Meyers Leonard dropped out of the rotation

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  1. TBpup

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    Quoting yourself? Posting your own tweets? The Myopic Police called......they're looking for you. :bgrin:
     
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    Based on how well Howard has done against us this year, and after they watch our film from last night knowing that Stotts does not like to double the opposing centers.......I am anticipating a heavy dose of Dwight tomorrow night. Which I am OK with. He usually gets tired by the 4th and if it keeps Harden from getting into a rhythm........
     
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    If you were Leonard, which NBA coach would you prefer to play for, to play in a system which brings out your talents and hides your non-talents?
     
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    Pops or Kerr.
     
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    Meyers power of the swish3s has faded...and then you're left with Clark Kent
     
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    His agent is making a deeper analysis than just picking the 2 currently best teams. There are both winning and losing teams on which Leonard would look far better than now. Which ones? His agent asks this board so he can phone them.
     
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    Meyers played Lopez better than any of our other bigs. Lopez just made some really, really tough shots against him. If Fropez was half that good on offense we'd still have him.
     
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    Frolo is averaging 15/10 on 63% shooting in his last five.
     
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    I haven't seen him this year. He's no where near as mobile as his brother, nor does he have his shooting touch or variety of moves. Lopez was unstoppable last night, that's all I know.

    :cheers:
     
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    The thing is though he can pound on him and use a few fouls.
     
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    So can Kaman and Cliff.

    He has to be more than a big body out there. Plumlee and Davis provide multiple benefits on offense and defense.
     
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    Kerr or Pops teams would be poor spots for him. With the 6ers, Lakers, Magic he could probably get the best individual stats. Maybe Detroit as a limited minute Drummond backup. I could see him outplaying Aron Baynes. New Orleans roster is so awful he could get individual stats on their second unit.

    Rosters where he gets minutes by default would be the best spot for him; the coach isn't important. He thought he'd get minutes by default here but the team ended up being better than expected with teammates who far outplay him.

    Meyer's is quite bad at defense against any player under 7' I can't see him helping a respectable playoff team. He could make the most money putting up decent stats on a terrible team; similar to Spencer Hawes or as some said Andre Bargnani.
     
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    Really do not know why we have not seen Cliff at all this season?
     
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    Because our third and fourth best players are centers too.
     
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    Alexander is a 6-8 or 6-9 depends on who you ask Power Forward.
     
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    Not to mention 240 lbs and pure beast.....
     
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    He's still in school...next season I expect him to at least contend for a rotation spot. I think he's probably best in a grind it out half court game but there are fewer and fewer of those these days
     
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    He rebounds, blocks shots, defends, has a huge wingspan; but no jump shot. That makes him a center. Draymond Green plays extensive center 6-9 is plenty tall for a backup center. Cliff won't share the court with Ed Davis or Plumlee.
     
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    Alright if you say so....
     

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