I was definitely impressed by what Baldwin showed last night. If he can bring that kind of energy and scoring effectiveness on a nightly basis, Patty C. could be on the outside looking in when it comes to playing time.
This is not true at all. His defender isn't looking at the guard at all. Pat cuts hard and gets a good screen. That's how he gets open on that flare screen. It literally has nothing to do with his defender being preoccupied with someone else.
Sucks it's sign late in the season of it was early I think Stotts would play more WB4. At this point, he should, but he won't.
Remember the first time Jake Layman scored 17 pts in record time as a rookie? Hopefully Baldwin can sustain what he showed...Jake dropped off a cliff after his big debut
That was an incredible performance by Jake and it looked like it all came so easily. Not sure why he is no longer able to stay on the basketball court anymore. He could never shoot well again.
I think it’s all mental with him because the athleticism is there. His shot since that warriors game has been comically bad. I bet he knocks everything down in practice. Not everyone is built to play at the highest level. Oh well, it was worth a look.
Layman is a decent defender....it's the offense that disappeared....he's hardly a terrible player but he's had a career long shooting slump so far
I don’t know how you can say he’s anything but a terrible player at this stage. He’s had like two good games in his career, both last year. He’s shown zero development. There’s absolutely no justification for picking up the option on his contract. I will be SHOCKED if he ever plays in the NBA again. And I was rooting for him at one point.
Honestly, I haven't seen him play this year so it's hard for me to judge. But it does seem like he misses most every time he shoots, which is hard to take.
I looked up which of Baldwin IV's 2016-17 Memphis teammates played in this game. They were Chandler Parsons, Jarell Martin, Marc Gasol, JaMychal Green, Wayne Selden, and Deyonta Davis. Only one is shorter than 6-9...6-5 SG Selden. So, the only matchup I found was Selden.
He's barley broken a sweat for the team.....I watched all his G league games and he was clearly the best player on the court most of the time..has a strong lower core...good handles...rebounds..blocked a shot last game with Portland....disagree about his defense..even his shooting form is really good....don't know why he's gone cold shooting for so long.
This is just wrong. I wasted my time and watched all of his g league games as well and just off the top of my head Denzel Valentine, Jarell Eddie, and Alfonzo McKinnie were all better. I didn’t even know who McKinnie was but ever since watching him play with Layman I’ve kind of had a soft spot for him. Layman’s numbers in the g league weren’t great, but he played heavy minutes so it gave me a better idea of his game.
