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Let's be honest... he's probably not going to get traded, so it's better to try to get him some PT to see if he is going to be useful.
 
When he has an off game with his 3 point shooting, Stotts should advise him to go inside and punch the opposing players nutsack.
 
It's probably unfair, but this is the place his NBA journey has led. He's a former lottery pick turned a backup big man and regular scapegoat. So why is Leonard the target of fans ire?

"I suppose the main reason is because I got paid a pretty good amount of money," said Leonard, who signed a four-year, $41 million contract in July 2016. "But that's just the sports world in itself."

“The fans are the least of my concern," he said. "I'm focused on me. I made 23 out of 25 in my normal three-point shooting drill. I shot well today in practice. I put in a ton of work this summer and I'm going to stay confident and play my game."

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Could you imagine if Meyers played in front of a crowd even less forgiving than Portland’s? (aka most of them)

He would have a complete mental breakdown. All his quotes sound like he’s getting close.
 
“The fans are the least of my concern," he said. "I'm focused on me. I made 23 out of 25 in my normal three-point shooting drill. I shot well today in practice. I put in a ton of work this summer and I'm going to stay confident and play my game."

MF how many blocks did you get? How many shots did you change? How many inside shots did you have?

I'm sick of this MF...
 
Meyers is better this year....if for no other reason than rebounding..he's taken that to heart....I didn't like hearing the boos the other night...he played 8 minutes in that game....I hope he gets moved somewhere where he can start fresh...doesn't look like it's going to be here
 
Scalma said:
“The fans are the least of my concern," he said. "I'm focused on me. I made 23 out of 25 in my normal three-point shooting drill. I shot well today in practice. I put in a ton of work this summer and I'm going to stay confident and play my game."
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All he talks about is shooting. That's not what a Center is for. I blame the coaches for misdirecting him, and not correcting him.
 
Scalma said:
It's probably unfair, but this is the place his NBA journey has led. He's a former lottery pick turned a backup big man and regular scapegoat. So why is Leonard the target of fans ire?

"I suppose the main reason is because I got paid a pretty good amount of money," said Leonard, who signed a four-year, $41 million contract in July 2016. "But that's just the sports world in itself."

“The fans are the least of my concern," he said. "I'm focused on me. I made 23 out of 25 in my normal three-point shooting drill. I shot well today in practice. I put in a ton of work this summer and I'm going to stay confident and play my game."

https://t.co/CR8PvmrTqr
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Could you imagine if Meyers played in front of a crowd even less forgiving than Portland’s? (aka most of them)

He would have a complete mental breakdown. All his quotes sound like he’s getting close.
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Lmao. Yeah. Every player making over $10M a year gets booed for it.
 
riverman said:
Meyers is better this year....if for no other reason than rebounding..he's taken that to heart....I didn't like hearing the boos the other night...he played 8 minutes in that game....I hope he gets moved somewhere where he can start fresh...doesn't look like it's going to be here
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he deserved to get booed for consistently being underwhelming for years. It wasn't just about last night.
 
jlprk said:
All he talks about is shooting. That's not what a Center is for. I blame the coaches for misdirecting him, and not correcting him.
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They got what they could out of him. There’s no way in hell he has the mental makeup to be a post player. He’s a shooting guard in a centers body.
 
Strenuus said:
he deserved to get booed for consistently being underwhelming for years. It wasn't just about last night.
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Sure so lets boo a guy every time he misses a shot. That will make the team want to play better. Yeah that's the ticket.
You got guys unprovoked coming to his defense. Both Lillard and Nurkic. You can bet the rest are up in arms about it. Maybe it will work? Who knows?
 
It boils down to this for me:

He's a dude who is built to be a bruising inside big man. Instead of perfecting his skills in the post, he spent his time working on a shitty outside shot. He has a bad release. He's not quick. He's not agile. But he spent his time working on a skill that he should not have been working on. The Blazers are partly to blame for this because they let him.
 
The boos were not about his 8 mins vs Milwaukee. Or any missed shots. It was about years of being a bad basketball player.
 
Natebishop3 said:
It boils down to this for me:

He's a dude who is built to be a bruising inside big man. Instead of perfecting his skills in the post, he spent his time working on a shitty outside shot. He has a bad release. He's not quick. He's not agile. But he spent his time working on a skill that he should not have been working on. The Blazers are partly to blame for this because they let him.
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3 seasons ago you would be absolutely right...does not apply to this season from my view...he worked his ass off and he rebounds and defends better...without getting minutes...I really at this point have no reason to bash the kid....he's making an effort....if he could learn to keep his eyes open...it'd be a game changer for him
 
riverman said:
3 seasons ago you would be absolutely right...does not apply to this season from my view...he worked his ass off and he rebounds and defends better...without getting minutes...I really at this point have no reason to bash the kid....he's making an effort....if he could learn to keep his eyes open...it'd be a game changer for him
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I agree that unlike his clownish unmotivated early years, about 2 years ago he got serious (contract time). As for the eyes, I noticed that many years ago, developed my fantastic contact lens theory, and no one will follow my leadership around here.
 
kjironman1 said:
Sure so lets boo a guy every time he misses a shot. That will make the team want to play better. Yeah that's the ticket.
You got guys unprovoked coming to his defense. Both Lillard and Nurkic. You can bet the rest are up in arms about it. Maybe it will work? Who knows?
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lol, you made that quite extreme. Did you actually sit down and comprehend the entirety of the sentence, especially the part where I said "it's about years" ...

He deserved it for YEARS of it. Not that shot. Years.
 
riverman said:
3 seasons ago you would be absolutely right...does not apply to this season from my view...he worked his ass off and he rebounds and defends better...without getting minutes...I really at this point have no reason to bash the kid....he's making an effort....if he could learn to keep his eyes open...it'd be a game changer for him
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It's too late. We have too many good bigs now. His time is past.
 
calvin natt said:
The boos were not about his 8 mins vs Milwaukee. Or any missed shots. It was about years of being a bad basketball player.
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Common sense! You have it! It's really not hard to comprehend. And it's okay, Meyers isn't good consistently. It's just who he is.
 
kjironman1 said:
If he makes that shot do they Boo? I agree. They were all about the airball. Of course Chiefs first shot was just as bad but no Boos at all?
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You just made our point. Thanks! :cheers: Really simple to understand.
 
Strenuus said:
lol, you made that quite extreme. Did you actually sit down and comprehend the entirety of the sentence, especially the part where I said "it's about years" ...

He deserved it for YEARS of it. Not that shot. Years.
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The point is if he made it they would not have responded that way. It was not about years. It was about that shot.
 
Strenuus said:
You just made our point. Thanks! :cheers: Really simple to understand.
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It's totally classless. If you can't see that then fine. But the fact remains. The guy has worked hard this last summer his number are much better and he is willing to contribute. He works hard unlike Harkless and he puts in all he has. Booing him was wrong. Simple to understand also.
 
The fans complaining about boos are as soft as Meyers. I’m joking, but there’s a reason it’s called FANATIC. I wouldn’t personally boo our own player but if someone else wants to, they should be able to without others trying to guilt them into feeling bad about it. The guy gets paid 10 million dollars a year to waive a towel, I think he can handle a little criticism. You can come up and literally slap me in my face for that kinda cash.
 
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