Dwight Jaynes says enough of this nonsense!

[MARIS61]

Jan 3
OK, isn’t it time the Jerryd Bayless experiment came to an end? That first-half stretch when the coach tried to use two small guards at the same time was painful. To their credit, the Hornets just went directly at Bayless with postups time and again — punishing him on the block. This kid just isn’t ready to play real minutes yet — and it almost seemed to me the coach was trying to show somebody that in the harshest terms.

Jan 14
Jerryd Bayless is obviously the coach’s favorite in the backup point guard derby. Might just as well start him in Blake’s absence, too. And, I think, may as well trade Sergio, too. Nate McMillan just doesn’t seem to like him — and Sergio seems to sense it. Bayless, who doesn’t look ready for any kind of extended duty yet, is going to get it, though. Man, 1 for 11 from the field, no assists and two turnovers — yeah, meet Thursday night’s starter.

http://www.dwightjaynes.com/

 

[ehizzy3]

bayless at age 16>>>>>>>>>>sergio

 

[ABM]

Jaynes --->

 

[hasoos]

Well I guess you weren't paying attention then, because when Bayless was in with Roy in the 3rd quarter, the Blazers made a hell of a run, and he wasn't even shooting the ball well. The key is he needs to be paired with Roy. That way Roy can guard SG, Bayless can guard PG.

Secondly Bayless won't shoot that bad very often. He is a much more skilled scorer than that. You will also note, he got to the line a couple of times. That is another strength, he attacks the rim, our other tentative guards, shoot from the outside.

 

[Nikolokolus]

whoopdee fucking doo, Dwight Jaynes is a little cranky. Now tell me something I don't know.

 

[craigehlo]

Jaynes isn't exactly giving a ringing endorsement of Sergio if you follow his blog. Way to try to cherry pick his quotes.

Sergio is AWFUL. I'd rather start a D League player at point than waste any more time on him.

 

[MARIS61]

Jaynes --->

Multnomah Channel?

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

I don't see why you're so high on Sergio. The guy isn't good at all! I'd honestly rather have Raul Lopez than Sergio right now.

 

[MARIS61]

Jaynes isn't exactly giving a ringing endorsement of Sergio if you follow his blog. Way to try to cherry pick his quotes.

Like this one?

Nov 27
Sergio Rodriguez was terrific in seeing the floor. He gets the ball to people where they can score — a skill that’s not particularly common.

Or this one?

Dec. 4
Last off-season, I couldn’t get many people to agree with me that Sergio Rodriguez was going to be a good point guard in the NBA. He was pretty much buried in Portland and needed the good training camp he had to ensure he’d be the back-up point guard to Steve Blake.

But I was checking the stats this morning and looked him up in the category of assists-per-48-minutes. Among players who have played in eight or more games, here’s the way it stacks up:

1. Chris Paul, NOH 14.9

2. Sergio Rodriguez, Por 13.4

Now, be mindful that Deron Williams is at 15.9 in seven games, a rookie named Kyle Weaver at Oklahoma City has 15.6 in seven games and Chucky Atkins, in five games at Denver, has 15.0. But seriously, how much more can you ask from your backup point guard than for him to that highly ranked in the league in assists per 48 minutes?

He gets people the ball in the spots where they can score. Consistently.

 

[MARIS61]

I don't see why you're so high on Sergio. The guy isn't good at all! I'd honestly rather have Raul Lopez than Sergio right now.

I don't see why it bothers you so much which Blazers I root for the most.

I like the magic he brings to the game. I like that all he wants is to set his teammates up for success. He has passing skills I've seen the likes of about twice a decade. I like how he pushes the ball (when Nate lets him). I like how he takes chances. I like how much better he will make Greg and LaMarcus and Brandon and Travis. I like the perfection-on-hardwood that is the Spanish Armada.

I watch sports for the grace, the speed, the whole team operating as one entity.

I am easily bored by one-on-one iso's and unimpressed by coaches who are so OCDC that they separate the court and the game into 2 pieces, and have their teams walk from one piece to the other.

Don't take it personal, but yeah, I like Sergio.

 

[Chuck Taylor]

Like this one?

Nov 27
Sergio Rodriguez was terrific in seeing the floor. He gets the ball to people where they can score — a skill that’s not particularly common.

Or this one?

Dec. 4
Last off-season, I couldn’t get many people to agree with me that Sergio Rodriguez was going to be a good point guard in the NBA. He was pretty much buried in Portland and needed the good training camp he had to ensure he’d be the back-up point guard to Steve Blake.

