bayless has always been an elite prospect. he got no love because the team was winning, but damn, he is here to stay me thinks.
I agree Bayless should have been getting more time since the beginning of this season, and Blake less (much, much less). I have not agreed with much of anything Nate has done this year, and the only things he's done right he was forced to do. But last year, Blake > Bayless. Never again though.
I think Nate did what any actual NBA coach would have done. It was too early to play jb. Some people want to blame it on someone rather than enjoy what it is. Kenny Smith and Chubby Barkley are the real assclowns.
Sorry guys but Bayless has always been this good. He was a great shooter in college. He's just never had consistent minutes til now. It's sad. Had he been drafted by another team, he'd already be a star in this league. Unbelievable as it may be, if we had had no injuries this season, Bayless wouldn't be playing at all. Crazy. But it does prove that we are the deepest team in the league. Our 11th man is better than Brandon Jennings.
Exactly my point. The only reason Bayless is playing now is because of injuries. It's not like Bayless developed some high BBIQ over the last three weeks and bam, McMillan thinks he's now ready for playing time.
You guys have short memories. Bayless struggled last year. As a huge Bayless fan I felt confident that he would be our guard of the future to team with Roy. But last year he was not ready. Hell half the fans in here said he out right sucked last year.
Nate played him a ton last year, considering his performance in relation to others on the team. He had a few great games, but generally got smoked by 2nd rate backup PG's on defense. His shot was streaky and he had little range. These last 2 games he's been everything you could hope for. Blame Nate for that, I guess.
Know I remember it quite well actually. I watched every game last year. Did he play like a rookie? Absolutely. I'm not saying his game didn't need major work, but everyone would be clamoring to trade Bayless right now like they were a few weeks ago if it wasn't for the injuries. Even when he played horribly last year, his defense should have earned him more minutes. Just my opinion.
Man I hate it on the occasions where I have to agree with you, Maris. I get so confused when this happens.
If he stunted his growth, wouldn't he have not been able to perform like this? Wouldn't he be horrible right now, his development ruined? The evidence we have is he is flourishing right now, and he rode the bench a lot last year. Causation or correlation? We have evidence that says him sitting last year seems to have helped. Impossible to prove otherwise.
You sure the coach isn't to blame? I thought for certain that because jb has played well, it means that Nate sucks. Isn't that proof?
He just led the team to a win on the road at San Antonio as a 20 year-old. How the hell did McMillan stunt his growth. LMAO at this thread.
I do not agree. Bayless is "coming into his own" and in truth, is not ready to start yet. But under the circumstances where he's going to get some serious minutes (and well deserved at that!), he has the balance of the season to prove to P-town that he's the real deal. Nate has not (yet!) stumped his development. Nate may have done so - now we wait and see how this all plays out.
I don't know ... you'd think people would reserve the "stunting his growth" commentary if he was out there and looked totally clueless or lost, or was being tried out as a small forward or something. He puts up huge numbers in his first career start and the coaches have "ruined" him. Good times at S2
You are right, there are SOME people who would be clamoring to trade Bayless right now. But no offense to those people are not exactly GM material. There are also many who said he sucked on D last year too. Bottom line is that Nate got us to the second best record in the west last year. It was a big step forward for the team. His job is to win. Bayless did not need to play more last year. He does now.
This thread provides no data or reasoning behind the accusation and I totally disagree with the conclusion.
blah, what a bunch of bullshit in this thread. Bayless was a top ten draft pick, Mcmuffin didnt need to keep him on the bench as long as he did. specially over sergio.
