Is Meyers Leonard For Real?

Wish i could find it, but there was a game where Meyers bricked a three and the entire crowd facepalmed and shook it's head.

 

Looks so much better than Zach so far this preseason. I'd give Meyers all of the backup C minutes and cut down on Collins' time wherever possible.

 

This season I had planned to sometimes type about Zach Collins, "He is no Ed Davis," but I now see it will be, "He is no Meyers Leonard."

 

Let’s see it during the season, in consecutive games. Then maybe we can revive it.

 

No, he's not. He excelled against rookies and 3rd string bench players.

Watch him crap the bed against LA.

 

I posted part of this in the game thread but it applies here too:

Leonard is so comfortable on offense. Aside from his shooting I just feel comfortable when he receives a pass. He has a high bb IQ on that one side of the ball. He also looked decent on the boards tonight. Bottom line is he is good enough for our 3rd string center. I do not feel scared when he enters the game because he is not a turnover machine. He is what he is....an extra big body with offensive skills. Overpaid yes, but aside from that he can fill in when needed.

 

It's just the Kings. If we played them 82 times a year, Meyers Flame Balls Leonard would be an all star. We don't. He isn't.

BNM

 

But isn't the LA frontline essentially rookies and 3rd string bench players?

 

I love when Brook O asked what got into Meyers tonight and he said "It's what I do, it's what I do." This is going to be a fun season.

 

Meyers set to become the first 70/70/70 player in NBA history. He finished the preseason 78% from the field, 73% from 3 point land, and 75% from the FT line. Incredible.

 

Just the Kings. He still sucks

 

No, we are saying it's still Meyers.

 

He's playing with confidence for the first time in seven years.

Here's to hoping that he makes a PHX-Frye type of leap.

 

I don’t know why people are shitting on Meyers for finally showing he can be a rotation player. Sure he’s not amazing or anything, his defense is still mostly a mess, but he’s actually been quite good on offense. There is literally nothing bad that can come from Meyers playing well.

 

It's what the cool kids do.

Yep, he played "well" over a small sample size last year. If he can continue that level of production over a larger sample size, that's a huge win for POR. People need to remember he is a back up center. All back up centers are flawed. If they were't they'd be starting centers. Meyers defense is clearly flawed, but there is no denying he can contribute on the offensive end, even if all he does is create spacing for his teammates.

BNM

 

I thought this last game zach looked pretty good.
His toughness is unquestionable after taking that shot and coming back fierce. He had several great defensive plays in the paint and both his mid range and three point shot looked more comfortable and fluid. He had a great post move and grabbed some rebounds.
I thought meyers collins looked good together actually and id play them both as backup four and five and see if they can really gel

 

Zack look decent last night, it obvious he has the fortitude and talent to become a solid NBA big.
Imagine when you were 20 and you went up against guys mid-late 20s or even older.
I love the grit he plays with and I think in a year or so, less injuries he will breakout.

 

Thank god this opinion isn’t coming from Stotts.

 

Meyers vs. Zach isn't an either/or proposition. We need them both to play well. We saw them play well together last night. Yes, it was against the Kings, but it's a start.

BNM