What happened in the 2nd half of WCF Game 4 was that Dame, CJ, Rod, and Evan stopped passing to Meyers when he was open and thus squandered the chance to win. CJ was 0 of 5 (0 of 3 swish3s) and Dame was 1 of 4 swish3s with Meyers open on the arc. When Blazer coaches learn to feed the hot swish3 shooting hand (Meyers actually beat Steph in swish3 shooting in WCF Game 4 first half, and for the season), and not to stop as they did here, we will win more. Meyers was definitely scoring when guarded, as noted in the last shot of the 1st half, and was open at the end of the 4th Q and the OT, and could have won this game, and if started in WCF Games 1 and 2, possibly the WCF. Yes Meyers did contribute outstandingly in both the Grizzlies and GSW Playoff series, established Blazer Playoff shooting records, and led all Blazers in this year's Playoff scoring in 6 categories: 14 of 33 (42.4%) swish3s Edit: 20 of 32 (62.5%) of 2PA 34 of 65 (52.3%) FG eFG% of 63.1% WS/48 of 0.154 TS% of 61.6 (he was 88.9% in WCF Game 4!) Now that we are missing him, it is important to recognize and respect scoring talent where we find it, and encourage rather than demoralize our Blazers. We should learn from Meyers and move ahead on the Blazer culture that he helped to build. Meyers deserves credit that is quite opposite to the most negative comments that I have seen on this Forum. Let's be fans of the Blazers!
@swish3 , are you going to be alright?!? I truly hope that Skal can somehow fill that Hammer-sized void in your soul left by Meyers' departure.
If HS pans out as hoped/expected. Leonard will be quickly forgotten and go the way of Dante Cunningham....a decent vanilla-flavored contributor.
Assuming that by HS, you mean Hassan Whiteside, we are indeed hoping for improved scoring from him, but don't expect him to score swish3s. I hope that Anthony, Rodney, Baze, and Mario can refine swish3 shooting skills to result in 1 or more of them reaching a 40% average that will be needed for more than 48 wins next season. For this thread, the most remarkable feature is the stubborn refusal of a few mean-spirited forum members to recognize and appreciate (and encourage) Blazer talent where we can find it. If we can give the kind of fan comments so often expressed for Zach and Simons to all of the Blazers, their confidence and therefore performance can be better optimized for more wins. Just do it!
Really? He never even averaged double figures in scoring or rebounding in seven seasons. Never really took his game up another level, even though he had many opportunities to do so. Many nights he seemed invisible out there. And he very rarely blocked a shot, even though he’s a seven footer.
One thing's for sure....girl can shoot!! https://heatnation.com/media/meyers-leonards-wife-shot-hassan-whiteside/
