2012 Trade Deadline deal: Raptors trade Leandro Barbosa to Pacers

[QUOTE=midatlantic09]How are my comments very bold predictions when he's already proven he's more than capable over and over? Virtually every time he gets starter minutes, he plays extremely well. This hasn't happened once, or twice, or three times, but at least 20-25 times during his four year NBA career.

He's currently averaging about 11 ppg, 2 rpg, and 4apg, but if given the minutes (30+ a game), and taken off the coaches short leash (which he's always been on), expect for him to put up Kyrie Irving type numbers or very close to it for the rest of the season.[/QUOTE]

And when he puts up those numbers the rest of the team will shoot 38%. He may stuff the stat-sheet now and then but he has no play making abilities.

[QUOTE=Prodigy]And when he puts up those numbers the rest of the team will shoot 38%. He may stuff the stat-sheet now and then but he has no play making abilities.[/QUOTE]

Don't kid yourself; dude's a beast when he gets starter minutes. Tonight Bayless had 28 pts (9-17), 6 rebs, 9 assists, 3 steals, 1 blk, the team shot 48% from the field, and the Raptors won.

As I said before, assuming he continues to play 30+ mpg, don't be surprised if this guy puts up Kyrie Irving numbers (or even Russell Westbrook type numbers) for the rest of the season.

[quote=InspiredLebowski]No they aren't. That all stems from Indy's beat writer, he's got some weird agenda that they NEED to start Hill at the point (even though he's not a PG and the numbers back it up) since they traded for him. Vogel's said, in not so many words, that Collison's the starter.[/quote]

Yeah looks like they are.