Personally, I think it's a wash.Giving the same playing time & opportunities Bledsoe had in the Suns system this past year, I think Reggie would either match or exceed Bledsoe's numbers.....Reggie's already a better offesnive player IMO.Bledsoe has him on D, tho.
Because of Hornacek's system and the way that they played, all Suns players had inflated stats last year.They make 17ppg players into 20ppg player...14 ppg into 17ppg.It's not a coincidence that EVERY Suns player overachieved last year.
No. Reggie isn't nearly as strong or fast as Bledsoe. Bledsoe shoots a better clip from distance, he gets to the line at a MUCH higher rate, and he puts more pressure on the opposing defense than Reggie Jax, and it isn't really close.
Even if you adjust for pace, Bledsoe takes it..
Per 100 possessions
Bledsoe: 27 Points, 8 Assists, 7 Rebounds,
Jackson: 23 points. 7 assists, 7 rebounds,
And Bledsoe is a much, much, much better defender than Reggie Jackson. They are disparate talents. And, like I said... Reggie Jackson is my guy, that's a BC basketball player doing work, you know I'll go to bat for him. But Bledsoe is a step up in talent. A significant step.
Ain't nobody say that. I'm saying Reggie thinks he's worth the same as guys getting max/near max deals this summer. Bledsoe not getting a full max helps OKC just not sure how much.
see where it goes. Im interested to see how this strategy works out because w/ all these pgs they really are just trying to be able to have the Dragic/Bledsoe dual attack squad out there for 48 minutes every night. Should be exciting.
. Want to see this squad in the playoffs
