Our New #2 PG?

[mook]

Probably because he tells them to push the ball, but he gets far more passionate about turnovers. Since it's practically impossible to increase the tempo without increasing the rate of turnovers (except sometimes for very elite PGs), Nate's players don't push it that much.

Nate doesn't bench guys for playing slow because he knows they aren't turning it over much.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Who cares. Bottom line- pushing the ball last season was a priority with Nate, as repeatedly reported and stated by Nate.

That "priority" had us finishing in last once again in pace.

 

[hasoos]

Unless Bayless has dramatically improved, he's in for a loooooooooooooooooooong season. He still hasn't proved he understands what a PG does. I do understand he is the heir apparent to the #2 spot with Sergio leaving and Mill's injury (not that he had proved anything yet), but if a true PG comes around who was a very good player in Europe, Bayless may have a short leash.

So why is it that when something happens like Blake going out, that nobody notices we never had a drop off at PG. The team's turnovers actually went down why Blake was out. The only problem I saw with Bayless, was that sometimes he wouldn't start at game speed, and with only spot minutes, he had a hard time getting adjusted before his playing time was spent, so they just didn't play him. But in games where he got good minutes, he produced well. Lastly, there is no good PG from europe here to take the job. There hasn't been a good PG at all in Portland in about a decade, let alone some mysterious PG here now to save the day.

As they say at the drag races "Run what you brung".