So WTF is going on with Leonard?

[Natebishop3]

Like everybody, I've wanted to root for him for his whole career. Instead, I yell vile, homophobic shit at the TV during road games, and just have to sit there and shut up at home games lest my old lady gets uptight at me . . . The hell of it is we all just know he's gonna go Jermaine on us as soon as we dump him . . .

Eh, maybe Channing Frye, but definitely NOT Jermaine O'Neal.

 

[SpamKing]

True. There is not that much more. But that is still more than most centers in the league have these days. If he gets the ball down low, what else do you need? He just needs to keep working on it but you can't block it. Add that to a nice mid range jumper and a decent 3 point shot when he is wide open (Which is the only time he should be shooting them) and he is better than most centers in this league offensively.

Defensively he is not very good. Centers can't cover smaller players on the perimeter. So he needs to play back up center IMO.
Sure he struggles there too against good offensive centers. but so do most centers.

Actually, he gets blocked fairly often . . .

 

[Pinwheel1]

Not his sky hook. Granted it is not a Kareem sky hook, but it isn't a jump hook either. When he does that he does not get blocked. When he throws up the soft floaters...... those get blocked.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

He just doesn't know how to play basketball, and it's not looking like he will ever learn. I can barely stand watching him play. Seriously, watch him closely while he's in the game and you'll pull all your hair out. Also I've said it before but I really don't get why people call him athletic.. Compared to other NBA big men, he's not very athletic at all. He's slow, weak, and doesn't jump well.

 

[SpamKing]

Not his sky hook. Granted it is not a Kareem sky hook, but it isn't a jump hook either. When he does that he does not get blocked. When he throws up the soft floaters...... those get blocked.

He gets blocked way too often for a guy who's 7 feet tall with 7'3" wings . . .

 

[Schilly]

Yes - Stotts' offense is a novelty.

So is the Warriors then.

 

[Blazers Roy]

I'm 90% sure the Suns will give us Markieff Morris for Leonard.

I'm 50% sure the Rockets will give us Terrence Jones for Leonard and some small goodies.

Either of those guys can give us a nice boost in talent and performance, but i think i like Jones more.

 

[Natebishop3]

I'm 90% sure the Suns will give us Markieff Morris for Leonard.

I'm 50% sure the Rockets will give us Terrence Jones for Leonard and some small goodies.

Either of those guys can give us a nice boost in talent and performance, but i think i like Jones more.

I choose option three..... none of the above. Morris is a headcase. Like.... a MAJOR headcase.

Jones hasn't really lived up to the hype and Houston clearly isn't that into him.

 

[chzbrgr]

I'm 90% sure the Suns will give us Markieff Morris for Leonard.

I'm 50% sure the Rockets will give us Terrence Jones for Leonard and some small goodies.

Either of those guys can give us a nice boost in talent and performance, but i think i like Jones more.

Even tho TJones is my eskimo brother he needs to play away from portland for his own good. his hood ties are strong here.

 

[Blazers Roy]

I choose option three..... none of the above. Morris is a headcase. Like.... a MAJOR headcase.

Jones hasn't really lived up to the hype and Houston clearly isn't that into him.

So...we let Nard walk for free?
You just know Leonard will be a beast in San Antonio a year or two from now

 

[Natebishop3]

So...we let Nard walk for free?
You just know Leonard will be a beast in San Antonio a year or two from now

He needs to be a throw-in on a bigger deal.

 

[handiman]

Also I've said it before but I really don't get why people call him athletic.. Compared to other NBA big men, he's not very athletic at all. He's slow, weak, and doesn't jump well.

I think he's "Combine athletic." He can do well at the practiced movements but lacks the physical or mental agility to put it together at game speeds. He's not slow, he's not weak, and he does jump well. Just not often.

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

 

[riverman]

Meyers might be like Jimmy Butler and need a coach that yells at him alot to get results

 

[BlayZa]

i just dont know what the ideal player is that he could end up being, given what we've seen in total so far...

Nothing about him screams STARTING any-position to me. He can possibly play between PF/C but doesn't have enough of the essential basic fundamental skills to be worthwhile at either spot.

Everyone that quotes his ability to 'open up the floor spacing' is grasping at straws.... if that's the #1 thing your PF/C does, you aint going nowhere.

Another couple of off seasons getting people like that feel like they have something to prove (Davis, Vonleh, Aminu etc) and not people that feel like they are owed something, im fine with.

 

[Sinobas]

He just doesn't know how to play basketball, and it's not looking like he will ever learn. I can barely stand watching him play. Seriously, watch him closely while he's in the game and you'll pull all your hair out. Also I've said it before but I really don't get why people call him athletic.. Compared to other NBA big men, he's not very athletic at all. He's slow, weak, and doesn't jump well.

He's athletic in a gym if you measure how fast he can run and jump. He just doesn't show it much in the game because he doesn't have it mentally.

 

[Sinobas]

So...we let Nard walk for free?
You just know Leonard will be a beast in San Antonio a year or two from now

Hopefully we can package him for something. How high is his stock though? I'm sure it was much higher before the season started.

 

[Sinobas]

Whenever this guy gets the ball, he just holds it like a scared little rabbit. Then he'll pass it off to someone else who has to hoist up a terrible shot with time running out.

 

[Blazinaway]

since marriage its been all downhill Bball wise for the Oscar Mayer weenie

 

[Blazinaway]

Hopefully we can package him for something. How high is his stock though? I'm sure it was much higher before the season started.

I believe he was delisted from the exchange because his value had fallen too low

 

[TBpup]

In reference to the original Title.....NOTHING.

 

[Rhal]

More Leonard at C please Stotts.

 

[Sinobas]

Leonard needs to prove that he can be a scoring threat every night. Shoot the damn ball.