Meyers “7-foot Bieber” Leonard is an enigma. A big who can shoot from outside as well as use his superior athleticism to make highlight-reel plays? There is no reason why such a player would not receive consistent and plentiful minutes. It’s like Shaq and Dirk combined.
Blazers fans can clue me in here on why he doesn’t play all that much (though recently he’s beenplaying a bit more). I’ve heard that he doesn’t like contact? I wouldn’t like it either if “contact” meant “getting smashed by huge muscly dudes all the time”. Is he the worst defender ever? I seem to remember someone telling me that he was. Was it you?
Anyway, that’s all behind us now. Meyers is a grade-A certified beastmonster after tonight’s performance. 17 points, some sick throwdowns, 15 heart-pounding rebounds, and a couple sweet dimes to showcase his all-around game. Let’s see Joel Freeland do stuff like that.