Steve Blake does more than just shoot jumpers. He does play decent defense. He can't contain the likes of Tony Parker or any quick point guard, but he fights to keep up, and generally, considering the circumstances, does get a hand in someone's face more often than not. Most importantly for me, he doesn't turn the ball over very often. In 30 minutes a game, he's averaged 1 TO. 1 TO! And to get on Steve for settling on jumpers instead of taking it to the hole isn't fair. That's the game plan. Blame Nate if you don't like it. The idea is to spread the defenders away from the paint to open up driving lanes for Brandon or the post for Aldridge. Batum has that same role on offense. It's a sound strategy too. He is shooting 40% from the perimeter last time I checked. When the plays do unravel, Steve can and does penetrate for a short jumper, which for him is a high enough percentage shot. I'm all for upgrading our PG, but that person needs to be able to hit nearly as well from the perimeter and not turn the ball over.
You could say that with just about any good team. The Suns/Nash, the Spurs/Duncan, the Cavs/Lebron, the Hornets/Paul, and the list goes on and on. IMO, we actually have the depth on the team if we lose Roy it wouldn't be as big as an impact compared to the teams listed above.
I think the thing is our depth is showing, and we are taking advantage of it. Its not so much Roy as it is any of the starters going out... we put in our bench and its superior to other teams benches and we outscore them
I am not a big Blake supporter, but his getting it done this year so far. I just wish he would take a few more risks in the open floor. Sometimes he looks scared to make a pass to one of our guys in the lane. Other then that, I can't really complain. Besides the fact that he is our only PG who has the smarts to hand the ball to Mr. Roy in the half court.
