The Emergence Of Jerryd Bayless
 

JB has been fantastic these last few games.

He's had lapses, but overall he has played under control, shot a high percentage, played some nice D and run the offense for his teammates.

Let the point guard controversy begin!

It's like March 2011 all over again. Lol

Why can't he play like this off the bench? Gah...

Personally, I think he's just much better as a full time point guard than as a combo guard.

He can get to the rim, but he's undersized as a finisher when he gets there.

When he's creating his own shot on the perimeter his game isn't refined enough, so he doesn't have consistency.

He's not great off the ball coming off screens and in catch and shoot situations.

To me, he looks like a point guard with scoring ability rather than a combo guard with passing ability

At this rate, it's clear that SG is our biggest need but Forbesanity can end that too!

Remember Linsanity? Remember Bayless doing something like this in NO in the playoffs and then here last spring?

The problem is whether or not he could ever sustain good play over the course of the season(s).

That's true but in both cases Bayless was the starting guard and had no worries of being benched because Jose was injured. Personally I think he has a confidence problem when he's not starting.

He never played for NO in the playoffs...maybe you're thinking of Portland?

Anyway, I'm still not sold.

not sold in what sense. You know, given his starting statistics with us over his span here, i'd sign him to a 3-4 mil contract for say 2 years? I think he'd agree to that, or even 3 if he wants another year, give him a shot. It won't kill our flexibility, and we can still plug in weaknesses come summer.

His qualifying offer is 4.1 million. That's a big investment in a guy who has still yet to show that he consistently play PG in the NBA. And the Raps still aren't sold either or they would've extended a qualifying offer by the Jan.26 deadline.

Well considering his injury, It makes sense they didn't extend it. When he's started, bayless has shown potential, and I think if something can be made from jose, either by dealing him for another positional need, or amnestying and signing for another position of need, why not give bayless the reigns at 4.1 million? Going based on his statistics as a starter, it is worth the risk. It's not like he's played 5 games as a starter, so it's a valid enough investment. Considering we gave Amir 5 mil a year, and he averages 10/8 or so, and we don't complain about his contract, why not bayless at 4.1 million?

DanH if you could help us out with some stats it'd be great, im working from my phone so it's tough to pull these things out.

Jerryd Bayless Career Splits | Basketball-Reference.com

These are his career splits.

Though, I think that splitting by minutes played might be better.
Notice how his shooting percentages go up the more minutes he plays.

His scoring efficiency is optimal when playing 30-40 minutes.

Interesting, but this is a pretty small sample size and there is no context for the numbers. There is no way to tell if he was able to overcome a bad start and finish the game off strong, or if he just had a good game and stayed on the floor. It's hard to justify keeping a player on the court when he gets on the floor and turns the ball over/misses shots...

My biggest problem with JB is that he tends to make bad decisions. Sure, his crazy shots sometimes go in, but usually it's better to work the ball around and find the best possible shot. He takes the long two way too often and doesn't use his quickness often enough; he also has an assist-to-turnover rate that's equal to Troy Murphy's.

He's been playing well recently, but we'll see if he can play extended stretches at a high level. I admit I'm biased - I think PGs should be more like Jose than JB, floor generals and pass-first types. Hopefully, JB will prove me wrong and keep this streak going, we need him to play well.

He's averaging 23 points in 40+ minutes :golfclap:

If he keeps the focus on defense it's going to be something to consider. I really wish he had been healthy and getting this kind of burn earlier, just to mark actual progression over time.

ugh...WHO CARES!

mike James could drop 30 a night with 40 mins...does he make his team better??

Do you guys really see an itelligent, High IQ ball player ou tthere when you see J. Bayless

He's an ok back up...thats it man.

Bayless IQ is low, decision making needs a lot of work, I need to see more out of him.

He's not great at a backup role though. The Mike James comparison is apt to an extent, but he looks to be moving away from the MJ mentality, and his defense could become really good. That's why I think it would be nice to see if he could continue to progress, or just prove to be an MJ.

the argument actually is he isn't an ok backup, but rather an ok starter. Sure he's no superstar, but what superstar do you know of that's worth only 4.1 mil a year?