They Finally Went to Jerryd

Thursday was a good day for Blazer Basketball and for Jerryd Bayless. In summer league play, Jerryd Bayless averages around 29 points every game. However, in his rookie campaign he barely saw the court. Jerryd Bayless is the spokesman for,"it's not always how you start but how you finish!" I followed JB ever since I saw him in the USA team in their annual u-19 or 18 game. I followed him to Arizona few months later and on to the Blazers. Charles Barkley said something that really helped his stock," I can't believe this kid had..." not been playing.The Blazers are a gaurd heavy team. I was surprised not to see JB leave Portland after the sparing minutes. Kenny said that what he brings to the Blazer is diametrically different from the other guards because he pushes the floor and gets them in transitoin. The blazers are one of the league's lowest in transition points. That means that they don't get very easy baskets that the Celtics or the Suns would get just by touching the floor a few times. JBayless brings them easy fast break points that are much needed in the game of basketball.

Jerryd went off with 29 points. Jerryd is one of the most explosive guys in the league and it takes injury for him to get in the game. It is hard to say that the Blazers are better with all of the injuries or maybe they are just better letting JB get 28-30 min a game. Even when he doesn't score, he gets double teams that open up the floor. The injuries of other players allow the best point guard for the team to put them in the best winning position. It is not always good to have 5 different point guards( the Knicks will tell you that). I like Patty Mills, Rudy, Andre, Blake, and the other guy but come on that is just too many point guards. Jerryd is different because he is a strong stocky guard. He can match up better with NBA guards better than the other guards and his explosion matched with his shot make him very dangerous for opponents.