He is, and I'm generally a Meyers defender, but it's so scary having him in the game. Maybe if the others around him are better?
Yeah for sure, you can tell he thinks too much. He has a good mid range jumper great athleticism for size, passes well and is a good FT shooter. Also he did a good job grabbing boards this season even though apparently statistics are disregard-able in terms of a players ability to rebound.
Frankly, in the playoffs, it was scary having anybody from the bench in the game. Leonard couldn't have done much worse than those who played.
The rebounding stats don't matter because Meyers had ball magnets on his hands, so even though he didn't try for rebounds, the ball would go to him at a higher rate than most other players in the league. I doubt the NBA lets him get away with that tomfoolery next season now that the secret is out.
I still think Stotts could have faked Pop out by starting Leonard, Claver, CJ, Watson, and Crabbe for Game 1.
I'm pretty sure I saw opponents bump him the ball expecting a set for the flush spike alley oop, I mean he does have that Volley Ball player haircut.
So our #1 star is the least effective starter? Wish I could say I'm surprised... Though I am surprised Wes is ranked as high as he is. Must be that blistering first month or 6 weeks he had to start the season that allowed his season total to remain as high as it is after his play dropped off.
Barton had a great playoffs. Small sample size for sure but I was impressed with games in both series. Wes was painful to watch on offense so it wasn't only the bench. Mo was very disappointing before his injury.
You may want to read the thread. You should be surprised, because you're wrong, unless you think LMA and Lillard are the two least effective starters. There are better stats for measuring individual importance to the team. Problem is, I know you'll be referencing Net Differential to slam LMA (and Lillard, I guess) in the future, without even knowing how those numbers are derived.
According to Net Rating, he's the worst starter for Portland. Lillard is 2nd-worst. Lopez is far and away the MVP. :MARIS61:
Team MVP? I could see a case made. Real talk. League MVP? Obviously not, since so many other teams had a better record/got farther in the playoffs.
