Suppose Blake went down (MERGED)

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  1. Rastapopoulos

    Rastapopoulos Well-Known Member

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    ...would you be happy with the idea of Bayless as our starter? Because right now, he's #1 backup. And Blake is recovering from surgery.
     
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    Re: Suppose Blake went down

    If Blake goes down we'll be in the lottery.

    Jerryd Bayless is not ready for the primetime, and may never be.
     
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    Re: Suppose Blake went down

    I would feel more comfortable with a Rudy/Roy starting back court. Or how about Trout as Point-Forward!!! :biglaugh:
     
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    Are the Blazers FORCED to acquire a backup PG?

    The more I watch Bayless, the more I actually miss Sergio as the backup PG. Are the Blazers going to be forced to acquire a backup PG before the season starts? Bayless can have all the minutes he wants as a combo guard, but as the exclusive backup PG? No freaking way. He isn't ever going to be a "true" PG in this league. Do we HAVE to make a deal for a true backup PG, or can Rudy and Brandon handle the ball for us when Blake isn't on the floor? It's a stretch.
     
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    Re: Are the Blazers FORCED to acquire a backup PG?

    You could merge this with my "What if Blake went down" thread.

    I actually think we should get Koponen over. He showed last year that he can play alongside Bayless and supposedly he's developed into quite a defender over this past season in Italy, and at 6'5" he guards SGs. So he and Bayless can come off the bench together, Bayless does his head-down-crash-the-rim game and is happy and Koponen plays PG. Anyone know when the Euros start and Koponen will be playing PG for Finland?
     
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    Re: Suppose Blake went down

    If steve is the only thing keeping us from the lottery, why is everybody trying to trade him?
     
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    Re: Are the Blazers FORCED to acquire a backup PG?

    I would be happy if I knew that whoever it was visited Rudy and was working with him had told him: "you're going to be playing a lot of PG now - that's what you've got to work on".
     
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    Re: Are the Blazers FORCED to acquire a backup PG?

    Haha, just noticed that thread after I posted. Merge is fine.
     
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    Re: Suppose Blake went down

    Exactly.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    This thread just screams overreaction.
     
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    Why is that? I think we've seen enough of Bayless to know he's not PG material. Doesn't mean he can't be affective in another role, and I believe he will be affective as a scoring guard. Just not a PG. Not our exclusive backup PG.
     
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    Since Bayless put up similar numbers to Blake when Blake was out with an injury, I would welcome it. It's not like we are going to win a championship this season anyway.


    Bayless is playing with a bunch of scrubs, while being told to get those scrubs involved. Blake would look even worse than his shitty self if he were there instead of Bayless.


    What should terrify everyone if Blake went dawn is that our back up would be Jeter or Mills.

    Bayless is not the problem
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    We've seen three summer league games where Bayless has been asked to take on a distributors role. The amount of people making judgments based on that is just baffling. To me at least.
     
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    Re: Are the Blazers FORCED to acquire a backup PG?

    That scares me more then Bayless at point by far. Bayless can re-learn to pass (he did it in HS) but Rudy has to pack in YEARS of dribbling practice into this summer. That seems unlikely what with all the hot european models he is banging in Mallorca. Looking on the bright side, maybe he can work on dribbling and "penetration" at the same time though!
     
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    Yes... and distribute to... whom?

    Look at the Blazers roster. There's no significant talent there. Are there any former first rounders other than Bayless? Even considering draft position is not foolproof when looking at talent, the team is pretty weak without many shooters.

    Ed O.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Exactly.

    The one thing that bothers me is the turnovers, but he won't be handling the ball as much in the regular season, and I believe turnovers can be cut down with experience.
     
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    Huh? Wasn't he on our team last year? Did I dream that? I'm taking in to account last season in my opinion of Bayless, despite what he was "asked to do." It's pretty clear what kind of player he is. Doesn't mean he's bad, just means he's not a "true" PG.
     
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    Where are all the people form last year who were begging Nate to start Bayless?
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Bayless was asked to score last year, to put his head down and get to the basket. In Summer League, he played shooting guard, and in the regular season, he didn't play enough to show much of anything. It was not until THIS Summer League, that he was asked to become a distributor. He's going to look bad as he adjusts to playing a different style.
     
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    Ok. We'll see. Time will certainly distinguish who is right and who is wrong. Don't go in to hiding when you're proven wrong. :devilwink:
     
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