Defense from Meyers and Plumlee

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  1. Fez Hammersticks

    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    The last two games:

    Drummond: 29 pts | 27 rebs
    Hickson: 19 pts | 13 rebs
    Combined 70 fg%

    Plumlee tries but Meyers is a comlete zero on this end. Right now Leonard is looking frighteningly like Bargnani.
     
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    Is there an elite shotblocker in the draft? Someone that is at least 7 foot and can protect the interior? That's one area we sorely lack, as evidenced by the last 2 games.
     
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    Terry F*&king Stotts!

    I was shaking my head the whole fourth quarter, watching Leonard attempt to play any semblance of defense & getting out-rebounded - all the while Davis is sitting on the bench.
    WTF!!??
     
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    I was trying to be optimistic about Leonard's defense, but he really is terrible. He gets bullied by strong bigs and is much to slow to guard quick guys.
     
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    Meyers and vonleh please trade these two for anybody
     
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    Cheick Diallo.

    But this team lacks more than just an elite shotblocker. Plumlee and Davis are adequate post defenders. Hickson had a good game, hats off to him, Drummond did what he does.

    Gasol and Randolph got shut down. Favors and Gobert got shut down. Towns wasn't special against us.

    This team is young and inconsistent. We need another star to rely on, or semi star even. Putting a lot on the backs of Lillard and McCollum at the end of games. Teams know this and zero in on them.
     
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    Cheick Diallo will likely be in our range. I doubt we'll suck enough to land a top-10 big.
     
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    Aminu might be our PF of the future. If we can get Steven Adams, that's a good defensive pair. But Olshey seems to be enamoured with Meyers, since he loves his own picks.
     
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    We might be in the Sabonis range.
     
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    Leonard is just not quick-footed enough. He can achieve great end-t0-end velocity (straight line speed), but his agility/change of direction is an area of weakness. That's why I don't think he should play the 4 spot. He can't keep up laterally with most of the other PF's in the league.
     
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    I think Stotts defensive strategy is making a lot of the Blazers look slow, they need to be more active and aggressive. They should be able to better use their length and athleticism.
     
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    Exactly. He has a ton of length and athleticism, and uses the most conservative defensive strategy in the league.
     
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    There is an elite shotblocker available right now...for free. Robert Upshaw is playing in the D-League.

    In the Draft, Chiek and Skal are probably the best shot-blockers if your pick is high enough.
     
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    Leonar_ sucks at defense.
     
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    Meyers is the softest "big man" I have seen in recent history. That guy can't back down and score on a guy 8" shorter than him. And his swipes at wrists on defense, and his weak rebounding (how many times did guys just swipe the ball out of his hand after he grabbed it),.... ugh. Get better, dude!

    He has great touch, a sweet outside shot, and knows his strengths on offense.

    That's it. More PT is exposing his deficiencies
     
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    see my recent post "Summer of 2016" and my suggestion of going after Hassan Whiteside, he is a UFA and here is no surety we get him but as we have seen we BADLY need an inside presence vs what we have seen which is fukkin ugly or FUGLY!
     
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    you may be understating his lack of D ability - he is the "green light special" for other teams to take it inside
     
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    First i got it, then the forum gets it,then the little kids get it annnnnd maybe then Stotts gets it.

    Our interior defense was softer than Kate Upton's tits tonight!
     
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    NOM NOM!!!
     
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