This was a rough week for Trail Blazers fans after enduring 3 tough losses to the defending champs. In times like these, I prefer to focus on the guys who stepped up rather than the guys who got shut down. There is plenty of coverage about when went wrong, so let’s look at things that the Blazers can build on.
Among my friends, whenever Meyers Leonard has a big performance, we call him Miles Leonard, just like the announcers for ESPN, TNT and other networks do on a regular basis.
For Meyers Leonard to persevere for so long under trying circumstances, that he could push forward to make himself better and always be prepared to get the call, that he could endure boos and confidence-busting trolls online and in the arena for years while focusing on what is best for his team, that he could go through all of this only to have his name repeatedly misremembered by professionals is just too much.