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worst thing that happened to him was falling in love with the 3 and stotts letting him.

he was super athletic and ran the floor well, he could have been a great athletic big, he's strong n all that, but decided to focus on a skill that he was not as good as our guards at and park his athletic advantage on the perimeter to try service it.
i ragged on him hard, mostly cause i saw it as such a huge waste of potential and poor direction from coach.

plus all his cringe stuff.
 
He could easily end up back here again on a friendly deal someday...dude honestly loves Portland and still keeps a home here.
 
e_blazer said:
I think I read that his house here is for sale.

The Hammer a Blazer again? Why do you hate @Mediocre Man so much?
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Steve Blake syndrome....nice guy who keeps coming back...didn't know his house was for sale but heard he was letting CJ use his basketball court during the lockdown
 
BlayZa said:
worst thing that happened to him was falling in love with the 3 and stotts letting him.

he was super athletic and ran the floor well, he could have been a great athletic big, he's strong n all that, but decided to focus on a skill that he was not as good as our guards at and park his athletic advantage on the perimeter to try service it.
i ragged on him hard, mostly cause i saw it as such a huge waste of potential and poor direction from coach.

plus all his cringe stuff.
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I would have preferred for Meyers to concentrate on playing down low and developing his big man skill set, but he was playing so poorly that the blazers were forced to find something he could do at the NBA level in order to keep their lottery pick on the court. The development of his three point shot probably saved his career, or at least extended it.
 
BlayZa said:
worst thing that happened to him was falling in love with the 3 and stotts letting him.

he was super athletic and ran the floor well, he could have been a great athletic big, he's strong n all that, but decided to focus on a skill that he was not as good as our guards at and park his athletic advantage on the perimeter to try service it.
i ragged on him hard, mostly cause i saw it as such a huge waste of potential and poor direction from coach.

plus all his cringe stuff.
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When I figure out why you reversed the causal direction, I'll inform you yesterday.
 
Y'all are getting the chronology wrong. Meyers' best season (culminating in the Memphis series) was when he was a 50-40-90 guy and 3-pt threat. The drop-off in his game came later (when Kim Hughes left), not as a result of moving his game outside.
 
Orion Bailey said:
How does cj not have his own court?

never understood players without courts. All that money and no court....
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IMO, the reason more NBA players don't have courts at their homes is resale value. Players don't know how long they will be with a given team, so the need to sell, and sell fast, is a necessity of any professional athlete. And at that level of price, the majority of buyers will be more interested in a huge wine cellar, than a indoor court. That being said, if my ship ever comes in, an indoor half court would have me drooling. Along with a home theatre. Dream On!
 
tykendo said:
IMO, the reason more NBA players don't have courts at their homes is resale value. Players don't know how long they will be with a given team, so the need to sell, and sell fast, is a necessity of any professional athlete. And at that level of price, the majority of buyers will be more interested in a huge wine cellar, than a indoor court. That being said, if my ship ever comes in, an indoor half court would have me drooling. Along with a home theatre. Dream On!
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so my bosses $750 home with a full court in the backyard ( $200k more to enclose it)is too much for a player to hang onto until it sells while he has bought a second home in his new location?

I think thats a poor excuses considering the payoff.

prime example? Meyers has done this. Lives in Miami, still has a house here ... for sale?

if meyers can do it, most players can do it.
 
Nearly every 20 year-old home in Beautiful Central Oregon has a wine cellar, but it's no big deal at all. Certainly not a crucial amenity for upscale buyers here, as "wine culture" is considered a pretentious pose of the past. Even the brewery craze has faded back into obscurity.

Outdoors and exercise will always be the key amenities for Real Estate here. Indoor/outdoor courts and pools are king.
 
Maybe, but considering the easy access to a first class team facility at virtually any hour, the need just isn't there. Most of the Blazers live pretty close to their gym. I doubt when Rookies get their lowdown on the League, they get a "Oh, be sure you build a homecourt for practice in case a Pandemic happens". I get what you're saying Orion.
 
lol remembering some people being upset with trading him for Hassan Whiteside. smh...
 
MARIS61 said:
Nearly every 20 year-old home in Beautiful Central Oregon has a wine cellar, but it's no big deal at all. Certainly not a crucial amenity for upscale buyers here, as "wine culture" is considered a pretentious pose of the past. Even the brewery craze has faded back into obscurity.

Outdoors and exercise will always be the key amenities for Real Estate here. Indoor/outdoor courts and pools are king.
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Then how come more Street Of Dreams homes don't have them.
 
Again, if i was wealthy, i'd have one, with the Trailblazers logo on the floor.
 
Maybe he has a hidden basketball cellar under his wine court.
 
Covid-19 boredom brought Mags back to s2.

Blessing in disguise?
 
tykendo said:
Maybe, but considering the easy access to a first class team facility at virtually any hour, the need just isn't there. Most of the Blazers live pretty close to their gym. I doubt when Rookies get their lowdown on the League, they get a "Oh, be sure you build a homecourt for practice in case a Pandemic happens". I get what you're saying Orion.
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true, but. It just for the pandemic. For every offseason as well. Could be me just being a homebody though. Maybe players prefer to get out.
Id be much happier not leaving the house. Lol
 
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