I love them both and I think over time they will be good on the floor together in a three guard line-up. But Nate has stayed away from using them together w/o Blake or Sergio to defend the opposing point.

…but Bayless isn’t really like those other guys. He’s more a slasher/penetrator type, whereas Hinrich/Terry are more spot-up shooters

We do not know the answer. I think JBay has a good chance, but we have not seen enough to know. I think he has the speed and tenacity to play good defense. I think he has a good enough handle to bring the ball up the court. The real question is whether or not his unconventional “shot put” type outside shot will be consistent enough to make him a threat as a spot-up shooter.

I suspect that Nate is waiting for Marty to come back and GO to get integrated into the starting five before he starts experimenting with JBay on the floor with Roy. Sergio is a better fit with the second unit because he is a better distributor and because of his chemistry with Rudy, but I think it is quite possible that JBay can jump from the pine to playing in the starting group. Another question mark is JBay’s affect on team morale. Will Sergio and Rudy be pissed if Nate starts experimenting with JBay playing with the first unit?

Bottom line for me is that I think Blake is barely adequate on the defensive end. Despite his inability to drive to the basket and his limited ability to create his own shot, I can live with Blake on the offensive end. He is a good spot up shooter, he makes few mistakes and plenty of good decisions. But he consistently has trouble keeping his man in front of him and he has to back off so far that he gets very little pressure on the ball and cuts off very few passing angles. Defense starts with putting pressure on the opposing point and frustrating their ability to do what they want to do. I hope Nate gives JBay a chance. He will make a lot of mistakes and will probably cost us a few games in the short run, but I think we need to find out if he can do the job, or if we are going to need to trade for a veteran point.

“6 touches per pass” is probably supposed to read “6 touches per assist”. So, on average, the ball will pass through a player’s hands 6 times for each assist that they have. The formula for touches is probably something like FGA + TO + 6*Assists + x*FTA = Touches

“non-shooting guards” is probably supposed to read “non-point guards” (as in players who aren’t point guards).

All teams have “initiators” most of them however are playing the point not SG or SF. This entire article was what type of point guard do teams want when they have a player who is an initiator who is not the point guard. he came up with 3 things- ball handling, defense and a good spot up shooter. Blake sort of fits but we could find a better defender.

I think Sergio is a better fit with the second unit because he is such a creative passer and JBay is not yet an NBA caliber distributor. However, I think JBay is a better fit with the first unit because I think Roy can cover for JBay’s limitations. Is it possible that JBay becomes the first unit guy, Sergio stays as the enhanced second unit guy, and Blake becomes the insurance policy on the bench?