Defense from Meyers and Plumlee

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  1. Blazers Roy

    Blazers Roy Well-Known Member

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    That's what Faried and Hickson said when they saw Leonard!
     
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    Wait for it to load lol

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    I really hate how Stotts refuses to let Leonard play C. He isn't quick enough to guard PFs, he is a much better man defender against opposing Cs.

    Davis and Plumbs are much better suited to guard PFs, they are quicker.
     
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    Meyers is horrible. He can do a few things well, but overall he's trash. He should have took the contract Neil offered and laughed all the way to the bank.
     
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    Well Stotts defense scheme is soft and if Neil is so high on ML maybe he should go back to Cali. Or just say to himself we gave the kid a chance and he just didnt pan out then go another direction.
     
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    I've put my head in my hands watching Beibs play D inside this year. As Billy Bob would say, he sucks ass. Wish we could have hired Laimbeer to replace Hughes. Nards needs to learn to elbow someone in the mouth.
     
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  7. Orion Bailey

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    Your not the only one who I have read say Aminu is our future PF, but I don't see it. I think he is our future SF..IF he works out. IF not, he will be our backup SF. I think he has a big size advantage against them on the offense and has the defensive abilities to keep most of them in front of him most of the time.
    I think that we might see this start to emerge...

    PG...Dame/CJ
    SG...Henderson/Harkless/Crabbe
    SF...Aminu/Henderson/Crabbe
    PF...Ed Davis/Aminu/Meyers
    C...Plumlee/Kaman/Davis

    Too few minutes for our midsize 2-4 positional players. A trade is imminent. I am starting to wonder about how much upside there is for Aminu though. Every game he seems to think he can driver hard to the hoop and turns it over way too often, when a good pass would have hit a wide open solid shooter. I havent seen any change so far. I am thinking a trade for Paul George with Aminu as the backup SF would be incredible. Biog problem is, Meyers just lost big trade value and i'm doubtful he can get it back by the deadline, but if he can, Im thinking of something like this?

    Crabbe, Leonard and our draft pick for George. We become a playoff team now.
    Then the next off season DMC is a free agent and we sign him.

    Paul George
    Damian Lillard
    Demarcus Cousins

    Thats a big time three right there. Add CJ, an improved Davis, Vonleh, Aminu and Plumlee and the following is a favorite I think in two seasons from now....

    PG...Dame/CJ/Harkless (assuming his handles improve, I think he is quick enough to do this)
    SG...CJ/Henderson/Harkless
    SF...George/Aminu/Henderson
    PF...Vonleh/Davis/Aminu
    C...DMC/Plumlee/Davis

    Thats a great ten man rotation that I think could switch around to dominate almost any offense, defensively. This team could outrun you. out half court you. out rebound you. and out score you.

    okay.. someone pinch me and wake me up. Though not impossible....I think I'm dreaming.
     
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    We'd have to add Lillard to that trade package and its still probably gets declined. Paul George is one of the top players in the game on both sides of the ball. Might as well suggest we trade for Anthony Davis, Drummond, Steph Curry, LeBron, Wiggins, Durant. Those deals just don't happen.

    Davis and Plumlee can't play together, no shooting.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    As often as it happens to him you'd think he'd have figured it out by now.
     
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