Would you waive Nolan?

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

I liked Bayless and was disappointed we simply gave him away. But he's always struck me as one of those guys with "empty" numbers. He was certainly exciting to watch, but he never struck me as someone who made those around him better. I felt like he could always "get his". Certainly, with the guys we had, he wouldn't have fit in because he was always shoot-first (he's not a PG, but an undersized SG). But I'd take him on our current team (which, if not for our earlier start, would be a 15-30 team - like the Raptures).

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Bayless is a solid scorer. He does one thing well, which is get to the hoop and get fouled. And he's worked on his three point shot. But he'll never be a natural point. He'll never run the team except mechanically, and his instinct is always to get his. His stubby little arms are a barrier to good defense, too.
In the right situation you can be glad you have someone with that skill set, but it's not a very wide skill set. When he's scoring a lot for your team you know your team is shitty, and has no real PG available.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

He may turn out to be a very solid player but there's still not one good reason to take him over Faried.

Huge blunder.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

He may turn out to be a very solid player but there's still not one good reason to take him over Faried.

Huge blunder.

I know you said there's still not a good reason.... But the word is we passed on Faried as part of the Felton-Miller deal. Again, I know you said "good reason", but we apparently had made a deal, and that was a condition of the deal. So, I said there's a good reason (in that we had made a trade).

And then I'll tell you that the trade was a huge mistake of epic proportions, and if Chad is responsible for the deal, then I in no way, shape, or form want him as my GM.

 

[jlprk]

Bayless is averaging 17.8/5.3/3.0 as a starter playing 34 minutes per game this season for Toronto. He is shooting .450 from the field, 4.29 from 3 point and .837 on FT. Also only 2.09 TO per game.

I know. He sucks. I already knew his stats. He sucks.