3 degrees of Jerryd Bayless...........

[THE HCP]

Do we have Bayless to thank for our bright future?


Bayless went to NOLA for a first round pick......... which we sent to the Bobcats for GW.......... which we sent to NJ for the #6 pick in one of the deepest drafts in a long time.

In a weird roundabout way, we can thank Rex right?

Weird how that works...... I love how trades work like that. Like if you look at Detroit and how they got the #2 pick in the LeBron/Mello draft even though they were one of the top teams in the league. In 1997 the Pistons sent Otis Thorpe to Vancouver for a future first round pick which ended up being 6 years later!

Or how about this, How in the fuck did the world champion Lakers get the #1 pick in the draft?

.......

1982 Pick: The situation was the result of a trade with Cleveland midway through the 1979-80 season, when the Lakers had sent Don Ford and a 1980 first-round pick (eventually Chad Kinch) to the Cavaliers for Butch Lee and their 1982 selection. Fortuitously for the Lakers, Cleveland had finished with the league's worst record in 1981-82, giving Los Angeles first crack at a talented crop of college players. It marked the first time in NBA history that a reigning champion held the No. 1 pick. The pick was James Worthy.

 

[RR7]

Funny, we trade bayless for the pick, the pick for gw, gw for 6, and then draft Lillard(Bayless) with 6. The circle of life.

 

[THE HCP]

Bayless2.0

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Bayless2.0

Lillard?

 

[BoomChakaLaka]

Bayless2.0

Or, "GO 2.0" - should be select Drummond at #6!

 

[Mediocre Man]

Bayless2.0

Lillard is Bayless on steroids. At some point we will keep trading up on steroid riddled point guards to get us a HOFer

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

I wish we still had Bayless tbh. I know he helped get us pick 6 and thats awesome. Wouldn't trade that for anything. But, Bayless put up a near 18 PER season last year and shot 42% from 3. He averaged 11 ppg and 4 apg in 22 mpg.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Don't forget we traded Jarrett Jack for the pick that became Bayless. So I say trade the #6 for Jack.

 

[Mediocre Man]

I wish we still had Bayless tbh. I know he helped get us pick 6 and thats awesome. Wouldn't trade that for anything. But, Bayless put up a near 18 PER season last year and shot 42% from 3. He averaged 12 ppg and 4 apg in 22 mpg.

Bayless would be awesome for us

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Bayless would NOT be awesome. Bayless is still the player he always was, and we need a point guard. The only reason Bayless got any minutes for the Raptors was because of Calderon's injuries.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Bayless would NOT be awesome. Bayless is still the player he always was, and we need a point guard. The only reason Bayless got any minutes for the Raptors was because of Calderon's injuries.

So would you not be excited if our PGOTF averaged what Bayless did per 36? I know I would

 

[3RA1N1AC]

Don't forget we traded Jarrett Jack for the pick that became Bayless. So I say trade the #6 for Jack.

dont forget the zurs traded cp3/deron for martell and jack

 

[Rastapopoulos]

So would you not be excited if our PGOTF averaged what Bayless did per 36? I know I would

Not if we were as shit as the Raptors were while he was doing it.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

If Bayless played at Saramento State (Big Sky) instead of UA I think he would have averaged 30+PPG -- and then conveniently play against non-lotto talent at the combine to "prove self" and then proceed to schedule solo, one-on-none workouts he would have gone #2.

Easily.

EASILY.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

Not if we were as shit as the Raptors were while he was doing it.

Huh? The Raptors were 10-14 with Bayless playing 15 or more minutes in a game. A winning percentage of 42%

The Raptors the entire season? 23-43. A winning percentage of 35%.

Yes they were a losing team but that can't be blamed on Bayless. The entire team isn't great. DeRozan hasn't become the player they thought, neither has Ed Davis. Bargnani is a decent player but not a world changer.

 

[Sinobas]

It was all apart of KPs master plan.

 

[jlprk]

Their comments say that Toronto fans are not enthralled with Bayless. As we used to, they see through his stats because they actually watch the 1-trick-pony play.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

Their comments say that Toronto fans are not enthralled with Bayless. As we used to, they see through his stats because they actually watch the 1-trick-pony play.

He is no longer a 1 trick pony. He averaged 4 apg in 22 mpg (per 36 this is about 7apg, Westbrook averaged 5.5 apg with a better team in 35 mpg) and shot 42% from 3 last year.

 

[jlprk]

How come he's no threat to Calderon, a player we won't touch?

 

[THE HCP]

I remember Calderon was the "Chosen One" around here a couple summers ago.....

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

How come he's no threat to Calderon, a player we won't touch?

Huh? I remember rumors going around that Toronto was looking at trading Calderon. The team was openly fielding offers for him.

Besides, the truth still is that he is no longer a 1 trick pony. The guy only shot 3 FT's a game last year in 22mpg.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Besides, the truth still is that he is no longer a 1 trick pony. The guy only shot 3 FT's a game last year in 22mpg.

So you're saying he's a no-trick pony now?

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

So you're saying he's a no-trick pony now?

If you think shooting 42% from 3 doesn't add to his arsenal I don't know what to tell you. That was his biggest weakness with us.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

If you think shooting 42% from 3 doesn't add to his arsenal I don't know what to tell you. That was his biggest weakness with us.

No, his biggest weakness was that he was a short shooting guard being asked to play point. That hasn't changed. He just doesn't have a PG mentality or court vision.

 

[ebott]

Pick that could have been CP3 in 2005 -> Pick that we used on Jarrett Jack -> Pick we used on Bayless in 2008 -> Pick we might use on Damian Lillard in 2012.

So if we pick Lillard and he ends up better than CP3 all blazer fans everywhere have to forgive the Blazers for screwing up the 2005 draft?

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

No, his biggest weakness was that he was a short shooting guard being asked to play point. That hasn't changed. He just doesn't have a PG mentality or court vision.

11 ppg, 4 apg in 22 mpg. Give him 36 minutes per game and and he'll average around 18 ppg and 7 apg. I know per 36 isn't the best stat, but couple that with 42% 3 pt shooting and a 18 PER, I'd take him on our team any day.

Is he not europey enough for you?

If his name was Sergio Rodriguez I'm sure you'd be all over him.

 

[jlprk]

The higher his average stats, the more his selfishness will ruin his team.

 

[PapaG]

Don't forget we traded Jarrett Jack for the pick that became Bayless. So I say trade the #6 for Jack.

The Chris Paul pick was traded to eventually get Jack and Martell. Of course, without the Jack pick, perhaps Portland would have never been in the position to draft both LMA and Roy in the same draft. Then, the Blazers would never had had Luke Babbitt, or LMA, or the chance for the #1 pick when Greg Oden was picked.

 

[MickZagger]

When I think of Bayless: