We played MEM both with and without Meyers. DEN actually has the 2nd best FG% against us so far this season. UTH was suppose to be a good team this year. Sure, it's a small sample size, and the opposition isn't always the same. But it's a trend...we'l see how it continues to play out over the next 5 weeks.
I don't know how you could watch the games and say that the lack of spacing is not an issue. I mean, you could replace Meyers with Channing Frye right now and get about the same effect but the point still stands.
Man, Meyers wasn't making enough shots to spread the floor. The reason we are losing is not because of his absence alone.
He spreads the floor, he doesn't need to make all his shots. His presence opens up the floor for driving lanes. I don't know how many time Dame or CJ have driven into traffic because one of bigs is always in the paint and the other can't move beyond foul line extended. It's too easy to guard. I'm not saying we win all our games with Meyers, I'm just saying his absence is clearly a big reason we look so disoriented the last few games
Even when he wasn't making shots he was still being guarded more honestly than LMA ever was - because he's actually a threat to make you pay for leaving him open on the perimeter.
I gotta admit, it sure seems like Dame especially and also CJ have been getting STUFFED more often than before Meyers got hurt, especially late in games.
I don't have numbers on it but it seemed as if our offense seemed to stall during the end of the 1st-beginning of the 2nd quarter, even before Meyers was injured. Originally I thought it was just because it was CJ running the point (and part of it still is), but another thing it co-incides with is that this is usually when Meyers is getting his rest. One point guard + 2 non shooters = catastrophe in Stott's offense. It just ends up being a lot of passing around the perimeter before going 1 on 1.
This is where the loss of Batum hurts. He drove me crazy in many ways - but he did contribute to good ball movement.
WHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!??!??!??!?! You are saying is MEYERS is guarded more honestly than LA because MEYERS is actually more of a threat than LA!!!????? What the fuck is that? You honestly believe what you just typed!!?? Your post needs its own thread!!!!! Do you feel ANYBODY on this green earth agrees with this? HOLY SHIT! People PLEASE tell me you all don't actually feel this way!
I think he means on the perimeter. And yes, Meyers is being guarded further out to the 3 point line than Aldridge. Obviously he isn't targeted as heavily in any other aspect of the defense.
This is a fair and accurate statement if we are talking about the 3pt line. No thread needed. Meyers is more of a threat from three and thus DOES pull the opposing bigs further out than LMA did. Doesn't mean Meyers is a better player or demands more overall attention.
When it comes to the perimeter, which is what we were talking about...FAMS. Nobody EVER guarded LMA on the perimeter - unless it's when he was trying to post-up and they pushed his post-up all the way out to 20'. But in every instance of LMA pick/popping BOTH defenders ALWAYS went with Lillard and let LMA shoot. I've seen guys close out on Leonard more than they ever closed out on LMA.
Meyers is awesome on NBA2K16. I just beat the Spurs and he had 47 points 20 rebounds 1 assist 1 steal and 4 blocks. 18/28 from the field 11/18 from 3. In 32 minutes.
