It should come as no surprise that the 3rd string PG is not getting floor time.

I just don’t see what Blake has done to warrant the continued and unwavering support of the coach. In his best season, he was a league average or slightly below average PG. Now that he has reverted to his career norm, not starting Miller is a head scratcher of epic proportions! And Bayless has earned more time, be at at the 2 or at PG. Blake should be traded IMO. Miller is far better and Bayless has the potential to be a star. If we jettison him, he will join a long list of former Blazers who go on to have nice careers elsewhere.

After watching this final game of the road trip, I am more than ever convinced that the Blazers have a cancer developing in the PG position and with Roy’s inability or unwillingness to move without the ball when Miller is in. It is if we are to play one on one ball in his mind. If he has the ball at times he will do anything to try to shoot, ignoring guys who are open, which has lead to stagnation. I believe some of Miller’s turnovers have been related to so much standing around by Roy, which leads to others doing the same as Miller is trying to create as is his forte.

The minutes of Blake is getting more and more maddening – truly a bad joke. He offers so little other than bringing the ball down court without any creativity and then get out of the way of the man who allows him to have the time he is getting, Roy. Can you imagine Blake getting these minutes if Roy wasn’t Roy? Are you kidding. He got over 30 minutes last night and scored ZERO!!! Tonight, he scored less than 10 I think. You don’t start a player just to bring the ball up court and then hang out to shoot 3’s. That’s rediculous. No other coach would reward those two aspects of a game in a guy who 1) can’t penetrate and create 2) can’t stay with virtually any other starting point guard with quickness and 3) whose defense otherwise is marginal. His assists are not creative assists as Miller’s and most of the even average point guards in the league.

Finally, with a team as tired as it was tonight, why not gain from the energy that Bayless brings. His play in limited minutes where I am sure he feels he can’t make the mistakes the others are allowed, has been excellent. I also think he is grossly being misused much of the time by putting him in the corner to stand around waiting for someone to get him involved, when he is so much more effective playing like Rudy when healthy, in constant motion. What is wrong with these coaches? I don’t see any of the mid-game adjustments made by other coaches.

As I read this posts and responses, it seems that there are many (maybe the majority) who see what I see, and another large number who are drinking the Blazers Cool Aid by just being die hard Blazer fans. It is OK to scream and say enough of this nonsense is enough! Kevin, bale us out and trade Blake and force the issue that Roy will/must learn to play with others who bring vital components to the game of basketball besides his own abilities by himself. Basketball, I thought, was meant to be a team sport, even when you have a star player. Just take a look at the Lakers and Celtics.

The Blazers will rue the day if they don’t give Bayless a chance and ultimately, because of potential discention have to move him, like they did with Jermaine O’Neal, when much of the type of comments being made about Bayless’ lack of playing time was being made of Jermaine at the time. We got virtually nothing of value in return for a budding star. It must be killing Bayless to see equally “undeserving” rookies this year and last get the kind of playing time and experience he equally deserves as them and seeing their games improve and their teams benefit as they grow from such experiences. I fear the same will happen with a frustrated Rudy when he gets healthy again. How in the heck can one justify Rudy getting less minutes than Blake for what he brings to the totality of the game compared with Blake. If all we want from Blake is bring the ball up to save Roy from having to do it, and then camp out for 3’s, Rudy can do that and so much more. While Bayless may not yet have the 3 ball to Blake’s level, I am convinced he could do what Blake does as a point, play far superior defense, penetrate as do other better point guards and just get things going as often happens in the brief stretches he’s in the games. I can’t imagine that KP and Paul Allen must be biting their tongues, especially with Allen’s supposed fettish with having point guards, otherwise I guess I am losing respect for all in the key decision making positions. I hope they don’t release Patty Mills without his having a chance to show his skills, which I suspect may be surprising to most of you arguing to release him so they can sign a big man, probably to sit on the bench. My goodness, as it is, when everyone is exhausted, Cunningham is allowed to sit on the bench when he has shown much potential. What will they do with Pendergraf when he comes off injured reserve or what his status is called? It sounds like he is close.

Please Kevin, don’t make a move for this short term that you will regret. You have said before that some of the best trades are those you haven’t made that you came close to making. The one trade you won’t regret, even if you get nothing in return of value is trading Blake, to allow this team to get out of its doldrums and Bayless to flourish and be what he will become somewhere and for someone. Why not it be us? Also, play everyone we have so that we don’t run Roy and Aldridge into the ground. What would we do if either of them go down because of misuse and who would take that fall?

What I am seeing is beyond disappointing, and I am not talking about the injuries.