GMs are judge by how a team does this year not by who they drafted 2 years ago. If Meyers wins 6th man of the year and the Blazers don't make the playoffs then Olshey will be gone.
Making jokes and exaggerating are always fun. Leonard is still RAW and we barely got to see him on the court next year, what the coaching staff sees is completely different then what we see. If his option gets picked up then obviously they see potential and its worth it, if it doesn't then he is the next Athletic big who couldn't make it in the NBA. I see a guy on the court who is still learning, he isn't even 23, You don't take potential who works hard and is constantly trying to improve his game and throw it away for no reason especially when its a big and there are tons of cases of bigs who looked like they were on there way out of the league their first few seasons and then year 3 to 5 they just clicked. Meyers may never amount to anything but its worth sticking with him through his rookie contract before tossing him into the scrap heap if he can't make it.
He is lost on defense. Call me crazy, but I would like our big men know where they need to be on their defensive assignments.
oh there is no debating the guy is more clueless then I would be on D. The good thing about the defense in the NBA is its all about effort and if he puts in the time and effort he will get to a point he isn't horrible at it.
So we are supposed to care that he had ONE game with 22 pts and the Blazers got blown out? Hell Willie Burton scored 53 in ONE game. http://www.nba.com/video/channels/originals/2012/08/22/20120822_burton_50pt_game.nba/
Fuck Meyers playing defense is something anyone can do, for an athletic 7 footer to be so lost on that side of the ball suggests a poor work ethic, terrible fundamentals, and a low basketball IQ.
I will say that they Blazers couldn't have gotten a more perfect mentor and an example of a player we want him to learn from and emulate than Robin Lopez. It couldn't be anymore simple, Meyers, do what Lopez does.
I totally disagree, NBA defense is not only about effort. These are the best 200 players on the planet and fans take for granted the extraordinary physical feats they can do with their bodies and the years of practice that it takes for skills NBA players display to become second nature.
Man Leonard is a tough call. If he improved from his first year I would think it would be a no brainier. But it almost like he took a step backwards this past year. I still think they extend because 3 million isn't that much of a dent into the salary cap and it's one yr so could have value in a trade . . . he just needs to be a minimally serviceable big man with potential to be worth it.
I believe you just set the record for the most falsehoods ever made in 38 words. But I'll take your record in fewer words: When Olshey is fired for Meyers Leonard winning NBA 6th Man of the Year, no one will talk about Olshey's draft history. Hmm. I can do better.
I've been sayin that since we drafted him. in a couple of years he's Channing Frye. Kid's got a great shot and is a money free throw shooter. Name another 22 year old 7"1 guy who runs like a deer and makes 3 mil next season. We're invested enough to see him through his rookie contract and we can move him at the trade deadline if he's not panning out.
It's really possible Meyers and TRob can be a dangerous front court duo in the future. Their skills balance each other in a way but folks have to stop seeing meyers as a defensive 5
