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You are so right! And there seems to be a growing group of us who watch Terry with consternation when Meyers passes up open shots.

 
I can't tell, but maybe he appears to be indifferent. What do you see?
 
Statistically, we can expect that if Meyers takes another 5 shots, he will make 3 of them. The 9 points would be enough to take the lead again.
 
MarAzul said:
Geez! I can't believe this Board. You like guards chucking and and bigs that can't even find an offense.
Worse yet you can't even identify your best shooter. Neither can your PG.
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Who would that be Meyers? Yeah, he sucked again tonight. He can barely even set a pick. I watched him off ball a lot tonight. He can't screen to save his life.

That PG? Yeah... He had 9 assists tonight and Lillard time shooting in a game against the team leading our division but you'll still find a reason to throw shade...
 
swish3 said:
Some of the guard shots, such as the first 2 by CJ that didn't fall, would be better shot by Meyers. There would be enough shots if the Blazers are scoring better with higher percentage shooters.

In a winning game, the Blazers may want to shoot up to 30 3-pointers, which leaves room for 12 tries by Meyers. It would be nice to have more 3-point threats in the game now, wouldn't it?

Don't those Dame swish3s feel good (especially in the first minutes)?
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Haha. Only 30? Blazers took 44 threes and shot 43%. Of course, the five or six in a row we made at the end there kind of helped.

Meyers was 1-5.
 
At least this thread brought attention to shooting more 3-point shots, which was the intention. Bravo to Dame!

Can you imagine the scoring threat when both Meyers and Dame are on a hot streak with swish3s? Meyers and Dame combining for 40-50 points is the strong Blazer scoring that I look forward to celebrate.
 
Nikolokolus said:
I like these joke accounts, they always do such a marvelous job of driving up post counts. @Denny Crane must be pleased ;)
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In light of the joke that is this thread let's keep it going.

Finish the thread title....

Start Meyers Leonard.........

Trade discussions
On testosterone injections
A gofund me account to purchase some testicles
 
ive tried to make excuses for meyers since we've had him and im finally waving the white flag.
I have tickets close to the floor and what ive realized on defense and when it comes to rebounding is he is just too slow laterally.
yes, he is athletic because he can jump and once he gets a full head of steam he is fast for his size which is great for transition. but his foot speed side to side is incredibly slow. probably why he is better at defending players like marc gasol in the post and probably why he cant chace rebounds that dont hit him in the face.
I will give him credit he is trying to up his physicality ( especially last night) but it looked like a younger brother that had finally had enough but just doesnt know how to fight.
I hope he has a great second half of the year but the more i watch, the more im starting to think this is his last year. unless we get him for a bargain and hes our 5th big.
 
blazedanugz said:
I hope he has a great second half of the year but the more i watch, the more im starting to think this is his last year. unless we get him for a bargain and hes our 5th big.
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And that's just the thing. If he keeps playing this way we very well could retain him for cheap - which I would totally do, just in case he ever puts it all together. This might work out in our favor in the long run.
He's certainly been the most disappointing player of the season. However, I haven't fully given up on him. I would LOVE to see him play under a new coach who knows how to use him. He has a couple of unique skills, and despite what he's shown on the floor he's fairly intelligent. His biggest problems are over-thinking and lack of confidence - this is what leads to him passing up open shots.
Because he has some skills and some intelligence I will hold out hope. But first I will hope that we're able to retain him on an MLE-or-less contract - I certainly wouldn't be giving him $10M/year!
 
blue9 said:
And that's just the thing. If he keeps playing this way we very well could retain him for cheap - which I would totally do, just in case he ever puts it all together. This might work out in our favor in the long run.
He's certainly been the most disappointing player of the season. However, I haven't fully given up on him.
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I agree with this. He can be a decent role player. But do not pay him more than the 5-7 mil a year. No way he has peaked. He will get better.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
I agree with this. He can be a decent role player. But do not pay him more than the 5-7 mil a year. No way he has peaked. He will get better.
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Even when he doesn't deliver his presence alone creates space for the others. Even though it appears we're playing 4-on-5 with him on the court, the other team can't completely ignore him like most 4-on-5 line-ups in the league. They still have to keep an eye on him and close-out whenever he receives a pass up top - teams didn't even bother doing that in Dame/LMA pick/pops. So even if he puts up an egg, he's still serving a purpose.
 
Meyers does seem to need a lot more encouragement. But this forum is not helping by talking about salaries or making negative judgments.

What about giving him a chance to play enough minutes to shoot 12 or more 3-point shots, and constructive criticism about how to improve on defense?

He did well in his starts last year, and seems to be cool and potent when given the OK to shoot. He is a big man with talent that should develop into a star with the Blazers, rather than someone else. Let's give him a reason to be on fire!
 
It may just be that Meyers will never be able to stop overthinking the game.
 
honkicracker said:
What would you do if one of the kids you were coaching kept passing up shots you knew they could make... Game after game?
Frown?

We are are running plays to get each one a shot. I would simple explain again, that is your shot we ran the play for you. let us do it again guys.
If I can't get it right, I will step aside and assume it must be my demeanor at fault.


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I think this is the operative sentence.
"What would you do if one of the kids you were coaching kept passing up shots you knew they could make... Game after game?"

How can we best change this?
 
Pinwheel1 said:
I agree with this. He can be a decent role player. But do not pay him more than the 5-7 mil a year. No way he has peaked. He will get better.
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i think id seriously shoot someone if we paid him 7m a season after what trash he's shown us so far.

which begs the question/quess of what kind of contract was offered and rejected by Meyers...... I know that $10m per contract rumor from a road commentary team was flying around, but seriously, If they even offered him 4yrs 28M and he declined I'd be shocked. Could be the most misguided and unwarranted self-belief fuck-up in recent Blazer memory, and conversely one of the best non-choices for the franchise as well.

we got ed davis for 3yrs $20m and he is completely wrecking Meyers in just about everything except height & 3's - which i could give less than a fuck about with shooters like Dame, CJ, Crabbe, Aminu, Henderson, Harky.

He's a played out novelty.

Get real peeps.

In saying that, 4yrs - 18m i could live with if there is nobody else out there we could get.

anything 5m+ he can fuck off.
 
BlayZa said:
Get real peeps.
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With the salary cap going up, take what you think a player should max out at, then add a couple more. That is the new reality.
Like I said I would only give him MLE type money, but that will soon be 7 mil/per.
 
There is a lot of potential in Meyers and Dame raining in the swish3s. I trust that this thread has made you think about how these 2 guys from the same Blazer draft class can develop into scoring threats that can progress toward a 60+% wins season.
 
swish3 said:
There is a lot of potential in Meyers and Dame raining in the swish3s. I trust that this thread has made you think about how these 2 guys from the same Blazer draft class can develop into scoring threats that can progress toward a 60+% wins season.
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The groundzero flaw. One has already progressed and one hasnt.
 
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