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Finestrg
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Wow, Briggs you're all over the map here my man. Yesterday you were convinced Bayless will be the pick, the day before you wanted Brook Lopez, now today you think we should get Kevin Love?!?! Which is it my dude? HAHA!!! I love the passion though and the case you make for each player is sound so I'm only breakin' your shoes...
But when it comes to my man Bayless, I'm as serious as cancer. To answer the question here I take Jerryd Bayless w/o any hesitation at all - whether we move up (which I would absolutely do to get him) or if he somehow slips to us at 6 (though highly unlikely). I haven't wavered off Bayless as my target for weeks and I'm not about to start now. I really don't agree with the arguments against acquiring Bayless to be honest. First, you're talking about wanting an "impact player" - all I can say is that along with Beasley, OJ Mayo and Derrick Rose, Bayless rounds out the "impact" top-tier guys in my opinion. These top 4 guys are in a class by themselves if you ask me. With 30 mins. of PT right out of the gate this kid goes for 20 a night. No doubt about it. And tell me, that's not impact??? He probably won't get that with the Knicks right away, not with Marbury in his final year at huge money, along with Craw, Nate and Collins already in place. So he might have to wait his turn in year one a little. But make no mistake about it, he's the right guy for us. Look Marbury's gone - either he finishes out the year and moves on or he's bought out somewhere along the way. Craw's not a PG but an adequate enough scoring threat at the 2 which is why I pass on Mayo and Gordon (no question in my mind Bayless will be a better lead guard than Jamal Crawford though - come on now), neither is Nate really and Mardy, though more useful than a lot of people realize and give him credit for, is still a reserve. When the dust settles (hopefully year 2 if not sooner), I want Bayless as my lead guard out there for me at 35 mins. a night - at that amount of minutes he goes for over 20 a night easily - while the other parts of his game people question (driving left, passing and setting up others) will come with experience. Come on Briggs, we've talked about this - he's gonna give you close to what Tony Parker give the Spurs: deluxe scoring first and foremost (which is fine with me because he's a superb scorer and shooter) while also possessing enough ability & desire to run a team effectively. And for the next 12+ seasons that's good enough for me. Who cares if he's not that #1 guy to build around like a Timmy Duncan or a Michael Beasley - those guys are so rare not to mention it takes a tremendous amount of luck to win the lottery in the NBA. Bayless would make for one hell of a cog on any team, I can tell you that. Why can't you build around an ultra-young lead guard that'll give you 20 a game in his sleep along with ever-improving leadership and court sense? I know I can build my team around that. The short arms thing is hysterical btw. WTF is that about? You make him out to be some kind of cirus midget or dwarf out there. He's 6'3", very quick and very athletic - all the tools necessary to be an above average NBA defender at the PG spot.
[Edited by - finestrg on 06-21-2008 9:58 PM]
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