Bayless Proved To Me...

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"sergio doesn't play a lick of defense, bayless plays great defense."

"bayless can't play the point ever and sergio is great at getting his teammates involved."

to me this sums up most posters on here, it is A or B, there can be no gray area. personally i'm a sergio guy, he plays better with the second unit and has improved in all facets, especially his defense which the haters don't want to admit. the big thing i've read over and over on here is that bayless stays in front of his man and contests shots, guess what sergio did that numerous times in the boston game as well. i guess selective memory is great when it comes to message boards.

having said that, bayless will get his minutes, barring injuries though it should not be with the second unit. he runs with the first in practice and that is where he fits. he's a SG in a PG body, he can say all the things he wants to but he's a SG. yes he can pass and he will collect assists but look at his, albeit limited, body of work. when he was a UA they tried the PG role after Nick Wise went down, it was pretty much a failure. he struggled to get his own shot and couldn't create for his teammates. luckily we have a SG who can play like a PG in Roy, i believe JB could be the perfect compliment to Roy in the future, he's going to have to wait his turn though and at least learn some of the nuances of the PG position. i look at it a lot like being a quarterback in the NFL, rarely does a guy come into the league and "get it" right away. most of the good ones spent at least one season on the sidelines watching and learning, that is this year for bayless.

I've more hope for Bayless then Sergio, but I agree with most everything you said, even the part about Sergio improving his D. It's still not good but it's definitely better then it was... same goes for his jumper.

I especially agree with your statement about Bayless potentially being a perfect compliment to Brandon because of his off the ball ability. Sergio needs the ball in his hands, which is why he'll probably never be a great fit with Roy. As well as he's played, I wouldn't be surprised to see Blake jettisoned after this season if they need to clear cap space to allow a deal to go through. Like you, I'm for the year on the sidelines watching and learning. But Bayless needs PT to pick up the tricks of the trade to go along with his substantial upgrade in athleticism over either of the others, and I'm pretty sure management knows this. I expect he'll be getting some more burn the 2nd half of the year.

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