Think of how dangerous Parker would be if he actually were a deep ball threat?! Jerryd shot around 40% from the college line (and about 46% from the floor overall) which leads me to believe a relatively consistent shooter is lurking inside there somewhere. The really encouraging bit about Bayless is that he's looking much more decisive and confident in his passes lately (where, when, to whom) he'll probably never be confused with Jason Kidd or Magic Johnson, but I take it as a sign of growth that he's starting to get comfortable out there.
after what bayless did tonight...its looking to me like sergio will be odd man out once blake comes back. the bigger issue is....what if we tarde for a PG...what happens to bayless? and then what happens to blake this summer?
Exactly. I would not be surprised if Bayless/Roy ended up becoming Tony Lite/Manu on Steroids (If you get what I mean ). Then you add Aldridge and Oden? Contenders baby!
This thread is very interesting from the regular season standpoint. However, I think the real goal for the Blazers lies in the post season. I am a bit worried about what the much better defense and the pressure will do to the guards. I am afraid that Sergio's shooting will be even shakier, and that the limitations of Bayless as a distributor will be even greater. Blake's play will also have its limitations, since he can't create much for himself, but I do believe his game will not suffer as much in the playoffs. Hopefully, we will see this spring. I do think that Bayless is a long term keeper. I think he fits well as a third guard in a rotation. I just wish that the "other" guard besides Roy had better defense than Sergio and Blake and a better jump shot than them too.
I think Blake still has a role with this team this season. He's going to be vital for us in the playoffs like Bwatcher said, since he's the only one who's actually experienced it. And he's one of our best 3-point shooters. But if we keep winning, and if Sergio can continue developing his game, I wouldn't mind in a few years if Bayless was the starter and Sergio was the backup.
so then what about after the season when all our guys will have that experience? what does he bring to the table then? i like him and he's a great person, from all accounts, but he's gone at the end of the season and it's sergio and jerryd.
I also usually agree w/ Nik on everything. I remember Nik from ESPN, and then from BBF, and now here. Anyway, once Blake went down I thought we were going to be really exposed, but I was excited to see Bayless get some burn. Its really turned out to be a nice surprise, and amazingly I think we are better right now, with much more room to grow. Should be interesting to see where we go from here.
