Stat Geek comparison for Meyers Leonard

[Eastoff]

http://www.blazersedge.com/2012/9/17/3349918/who-does-meyers-leonard-comp-to-and-what-can-we-expect

tl;dr Al Horford, David Lee

 

[HailBlazers]

Sweeet. Nice Breakdown.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Physical attributes ranked closest to Kwame Brown, Channing Frye and then 6 other white guys.


This is going to be an epic thread, I can feel it.

 

[HailBlazers]

Physical attributes ranked closest to other white guys.

Naturally.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

The closest physical comparison IMO would be the Lopez twins, or Darko.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I think these things are pretty much close to useless. Think about it, if it says Leonard is closest to Al Horford, Channing Frye and David Lee, that suggests that Al Horford, Channing Frye and David Lee are similar to each other. And they're not. And he's only throwing those names out because they're ones we've heard of. Has he compared Leonard to a bazillion other college players who didn't make it?

 

[Eastoff]

I think these things are pretty much close to useless. Think about it, if it says Leonard is closest to Al Horford, Channing Frye and David Lee, that suggests that Al Horford, Channing Frye and David Lee are similar to each other. And they're not. And he's only throwing those names out because they're ones we've heard of. Has he compared Leonard to a bazillion other college players who didn't make it?

if he compared him to players that didn't make it, what would be the point? Meyers Leonard is going to be like a guy who doesn't play NBA!

 

[jlprk]

Man, I feel sorry for losers who have to work with numbers. After the mumbo-jumbo, the conclusion is

We are projecting that Leonard will play 22 minutes per game as rookie, 25 in his second year, and 27 in his third year, which is very much in line with progression of minutes for his best comps...This projection pegs Leonard to be around the 20th best rebounder in the league, based upon a total rebound % of 16.5%, and he would peg at about the same level (20th +/-) as both an offensive and defensive rebounder. His three year block average of 2.15% would make him a below average shot blocker. In aggregate he will be a little above average defender, with a DRtg of about 105. If he makes a leap as a defender it should happen in his 4th and 5th seasons.As a shooter, Leonard’s 3 year average for FG% of 51.85% would place in the mid to high teens in the league. By his second and third year in the league Leonard should be around 20th in the league in TS%. Overall we project Leonard to be an above average offensive player, hence his generally high ORtg, and WS/48 minutes. His progression will be very good for a young big man, and we believe beginning in his 4th and 5th seasons he will become a clearly above average NBA big man.