In terms of assists/minute? Is that the only measure of what makes a good point guard? That isn't to say I'm not inclined to agree with your statement; I also don't think he'll ever be a top assists/minute guy, but that's hardly the only metric that matters.
What are you talking about? It's a well known fact that we let go the greatest pg who has ever lived. Maris where are you when I need you? Clearly the ONLY measure of a PG's prowess is assists/min. Therefore we gave away a player that is better even then CP3 or certainly on par. Sergio oh Sergio where fore art thou Sergio?
Bayless is still a long way from being a steady consistent PG. Just becoming the backup would be a huge step for him. I'd say it's much more likely we see a Rudy/Roy starting backcourt then Bayless/Roy.
I don't get this Rudy as a PG thing. I mean he has the vision, but that's about it. Maybe if he worked on dribbling all summer constantly every single day I could see it but it would require an absolute ass load of learning how to dribble the basketball that I suspect takes years to gain or else we would see it more. I know Nate wants to try it but I think that is more about appeasing Rudy then reality. Fact is even if Rudy had Roy's handle he would still lead the league for worst defender at PG.
If Bayless knew how to pass a ball correctly to an open shooter, he would have had double digit assists in the first summer league game. Unfortunately, he does not. We have 1 competent PG, Blake, and Rudy is the closest we have to a quality backup PG. Then Roy. That's it. I have to assume KP is pulling his hair out (and cursing Nate) trying to replace Sergio. The alternative is a 3 guard rotation with Roy, Blake and Rudy.
When I heard Bayless on Canzano this afternoon, I thought to myself, this cat is gonna be an NBA stud. Hard to explain why other than I sensed an incredible amount of moxie in his responses. I hope he stays with us.
It boiled down to him saying he has an incredible amount of drive and that there is NO doubt in his mind that he's gonna be a major contributor in the NBA over his career. He also gave Steve Blake high praise and said that he was very comfortable being the #2 PG on this team. I dunno, you just had to hear him. I had a very, very good feeling about this kid while he was confidently answering Canzano's questions.
No. Unless Bayless is simply outplaying Blake during his backup minutes. If he can get his shooting percentages up and continue to play tough perimeter defense I'd say there is a definite shot of him starting over Blake. I don't think Bayless will progress that fast though.
Dave at Blazersedge wrote the following, which I've really noticed since he came into the league and wanted to point out here:
I also liked how he said something to the affect of bring on the comments about how I cant do it. It just adds fuel to the fire so keep the comments coming.
I don't know if Blake will be the starter the whole year, but I don't think Bayless will start unless Blake is injured. Blake though might not be the starter the this year so I can't pick A. I think Bayless will backup the starter unless there is a injury.
Not to be disagreeable but did he really play "tough perimeter D" last year? Seems to me his D was not that great, now I think he may be capable of playing good D, but I really have not seen it yet.
I really wish there was a defensive composition stat or something like that, 82games.com did one a few years ago, but stopped. It was sort of a defensive PER stat if you will. The one thing I always noticed about Bayless last year as opposed to Blake and Sergio was his ability to get through screens on the pick and roll. The team didn't have to switch as much when he was on the floor, and seemed to be able to "stay at home" much better, rather than scrambling. He certainly wasn't anything close to a lock down defender, but he seemed to have the ability to stay somewhat in front of his man.
