I'm not going after Miller. I'm just not going after Blake. After all, "we're" winning with BLANKY starting, right?
Yes we are, but I feel we would be playing better if Rudy was in his place. Just my humble opinion though.
What about the 11 assist/zero turnover game? He's had other nights when he has been a solid distributor.
i honestly think much of the blake hate stems from the love affair that barrett and rice have for the guy. the two role players that they gush over are blake and outlaw, barretts boy is blake and rices' is outlaw. they make excuses for just about every negitive thing they do and it drives me up a wall. blake dribbles the ball off his foot out of bounds..."look at that great defense by _____". blake misses a three..."don't worry blake doesn't miss those often" (even after going 2-10 in a night) and on and on it goes.
He's averaged under 5 assists/per prior to tonight. Roy, playing off the ball, is still leading the team in assists. Miller reversed his trend of jacking up shots tonight at the expense of distributing the ball. I hope we see more of it in the future. Meanwhile, Blake isn't playing any worse than Miller, at least in terms of W/L.
Blake had 8 pts, 11 assts, and 2 turnovers in our loss to Atlanta and so many people in here said that he sucked.
maybe because he racked up those assts. early, on fairly easy pass' (it reminded me of the LAC game last year where he set the record because the clips weren't playing any D) than went 3-11 from the field including a few WIDE OPEN looks.
I don't care if Nate starts Blake or Miller. I don't think either of them are that good, but they are serviceable. We just need to get a proper lineup and rotation set, because there is no chemistry on offense. The team used to get away with bad offense because Brandon would bail them out, but now he can't do that and the team is constantly fighting the shot clock with the ball in the hands of Miller and Blake.
I like Steve Blake a lot. I just don't like him in the role of #1 PG. He's a top-tier backup PG forced into a starter's role. But I don't blame Blake for that. And while Blake did hit the 3 that broke Detroit's back, did you forgot he turned the ball over the previous play that led to easy points for Detroit. If he doesn't turn that ball over, we don't need the 3. I guess you might call that selective memory.
Unlike yours. This is the final straw for me. Your inability to control your disorder has made you one of the most annoying posters on the forum. Welcome to my ignore list.
I think a lot of the Blake hate stems from things he has no control over. I think most people would like it if Blake was played like the role player he is, and not 30+ minutes a night. That's not his fault, but people still get frustrated with it. I think the fact that the Mike's (Barrett in particular) go out of their way to praise Blake when he does something good, but never criticize him for all of the bad things he does, rubs some people the wrong way. I think a lot of people view NBA basketball as an entertainment, and Blake is absolutely not entertaining to watch. Again, this is not his fault, it's his skill set and comfort level.
It's not that people hate Blake. I really like the guy as a role player on this team. I would much rather give Rudy 25+ minutes than Blake. And for the people saying they want Rudy being the spark off the bench, why not have blake and Bayless be the spark off the bench? The more Rudy plays larger minutes, the better his game and comfort level will be. There is nothing wrong with Blake the PG that can hit open shots. There is something wrong with Blake the SG.
