"I thought he (Jerryd) got the crowd into it. He made some plays. He got the crowd and the team fired up. It seemed like we were flat up to that point." Yep, I expect to see more and more of Mr. Bayless as the season wears one........... Furthermore...
Really ABM? Why do you expect to see more of Bayless? When Roy comes back JerryD will go back to thrid string PG.
OK, I'll put it this way: I'll expect to see more of Bayless than Sergio. Also, I'll expect too see Nate "experiment" more with the Roy/Bayless show. You'll see.
It'll be a tough call. Sergio does certain things better than Bayless and Bayless does things better than Sergio.
Bayless REALLY impressed me last night. I like it that one of our rookies is stepping it up almost every game, first Oden, then Batum, then Bayless.......good times are ahead.
And problems. As our young talent matures a bit we'll have way too many players with similar talent levels fighting for playing time. But then again, so long as we keep our 'big 3' together, the rest can be fluid.
Sergio = Year Three Bayless = Year One. I'd surmise the calculus is in Bayless' favor at this point in time.
Yep that is the tough part. The only thing I can see is Bayless does things better than Sergio that help our overall performance more. He plays better defense, and doesn't cause us to have to switch on every damn possession, and he can get to the rim anytime he wants. I think Sergio has beeter court vision, and actually shoots a little better, but with any sort of consistant minutes Bayless would surpass Sergio in shooting I think.
I think who plays may end up depending on what Sergio's future is here. It seems to me he's more expendible than Bayless and therefore Nate may try to showcase him a bit.
We lose two in a row and we don't have enough talent coming off the bench. We win one game in a row and we potentially have too much talent coming off the bench to the point to where we need to consolidate.............. This is why KP makes the big bucks, and why he will take his time.
I think we have too much of the same caliber talent coming off the bench. Sergio is good, but not great and inconsistant Bayless is good and inconsistant Outlaw is inconsistant Rudy is good and inconsistant Joel is solid Frye sucks Ike sucks Of those players you need to look who has the best chance of being special. Rudy, Bayless and Batum when Martell comes back. All the other pieces can be moved. You keep Joel around until Greg figures out how to guard without fouling, but then he is expendable as well.
I understand that. I think he is the best option off the bench, and at some point we will see that. Players have different reasons for being inconsistant. His is playing time, Travis ' is his mental makeup, Sergio's is the style we play, Rudy's is his NBA experience.
Bayless not only looks fearless out there, he looks down right pissed when anyone gets in his way. Hell he's pushing PF out of the way on opposing teams. You take this kids competitive nature, mix it in with Roy's and Batums and WOW!!! That's some killer instinct out there. If we could only feed Greg !!!!!! I think Sergio will soon be the third option out there if not traded. Sergio doesn't go to the rim like Bayless, play defense or shoot. Bayless just needs to learn how to pass a bit more freely and he's going to be a monster out there! The thought of trading Bayless or using him as trade bait to me is insane!
So, then, can I conclude from that statement, "Calm waters...let the cake bake."....other than Sergio and perhaps Travis?
Indeed, I think Bayless will make both Sergio and Outlaw expendable. After a fast break opportunity where he tried to avoid contact and had his shot blocked, he finally figured out/remembered that he needs to CREATE contact. Good things followed. Hopefully, he'll keep it up.
