Jackson is also -- making a lot more money than a rookie contract (Bayless is almost free) -- a lot older and closer to his potential (Bayless is only 20 and still hasn't even matured physically) -- a "knucklehead" who would harken back to Bonzi/Miles/Zach issues with being the wrong place/wrong time Bayless is just fine where he is: the fifth guard on the team. He's young and cheap. I just don't see an issue here. Ed O.
I agree and don't see an issue and why would we want to trade him to GS. Who the heck do they want to be our 5th guard. I doubt very many teams have a better 5th guard then Bayless. I know everyone wants to make trades and I like to think up trades also but I usually like to at least trade for someone that will make us better. I don't see any suggestions for who we should trade for to be our PG's. I think some of these people wouldn't be happy with Paul, D.Williams or even D.Rose.
i agree. at worst, bayless stays the 5th guard all season, sees occasional minutes, and hopefully that time and practicing with the team helps him develop more. at best, bayless performs well enough in games and practice that the blazers have to give him more time on the court because he's better than the other options. it's really a no lose situation at this point.
Apparently either nobody read the words "D-League" in my original post or they're choosing to ignore it. But the question remains, does anyone think he'd benefit from playing there? Martell went there in his rookie year and seemed to benefit.
If Nate is determined to not play him, then yes. I would rather see him playing 12 MPG in the NBA (like Batum) instead of 36 MPG in the D-League, but that doesn't seem to be an option.
I don't know if Martell benefited or not... he certainly shot the ball horribly. He didn't start and played about 25 mpg. http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbdl/players/w/webstma01d.html Interestingly, Oduka and Azubuike were both on that team, also. Does anyone remember if he started the year at Fort Worth? Ed O.
Position: Guard-Forward Height: 6-9 Weight: 210 lbs. Born: December 4, 1986 in Edmonds, Washington High School: Seattle Prep in Seattle, Washington This site says Martell is 6-9!! I wish! And its Udoka. Not Oduka. Or did you do that on purpose? Von Wafer was also on that team! So was Jamario Moon! And Ha!!! And Luke!
