Posted 01/08/2013 4:19 PM

I guess I did not give much to reply to so I ask how did your predictions, suggestions and must have Blazers turn out? Did you nail the draft like I did or did you find your self on the Austin Rivers, Thomas Robinson hype train only to be disappointed? Did you have a super bench player suggestion that is killing it on another team? Or did you find yourself believing in Babbitt, Nolan and the rest of the Blazer bench?

I had a pretty good year, and I hope you did too.

Posted 01/09/2013 12:44 AM

not going to lie agree with the whole asik thing whole heartly he'd be absolutely perfect for this blazer team could still skip drummond imo and just kept j.j. or let him go still got leonard cause i think leonard in a few years will be a good maybe great center cause of his athletic ability and touch drummond will never be a good shooter and leonard already is

Posted 01/09/2013 10:00 AM

Leonard has potential but when compared to Drummond I do not believe he stacks up well. Drummond is a much more natural and skilled defender. Additionally, despite not having much of a jumper Drummond is still shooting around 60% because he limits his bad shots and gets most of his points on put backs and ally oops. Basically, he is a slightly less efficient version of Tyson Chandler right now. With his athleticism giving him a major advantage and some time his offense will continue to improve. 

I like Leonard and think he has some upside but right now he needs major work, especially defensively where he lacks polish and fundamentals getting fooled into silly fouls or failing to close out on mid range shooters. Right now I wish we had Drummond but hopefully down the road I won't feel so strongly cause Meyers got better.

Posted 01/09/2013 7:53 PM

Drummond eats Leonard....Drummond has niche, he will go out there block shots, rebound, take high percentage shots, and does a lot of things out there.....22 Per I think

But Leonard doesnt really do anything out there yet....Doesnt rebound well, or defend,....

Posted 01/09/2013 8:51 PM

I think your being a little too hard on Leonard to say he doesn't do anything out there. He sure has struggled at times but he has also had some decent moments too. He is just not near the level of Drummond or Davis.

Posted 01/09/2013 9:43 PM

Posted By cmeese47 on 01/07/2013 2:57 PM 

#4 Omer Asik As wrong as I was about Ilyasova, I totally nailed Asik. This dude would be a perfect fit on our roster adding size, rebounding and post defense. His offense has been slightly better than expected but it is still mostly just put back dunks and layups. However, 10.5 points and 11.4 rebounds at 30 minutes a game are certainly valuable contributions. His 8.33 million a year salary is also looking like a nice bargain at this point. 

too bad we gave his rights away after picking him as as a second rounder a few years back 

Posted 01/09/2013 9:52 PM

Thats what I thought at first CMeese .... But I just dont see him doing anything out there, Im not saying he will never be good, but its going to take a LONG TIME before he becomes truly productive. I just hope he finds something

Posted 01/10/2013 9:46 AM

I get your point but the man is just not getting any consistent minutes. I am not sure he could produce at least on the glass with some minutes.

Posted 01/11/2013 12:33 PM

We just need to have a little more patience with Leonard. The kid is 20 years old. He doesnt get it... yet. But i attribute that to two things. One, he's a pup who doesnt know the fundamentals of the game yet. Particularly on defense. Two, we really dont have a solid big on the floor to teach him the nuances of the game. Camby or Pryz would have been a great mentor. Having Kim Hughes as a big man coach is one thing, but having a big man on the floor during scrimages and practices to knock him upside his head from time to time would have been  priceless lessons  to have him learn.

Posted 01/11/2013 1:07 PM

I am okay being patient with Leonard, however, it would have been nice to land either Davis or Drummond because they already get it. All the rookies still have plenty of room to grow but Meyers at times seems like the most lost even when compared to others like John Henson, and Tyler Zeller

Posted 01/11/2013 1:27 PM

While i agree that they get it meese,both of their teams have losing records. Not through any fault of their own,but when you thrust obvious talent into bad situations they tend to not develop as quickly. Individually they play well, but their teams are caca. I think its important that guys learn what it takes to have a winning mentality. Detroit beat us this year and im still sickened by that loss because they are an inferior team to us. They certainly couldnt beat us now.  Zeller has plateaued as far as his ceilings because of his college tenure. Leonard has more upside and room for improvement. He can still add something to his game. Henson needs to add some weight to his frame for what he's going to be asked to do. And how long was Leonard in college ? 1 year,2 ? Either way, he knows nothing about nothing right now, but i like his chances to become a damned good servicable center in this league.

Posted 01/11/2013 1:38 PM

I hope so cause there seems to be a lot of quality bigs available in this draft and I would hate to miss out two straight years.

Posted 01/11/2013 1:47 PM

Which ones do you see as being able to as Olshey says, move the needle meese ?

Posted 01/11/2013 3:58 PM

Noel is a big one right away, Zeller and Len are also players that seem to have a bright future. Rudy Gobert is still a big unknown but at 7'1 and a 7'9 wing span there are huge expectations for him. Mason Plumlee looks solid as does Jeff Withey. Not sure if all are needle movers but the top 4 seem to be.

Posted 01/11/2013 4:03 PM

Noel is someone I would LOVE to have next to Hick/Lamarcus

Posted 01/14/2013 9:13 AM

I do like Noel he is a stud on defense but the dude is rail thin still needs to hit the protein powder hard