But I was checking the stats this morning and looked him up in the category of assists-per-48-minutes. Among players who have played in eight or more games, here’s the way it stacks up:

1. Chris Paul, NOH 14.9

2. Sergio Rodriguez, Por 13.4

Now, be mindful that Deron Williams is at 15.9 in seven games, a rookie named Kyle Weaver at Oklahoma City has 15.6 in seven games and Chucky Atkins, in five games at Denver, has 15.0. But seriously, how much more can you ask from your backup point guard than for him to that highly ranked in the league in assists per 48 minutes?

He gets people the ball in the spots where they can score. Consistently.

So your response to the "cherry picking" the quotes is to find one from Nov 27 and one from Dec 4?

 

[BBert]

Nice post, Maris.

 

[Chuck Taylor]

I don't see why it bothers you so much which Blazers I root for the most.

I like the magic he brings to the game. I like that all he wants is to set his teammates up for success. He has passing skills I've seen the likes of about twice a decade. I like how he pushes the ball (when Nate lets him). I like how he takes chances. I like how much better he will make Greg and LaMarcus and Brandon and Travis. I like the perfection-on-hardwood that is the Spanish Armada.

I watch sports for the grace, the speed, the whole team operating as one entity.

I am easily bored by one-on-one iso's and unimpressed by coaches who are so OCDC that they separate the court and the game into 2 pieces, and have their teams walk from one piece to the other.

Don't take it personal, but yeah, I like Sergio.

I enjoy watching Sergio as well, but enjoyment doesn't always equal wins.

 

[craigehlo]

Sergio is afterthought on Jaynes blog, much like he is on this Blazer roster. That Dec 4th quote is pretty much the last time he had anything positive to say about Sergio. The only other real mention of him in postings is from January 4th:

Ugh. The guards stunk it up. All four of them. Rudy Fernandez, Steve Blake, Sergio Rodriguez and Jerryd Bayless combined for 11-for-38 shooting, 14 assists, seven turnovers and just 32 points.

 

[roydezlaw]

I don't see why it bothers you so much which Blazers I root for the most.

I like the magic he brings to the game. I like that all he wants is to set his teammates up for success. He has passing skills I've seen the likes of about twice a decade. I like how he pushes the ball (when Nate lets him). I like how he takes chances. I like how much better he will make Greg and LaMarcus and Brandon and Travis. I like the perfection-on-hardwood that is the Spanish Armada.

I watch sports for the grace, the speed, the whole team operating as one entity.

I am easily bored by one-on-one iso's and unimpressed by coaches who are so OCDC that they separate the court and the game into 2 pieces, and have their teams walk from one piece to the other.

Don't take it personal, but yeah, I like Sergio.

I like Sergio too but Nate doesn't. I hope he goes to a team that will let him play.

The naysayers on the board were rediculing Jermaine Oneal before he was traded because he said he was going to be a star and he couldn't even get off Dunleavys bench. They said trade him he's not any good. I'm thinking Jermaine laughed all the way to the bank and these guys are still great evaluators of talent.

 

[Natebishop3]

I'm done debating this with you. I didn't get to watch the game tonight because I was at training, but Jerryd's boxscore looks pretty bad. I'm sure you were ecstatic. Every time he missed, I bet you clapped furiously. Are you keeping a tally of how many times Jerryd misses a shot or makes a bad pass?

 

[MARIS61]

So your response to the "cherry picking" the quotes is to find one from Nov 27 and one from Dec 4?

The only 2 I could find.

I doubt you'll find Dwight dissing Sergio. He has always considered him a special player.

 

[C_note]

Who the hell is Dwight Jaynes and why do we care?

 

[Kaydow]

I don't see why it bothers you so much which Blazers I root for the most.

I like the magic he brings to the game. I like that all he wants is to set his teammates up for success. He has passing skills I've seen the likes of about twice a decade. I like how he pushes the ball (when Nate lets him). I like how he takes chances. I like how much better he will make Greg and LaMarcus and Brandon and Travis. I like the perfection-on-hardwood that is the Spanish Armada.

I watch sports for the grace, the speed, the whole team operating as one entity.

I am easily bored by one-on-one iso's and unimpressed by coaches who are so OCDC that they separate the court and the game into 2 pieces, and have their teams walk from one piece to the other.

Don't take it personal, but yeah, I like Sergio.

I could care less who you "root for". I dissagree with you though - style points and imagination don't do much for me at the end of the day. If the San Antonio Spurs switched uni's with the Blazers over the last decade, and we had 4 rings while playing some of the most (at times) boring basketball imaginable - sign me up!! I want to win. If I cared about style points, I'd "root for" The Professor from the And-One show. You can make a pretty nice highlight reel of Sergio passes, but you can't recall many games that he's led the team to a victory. And you'll probably say . . . he doesn't get enough playing time, or they're using him wrong, blah, blah. Please. If he played well consistently, he'd get more burn. But for the record - I get a kick out of your infatuation with him.

