About frickin time. The coaching staff needs to be neutered for hindering him so far this season. He's had better stats before, but tonight was truly his breakout game.
Man I"m pumped up. You know what I loved about JB's game tonight? He started off bad. In the 1st half he sailed that pass in the back court over Roy's head out of bounds, he took a bad shot instead of setting the offense up, he had that reach in foul on Sergio that game him 3 FT's, and he got posted up by Udoka a couple of times. But he DIDN'T get down on himself!! And they didn't yank him!! Bayless is going to do some things that make you scratch your head, but props to him and the coaching staff for letting him play through it. When he is comfortable, he is a match-up problem for almost everybody. I love it. And the next time he starts off a little slow let this be a lesson to the coaches and JB himself - keep your head up!!!! BLLLLLAAAAZZZZEEERRRRSSSSSSSS WINNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!
I wouldn't get too carried away, but yeah I think if Miller doesn't pick up his play pretty soon (like within the next ten games) then I think his days are numbered. Honestly I think the two points auditioning to keep their jobs are Miller and Blake at this point.
This was maybe the most impressed I've ever been with Nate on a rotation decision. He let Jerryd figure it out a little and in the process showed a little bit of trust. It doesn't seem like much, but I think that was a big deal.
Couldn't agree more. For Bayless to bust out, the leash has to be loosened. I think it's huge that in a MUST WIN (wasn't it? Given the next 6 games?) he let Bayless play through some early mistakes. I wonder what JB puts on his twitter tonight? You know he's fired up.
Problem Nate has to stick with him for more than one game. Nate tends to go back to his old ways especially against good teams. Lets see if Bayless gets the same amount of leash against Phoenix.
Was it? Really? Wasn't THIS his breakout game? http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/16/sports/basketball/16nets.html How was tonight's game any better?
HUH? That was a win too and Bayless was even more of a factor in crunch time. And it was on the road. That game was definitely more of a "breakout" game than tonight's was. The question is whether or not the coaching staff will continue to trust him. We all know he can play. He's played well from day one going back to summer league.
I don't know...last year's Nets game was when there wasn't a ton of pressure, he was in a backup role, had a great game, and faded back into obscurity once Blake got back. Today's game showed that he deserved the minutes bump he seemingly earned, and rewarded Nate's trust w/ a great crunch time effort. I'd say this is much more "breakout", b/c I don't think he's fading anywhere anytime soon.
