Telfair is having the best statistical month of his career

deeney0 · Post #1 » by **deeney0** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 2:47 am

Bassy knows how to end on a high note. 55.2% from the field, 50% from three, 100% from the line, 18.2 ppg, 4.0 apg, 1.2 spg. I'm not saying 5 games should shut anyone up - it's not going to shut me up - but it's at least a little interesting, especially since this production had led to three road wins.

Post #2 » by **Calinks** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 2:50 am

He is certainly the reason we won that Jazz game. He daggered the mess out of them. This bodes well for our future backcourt. If Bassy is our franchise backup point we have a great piece. He would just be coming out of college if he decided to go.

Post #3 » by **revprodeji** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 2:52 am

It shows what he can do if his shot is falling. As calinks noted, bassy would be a rookie this year if he went to college. So he is far from a finished product. lets bring a stud PG in to start and let Bassy play the Travis Best spark-plug for a while. It will be good to have him here.

casey · Post #4 » by **casey** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 3:11 am

deeney0 wrote:but it's at least a little interesting

I disagree.

Post #5 » by **revprodeji** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 3:14 am

As a blazers bandwagoner of course you would. You need to view Bassy as a failure at all times.

Rakocevicftw · Post #6 » by **Rakocevicftw** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 3:24 am

I wonder if Casey posts pithy one sentence replies when all the Portland homers try to talk themselves into Martell Webster.

casey · Post #7 » by **casey** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 4:26 am

revprodeji wrote:As a blazers bandwagoner of course you would. You need to view Bassy as a failure at all times.

What?

Post #8 » by **revprodeji** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 4:48 am

what what?

You===blazer fan
Blazer fans===always view bassy as dirt.

Twizman · Post #9 » by **Twizman** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 4:52 am

Could be gone next season if we go for a vet in FA and draft a young point.

casey · Post #10 » by **casey** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 4:54 am

Where did I say anything about Bassy being dirt? I said I don't find a 5 game stretch interesting. And I wasn't a fan of theirs when he played there anyways, so why would that change my opinion of him?

deeney0 · Post #11 » by **deeney0** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 5:29 am

I think it says more about what the Wolves can do when they get production from the point than it says about Telfair. I don't expect him to be able to perform like that even semi regularly, but if they can find a guard who can consistently do what Foye did in January or Telfair is doing in April... it will be interesting.

Post #12 » by **Klomp** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 5:30 am

revprodeji wrote:what what?

You===blazer fan
Blazer fans===always view bassy as dirt.

Ah yes, the categorical syllogism

4ho5ive · Post #13 » by **4ho5ive** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 5:39 am

deeney0 wrote:I think it says more about what the Wolves can do when they get production from the point than it says about Telfair.

JMillott · Post #14 » by **JMillott** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 7:23 pm

Telfair is a back up PG in the NBA its nice that he is hitting some shots but the guy has a sub .500 true shooting percentage over the course of five years its a fluke and even if its not the front office had better treat it as a fluke.

Devilzsidewalk · Post #15 » by **Devilzsidewalk** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 7:32 pm

cmon Casey, if you're going to switch teams, don't switch to some middling playoff team, go all out and pick the best of the best. I'm talking of course about the UConn Women's team.

JMillott · Post #16 » by **JMillott** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 7:55 pm

Telfair is likely going to improve enough that he'll be a solid back up PG playing 10-20 minutes a night with the second unit pushing the tempo. He isn't a starting PG in this league and he never will be because he is a flawed player due to his defensive and shooting shortcomings.

When a team could trade for Chris Duhon and easily win five to ten more games next year then you don't have a starting PG.

Arlisin · Post #17 » by **Arlisin** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:00 pm

IMO Telfair is underrated.
I think he could really help a decent team but all the teams he played on just sucked.
Also he is suffering because of the high pressure on his shoulders and his lack of maturity.
I believe that he has not yet even used half of his potential.

JMillott · Post #18 » by **JMillott** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:13 pm

Telfair is awful. He is by far the worst PG in the NBA who plays extended minutes and it shows in his numbers and the Wolves record. That the Wolves had no better option doesn't mean anything other then the front office was bad.

Being the best PG on the team that is dead last in Net PER at the PG position means he sucks.