Watson the best backup PG?

[Lost_Jazz_Fan]

Dee Brown

 

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Eisley was fairly solid, but we still had serious slippage when he came in the game. All you could hope for was for us to maintain.

Couldn't disagree more. Routinely in the late 90's Stock would sit at the 4-min mark of the 1st qtr (when Sloan would always rest him) and Eisley would enter, then Anderson to start the 2nd and the Jazz would go on huge runs - largely because at this point Eisley was more offensive minded and would also push the ball (especially at home) and because the overall talent in the league wasn't as strong most 2nd-units had no answer for the Jazz's bench. Game 1&4 of the '98 WCF, Game 1 of the NBA Finals and Gm 3&4 against Sacramento in '99 are some notable games I remember Eisley performing just as effectively as Stock, if not more so.
Having a 2nd-unit that can increase the lead while your starters sit is the ultimate luxury over an 82-game season, and lately that's what this year's team has had.

Crotty actually finished a few games with Stock during the first half of the 01-02 season, I remember him hitting the game-clinching 3 in a close win over Charlotte. Limited athetically but found a way to get sneaky layups, a great open-shooter and always made good decisions. It's a shame his knee acted up, didn't really enjoy the Rusty LaRue experience as much.

Watson's more of a defensive PG who's at his best pushing the ball - like he did in his Seattle days. I think his halfcourt execution has improved, and will continue to improve with the return of Memo in a few weeks - because then Utah will have another scorer and won't have to solely rely on CJ Miles coming off screens.