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theprunetang said:
Very true. He plays his best games against big guys who take it to the post. I think there is enough evidence to back that up. I will admit that he played one of his best overall games last night.
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I'm not a Meyers fan at all but I agree with this. Too bad there aren't really that many big guys who take it to the post these days. That's why Leonard's defense is rarely any good. He can't guard quicker players and he's pretty bad at team defense.
 
VanillaGorilla said:
I'm not a Meyers fan at all but I agree with this. Too bad there aren't really that many big guys who take it to the post these days. That's why Leonard's defense is rarely any good. He can't guard quicker players and he's pretty bad at team defense.
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If we just played Gasol or Cousins every game. .......if only. ...
 
theprunetang said:
Sounds like sour grapes.
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Leonard isn't a defender per se; he's a frustrater, like the opposite of an intimidator. I used to play the same game. Guards would see my slow white ass and decide to drive it past me. I'd turn around and cap them as they tried to lay it up. That's bad defense, but it frustrated the hell out of them.
 
BlazerCaravan said:
Leonard isn't a defender per se; he's a frustrater, like the opposite of an intimidator. I used to play the same game. Guards would see my slow white ass and decide to drive it past me. I'd turn around and cap them as they tried to lay it up. That's bad defense, but it frustrated the hell out of them.
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Fair point.
 
BlazerCaravan said:
Leonard isn't a defender per se; he's a frustrater, like the opposite of an intimidator. I used to play the same game. Guards would see my slow white ass and decide to drive it past me. I'd turn around and cap them as they tried to lay it up. That's bad defense, but it frustrated the hell out of them.
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I would talk a whole lot of shit to piss them off. Most people don't play well when they're mad.
 
well cousins did drop 48 and 56 in the previous 3 days over 2 games, so it was nice to see him not get close here. although id think he'd have been a little spent tbh.

meyers played decently for a change, itll be interesting to see if he can string a few together.

and hit some swish3s etc
 
I was and am a terrible basketball player, but yeah, I always tried to bump people and create as much contact without picking up a foul.
 
BlazerCaravan said:
Leonard isn't a defender per se; he's a frustrater, like the opposite of an intimidator. I used to play the same game. Guards would see my slow white ass and decide to drive it past me. I'd turn around and cap them as they tried to lay it up. That's bad defense, but it frustrated the hell out of them.
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Sounds like we had very similar games! :)
 
Natebishop3 said:
I would talk a whole lot of shit to piss them off. Most people don't play well when they're mad.
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Hehe, nice.

Leonard doesn't even trash talk; he's like Po from Kung Fu Panda; he's annoying and absorbs whatever you throw at him and doesn't react. That frustrates bullies to no end.
 
BlazerCaravan said:
Being 6'0" at 13 helped make up for my 6" vertical.
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Ditto. I remember being 13ish and embarking on a 10 day bike trip thinking that I'd be able to dunk by the end of the trip. Nope! But I made up for it with an unblockable hook shot. That hook shot and my ability to block shots frustrated my friends so much!
 
I was the short quick one who could get by anyone, but had no touch at the rim. So, lots of missed easy layups. Pretty fun. Hehe
 
swish3 said:
With the win over the Kings, there are more reasons to consider starting Meyers--with instructions to do more shooting. Meyers seems to have the touch, the varied offense, skilled assist, and rebound success that contributes to Blazer scoring of >110 points. Meyers looked strong in the game highlights.

Holding DeMarcus Cousins to 4 of 21 shooting with major input from Meyers is an accomplishment that deserves notice, and considered with strong performance against Gasol and other leading scorers does justify giving him the chance during this home series. This is progress.
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HAHAHAHAHAHA. :biglaugh: :biglaugh: :biglaugh: :biglaugh: I couldn't read past that part. hahahahaha.
 
BlazerCaravan said:
Leonard isn't a defender per se; he's a frustrater, like the opposite of an intimidator. I used to play the same game. Guards would see my slow white ass and decide to drive it past me. I'd turn around and cap them as they tried to lay it up. That's bad defense, but it frustrated the hell out of them.
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Early on I learned the Isiah Thomas, standing on the opponents toe trick..keeps em from blowing by you everytime
 
riverman said:
Early on I learned the Isiah Thomas, standing on the opponents toe trick..keeps em from blowing by you everytime
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It is a brutal trick and pisses people off soooooooo much, as expected.
 
It makes a lot of sense to encourage excellent defense, whether Cousins wants to recognize it or not.

Meyers does have a number of fans outside his family and immediate friends. Swish3 should be considered one of them.
 
swish3 said:
It makes a lot of sense to encourage excellent defense, whether Cousins wants to recognize it or not.

Meyers does have a number of fans outside his family and immediate friends. Swish3 should be considered one of them.
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So the numeral in your username now refers to the personage by which you prefer to refer to yourself?
 
swish3 said:
It makes a lot of sense to encourage excellent defense, whether Cousins wants to recognize it or not.

Meyers does have a number of fans outside his family and immediate friends. Swish3 should be considered one of them.
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Wait... so when you say he should make Swish3s... are we talking about him shooting YOU into the basket? Or making baby swish3s? I am really confused.
 
Watching tonight, I noticed something that I'd not really seen before: Meyers directing the offense. Specifically, when Dame wasn't on the floor with him, it seemed that Meyers was really controlling things out there.

Is this something that he's been doing regularly and I've just missed it?
 
PtldPlatypus said:
Watching tonight, I noticed something that I'd not really seen before: Meyers directing the offense. Specifically, when Dame wasn't on the floor with him, it seemed that Meyers was really controlling things out there.

Is this something that he's been doing regularly and I've just missed it?
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Meyers is starting to USE what he's learned and not overthink everything and stutter step through plays..his whole demeanor has changed noticeably the last few games which is great for us.
 
riverman said:
Meyers is starting to USE what he's learned and not overthink everything and stutter step through plays..his whole demeanor has changed noticeably the last few games which is great for us.
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He's still afraid to shoot unless he's wide open, which pisses me off. But more often than not, when he passed up a shot he probably should have taken, it resulted in an even better shot for a teammate (the end of the third quarter notwithstanding).
 
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