Jodie Meeks Discussion: Defensive Liability

therealdeal wrote:^ To be fair Blake had 4 assists. The only thing positive about Blake is that he's a good PG in the respect that he wants to get others the ball and he's a willing passer. Beyond that... *shudder*

Meeks plays well. I like him and I want to see him in his role behind Kobe and getting some serious playing time with the serious bench guys. He's not super fast, nor is he a leaper, but with him and Ebanks on the floor we can see some nice semi-transition this season.

therealdeal wrote:^ To be fair Blake had 4 assists. The only thing positive about Blake is that he's a good PG in the respect that he wants to get others the ball and he's a willing passer. Beyond that... *shudder*.

Doc Brown wrote:

therealdeal wrote:^ To be fair Blake had 4 assists. The only thing positive about Blake is that he's a good PG in the respect that he wants to get others the ball and he's a willing passer. Beyond that... *shudder*.

Those 4 assists are very very misleading. I know at least two came from him standing still, behind the 3 point line and just swinging the ball to Kobe who was on fire in the 3rd and knocked down some 3's off those passes.

I actually liked what I saw from Duhon more last night, then Blake, as bad as that sounds.

therealdeal wrote:But on topic, Jodie looks good. And with all of ^ that said, there's a spot in the corner that Blake can find guys in and Meeks is perfect for that job. I liked what I saw from Jodie in game 1 and in game 4 so far. Game 2 was okay and Game 3 was forgettable.

Kevin Ding of the Orange County Register wrote:
Brown was glad to see Jodie Meeks break out of a shooting slump and nail four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter. Meeks is establishing himself as Kobe Bryant’s backup. Said Brown about Meeks: “Defensively, he did some good things, too.”

lakerfan2 wrote:Can't really be convinced when you don't get consistent time and you're playing camp fodder.

JSM wrote:

Kevin Ding of the Orange County Register wrote:
Brown was glad to see Jodie Meeks break out of a shooting slump and nail four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter. Meeks is establishing himself as Kobe Bryant’s backup. Said Brown about Meeks: “Defensively, he did some good things, too.”

dj vitus wrote:

JSM wrote:

Kevin Ding of the Orange County Register wrote:
Brown was glad to see Jodie Meeks break out of a shooting slump and nail four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter. Meeks is establishing himself as Kobe Bryant’s backup. Said Brown about Meeks: “Defensively, he did some good things, too.”

I guess he'll just never acknowledge Meek's scoring ability. Ever. Back to our regularly scheduled program with Blake, Duhon, and Morris at the 2.

therealdeal wrote:

lakerfan2 wrote:Can't really be convinced when you don't get consistent time and you're playing camp fodder.

Yeah. Jodie has looked pretty good to me. He's shown a few things out there that I wasn't expecting. He drives more than I thought he would, which I like. His shot hasn't fallen much, but he's playing with some of the worst camp fodder in the league in the first 3 games so that's not a big deal.

Defensively he's looked really, really solid. I think that's where he's going to make a real impact. I knew he was a hard worker, but I kept my expectations down. Turns out he's a decent defender on that side. I like it.

wcsoldier81 wrote:He will look better when/if he plays with the 1st unit (put Kebo at the 3) or with D12 in the 2nd unit ... he needs space to shoot the ball better ... obviously won't happen if there are 5 reserves together on the floor ... I'm sure he'd hit these wide open 3s Metta is getting at a good clip