Jimmers shot attempt was a dick move. ML foul was well deserved. The post game tweet was a classy thing to do.
I see his game diversifying as the season goes on. I agree he should be focused more on playing the post, but this offense isn't built that way, and that is Stotts not Meyers... That said Stotts was coach of the month and is in the running for coach of the year, so I am hesitant to complain much. Meyers is almost automatic around the Free throw line and in, even when not squared up. The problem is the offense is laid out to spread the floor with one post in the paint for cleanup duties. Davis and Plumlee can't play outside the paint in a spread situation. Vonleh can't hit a 3 yet but is learning to follow through the paint. Meyers statistically is better than Ryan Anderson per 36 but comes up short in the FGA territory. He is also becoming a solid defender in the paint and passes well. Yeah he's been a slow developer but he has become at worst a pretty good backup stretch 5.
hahahaha look at crabbe ready to go high five everyone then does a double take like god damnit legend
I can live with that. He adds a skill set to our bench which is needed. He might not be happy with that role, and that is fine if it drives him to keep pushing to get better. But for the right price IMO he will be worth keeping. If he goes elsewhere.....that is fine too. But I hope we retain him on a cheap contract.
I don't see the problem with Jimmer or any other player taking a last second shot like that when the team is down. A lot of players do that when the team is down. It was an immature foul by Meyers. Plain & simple.
He worked his ass off shooting 3s everyday in practice so Terry puts him out there shooting 3s. I'm sure he would get more looks from short range or even mid range if he showed real interest at improving in those areas. Even Vonleh and Plumlee are getting some shots from those ranges, ffs.
Plain and Simple? I think one can argue that since we took the turnover with 1 second left instead of shooting then they probably should have done the same. Personally I don't see it as a big deal either way, but IMO it goes both ways. If it is OK to shoot, then it is OK to stop them from shooting.
The object of the game is to win, the Blazers had done that. If one of their players wants to do something stupid, let him. I'm sure Leonards teammates really enjoyed standing around the court another two minutes watching NY hit free-throws instead of getting the hell out of there and getting on the flight to Boston.
That's what I'm saying... If the clock manager had done his job, he wouldn't have gotten one dribble. He got 3 and Beibs said "screw that." lol.
Had the clock run out like it was supposed to... then the last possession would have been done about 2 seconds before the foul.
It was a dick move by Leonard. Jimmer had thought time ran out and he was just going to put up a shot for the fans that didn't count. We had the game won. Turns out Jimmer added two points to his stats and Meyers adds a foul to his. Congrats Meyers on 'showing' him.
