Actually, they need more scoring around the rim. No Blazer player in top half of the league in % around the rim. Worst at it is a guy taking the most shots, Nurkic. "He has been downright awful around the rim, shooting only 56.2 percent and ranking No. 71 out of 75 centers in the league. He’s also taken more shots from that range than any other Blazer by far." "Last season he seemed to savor physical contact, often taking time in the post to body up against the defender and use his significant bulk to get up a good shot. Even when he didn’t score, his physical style looked effective. (with video). By comparison, this season Nurkic receives passes in the post and often quickly flips up an off-balance and imprecise shot — patience and willingness to use his size to punish smaller defenders has disappeared. He seems to almost flail at times, putting up terrible shots while nearly falling over."https://www.blazersedge.com/2018/2/...heir-around-the-rim-scoring-woes-jusuf-nurkic
"Perplexingly, and without any discernible reason, his low-post fundamentals also seem to have regressed." Is it perplexing considering that there is no big man coach; and the head coach seems reluctant to hold players accountable?
It is a disappointment that Jusuf is not making close range shots or taking advantage of his size to dominate under the basket. It is when he is letting down that the coaches should put Meyers in to bring energy and shooting skill. Meyers can score 5 or more swish3s per game and give Jusuf a rest. Using a combination of spread court key spot shooting, posting, pick and rolls, and kick out passes, Meyers can add a boost of 9-18 points per game that can mean the winning margin.
Scalma, the future that I imagine is Meyers playing at key points to add swish3 scoring that, along with Dame, CJ, Chief, Shabazz, and Mo, results in making the WCF. Getting the number of swish3s scored back to 12 or more per game looks like the key to success this year.
If they could take away his three, they would not have allowed him to score 9 out of 18 this season. They can't deal with Meyers. He's way too good.
Sarni, my use of swish3 as the term is because most of the shots from beyond the arc that are good do not hit the rim, and thus I intend the term to be generic for beyond the arc 3 point baskets.
We need more shooters period. If we draft two wings that can launch it from the perimeter the draft will not have been in vain.
Good win for the team tonight. However with additional 10 swish3 attempts from Meyers we would have added extra 15 points to get 131 points and an even more clear win.
Additional 10 swish3s from Meyers would have added another 15 points and got the total points tally to 131 which would have been even more impressive. We need Meyers to step in when other players are not making their shots to have his guaranteed 50% shooting based on 18 attempts so far this season drastically improve our swish3 efficiency. Meyers Leonard could be key to this team making WCF and winning the championship or even multiple championships in a row if he's allowed to take 30 shots a game and score 45 points every game.
Meyers is a warming weapon with superior statistics for TW%, KBW%, FM/48. With him adding 9-18 waves/game, in place of the below average performance of Zach, the Blazers can get to the Western Conference Finals (for cheer-leading squad). Playing Meyers at times when Zach and Jusuf are not on squad and not dancing will make the probability of the finals more likely. (* TW = Towel Waving, KBW = Keep Bench Warm, FM = Flexing muscle)
