is going to be a heckuva player for us. He still has a lot to learn obviously but watching him play over the last few weeks has me really excited. He has a very good chance of being our starting center for the future.
Well, duh. I've been saying this for a while now and I was mocked for it. He's far from a finished product, though. Needs lots of work. Every time he goes to the bench he needs to park his big ass next to the assistants and soak it in. He has traits for a big man that can't be taught though.
Stop taking credit! Everyone knows I was telling you chumps how good Leonard is all season long. Stop stealing my thunder!
He's got offensive tools and touch that alot of young bigs just never develop, I've thought all year that those are a good base for him to get on the court and I'm glad Stotts is finally giving him the minutes. He's still out of position alot, with some plays just going way to fast for him, but I'm hopeful that the coaching staff can sit him down this offseason and just have him study a ton of film. Basically I'd have him study every Tyson Chandler game from Dallas and New York, similar size and athleticism, and if he can pick up even alittle of Chandler's game on D I think he'll be very nice for us next year.
He's renewed my interest in the season. But he really needs to work on his awareness on defense, getting into position to make the block, rebound, or affect the shot. Maybe the Blazers can hire Joel to mentor him during the offseason. Joel was great at all those things.
I have faith that he will keep getting better. As noted he possess a lot of things that can't be taught. Now he just needs time and experience to add the things that can be taught. And most importantly stay healthy.
Dude, seriously, you've been trying to trade Leonard all season long. I'm glad you're not our GM. I've asked you several times why you're willing, anxious even, to give up on a 20-year old 7'1" athletic freak. Now do you see what I was talking about? Sure, Leonard has a long way to go, but he has so much potential. He could fall far short of that potential and still end up an above average starting center. And god no, I wouldn't trade him straight up for JaVale McGee - not in a million years. BNM
You should really track your predictions so we can see how many hits and misses you've had. Actually, I would love to see how Fez has done as well.
I do track them every time I let you guys know about them. Over the years I've been pretty damn accurate, with the exceptions of being totally wrong about Noah, Morrison and Westbrook as my really bad blunders. Maybe Alec Burks as well, but I still think he has a chance to be a good player if given opportunity. I remember when the old board was salivating over Gerald Green and I insisted we stayed the fuck away. Thank goodness we did. I though Westbrook was way unproven and an idiots BBIQ. I thought Noah was unskilled and just a garbage player, I hated the thought of drafting him high. Now he's one of my favorite bigs.
Actually, I would love to have a sticky thread where people keep track of their predictions... think anyone would have the balls to use it?
That such a variable thing. There's players that I'd want, but wouldn't want them at a certain pick. Like Drummond and Barnes, I liked them just not where we were picking. Then, you got guys like Blaze01 who said he would rather draft Marquis freaking Teague than Lillard. I was huge on Lillard and Leonard before they were even discussed on this board as potential Blazer picks. I remember posting a video of him and saying he'd should be the PGOTF or something like that.
