Does anyone else think that calderon is finished with the acquisition of carter?
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knickz wrote: View PostDoes anyone else think that calderon is finished with the acquisition of carter?
With the compacted season and Calderon's inevitable injury absences we need a 3rd guard (unless they give Barbie those minutes like last year).When Tom Chambers dunks an NBA player gets their hops...
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Yeah...ummm...have you seen Anthony Carter play recently? Why do people knock on Calderon so much? Yes he's got his weaknesses but there are very few PGs who are solid man defenders, since it's the position with the best dribble drivers in the game. Ok, so he's not what we hoped when Toronto signed him to a good contract, but even then it's not an insanely huge contract for a guy who was top 5 in assists last year, and is always among the best in ast-TO and percentages. It's time for people to live with the fact that unless you can land a rare gem like Chris Paul or Deron Williams, there aren't many better PGs out there at the same price. I'd take Calderon over several 'starting' PGs in the league who couldn't pass it to a giraffe standing at the rim (mo williams, jameer nelson, i'm looking at you 2) Do I think Calderon is our best option for the future?...probably not...I also don't see a realistic way to improve the position without getting some luck like a miraculous improvement at running an offense from Bayless, stumbling into a trade if for some reason Stern thinks CP3 belongs in Toronto, or getting a good PG through the draft. Truth is there aren't a lot of veterans with his talent level, and anyone younger would involve gutting our team to get.
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white men can't jump wrote: View PostYeah...ummm...have you seen Anthony Carter play recently? Why do people knock on Calderon so much? Yes he's got his weaknesses but there are very few PGs who are solid man defenders, since it's the position with the best dribble drivers in the game. Ok, so he's not what we hoped when Toronto signed him to a good contract, but even then it's not an insanely huge contract for a guy who was top 5 in assists last year, and is always among the best in ast-TO and percentages. It's time for people to live with the fact that unless you can land a rare gem like Chris Paul or Deron Williams, there aren't many better PGs out there at the same price. I'd take Calderon over several 'starting' PGs in the league who couldn't pass it to a giraffe standing at the rim (mo williams, jameer nelson, i'm looking at you 2) Do I think Calderon is our best option for the future?...probably not...I also don't see a realistic way to improve the position without getting some luck like a miraculous improvement at running an offense from Bayless, stumbling into a trade if for some reason Stern thinks CP3 belongs in Toronto, or getting a good PG through the draft. Truth is there aren't a lot of veterans with his talent level, and anyone younger would involve gutting our team to get.“The saving of our world from pending doom will come, not through the complacent adjustment of the conforming majority, but through the creative maladjustment of a nonconforming minority.” - Martin Luther King
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Balls of Steel wrote: View PostCalderon's defensive shortcomings as well as his hamstring woes have been well-documented and beaten to death around here. My main concern here is his shooting. ...
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Balls of Steel wrote: View PostCalderon's defensive shortcomings as well as his hamstring woes have been well-documented and beaten to death around here. My main concern here is his shooting. He can't even keep defenders honest anymore and literally can leave him open at times. Yea, the contract sucks but I'd like to see him as a mentor to Bayless more than anything else. Bayless isn't my ideal distributor either but he his high on potential (just see his numbers when he did start last year). Oh, and Bayless' defence isn't stellar either, just saying.
I think the problem is once again that we have 2 good back/fringe starting PGs. Bayless reminds me a lot of a guy like Bobby Jackson and if he can't improve his smarts on the floor on both ends, that's the kind of role that'll always suit him: 6th man/scoring wing off the bench. Calderon I have a harder time finding a comparison as a backup, but really he's the kind of guy you can start on a team because he gets everyone involved, but is ideally suited to his backup role of a few years ago: keeping control of the pace, meshing with whoever's on the floor with you and knocking down open shots. Obviously asking him to do this for full starters minutes exposes his weaknesses and kills his hammies.
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Balls of Steel wrote: View PostCalderon's defensive shortcomings as well as his hamstring woes have been well-documented and beaten to death around here. My main concern here is his shooting. He can't even keep defenders honest anymore and literally can leave him open at times. Yea, the contract sucks but I'd like to see him as a mentor to Bayless more than anything else. Bayless isn't my ideal distributor either but he his high on potential (just see his numbers when he did start last year). Oh, and Bayless' defence isn't stellar either, just saying.
Jamaal Magloire grabbed 19 rebounds in the last game of the year. The last 2 weeks of the season, unless you are in a tight race or jockeying for playoff position are a write off. 14 teams have nothing to play for and at least half the playoff teams have their seed locked up.LET'S GO RAP-TORS!!!!!
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minks77 wrote: View PostOne thing to keep in mind about Bayless' little run at the end of the year: it was the end of the year.
Jamaal Magloire grabbed 19 rebounds in the last game of the year. The last 2 weeks of the season, unless you are in a tight race or jockeying for playoff position are a write off. 14 teams have nothing to play for and at least half the playoff teams have their seed locked up.
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Edgar wrote: View PostA bit delusional since Calderon is around the 30th best player at his position in the league and Carter is around the 90th lol.
With the compacted season and Calderon's inevitable injury absences we need a 3rd guard (unless they give Barbie those minutes like last year)."the raptors were my fav team growing up"-kevin durant
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knickz wrote: View Post30th best pg? lol, calderon is far better than the 30th best g in the nba
BTW, I think the assist-turnover ratio stat is one of the most pointless stats in basketball. Who would you rather have?
1) A player who averages 12 assists and 4 turnovers (3:1 ratio)
OR
2) A player who averages 3 assists and 0.5 turnovers (6:1 ratio)
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