I see Travis outlaw and Leonard in the same development schedule. We will see a decent player in 4 years. Anyone willing to wait that long, having him our 2nd rotation center?
That's what I'm hoping for. We just need a stop gap rotation big, so we aren't handcuffed to Leonard's development. If he pans out; great! If not; we won't be all pissy if he sucks. At least I won't.
Repped. You hit the nail on the head of my frustration. He just looks lost. He's okay, but he just has so much promise. A guy that big, that coordinated, that offensively skilled, that can move that quickly? Man, he should dominate. Right now, he's the Blazer most frustrating to me.
exactly, if he does not work hard on his D and rebounding to become at least "decent" he can mostly ride the pine, if he shows gradual improvenemt and works hard he "earns" minutes, pretty simple to me
agree, we also need to realize we are just 3 months from the end of last season - miracles are not happening
My problem is I keep hoping to see what I want, and with Leonard it should be happening. How can a professional be so freaking clueless after receiving so much coaching? His stats are deceiving. He's so much less impactful on the court than he should be.
I think we need to try a different big man coach, some guys can relate better that others to certain guys, this KIM guy we've had is not working - so time to move on I actually think we should consider Pryz if he was available
It's stunning to me. How can he not show more improvement? How has he worked on anything else other than his defense? I keep using the same word, but he's so...frustrating.
people want him to be something he isnt right now (and may never be), but imo thats the wrong way to look at him as of now he is our 4th big give or take, not usually the object of such consternation
I agree we need another backup big man. I wouldn't be as sour on Leonard as a prospect if we had a legit backup and Meyers was the 3rd string guy. Or if we had a Paul Millsap proven rebounding stud off the bench at the 4 spot then Meyers would be ok as the 4th big. I'm not sure whats left for $2.5 mil I would love Brand or Dalembert but don't think they'd be interested. We probably need to find a Greg Steisman or something. Right now I feel pretty good about our team with a short term injury to any starter, except the center spot. At PG we could have McCollum or Watson start. At SG we could have McCollum or Wright start with Batum playing some SG. At SF obviously Wright could start. At PF Wright could start if we want a pair of smaller forwards or if we want a bruiser TRob could start a few select games. But if Lopez goes down we are going to be a mess with an undersized starting lineup, little interior D, poor rebounding and Joel Freeland as the main backup. If Neil wants to win now, which from all the offseason moves to date I believe he is trying to do, then the team desperately needs to address the backup center spot. Leonard could possibly be a Matt Bonner style big off the bench this season, but he is not a defensive or rebounding big, there is just no way he will pickup those skills in a few months.
Leonard is more physical than I think most give him credit for, it just doesnt always show up. When we played the Lakers last year, I expected Leonard to get destroyed by Howard, but he actually held his own and played physical. Howard outplayed him handily of course, but I though he did pretty well.
He has the body to bang, but centers that are more tricky with moves gets him lost on the floor. Going against Howard isn't as good of a tell as when I watch him go against the centers with good post moves. But on offense, he needs to use his size to his advantage. I don't want a finesse Leonard. I want him to try his best to dunk at every opportunity. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
You can have all the ability in the world. Mental make up is huge as well though He's not better than last summer, that's been a year. He's not better than college, and that's been 2 years. Travis Outlaw Quintel Woods Ronnie Murphy Meyrr s Leonard? Some guys never get it.
You can have all the ability in the world. Mental make up is huge as well though He's not better than last summer, that's been a year. He's not better than college, and that's been 2 years. Travis Outlaw Quintel Woods Ronnie Murphy Meyrr s Leonard? Some guys never get it.
I watch Meyers Leonar and see a guy that just plays goofy as fuck and looks lost out there. And my god does he take some terrible/ugly looking shots. His real chance is to go the Channing Frye route and become a gimmick center and play for a team that doesn't care about defense. Leonar obviously doesn't play like a real center. He could average a good number of pts next season and I wouldn't care. I absolutely loathe his style of play.
I agree that he's done...for games. For practice, he'd be fantastic. And if we needed him for spot duty, I think he'd be able to lay six fouls on another player in short order.
