Did anyone else catch NBA GameTime last night and hear Sam Mitchell and Smitty tear up bargnani?? It was gold! I don't have a link right now but I'll look later, if anyone else has it, please post. Mitchell also had some great things to say about Jose
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Sam Mitchell blasts Bargnani, praises Calderon
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Just saw this on TV -great to hear someone saying what we all already know as fans here. Bargnani's time here is definitely up and he's now overstayed his welcome and has to go. I hope the media keeps slamming him as he deserves to put extra pressure on Colangelo to get his ass out of town right quick.
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c_bcm wrote: View PostWhy are you excited about this? Do you think that all of this negative publicity will help us get value for him in a trade? This is awful! If this continues we will have to amnesty him or keep him.
It just nice to see the media giving, what to me anyways, seems like a much better picture of what Andrea does to the team rather than attempting to confuse fans with questionable rhetoric like they have been for years.
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I've heard him...well not blast, but he frequently tries to not say bad things about Bargnani. Maybe he finally gave up last night. Even as a commentator/analyst, people still have to be diplomatic unless they're Stephen A Smith, or, especially, Skip Bayless.
On Calderon. Mitchell has ALWAYS been a huge supporter of Calderon. He seems to compliment him sincerely every chance he gets. All coaches love Jose. While people hate on him trying to get a scoring or aggressive PG, he offers something you need from a great PG: he's like an extension of the coach on the floor. That doesn't just mean the coach has confidence in him, but that players do too, and in a way that they could never actually trust the coach himself. The coach always knows Jose will try to run the system as best he can, and get the most out of each player every night. Players know this too, so they know they don't have to worry about not getting the ball because of Jose going rogue or something. And I don't say that just to target Lowry, even other , better PGs are guilty of that, and it's something some will never learn. Westbrook's a good example, and it's something he's still learning. I think Rose too, although given his situation, he was better at it than Westbrook before going down. You can look at Rondo and Nash, with Paul close behind (mostly because Del Negro isn't a coach, really, so Paul is essentially always rogue by default, but he's clearly able to do it as well as anyone) as probably the best in the league.
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white men can't jump wrote: View PostI've heard him...well not blast, but he frequently tries to not say bad things about Bargnani. Maybe he finally gave up last night. Even as a commentator/analyst, people still have to be diplomatic unless they're Stephen A Smith, or, especially, Skip Bayless.
On Calderon. Mitchell has ALWAYS been a huge supporter of Calderon. He seems to compliment him sincerely every chance he gets. All coaches love Jose. While people hate on him trying to get a scoring or aggressive PG, he offers something you need from a great PG: he's like an extension of the coach on the floor. That doesn't just mean the coach has confidence in him, but that players do too, and in a way that they could never actually trust the coach himself. The coach always knows Jose will try to run the system as best he can, and get the most out of each player every night. Players know this too, so they know they don't have to worry about not getting the ball because of Jose going rogue or something. And I don't say that just to target Lowry, even other , better PGs are guilty of that, and it's something some will never learn. Westbrook's a good example, and it's something he's still learning. I think Rose too, although given his situation, he was better at it than Westbrook before going down. You can look at Rondo and Nash, with Paul close behind (mostly because Del Negro isn't a coach, really, so Paul is essentially always rogue by default, but he's clearly able to do it as well as anyone) as probably the best in the league.
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stretch wrote: View PostThe problem with moving Bargnani is that his stock could not be any lower right now and his contract is a tough pill for another team to swallow. There is always amnesty for dumping that cap load at the end of the season.
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BC Save some face. (ok, his rep is shot...maybe just do the right thing)
BasketballCrush wrote: View Post
We need another younger core piece to go with DD, AJ, JV, TR and, possibly, KL.
We also need a good vet with a stretch 3pt presence. Like a poor man's Ray Allen.
These two players should match the 10mil we're paying Toronto.
We don't really need any more centers, with Amir, JV and AG.
LK can skip town, for all I care. Acy should get some more burn. Jose to stay....
Anyone got any ideas?
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Check out this trade i worked out
http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=d67ph2t
it seems like everyone gets something of value, but hinges entirely on ATL self destructinf this year and j smooth wanting out..which prollt wont happen but hey...we can all dream
Money works out too for toronto. we basically reinvest the money into smith.
Id offer a 4 yr deal with last two yrs as player options: 12mil/13mil/15mil/17mil
Id resign calderon to a more team friendly deal for 3 years: 7mil/6mil/5mil and if i think hell get a bigger offer somewhere else for sure
Calderon/derozan/smith/davis/valenciunus
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