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Dragic doesn't need to play point to be most effective. He can play SG just like Ginobili did and still be very impactful. In fact, it would preserve his energy if he played with Bledsoe who can take playmaking duties off him.Of course no new combo is immune to that. My point is simply that Bledsoe and Dragic back court looked better than it really is, because it took some teams by surprise and it will take a while for coaches to figure out how to counter it. Nets, for example, figured out that you go with two tall guards and post up/ overpower Bledsoe and Dragic. That's just one example- I am sure there are other ways to exploit them.
Don't get me wrong- I like Bledsoe, and I like Dragic, but I am just being objective- we've barely seen them play together, and it is a very unusual combo, so it will confuse teams for a while, but they will figure it out.
Bledsoe is an extremely undersized shooting guard who is not really a good shooter, and Dragic is a point guard- not a shooting guard.
While Bledsoe/ Dragic combo is a nice gimmick, I think that either one of them would be more effective with a REAL shooting guard.
Dragic needs to play point to be most effective, and Bledsoe needs the ball in his hands to be effective. While it may work, other combos would work better.
How many times have you seen Dragic tired out and our offense becoming very stagnant? That doesn't happen with Bledsoe.
LeBron and Wade and Durant and Westbrook have proven the entire NBA that two players who need the ball can be effective when playing together.
And if we can get a legit forward who can hit some 3s and has at least a little ball handling ability then when teams "figure out" Dragic and Bledsoe, that forward and Frye and Plumlee will make them pay for doubling or trapping Dragic & Bledsoe.
With Dragic and Bledsoe, if we can add a legit starting forward then the only thing that defenses can do is pick their poison.