Game Thread Blazers @ Jazz 10/12/15 Game Thread

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  1. Denny Crane

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    Natural reaction might be to actually try to stop him from hitting the court. Which kind of backfired.
     
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    Well agree to disagree then. I've noticed Meyers struggling defensively against smaller players more than he had against bigs. This goes back to the end of last season; opponents defend him better with smaller players that can close out his shots. Bigs instinctively don't close out on threes but wings do. Playing perimeter defense is not a strength of Meyers on the other end. I expect we will see a lot of the situations during the season so it's something to keep an eye on.
     
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    I can't really remember Meyers ever punishing a team for putting a small guy on him. It should be an automatic post up opportunity but he just has pretty much no reliable post skills.
     
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    Yeah agreed he doesn't have the post up game to do it. I have seen him effectively rebound but from what I saw it wasn't enough to overcome all the disadvantages of him matching up against a smaller wing.
     

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