What is Meyers Leonards ceiling for this year?

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  1. blazedanugz

    blazedanugz Well-Known Member

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    what do you guys think? how good could he realistically end up being? i know its very possible he could barely play but just hypothetically.
     
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    Re: What is Meyers Leonards cieling for this year?

    woops I before except after C haha
     
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    Re: What is Meyers Leonards cieling for this year?

    No problems, I fixed it.
     
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    Low ceiling: doesn't beat Odens rookie season

    High ceiling: beats his rookie season.

    Of course this depends on if he has 8 micro fracture surgeries first
     
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    ...a dozen double-double games with 2 or more blocks +/-
     
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    You asked too early. No one has a strong opinion until after a couple of exhibition games. This is the type of thread that will be reawakened during the season everytime he plays well, badly, or has a season-ending injury.
     
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    I have no clue til I see him play against real comp.
     
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    One MF surgery? Maybe two?
     
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    I don't know about ceiling..... but I'll tell you what I'd be happy with........ 6pts/11rebs/25 minutes
     
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    Yup. I predict a lot of fouls and a lot of growing pains. It took Joel four or five seasons to learn how to play with the refs, and for the refs to respect him. Leonard seems like a smart guy, and he has more athleticism than Joel did, but he is raw and usually it takes a while for guys like that to adapt to the NBA.
     
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    Averages of 6pts, 6rebs in about 25mpg. He'll be limited because of foul trouble.
     
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    15/5/5/5/.5

    minutes, points, rebounds, fouls, blocks
     
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    As long as he doesn't put on 50lbs like every moronic athletic developer wants to see out of skinny centers, he'll be fine. Most of Joel's problem was an early playing weight of 270 slowing him down, and giving him injury problems.
     
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    That sounds about right.
     
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    His ceiling is driven by minutes played. I doubt he'll earn a starting role for a season or two. I'd say for his rookie season 6 pts and 5 rebounds per game is all we can expect.
     
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    I think most of you cats are wrong. While he doesn't have much of a back to the basket game to speak of, he will not be relied on for that.
    I think he gets:

    25 mins (not hard to get that even with foul trouble)
    6 Pts
    8-9 Rebs
    1 Blk
     
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    25 minutes is a ton, unless someone gets hurt.

    Between the 4-5 there are 96 minutes. Aldridge will get 36 of those. That leaves 60 minutes for Hickson, Freeland, Claver, Babbitt, Leonard, Jeffries. Hickson likely will get 25 minutes, Freeland 20. That leaves 15 minutes Even if Claver, Babbit and Jeffries never see time at the 4-5, Leonard is left with 15
     
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