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tbihis wrote: View PostWould you happen to know where we can see Bayless' metrics?
I measure this and a few other things the old fashioned way for my local team. My goal is to determine if I can sell the results and if charting and crunching basketball data is something interesting enough to occupy my time when I retire.
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Nilanka wrote: View PostIs it really too much to expect a PG to be able to run an offense smoothly and effectively?@Chr1st1anL
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Raptorsss wrote: View PostI've been saying all year long..watch him play a full a game and see how good he is. The past three games the guy has produced, end of story! He might be the best 3-point shooter on the team. The guy is a legit future starting PG in the league...
In every front office in the NBA
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CalgaryRapsFan wrote: View PostFor me, the truest (is that even a word?), most accurate evaluation of Bayless is... my wife. Before we got married, she had never watched a game, but now she even "likes" the Raptors on Facebook. Throughout Bayless' time on the Raptors, my wife has been constantly baffled by Bayless' play, often asking me questions like: "why is he playing 1 on 5?" or "why doesn't he use his teammates the way Caldy does?" or "why doesn't he pass the ball more?" or "why does he stand there and dribble for so long and then just take a long shot that isn't even close?". Even as a recent basketball fan, my wife is able to observe the fact that the offense just seems to stall when Bayless subs in for Calderon and that they have to work twice as hard to get a basket. I just laugh when she gets into a game and gets so frustrated when Bayless jacks up a forced shot early in the shot clock to kill the team's momentum, exclaiming "Bayless is useless" at the TV... makes me proud! lol
My opinion on why there's so much debate over Bayless is that there are two main kinds of basketball fans: those that like the run-and-gun, semi-chaotic style of offense with tons of athleticism and 'exciting' plays with less regard for fundamentals, and those that like more traditional, fundamentally-sound basketball, which requires a PG with solid game management skills.
Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks. But even those who seem to want him to stay in TO are at least starting to come around to the notion that he's not a good PG even if he can score like a microwave on occasion and get some assists. Those who aren't, well, I don't have much of an answer, but maybe they just don't understand the game that well?Definition of Statistics: The science of producing unreliable facts from reliable figures.
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Matt52 wrote: View PostSo if you didn't see the game you wouldn't get the point. Stats don't tell the full story. If it was all about stats, Al Jefferson wouldn't be part of so many losing teams.
He continually looked off teammates, got the ball to people at wrong time or in poor position.
He did a great job as a shooting guard.
Al Jefferson is a good player, he's been traded around because he's usually the only asset remaining on a rebuilding team. Its not his fault he's been dealt to losing teams, his stats dont produce losing teams. Lack of help does.
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jimmie wrote: View PostHaha! This is so true -- my wife is the same way. She absolutely can't stand watching Bayless run the point, and while she played basketball in high school (and won the Northern Ontario free throw championship one year, as she'll happily tell you), she's not what I would call an aficianado of the game.
My opinion on why there's so much debate over Bayless is that there are two main kinds of basketball fans: those that like the run-and-gun, semi-chaotic style of offense with tons of athleticism and 'exciting' plays with less regard for fundamentals, and those that like more traditional, fundamentally-sound basketball, which requires a PG with solid game management skills.
Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks. But even those who seem to want him to stay in TO are at least starting to come around to the notion that he's not a good PG even if he can score like a microwave on occasion and get some assists. Those who aren't, well, I don't have much of an answer, but maybe they just don't understand the game that well?
And now im being labeled as "not knowing the game that well". I think this statement is funny. Doesnt mean we dont agree, means you know more than i do. No need to get personal.
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tbihis wrote: View PostI do need to watch the game.
Al Jefferson is a good player, he's been traded around because he's usually the only asset remaining on a rebuilding team. Its not his fault he's been dealt to losing teams, his stats dont produce losing teams. Lack of help does.
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j bean wrote: View PostGo back to last year as a starter for 14 games and this year as a starter and Bayless averages around 20 points 6-7 assists. His turnovers as a starter I remember last year were less than Calderone. The point is, he has a makeup that that makes him play better as a starter. I suspect that if given more of an opportunity to start, the areas of his game where he is weakest would improve. As it stands the team does as well with Bayless at the point but there is also the promise of an upside that he could be really good if given the chance.-"You can’t run from me. I mean, my heart don’t bleed Kool-Aid."
-"“I ain’t no diva! I don’t have no blond hair, red hair. I’m Reggie Evans.”
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tbihis wrote: View PostIm just wondering why everybody seems to be concentrating on his play this season when its pretty much a wash as we all know it, and no one is addressing the point that ive been trying to stress, a full training camp and full practices next season.
And now im being labeled as "not knowing the game that well". I think this statement is funny. Doesnt mean we dont agree, means you know more than i do. No need to get personal.
I'm reading RealGM too much, too, admittedly. Check out the Bayless jockers over there and you might understand where I'm coming from. Folks are comparing JB favorably to the likes of Derrick Rose and Deron Williams. I don't suggest that everyone here is in that boat, but some clearly are.
You'll note that I also qualified my statement by limiting it to those who think Bayless can be a good starting PG in the NBA. Those who are saying he'd be a valuable piece for the right price, or a replacement for Barbosa, etc. are not that far off in opinion from those of us who would rather not have him back.
If someone is still in the group that thinks he can be a good starting 1, then that position isn't just opposite to other posters here, but also opposite to the majority of scouts, coaches, and management people in the NBA. Which *might* suggest a lesser understanding of the game.Definition of Statistics: The science of producing unreliable facts from reliable figures.
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ebrian wrote: View PostPut 2 and 2 together man. Why did Triano still go back to Calderon? Why does Casey?-"You can’t run from me. I mean, my heart don’t bleed Kool-Aid."
-"“I ain’t no diva! I don’t have no blond hair, red hair. I’m Reggie Evans.”
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Raptorsss wrote: View PostWow! really? Bayless has played behind established veteran point-guards his whole career. Did Ty Lawson start over Billups? Did Collison start ahead of Chris Paul, did Augustin start ahead of Felton? No, these players got playing time either, due to injuries or showing enough as a back-up to deem the more expensive veteran expendable. And guess what Bayless was rated and drafted higher than both Augstin and Collison and I am positive will end up having the better career. In either LA or Phoenix in my opinion.
Second, Bayless will never be the starting PG for a good NBA team. Period. People point to his slightly better stats as a starter as proof that he excels in that role... I say it's proof that he's a selfish player who doesn't care enough about the team to put in maximum effort UNLESS they start him. When he's the backup, he mopes around and plays at about 75%, much the same way Ford did after Calderon usurped the starting role from him. What it does show is his true character; a selfish, me-first player. Players with that outlook will never make the team better, nor will they look for their teammates ahead of their own shot. You can't change a person's character and I think the Raps are better off not having that type of character on the roster... it's poison for building a true "team".
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