Blazers’ Leonard: I Haven’t Played to Ability, Expectations

“You’re looking at five to seven games, where … man …” (Meyers) Leonard said, his voice trailing off. “Even though we’re young and we don’t have that much experience, you look at our record and we could be a few games over .500. I know it’s not because of me. But, certainly, if I was playing to where I know I can, we would have a better record.”

“I have to continue to fight through it,” he said. “I haven’t played to my ability and my expectations. There’s added pressure, there’s new levels of expectations — out of myself, the fans, (the media), my coaches, my teammates — and I haven’t played to those expectations.”

Source: Joe Freeman of The Oregonian