Potential Upside Ep 6- Harkless, Henderson, Sustainability, & Meyers Leonard

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  1. Dan Marang

    Dan Marang Numbers Guru

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    The podcast is up and available! Andy Bunk, Taylor Danforth, and I talk about Harkless, Henderson, Pace, Sustainability, and Meyers Leonard on this week's edition of the Potential Upside!

    RipCityRadio.iHeart.com for the direct link
    Also available on iTunes
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    I can't seem to find your episodes in my podcast aggregator app. I can find "Rip City Mornings" with your name attached, but no "Potential Upside" podcast (I have the iTunes search engine enabled). Any ideas?
     
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    it can be stubborn- the easiest way I've been able to pull it is to go direct to the link; another option is to go to the RipCity Morning's podcast page and sort by date for the newest. Otherwise sort by popularity (Each of the episodes is still up there in popularity). Sadly, there ins't a great way to break them down yet.

    We still have yet to break each podcast down- CJ's show, the Morning Show, and the PUP. Hopefully we'll have that cleared up soon!
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    "RipCity Mornings" did the trick. thanks,
     
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    The positives for Harkless and Henderson are positives indeed! But I disagree about the still untried talents of Meyers. The Blazers need to put Meyers in to shoot at least 10 FGA and play more than 20 min to give him the chance that you outlined well in the EP2 analysis. In the Nets game, Meyers provided the best defense of Lopez, and could have held him down better in that declining 3rd quarter. Don't forget his emerging defense in holding Cousins to 2 of 12, his defense against Gasol, and several other good defensive hustle efforts. Meyers was needed in that 3rd quarter, as Mason was tiring and had too many fouls.

    Let Meyers have the chance to shoot more, as I notice that the more he shoots, the hotter he gets. From the pick, Meyers needs to add a quick cut down the lane as you have noted. Adding this option can draw fouls, open more swish3s, and allow for unpredictability. The sustainability will be better with Meyers contributing. I predict that Meyers can be adding 18 points per game if given the chance to shoot.

    In the Meyers versus Noah comparison on defense, although Noah seems quicker, I do not find him more effective than Meyers when he has his hands up high altering the trajectory of the shooter's shot. Both have great talent, but effectiveness is increased when we get the best of the 10 man team rotation. Rather than a luxury, Meyers can be the Blazer that allows continued success, given the chance.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    OT: anyone else think of Dan as DangMarang, similar to Bangarang?

     

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