If I had asked you this question before the offseason, most people would probably say Jerryd Bayless.
But things have changed pretty quickly in Blazer land. Besides yet another freak injury, this time to Jeff Pendergraph, Wesley Matthews has emerged as a great pickup for the Trail Blazers.
In just under 24 minutes per game, Matthews is averaging 15 points a game on 48 percent from the field, 40 percent from downtown and 81 percent from the line. Besides that, he's also averaging three rebounds and just a shade under three assists.
And just to add a little icing onto the cake, he's a stellar perimeter defender.
He probably can't match most starting point guards offensively, but he'll contribute at a decent pace and really make the opposing team's perimeter players work for their points.
Since Brandon Roy has the ball in his hands most of the time, he doesn't need to have the pressure of running the offense either.
The fact that he's gotten used to playing off the ball in Jerry Sloan's offensive system makes his off ball movement pretty good too.
I don't see Andre Miller playing in Portland past this ...
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Portland Trail Blazers Future at Point: Wesley Matthews or Jerryd Bayless?
October 14th, 2010 by Zeeshan Khan Leave a reply »
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