will end up playing a lot of minutes with the 2nd unit, even if he starts ( he probably will).
I am with you, I don´t think Blake will work with our 2nd unit, but my solution is different.

There were a few “What was that” passes, and no highlights to offset them. When the line-up of Blake, Rudy, Batum, Travis, and Joel was out there, I was cringing throughout, and, sure enough, our lead vanished.

That second unit (if it becomes the second unit) lacks players that can create their own shot. Rudy could possibly do that, but Bayless can definitely do that. I like Rudy at PG and Rex at SG. They can switch on defense.

All that said, it’ll never happen.

he could help stop those hot knife point guard that are having their way with our buttery perimeter players.

And no, I don’t think Bayless will help the team more that Blake can on the second unit.

“If it aint broke, don’t fix it.”

Miller has proven himself as a starter in this league on a playoff team.
Blake has proven himself as a starter in this league on a playoff team.

If you’re moving toward a chamionship season (in the next 2-3 years), why would you try and work an unproven rookie tweener into your point guard rotation? Look, I like Rex. Love his attitude and confidence to stick in this league. But he’s not a point guard. Bayless is an unpolished version of Ben Gordon, who now plays shooting guard up in Detroit. If we didn’t have Rudy, I’d love to give Jerryd a shot. But let’s be honest with ourselves. If we had a scale out and one side was looking for his own shot with the other side being a great distributor of the ball, which side is heavier and by how much? That’s really the issue here. He has a vastly better stroke on the ball than he does floor vision. We have plenty of scorers this season. We need floor generals at point guard, not a mini-Ben Gordon.

Since Blake, Rudy, and Martell on the perimeter means practically zero penetrate and finish ability out there. Still, let’s give it time and see. If it is not working by December, then we can package Blake for a trade.

Actually, I’d trade Blake and Outlaw now to get rid of McMillen’s security blankets. But, that’s just me.

      I don’t think Miller will start. Reasons are as follows. . .
1. He needs to dominate the ball to be effective. That doesn’t mean
    he’s not a good passer or selfish, but his driving & posting ability mean
    the ball is in his hands a lot.
2. BRoy’s abilities are the same, except he’s not on the post as much. Instead
    he’s a better deep shooter. Roy like Miller has the ability to break down his
    man and the defense to get himself shots or set up a teammate for a open
    look or good opportunity.
3. Blake’s skillset make him a better running mate to Roy, since he’s better at
    spacing the floor and spotting up for outside/ 3 pt jumpers. Even if he starts
    that does not mean he will play more minutes than Miller, just be paired up
    with Roy at the start of the the 1st & 3rd Quarter. This would allow Roy to initiate
    the offense like he has the last three years, get in a flow offensively with Smooth
    and allow Miller to play most of his minutes creating for the more offensively
    challenged 2nd Unit. Essentially Miller would be a key piece in the puzzle, just
    fitting in a different way.
4. I didn’t want to add any FA’s, because I wanted to see BRex get the backup PG
    minutes to help him grow as a player and facilitator. He has the physical skills
    to be a great player, even a very good defender, but lacks the experience to
    adapt his physical skills. He needs game time to hone those skills to the NBA
    game. Perhaps he will never adapt to the PG position, but with BRoy’s playmaking
    skills could be an excellent running mate playing off the ball. I guess we will
    find out how the cake bakes soon enough !

.. just as soon as he shows the coaching staff he is a better point guard than either of the guys in front of him.

Right now it is not even close.

cause steve blake is annoying and I love jerryd bayless, at least we knew why greg oden didn’t play in his first year. let the guy play, I’ll be pumped if they trade blake for depth at PF or a better SF, and yeah, our SF situation is not as good as it should be.

i just don’t think it’s plausible. Also i believe it’s largely influenced by 3 preseason games. This team and these guys will figure things out. It just might take a longer time than our internet/twitter/myspace privileged fan base would like to give them.

My take on Jerryd is if we keep him it prohibits him from growing into what he can be as an NBA player. And if we trade him, he becomes a monster and destroys us.

But i’ve had a few vodka/rebulls so perhaps my logic is a bit skewed.

peace.