Built to Rise - Meyers Leonard Mini Documentary

THIS come on guys, I loathe Meyers the player but he's got just as compelling a story as Dame. Poverty is poverty no matter where you are and to make it to the NBA and get a second contract (god damnit Neil) is a success no matter how worthless the production on the court.

Now that said, is the video a little too dramatic and do Meyer's attempts to be profound fall flat? yes. All the same good person deserves respect

 

or his agent is prepping him for a trade

 

Should be titled Built to rise off the bench

 

If Meyers is a bad guy he does a real good job hiding it. You want him to succeed so bad and a big reason why a lot of fans are so hard on him (including me) is because we know he could be so much better. Kind of like how coaches don't waste their time yelling at a kid that sucks. Meyers has all the talent, skill, and size to be great, but unfortunately it seems like his brain gets in the way and it prevents him from just "letting it go" and playing.

Go back and watch him in college. Its almost like he's regressed since then.

 

God I so want him to become a good player. I'm not sure a Blazer has frustrated me so much since Sheed.

 

Imagine if we had a coach who know how to work with traditional big men. Meyers could have been developed into an average to above average C, with the added bonus of having shooting range. But Stotts has taken him further and further away from the basket, and put him in defensive positions where he can only fail.

How long have we been asking for an adequate big man coach? Our bigs have been either soft, unskilled, or both since Sheed/Sabas.

 

Wow.....I'm one of the most cynical...and even jaded....individuals I know in this life, but Jeezus H.....some of you guys are seriously harsh. You make me look like Little Mr. Sunshine. The kid fought through a ton of adversity just to get to the league and because he's not the star that a Damian Lillard is, he's a POS to some of you. How many of you haters have reached YOUR potential in life?? He's a good kid with good values who appreciates the help he's had along the way. He loves our city and state and is glad to be here. So let's go trade him for some self centered horse's ass who will likely hate it here and will bolt the first chance he gets. Win win for everyone, right? Sometimes I'd rather have the devil I know than the devil I don't. Too many posters around here would bitch if they were hung with a new rope......

 

Are you using a small segment of the Blazer population as the basis for your comment?

Meyers came from a home with financial difficulties. Congrats to him for making it to the NBA and earning millions of $. He's set for life if he invests his money wisely.

 

Personally, I'm OK with self-indulgent films, as long as I know they're that. The License to Lillard videos were marketing videos, too, and I still go back and watch those sometimes.

Here's another promotional video for the boards, also by egpdx:
http://egpdx.com/camera-roll/#maui-girl-bikini

 

Making player documentaries is a business tactic. As a professional athlete, Meyers has every right to use whatever resources are available to increase his public exposure. Dame did it. Probable the NBA player that has made the most use of self made documentaries is Jeremy Lin.

Lin made his first documentary while he was still at Harvard, before the draft. However, he still went undrafted. But he did create enough buzz to be invited to play in the summer league for Dallas.

Lin has made several more documentaries since the draft. An undrafted player successfully sold himself to the fans nationwide. He created a brand, which resulted in increased earnings.

Lin’s documentary tactic was a little different than Meyers; he used a lot of clever humor to sell himself. But the documentaries worked. Many BB fans beyond his own team became aware of him, and his fan base increased. He has been paid well by several teams despite only having backup player skills.

Not sure why anyone would hold a grudge against any professional athlete for trying to improve his families life. Meyers documentary is a more professional way of gaining public exposure than doing something criminal, such as beating his wife.



There is waaaaaaaay too much hate in this world. Hating on a player that is trying to improve his family’s life is not why I am a Blazers fan.

 

I don't really care about his struggles or successes or personality or life off the court. The only player that has ever made me somewhat care about him off the court is Dame and that's just because he's pretty much one of a kind. If you want to think that caring about his childhood and marriage or whatever makes you a better fan than me go right ahead.

 

Meyers on court demeanor drives me crazy, as painful to watch as his game. He tries to act like a tough guy but it looks so fake.

 

It's kind of funny, especially when he's seen coaching from the bench. Like dude, you're about as lost as it gets when you're on the court, maybe fix yourself first. Then again, he's being a good teammate, so I don't know.

 

So you'd rather be unhappily married to an ugly woman who frustrates the hell out of you, than have a brief fling with a supermodel knowing she'll bolt in a few months?

It's not his fault he was drafted WAY too early. It is his fault he refuses to play defense though.

 

Those who can't do, teach.

 

I'd rather spend my time looking for positives....or even neutrals...than always (always) bending over backwards to find the negatives in virtually everything. There's enough serious negativity in the world other than a ball player who doesn't meet some anonymous fan's personal expectations. Not sure you would understand that.....and I sure wouldn't cheat on my wife, regardless of how she might look just to so I could get a sniff of some shallow bitch that doesn't give a shit about me before or after we fuck.....

 

Who's cheating? We are talking divorce. Why stay in an unhappy Meyers?