but Paul is overrated. I love the guy, he’s the best point in the game and is always entertaining to watch. I love pulling for him too as he makes all his mediocre teammates into straight ballers. He’s a franchise player who should probably make the HOF, and he is the single reason why teams are so worried about PG play when all teams used to care about was getting a franchise big man. Paul is the reason Chicago drafted Rose over Beasley. Paul is the reason every other team wants to get their hands on #2 PG in the league Deron Williams. Paul is the reason for every Blazers’ fan tripping since season’s end that we needed a veteran PG.
What matters to me is W’s. The Hornets were surprisingly good last year and won a bunch of regular season games. They even ousted the overrated Mavs in impressive fashion. But they still lost to the Spurs, in the second round, at home. I don’t really see them playing any better than last season unless they make some moves, which they have not. In my opinion, Paul is therefore overrated. His becoming a Blazer would instantly make us relevant, but we would have been relevant in a year from now with Blake and Jack anyway.
Bayless really is the man. If you haven’t searched his name on Youtube, you need to. He can bam with two hands effortlessly and his stroke reminds me of BRoy, perfect mechanics and great elevation. He has size and speed, which should become a recipe for good defense. There is no excuse for him to not become our franchise PG, and it probably should take him less time to earn the starting role than it took Blake to steal that job away from Jack last season.
As for LBJ, there’s no way we get him either. We’ll be too good by 2010 and he’ll want to lead a team where he can be the man. In Portland, even LBJ isn’t the man. Oden and out.

as I always thought but hoped nonetheless. I bet everyone will start on Deron Williams now! If Baylees doesn’t work out, people will start suggesting we go after DW. Deron might actually be a free agent next year now that Paul is out of the running. This would likely mean more money for him. I say, who cares! We got all the guys we are going to need to get to the Playoffs. From there who knows what we’re going to need to improve on to take us to the Promised Land. Now if only we had a veteran PG with defensive instincts, I would then be delighted. Someone like a Lindsey Hunter?