to #10 because of his white-ass first name.

If he'd been named LaAndrew, he would have gone top 3!

BNM

 

[HailBlazers]

What an ugly car.

Agree! However, it's the car to buy when you're 7 feet tall.

 

[jlprk]

Roofs are the problem. Just buy a Miata. Bill Walton solves the problem with a bike.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Sabas wasn't white....... and Joel won me over with his toughness! He did the dirty things and I became a huge fan of his!

Do you really think Sabonis isn't white?

 

[THE HCP]

He's white...... but "Euro" white. Big difference compared to American white! BIG difference!

 

[julius]

He's white...... but "Euro" white. Big difference compared to American white! BIG difference!

yeah, the differences are:


Euro whites usually speak with a funny accent (and sometimes not even in English!) and don't play defense worth shit. They look like pretty boys with long floppy hair, instead of looking like serial killers or Dobber from Coach.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Do you really think Sabonis isn't white?

Maybe his liver?

 

[dviss1]

I think Meyers is gonna surprise us. I personally hope he starts and is "thrown to the wolves".

 

[dviss1]

And White is a skin tone not a nationality. Sabas is as white as they come. If only we could have gotten him over here in the 90's we might have 2 banners to hang.

 

[Nikolokolus]

And White is a skin tone not a nationality. Sabas is as white as they come. If only we could have gotten him over here in the 90's we might have 2 banners to hang.

What kinda ignernt commie bullshit is that?!

 

[THE HCP]

White is also a state of mind!

 

[julius]

White is also a state of mind!

and you're in a state of delusion.

HA! got you sucka

 

[THE HCP]

Why do you have Sulu from Star Trek as your avatar?

 

[julius]

Why do you have Sulu from Star Trek as your avatar?

It's supposed to be an animated gif from a website called emotioneric. It's from..shit...9 years ago?

http://www.emotioneric.com/

http://www.emotioneric.com/emotionfill/suspicious.html this one in particular. I guess the file is too big to show up.

edit:

I just checked his site, he started it in 98. God damn that makes me feel old.

 

[MickZagger]

Buncha crackaz crackin on other crackaz!

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Meyers Leonard . . . . . . . his first name sounds like a last name and his last name sounds like a first name.

 

[jlprk]

That white guy sure has a classy name.

I come from a long line of LeRoy Browns.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

That white guy sure has a classy name.

I come from a long line of LeRoy Browns.

Baddest man in the whole damn town.

 

[mook]

Meyers Leonard . . . . . . . his first name sounds like a last name and his last name sounds like a first name.

Sounds like a brand of hot dogs.

 

[jlprk]

Link?

 

[NOVoodoo]

You guys are all missing the point. This isn't about Leonard's race, precedents, or rebounding ability.

The big issue is that he bought a Porsche Panamera. Why is a 7'1" guy driving a small Porsche? Why did he spend nearly six figures on such a small bang for his buck? So many questions that have to be answered...

 

[jlprk]

The answer had better be secure and bulletproof.

 

[crandc]

I fail to see how anyone could describe Sabas as a pretty boy.

 

[Mediocre Man]

I fail to see how anyone could describe Sabas as a pretty boy.

Well, in defense of Sabas, you are gay.