To me,trading Bayless was a good move. He's a classic "have a decent game 1 in 5 and hurt you the other 4" player. That 5th game keeps you playing him when he should be gone. I mean, I wish him well, but he wasn't producing on a consistent enough basis and he was given a fair chance to do so.
Agree and he wasn't even a good fit on the Blazers. Bayless is having some good games with Toronto and I'm happy for him. But I don't get how trading Bayless for anything can be considered a terrible trade. Maybe the pick isn't as high as Cho was thinking, but you weren't going to get a top ten pick for him. We probably could have gotten Jared Jack in the end instead of a pick . . .
Why trade Bayless, though? Larry Miller said they knew about Roy's knee issues even when the extended his contract, yet they trade away the one other player on the team that could create his own offense for nothing of value this season? Cho is even admitting it is a mistake. He must be on thin ice right now to even make that admission in the media.
Sure, if you want to include the time that Calderon has been hurt and Bayless was the starter because they have nobody else at the point.
Well at least Cho is honest...it was a gamble (trading Bayless), that of now doesn't look like it is going to pay off as well as Cho expected..... That being said, there is absolutely ZERO proof that POR could have gotten anything better for Bayless, and the team that he was traded to (NO) promptly dealt him for Jarrett Jack, who has done very little to warrant being better than a mid 1st pick himself.... Where are all the Bayless updates right now anyway? Oh yeah, that is right, not much to say when he is going 1-3 and scoring 2pts... Would I rather have Bayless right now? Yes, better watching him that Mills/Johnson...but he was by no means another Jermaine O'Neal just waiting for his chance.....
Take away the 4 games he was thrust into the starting lineup because of no other options and the harsh 'reality' sets in. He's averaging a little over 16 minutes a game, when the great Jose Calderon is on the floor and playing. Nonetheless, 20 minutes a game on the lowly Raptors is pretty sad.
The only thing that I miss about him was his aggressiveness. Mills is a substantially PG that Bayless and shoots better. Bayless was a better positional defender. All in all, having Bayless playing PG was a very negative experience. At SG he was more tolerable.
with the talk of trading for teague the question is how do you get him? they dont really have huge contracts that arent doing anything for them right now that we could take on for them. Maybe taking on bibby for miller? that might actually work for them? Not sure. I also thought they were high on teague... i dont remember where i read that so i could be wrong but i thought they were. any ideas?
Stats per 36 minutes: Player A: 15.4 points, 5.4 assists, 3.1 turnovers, 40% FG, 31% 3FG, 12.7 PER Player B: 15 points, 6.6 assists, 3.4 turnovers, 41% FG, 28% 3FG, 13 PER They are virtually the same. I also don't see why Bayless has a higher ceiling.
Bayless was NOT a Point Guard. Patty IS a Point Guard. My POINT? Patty>Bayless for the Blazers. Hands down. Getting rid of Bayless was a good move. And if it were me, I'd sign Miller to a 2-yr extension...the guy is a stud and will be a top 7 point guard for the next three years - trade Pryzbilla (to any takers) for whatever we can get for him (OJ Mayo?) whatever. For crying out loud...trade Rudy (he stinks) if there is a way to package him with Pryz to get something decent in return (Varejao?)
Bayless has a 14.7 PER with Toronto. He was jerked around in New Orleans. He also has a higher rebound rate, assist rate, and LOWER usage rate, despite everyone calling Mills more a point guard than Bayless. Also, while Bayless may not be a stud on defense, Patty is probably one of the worst defenders in the league at his position. Bayless has a better NBA body, and is more athletic. He's a better prospect going forward.
Why aren't you guys asking questions about his comments? What is the win-now trade that is out there for Batum? Also, who the fuck is the "young PG" we could get for Aldridge??
