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Steve Blake was hard to watch tonight. He was getting eaten up on the defensive end and was non-existent on offense.

When Brandon Roy sets up the offense, which is most of the time, you don't notice Blake at all. If Blake was able to finish or even create his own shot he'd help the team.

Tonight I think Bayless would have been so much more effective because of his defense and scoring ability, the perfect type of player to have next to Roy.

Bottom line, we need an upgrade at the one.
 
I was thinking about that during the game...the PG is definitley our weakest position right now. It'll be interesting to see how long Nate sits on Bayless.
 
It's only the 2nd game. No need to throw in the towel on our PG's just yet.
 
Yes sir, It's our most glaring need imo. If this team plan on making and advancing deep in the playoffs, i don't think steve blake will cut it. The western conference has too many elite pg's.
 
Steve has his moments, but his defense seems worse than last year (in 2 games).

Sergio is our best PG, hands down, and I was pleased that Nate played him in both halves.
 
he was going against tony Parker, best penetrating guard in nba......cut him some slack
 
true, but I couldn't help but thinking during the game that Bayless would do a better job stopping penetration.
 
I know I am worried about Stevie too. Bayless needs to step up and take over this weakness.
 
On the positive side, he didn't turn the ball over even once (and I think the difference in the ballgame was our low turnover count) and he was 3 for 5 on shots and he made a really clutch shot in the fourth quarter with the clock winding down.
 
Kotah said:
Steve Blake was hard to watch tonight. He was getting eaten up on the defensive end and was non-existent on offense.

When Brandon Roy sets up the offense, which is most of the time, you don't notice Blake at all. If Blake was able to finish or even create his own shot he'd help the team.

Tonight I think Bayless would have been so much more effective because of his defense and scoring ability, the perfect type of player to have next to Roy.

Bottom line, we need an upgrade at the one.
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...I agree! It makes much more sense to have that type of PG [Bayless] along side of B-Roy, especially if the offense is going to mirror the last two games. I hope Nate has a big enough lead at some point in the coming weeks so that he can play Bayless, Roy, Batum, LMA, Oden/Joel [and when Webster gets back...may as well develop the core early and often...let that cake bake and the frosting set] RIP CITY!!!
 
Ugh, just the amount of times Blake got burned by Parker was horrifying to watch. Parker was so much less ineffective when Batum was guarding him.
 
Blake is a liability on both ends of the floor. Plain and simple.

Lets look to move TO and Raef for a legit PG.
 
Blake is fine in a reserve role, but as a starter he doesn't do much to instigate much. He has never been very good at finding cutters and rarely drives the lane, and when he does very little happens as a result.
 
I think Jason Kidd would be the best option. He can still play and his contract is expiring.
 
Ive always thought Blake is an awsome second string player and a below avg starter for a team that would be a lower playoff team...You guys just need to be patient with Bayless..two years(10/11) from now is when you guys should be ballin, anything else is bonus
 
We can't possibly leave a LOTTERY PICK on the bench all season long. Bayless must eventually take over at PG.
 
BeerBoy said:
It's only the 2nd game. No need to throw in the towel on our PG's just yet.
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I'll second this. Steve worked too hard to just give up on him now. We'll be fine with him. Anyone is going to look that bad against Tony Parker.
 
KingSpeed said:
We can't possibly leave a LOTTERY PICK on the bench all season long. Bayless must eventually take over at PG.
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Not this year, he doesn't have to.

Bonzi Wells was a lottery pick that sat on the bench all year as a rookie... that's not that rare when a team is decent. And hopefully this Blazers team is at least decent.

Going back to Blake: he's just not that good. I'm not trying to rip the guy, but he's not a quality starter in the NBA, and I don't think that anyone (other than maybe Blazers employees who were telling us how much better he was getting over the summer) really thought differently.

Hopefully he can hold down the ship until we find someone who is better and he can step back into a backup role that he's better suited for. For now? He's what we've got.

Ed O.
 
Paging Mr. Kidd....Jason Kidd

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Steve Blake is our Derek Fisher. He can hit open shots, pass the ball to better players and not commit a lot of turnovers. I don't think he's a very good starter; he doesn't help you win, nor does he overtly hurt your chances of winning. He just tries not to cost you too much at that position.

I'd love to see another player step up and take the position. If Bayless isn't ready for it, perhaps Fernandez is.
 
I'd like to see Fernandez get the start at PG. He kind of disappeared last night (except for some nice rebounds). Even if all he does is help bring the ball up, it'll get him more involved in the game.

Really hoping we see the Roy, Fernandez, Batum, Aldridge, Przybilla lineup tonight. If not starting, then very quickly in subsititution. If our guards can't contain Nash, we put Batum on him.
 
Ed O said:
Going back to Blake: he's just not that good. I'm not trying to rip the guy, but he's not a quality starter in the NBA, and I don't think that anyone (other than maybe Blazers employees who were telling us how much better he was getting over the summer) really thought differently.

Hopefully he can hold down the ship until we find someone who is better and he can step back into a backup role that he's better suited for. For now? He's what we've got.
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Steve committed zero turnovers last night. Zero. This was in 33 minutes against a tough team. He hit his shots, one of which was very timely in the 4th quarter. If I remember correctly, right as the shot clock was winding down and their defense was amping up. Without Steve, we don't win that game.

To say that he's not that good doesn't seem fair to me. He's a steady influence on the team. What he does sometimes isn't recorded in the boxscore. And, I don't know many, if any, guards that could have slowed down Parker last night.

Steve is a quality starter IMO. There are several players I'd prefer over him, but I'm very happy to have him and believe he can be a big part of what Portland does this year.
 
mook said:
Really hoping we see the Roy, Fernandez, Batum, Aldridge, Przybilla lineup tonight.
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I'd love to see that. I'd like to see a playoff team and playoff run this season, but really, the most important thing to me this season is to figure out how to fit the talent together the best. Even if it means some losses, I want to see the team's highest upside talent given a lot of chance to play together. That means, to me, Roy, Fernandez, Batum, Aldridge and Oden (once he's back). And Bayless, Webster and Outlaw as the main reserves.
 
mook said:
I'd like to see Fernandez get the start at PG. He kind of disappeared last night (except for some nice rebounds). Even if all he does is help bring the ball up, it'll get him more involved in the game.

Really hoping we see the Roy, Fernandez, Batum, Aldridge, Przybilla lineup tonight. If not starting, then very quickly in subsititution. If our guards can't contain Nash, we put Batum on him.
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He did disappear in the 2nd half. I think he only managed to log 1 rebound, 1 point, and 3 misses in the 2nd. Ouch!
 
B-Roy said:
He did disappear in the 2nd half. I think he only managed to log 1 rebound, 1 point, and 3 misses in the 2nd. Ouch!
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I noticed that too. He does well as a reserve, but at some point you have to get the ball in his hands more. The ball would get passed to him, he'd make the right pass to another teammate, and he never saw it again. He can't dominate the ball, but he needs to see a few more touches. He's just too good to use like a Martel Webster.

My hope is that by making him a key part in bringing the ball up court, you get him more involved in the game.
 
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