Meyers Leonard - The! Thread

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  1. Blaze01

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    Better than the the losers they did select...

    How many franchise players did they select tonight?


    Oh that's right? NONE....
     
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    That's your opinion and you have every right to it, but can you not even entertain the possibility that you could be wrong and one or both of them will end up living up to their selections?
     
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  3. Blaze01

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    Nope............
     
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    LOL okay man, go wallow in your sadness.
     
    VanillaGorilla, Jun 28, 2012
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  5. Blaze01

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    LOL, I will....
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Ok then ...
     
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    Olshey said he asked Lillard that if they picked him @ 6, who woould he want at 11.

    Lillard’s response was Leonard.


    bwuhhhhhhh?
     
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  8. Nikolokolus

    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Hmmm ... well ... :shrug:

    Don't quite know what to say to that.
     
    Nikolokolus, Jun 28, 2012
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  9. Blaze01

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    ineptitude in its finest form......

    I'll say this Lillard has a chance...a slim chance of meeting the expectations of a #6 pick...

    Leonard? Has ZERO chance....
     
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    The_Lillard_King Westside

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    I'm surprised he didn't say Chehales Tapscott
     
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    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    Leonard played PG his frosh year in HS! Then grew 5 inches in a couple years (still growing in fact). Not your typical white stiff. In fact, even Dwight Jaynes the most cynical man in Portland said after watching lots of film on Leonard that he's very promising. For an 11th pick in the Draft, he absolutely has a chance of meeting expectation. And let's not forget, he played in the Big Ten, the toughest conference in the NCAA. Has had a rough life, brother in Afghanistan. You gotta think he's a tough and determined young man, maybe even a leader from what I've heard. Will pair well with LMA down the road. Solid Pick.
     
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  13. Blaze01

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    ...
     
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    OK sure thing... whatever you say

    If he has hands, and can block shots, that's all the skill we need at 7'1" 250
     
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    I think Blaze01 just needs some alone time..
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Look I'm on definitely on the skeptical side of the ledger regarding Leonard, but I'll give the kid a couple of years to see if he can figure it out. What else is there to do? No big name free agent center is about to enter stage left and save the day, somebody is going to have to emerge from within. Hopefully it's this guy.
     
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    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    The phrase has been widely used since before the 1972 draft. The acronym is brand new, a byproduct of too many people typing out their profound thoughts.
     
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    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    My article said that all he did was crack jokes. I can't respect a guy like that.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    :lol:
     
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    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    What made this draft seem unimpressive was the lack of Pritchard tricks. We'd be in awe of Olshey if he'd traded 6 and 11 for 2, then decided to trade down 2 for 11 and 13, then traded 13 and Aldridge for 6 in a blinding display of genius.
     
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