Clearly. Roy/Rudy/Martell/LaMarcus/Oden. Roy can handle, dictate and create as he sees fit. He can get a rhythm and involve his teammates. Roy will stop pouting and start cutting hard to the hoop. That lineup has great outside shooting good passing and two post scorers. Perimeter defense isn't good, but it already isn't good. Miller and Bayless play the guard positions off the bench. Sorry Blankey, you've been blanked. Which is why Nate will never go for it.
Greater question, why as professionals do we grow stupid to doing this? Why does it take practice to rectify it?
I guess we're sort of assuming that the Miller acquisition has been a big dud (I tend not to point the finger at Dre though). In the situation above I'm at a loss for who would be the better off-guard to pair with Roy. Rudy certainly has better bonafides as a shooter from distance, and sees the floor better, but his ball-handling is pretty poor (the ability to only go right makes it tough for him to be handling the ball for more than a few seconds) and defensively I think he'd really struggle with covering quick point guards (which pretty much covers the top 2/3 of the league). On the other hand, with time I think Bayless would be the better defender; allowing him to cross-switch and cover the 1, while Roy handles the 2, but I'd be a little concerned about his ability to spot up and shoot or catch and shoot since there's been very little game evidence in the pros that he'd be good at this. In either case, both players seem like they'd be more efficient and dynamic than Blake as the starting 1 (or 2 as the case may be when he's on offense). The only reason I can see for Blake to be playing is that he's able to handle the ball OK, is hitting from the outside OK, and seems to play adequate team defense (most nights) -- hardly some ringing endorsement. Maybe this is why I see it being advisable to consolidate some players in a trade and turn them into a clear starter. Find someone that you think will compliment Brandon (preferable a veteran, a good ball-handler, a good point guard defender, good shooter from distance, but better than average playmaking abilities 'optional') and package up some of these other guys to get him. I'm really anxious to watch the game with the Heat tonight because I think Mario Chalmers could be that guys (minus the vet stuff).
