With the way our roster is looking, I think you need to put the 5 players on the court that can help you win a god damn game! JB straight brings it every night. Maybe there are gonna be some turnovers every now and then, but I'm OK with that. He only knows one way to play and that is to attack the motherfuckers he's playing! Positions be damned, floor the 5 guys that will bring it regardless!
I don't see what starting him does for the team. It's not like he's a good player with the ball out of his hands.
Why not? He can defend well, he's quick, and he's aggressive. It's not like his defense is terrible. In fact, I'd rate it better than Miller, Blake, Roy, etc. He can run off screens, he can penetrate, and he can run the break (albeit I've seen very little of this w/him in), and I know he can dish when needed. To me, he's an upgrade of major proportions over our current starting PG. I mean, does Steve Blake really run the fucking offense, or does he just give it to Roy late in the shot clock? EDIT: Of course, I can't blame our offensive woes all on Steve, our offensive scheme sucks-ass.
Rewind 2 weeks ago and I assumed we were a team that was bound for the 2nd round of the playoffs. I wanted our two vets PG's to run the show. Now..................... I could care less if he starts, but play the kid 40 minutes a game. He creates problems for the opposing team. He attacks. Look at the last couple games. With our offense as stagnant as it is, it can't hurt to give him some run.
He has the worst Drtg out of the Blazer guards. Bayless has two solid games, and suddenly it's time to start him. This has to be the most knee-jerk fanaticbase in the NBA.
You forget that he improves as he gets minutes, as opposed to Steve (f'n) Blake whose had how many years over Bayless... Come on, you're smarter than that. And how can you not see his defense is light years ahead of Blakes? How many times have you seen Brooks torch Blake, now ask yourself, has he torched Bayless?
+1. Not only that, starting him gives tyou a decent idea this season whether he can realistically play the point moving forward. might as well find out now. Still playing with two of our stars. If he can handle running the team, or playing PG well the rest of this season, it can make KP feel a lot better in the offseason, or at the deadline, knowing we have our PG answer.
and just what is your brilliant idea? play the guy who does nothing - Blake? Have 3 guys in the starting lineup who have NO consistent offense at all. Give is an idea or STFU!
Time to mix things up! Only 2 things have been successful over the past few games. BROY's scoring is going up and JB's instant offense whenever he see time on the court. What's there to lose. And I know basketball, not drgt or whatever it's called. Bayless can ball. Give him a chance.
HCP needs to be the Blazers new head coach! Bayless has proven over and over and over that he need more playing time. Coach HCP is the one to do it.
Papa get a clue, we've only had two starting rotations until the Oden injury. The original starting five and then the 3 guard lineup - none has worked well and with oden gone and Pryz instead we have even LESS offense with the starters - one would think we just might try to correct that, but according to your brilliant logic that's "demanding changes". My God man it's already broke and Blake is god awful, give Miller AND Bayless a chance in the starting lineup.
NO kidding! why do some here have such a problem with trying something different when what we're doing is failing? Unbelievable, if it does not work at least we tried it, and with all the injuries is there ever a better time?
