While Blake may be a better current fit as a backup 1, Bayless is already as good an overall player as Blake with significant upside. I'd rather not needlessly trade away the more valuable player just for short-term fit on the bench.
That all may be true, but I'm increasingly of the opinion that Bayless is a pretty lousy fit for this team as 1) either a future starting "point" and 2) a guy with good role-player potential. His one elite tool is all about Jerryd getting to the rack to the detriment of any ball movement, he's not a knock-down shooter (if he were I'd be a lot more optimistic) and his defense -- while very "engergetic" -- just isn't very effective. He's Corey Maggette 2.0 (another great individual talent with a knack for finishing at the cup, but with a suspect ability to make his teammates better). I really can't envision a Bayless-Roy backcourt in the future and with the seeming imminent addition of Wes Matthews where is he going to play?
That's where I have them too. I didn't realize it was possible for them to move at all! Even during the briefly lived and EVER so sweet pre-Shaq, post-Magic days they were #30. Just goes to show how deep shit can get!
I feel SOOOOO sorry for Blake. Even if he does get a ring. He looks very sad in that pic. I wish it had worked out up here. He's like Trout a guy I just wish had more talent, or in Trout's case brains. They were like the scarecrow and the defenseless Lion from Wizard of Oz. Even the rusty tinman could take it to the hole on that Lion OLE'!