 

[MARIS61]

I'm done debating this with you. I didn't get to watch the game tonight because I was at training, but Jerryd's boxscore looks pretty bad. I'm sure you were ecstatic. Every time he missed, I bet you clapped furiously. Are you keeping a tally of how many times Jerryd misses a shot or makes a bad pass?

Not at all.

I'm a big fan of Jerryd, and I'm convinced he'll be successful in this league as a SG somewhere in a few years.

He's very green, has a heap to learn like all rookies, but I love his determination in going to the rim, his speed, and his tough-guy personna.

But IMO he has no part of the intellectual leanings to become a productive PG. That's not how he's wired. He's a DIY kind of guy, a getouttamyway kind of guy. And that puts him behind Brandon, Rudy, Martell and even Steve at SG on my line-up sheet, this year anyway.

That's why I said the moment we got him that he would probably be traded eventually, unless Steve is.

Again, I really like Bayless, but posters who think he is going to help us this bigtime year are being very unrealistic, and those who want him as a PG apparently want a completely different style of basketball than what I want to watch.


And don't feel bad about missing the game tonight. Really.

It was not pretty at all, and the entire Blazers organization stunk.

 

[MARIS61]

Who the hell is Dwight Jaynes and why do we care?

Haha, Newbie.

He's a big tub of goo, and we don't.

 

[MARIS61]

If the San Antonio Spurs switched uni's with the Blazers over the last decade, and we had 4 rings while playing some of the most (at times) boring basketball imaginable - sign me up!! I want to win.

And that's not me at all. I watch for the excitement and entertainment. The alley-oops and dunks. The flashy passes. The hard picks and in-your-face dunks.

The Spurs bore me to tears. I simply can't watch them. If the Blazers ever play that way I'll probably just stop watching them until a new coach comes along.

Clyde and Co. never won a title, but I had years of fun rooting them on.

Watching Sabas was a special treat, but no title, no big deal. Had lots of fun.

But that's why I like KP. He likes uptempo games, was a PG himself, and goes after high-flying exciting athletes for his team.

And that's why I don't think this team will be Nate's team much longer, unless he accepts that this team is built by KP to run.

 

[THE HCP]

Dwight is a tool!

 

[MARIS61]

Dwight is an unemployed tool!

Fixed it.

 

[LittleAlex]

The Bayless experiment is what, 6 games old. None of our point guards are doing all that great. They are have pretty limited games at this point. Blake = Shooting, Sergio = Fast breaks and passing, Bayless = Defense and attacking the rim. As of right now, I would say the Blazers are in dire need of the defense more then anything else. Isn't anyone else sick to fucking death of teams shooting +60% in the first quarter of every fucking game? It has been happening for the last 7 to 10 games and was bound to bite the team in the ass at some point. My belief is that Blake's pitiful defense is a huge part of this problem and if Bayless starts we may well see this turn around.

 

[alex42083]

Well, we don't have a choice right now. We need both Sergio and Jerryd to step up their games big time to replace the losses of Blake and Rudy.
Sergio has to start becoming a threat offensively, and make a jumper at some point.... as well as Jerryd. We're not going to win any games if they combine for these pathetic 1-16 efforts.

 

[Natebishop3]

He has passing skills I've seen the likes of about twice a decade.

Chris Paul has passing skills I've seen the likes of about twice a decade. Sergio Rodriguez has the terrible jumpshot I've seen the likes of about twice a decade. We've seen Sergio before and his name was Omar Cook.

 

[Minstrel]

Chris Paul has passing skills I've seen the likes of about twice a decade. Sergio Rodriguez has the terrible jumpshot I've seen the likes of about twice a decade. We've seen Sergio before and his name was Omar Cook.

Sebastian Telfair, Shaun Livingston. Sergio Rodriguez has great passing skills, but hardly twice-a-decade skills.

 

[Natebishop3]

Sebastian Telfair, Shaun Livingston. Sergio Rodriguez has great passing skills, but hardly twice-a-decade skills.

Livingston was unique because the dude is like 6'8(?) which gives him an advantage when passing. Telfair had good instincts, but often times he would make stupid turnovers. Sergio just really isn't that great. He's always been good at driving and kicking, but teams are taking that away by sagging off him and forcing him to shoot. He's too one dimensional.

 

[Minstrel]

Livingston was unique because the dude is like 6'8(?) which gives him an advantage when passing.

He also had very impressive passing skills. That's why he was (undeservedly, of course) compared to Magic Johnson...size plus flashy passing. And he might have been special had he not been hurt.

My point was simply that we've seen a number of prospects with impressive passing skills, so it's not like Rodriguez is a prodigy. Outside of Chris Paul, they haven't had enough other aspects to their game to be good players (or got hurt).