Playoff Revelations honors playoff players without big names, but who are having a big impact in the postseason.It's not so much that Blake was outstanding in the Nuggets series against the Spurs ... his performance was perfectly acceptable, but not that of a difference-maker. Which is fine, because when you have Carmelo Anthony and Allen Iverson, you shouldn't need your point guard to be a difference maker.
No matter how you feel about his performance, though, he did make himself some money in the playoffs. He wasn't terrible, and there won't be a lot of point guards on the market ... something like 6 years, $33 million is coming his way. But from who?
I think it's going to have to be the Nuggets. They're capped out to the point where they'll probably be cutting salary from other areas ... who else are they going to get on a budget?
What they need from their point guard is to bring the ball up the floor, initiate the offense, defend, and hit the open threes. He's not a point guard you expect to be making the decisions on the floor and quarterbacking the offense, but that's part of the dilemma you bring upon yourself when you put Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony on the same roster.
For the most part, Steve Blake can do the things the Nuggets need to be done. He's too small to be much of a defender, but for what the Nuggets need, and the amount of money they have to spend, Steve Blake is as close as they're going to get.
