Brandon at PG?

by Foofighting101 on Oct 21, 2009 1:08 PM PDT

Quick has said several times over the last few years that he thought Brandon would be this team's PG of the future. If Brandon struggles playing without the ball in his hands, why not just make him the PG?

Maybe Blake v. Miller is a false dichotomy. A line up of Roy, Batum, Rudy/Webster, LA, and Oden might be out most effective line up. I know this is never going to happen, but what do you guys think? Don't Rudy and Roy have enough passing skills to play PG by committee?

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bad use of Roy's talents

one thing you have to remember is that a shift to PG sounds easy enough, but that’s a huge swtich

playing PG takes a lot more energy offensively, and if we play the lineup you suggested who is going to chase around the Chris Pauls and Deron Williams of the league? Brandon? That causes him to expend more energy on defense too.

We need him to score and make plays, but he doesn’t have to be a PG to do that. Trust me, Andre Miller ia a great PG and should be the guy running the show

by rip_city_swagger on Oct 21, 2009 1:10 PM PDT reply actions

if we play the lineup you suggested who is going to chase around the Chris Pauls and Deron Williams of the league?

Batum

(that’s assuming Webster starts at the 3 and guards the opposing SF)

I speculated last week that Nic could become a “point forward” in years to come, if he continues to develop his ball-handling and passing skills. His idol is Pippen, and Roy could become his “Jordan”

So…maybe the Blazer’s “future PG” is already on the current roster, hidden in plain view?

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by two4larue on Oct 21, 2009 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions

I say . . .

Put a long defender on the quicker pg’s in the league. Maybe Batum. No one can stay in front of a guy like Chris Paul, not even someone as athletic as Bayless, but those quicker pg’s are often better defended buy someone like Batum or Trevor Ariza, for example.

by Foofighting101 on Oct 21, 2009 1:17 PM PDT reply actions

It's possible, but Brandon has repeatedly said he doesn't want to have to guard PG's for long stretches of the game.

I could see him playing next to Bayless soon, or some other scoring / undersized 2 who can dribble and shoot. But not playing next to another natural 2 guard.

by dario argento on Oct 21, 2009 3:52 PM PDT reply actions

Used to dream of this but not anymore...

… Mostly because I never see Roy do anything but jog up the court.

Roy as PG would mean the shot clock would be at 16-18 before the plays actually started. But if he committed to running and defense? Yeah… I think he has the tools to be a pretty good PG.

Buck Williams for the hall of fame

by Phizbin on Oct 21, 2009 4:28 PM PDT reply actions

by TheTinfoil on Oct 21, 2009 6:47 PM PDT reply actions

Brandon has said he can run the offense but needs a quick guard to defend PGs and bring the ball up

That defender must also hit the three for it to work.

Lots to be determined as the season goes along this year.

"Either way we have two phenomenal units. I'm excited to play with either one." - Martell Webster

by lee3022 on Oct 21, 2009 8:55 PM PDT reply actions

I think a Rudy/Roy/Batum lineup would work pretty well

Between the 3 of them they have good amounts of ball-handling, passing, shooting, and defense.

I don’t think the lineup with Roy/Webster/Batum would work as well. Webster’s ball-handling and passing are already pretty poor for an NBA SG, so I don’t think he could adopt a co-PG role the way Rudy could. Additionally, I think Rudy is more suited to guarding PGs than Webster (Webster is better for bigger guards and SFs).

by trk on Oct 21, 2009 11:11 PM PDT reply actions

If Batum guards the PG

that means Rudy or Roy would have to guard the SF…and depending on the size of the SF, that’s not a good idea

Martell has the size to guard SFs, but Rudy/Roy can only guard PGs (like Blake) who are no threat to penetrate

It will be interesting to see how Nic’s body develops.Will he remain a waif-like skinny-bones of a perimeter defender of any and all penetrators, like Tayshaun Prince? Or will he enjoy his mom’s french cooking and beef up to 220 lbs and remain a SF-only post defender? Time will tell

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by two4larue on Oct 22, 2009 12:03 AM PDT up reply actions