There is no way in hell Bayless was talking shit about Blake and Miller when he said that. No way. That would be locker room suicide. "Especially since...seeing these other guys doing what they are doing. I know I can help this team. I know I can. (Because other guys like Jennings are getting it done for their teams, and I am as good as them.)" As for "I hate saying this" that's also pretty obvious he's saying he hates blowing his own horn and crying about playing time. It doesn't look good. Especially when some jackoff reporter blatantly misrepresents what you said. Other than that, it was a good article. JQ is really calling Nate out, and everyone else who deserves a piece of it.
I think it's quite ironic that the beat/blog writers closest to the team naturally assumed that "those guys" meant Blake and MIller. As opposed to, say, Jennings. Or, more responsibly, asking a follow-up question. But I know even less about journalism than I do medicine.
I know. It's kind of a natural assumption by anyone who has been paying attention, in that what JQ thought he meant is in fact true -- Miller has sucked at times and Blake has SUCKED most of the time, while Bayless has contributed when he's been in. But it was a wrong and potentially very damaging assumption.
Apparently Bayless has clarified (via twitter) that he was not talking about Miller and Blake: "Never would I question my teamates abilities... I was talking about other young guards helping theiir teams out around the league!! I have way to much respect for them to ever do something like that... And they are way to good.. We will bounce back from tonight.. BELIEVE"
