And I will look forward to Whiteside playing against him.... EDIT: I'm POSITIVE I will look forward to Whiteside playing against him....
Noah Vonleh would be someone I wish we still had as a 14th man. Meyers with his shitty defense and reluctant shooting is finally gone and I'm happy about that.
I keep telling myself you are joking with us...it keeps me feeling grounded in reality. Otherwise..................
it's almost like Hunter S Thompson gave up what little grip on reality he had, increased his drug consumption, lost his desire to write but kept writing anyway after changing his name to swish3
Hunter S Thompson was the Fear and Loathing journalist who lived until 2005. That has nothing to do with this Blazer fan, but appears to be your way of disparagement. Meyers is a major talent who had a strong work ethic, brought team cohesiveness, improved significantly, and deserves respect that he too often did not receive on this forum. As I said, let's be optimistic fans.
I agree lets recognize talent as it comes @swish3 Kanter, Nurk, Whiteside, Collins, Ed Davis are all better than Meyers Leonard as a basketball player. Meyers Leonard has three NBA talents. Being a legit 7'1, setting giant screens, and shooting threes. Kanter, Nurk, Whiteside, Collins & Ed Davis all provide more in terms of all-around games than Meyers Leonard does. Lets be positive and recognize that while Meyers Leonard improved greatly the last 2 seasons. He still is only shown to an NBA role player. Mike Miller had 7 three pointers in 2012 in game 5. Doesn't mean he went onto average 30/12 the next season. So If Meyers Leonard doesn't average 30/12 next year. Don't get angry when posters call you out on the forum okay?
HC, Mike Miller scored 7 of 8 swish3s for the Heat against the Thunder in 2012 Finals Game 5, but averaged 2.09 points/FGA. My point stands that no one that I found, and especially no Blazer, has averaged 2.5 points/FGA in finals games. My challenge is unanswered. And my statement is that Meyers may equal, or even exceed, a high of 30/12 next season, and I think his average may be 20/10 if he has enough MPG and shot opportunities. My view is that Meyers provided more than Kanter or Ed Davis or Zach this last season, and may be a favorable comparison in the coming season, but for the Heat, not the Blazers. Let's hope for consistent, energetic play and 30 PPG by Hassan in the coming season.
Tony Snell took 1 three in game 2 of the Boston series this season and made all of them. He averaged 3 points per FGA which is 20% higher than Meyers in Warriors game. Tony Snell holds the joint record for the higher points per attempt of all NBA players ever. Meyers is not even close.
He had a team and a coach that would not figure out how to include a special talent rare in the NBA. I am guessing Pat Riley saw a way. I can.
Honestly a contract of 5m per year or so actually sounds about right for ML. I think he’s a journeyman 5. That’s a 9-10th man for most teams. Again, Dont hate ML at all, have thought for a couple years he needed a fresh start in a different system, the fans needed a break from the, “this is his year” stuff. I think he has improved. Definitely excited for Whiteside though.
Dirk scored 48 points on just 15 FGA in game 1 of the 2011 WCF. That's 3.2 pts/fga. Doc Rivers scored 21 points in game 2 of the '93 ECF on just 6 fga--3.5 pts/fga. Anyone got tickets to his HOF induction ceremony? And as far as Blazers go--how about Terry Porter's 41 points on 14 fga (2.93 pts/fga) in the '92 WCF against Utah? This narrative by @swish3 is just silly.