Happy to see Jerryd Bayless get some action last night against the Nets. He scored 23 points in his Blake-less debut due to a shoulder injury and added 3 boards and assists along with a robust 11-11 at the stripe. The kid was meant to be a serious player in the NBA and its a damn travesty that Maryland's own Blake gets a majority of the play. His consistancy is nice, but Bayless' ability to explode offensively and his sturdy frame and ridiculous quicks providing enough on the defensive end should warrant a spot in the starting rotation. Or at the very least, big minute 6th man. Brandon Roy said this about Bayless.
"He's strong, strong as hell,' Roy said. 'Just play against him and you'll see why he gets there. Tell him to drive on you one time. He puts that body on you ... I mean, I was falling back (going) 'Whoooooa!'' After that happened a couple times in Blazers practices, it struck a chord with Roy. This was not common, he thought. It got him thinking which other players in the NBA posed the same problem when he was guarding them. 'It's the Dwyane Wades that give you that type of problem,' Roy said. 'You look at the young players, it's Rodney Stuckey. Those dudes that get low and power to the basket, those are the toughest to guard. And he has that."
Would have liked to see him grab a couple of steals during his 25 minutes stint, but you can't complain about this monster dunk he threw down....
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