Monta cant run the point, he takes too many bad shots playing the 2-guard, put the ball in his hands every play and he will turn into allen iverson (not a compliment), that's why the warriors picked Steph Curry. The big knock on Monta has always been that he is undersized, because everyone knew from day 1 he wasn't going to be able to facilitate an offense.
I like the Bayless idea, I played against him in high school, he is the real deal, he just needs to get some PT. Not sure i would want to take Fernandez too though. Depending on how the roster fills out, we could end up with the same situation Portland is in now, having Toney D, Rudy, and Bayless all sharing minutes, especially because Bayless and Rudy are both scoring guards.
There aren't many PG's in this years Free Agent class, however one name that did catch my eye, and could probably be had for relatively cheap is Raymond Felton.
<table class="tablehead" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tbody><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="17">Career Averages</td> <td colspan="3" align="center">Rebounds</td> <td colspan="2" align="right"> </td></tr> <tr class="colhead"> <td>YR</td> <td>TM</td> <td align="right">G</td><td align="right">GS</td><td align="right">MIN</td><td valign="top">
</td><td valign="top">
</td><td align="right">FG</td><td align="right">FG%</td><td align="right">3P</td><td align="right">3P%</td><td align="right">FT</td><td align="right">FT%</td><td align="right">STL</td><td align="right">BLK</td><td align="right">TO</td><td align="right">PF</td><td align="right">OFF</td><td align="right">DEF</td><td align="right">TOT</td><td align="right">AST</td><td align="right">PTS</td></tr> <tr class="oddrow"><td><nobr>05-06</nobr></td><td>CHA</td><td align="right">80</td><td align="right">54</td><td align="right">30.1</td><td valign="top">
</td><td valign="top">
</td><td align="right"><nobr>4.3-11.0</nobr></td><td align="right">.391</td><td align="right"><nobr> 1.2-3.4</nobr></td><td align="right">.358</td><td align="right"><nobr> 2.0-2.8</nobr></td><td align="right">.725</td><td align="right"> 1.30</td><td align="right">0.10</td><td align="right">2.3</td><td align="right">2.3</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">2.4</td><td align="right">3.4</td><td align="right">5.6</td><td align="right">11.8</td></tr> <tr class="evenrow"><td><nobr>06-07</nobr></td><td>CHA</td><td align="right">78</td><td align="right">75</td><td align="right">36.3</td><td valign="top">
</td><td valign="top">
</td><td align="right"><nobr>5.0-13.1</nobr></td><td align="right">.384</td><td align="right"><nobr>1.3-4.0</nobr></td><td align="right">.330</td><td align="right"><nobr>2.6-3.3</nobr></td><td align="right">.797</td><td align="right">1.50</td><td align="right">0.10</td><td align="right">2.9</td><td align="right">2.3</td><td align="right">0.7</td><td align="right">2.8</td><td align="right">3.5</td><td align="right">7.0</td><td align="right">14.0</td></tr> <tr class="oddrow"><td><nobr>07-08</nobr></td><td>CHA</td><td align="right">79</td><td align="right">79</td><td align="right">37.6</td><td valign="top">
</td><td valign="top">
</td><td align="right"><nobr>5.2-12.6</nobr></td><td align="right">.413</td><td align="right"><nobr>0.7-2.5</nobr></td><td align="right">.280</td><td align="right"><nobr>3.3-4.1</nobr></td><td align="right">.800</td><td align="right">1.20</td><td align="right">0.20</td><td align="right">2.7</td><td align="right">2.3</td><td align="right">0.5</td><td align="right">2.5</td><td align="right">3.0</td><td align="right">7.4</td><td align="right">14.4</td></tr> <tr class="evenrow"><td><nobr>08-09</nobr></td><td>CHA</td><td align="right">82</td><td align="right">80</td><td align="right">37.6</td><td valign="top">
</td><td valign="top">
</td><td align="right"><nobr>5.4-13.2</nobr></td><td align="right">.408</td><td align="right"><nobr>0.7-2.5</nobr></td><td align="right">.285</td><td align="right"><nobr>2.7-3.3</nobr></td><td align="right">.805</td><td align="right">1.50</td><td align="right">0.40</td><td align="right">2.8</td><td align="right">2.3</td><td align="right">0.7</td><td align="right">3.1</td><td align="right">3.8</td><td align="right">6.7</td><td align="right">14.2</td></tr> <tr class="oddrow"><td><nobr>09-10</nobr></td><td>CHA</td><td align="right">80</td><td align="right">80</td><td align="right">33.0</td><td valign="top">
</td><td valign="top">
</td><td align="right"><nobr>4.8-10.6</nobr></td><td align="right">.459</td><td align="right"><nobr>0.8-2.0</nobr></td><td align="right">.385</td><td align="right"><nobr>1.6-2.2</nobr></td><td align="right">.763</td><td align="right">1.50</td><td align="right">0.30</td><td align="right">2.1</td><td align="right">2.1</td><td align="right">0.7</td><td align="right">2.9</td><td align="right">3.6</td><td align="right">5.6</td><td align="right">12.1</td></tr> <tr class="colhead"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">G</td><td align="right">GS</td><td align="right">MIN</td><td valign="top">
</td><td valign="top">
</td><td align="right">FG</td><td align="right">FG%</td><td align="right">3P</td><td align="right">3P%</td><td align="right">FT</td><td align="right">FT%</td><td align="right">STL</td><td align="right">BLK</td><td align="right">TO</td><td align="right">PF</td><td align="right">OFF</td><td align="right">DEF</td><td align="right">TOT</td><td align="right">AST</td><td align="right">PTS</td></tr> <tr class="oddrow"><td>Totals</td><td> </td><td align="right">399</td><td align="right">368</td><td align="right">34.9</td><td valign="top">
</td><td valign="top">
</td><td align="right"><nobr>5.0-12.1</nobr></td><td align="right">.410</td><td align="right"><nobr>0.9-2.9</nobr></td><td align="right">.327</td><td align="right"><nobr>2.4-3.1</nobr></td><td align="right">.782</td><td align="right">1.4</td><td align="right">0.2</td><td align="right">2.6</td><td align="right">2.3</td><td align="right">0.7</td><td align="right">2.7</td><td align="right">3.4</td><td align="right">6.4</td><td align="right">13.3</td></tr></tbody></table>
I like him for a number of reasons:
1) He averages 1.5 steals per game and is an exceptional defender at the PG spot. With the addition of D.J. Augustine, Felton at only 6'1'' was required to play some 2 guard the past couple of years although he was able to retain his starting PG job
2) He has always been revered for his speed and quickness. By now we should have all realized that Mike D's offense has the ability to inflate the stats of your average player. However, i think Felton could excel in this offense because of his uncanny ability to push the ball and get into the lane and create. He averages arounf
3) He's still young and cheap. Only 25 years old, he's still got his step and could be eager to bolt Charlotte, especially if Larry Brown ends up leaving. Not to mention, he only makes 5 mil. this year on a qualifying offer and could only end up costing us 5.5-6.5 mil per year for 2 or 3 years to test him out, and if something better presents itself after next season, then he can become our third guard coming off of the bench. Oddly enough, the Bobcats are in the playoffs this year so if you haven't gotten a chance to see him, take a look and let me know what you think.