Alan Anderson: Bring Him Back?

[isaacthompson]

We don't need him with the wings we have, but I don't mind whether we keep him or not. He has his games offensively, but that's when he's commanding the floor. We don't need him to do that.

Demote his role and he'll be fine here.

[blackjitsu]

No.

[Rapstor4Life]

On a minimum contract 3rd stringer in case of injury if or when one of the wings go down. YES AA always stays ready, part of him being ad was on the PG he played beside.

AA wouldnt have played games this season if 1. Fields could actually score 2. Ross wasnt a rookie 3. For the most part was our best 3 point shooter on the team besides Lowry Casey had to play him.

[drunkmunky]

He's going to fade into the background of any other NBA team but ours. He's been around the NBA to know that he could get decent money, but he'll always be a bench player.

Staying in Toronto and returning back to his role as a key, veteran bench defender / 3-point shooter would be effective to back up landry fields and terrance ross when they aren't shooting well.

Not sure if that's really going to happen.

[Nilanka]

We don't need him. Even if DeRozan is traded, our wing rotation of Gay, Fields and Ross doesn't need Anderson.

Anderson doesn't bring anything to the table that one of these 3 guys don't have.

[white men can't jump]

I am in no way attached enough to AA or his game to want him on the team. He's ok. Nothing about his game is so valuable that he can't be easily replaced.

I hope they can find a way to sign-and-trade him. I'm not sure what possible value he could have ther. Maybe if he gets no decent offers at all, and he's going to be playing for the minimum (or close to it) he'll have some value. Maybe a team that would rather have a vet for a couple of years instead of drafting and paying guaranteed money to a rookie (like a low-first rounder that belongs to a playoff team).

[ceez]

I have a feeling AA is going to get paid way more than he's worth by some dumb team (please god don't let it be us)

[mcHAPPY]

If Casey is coaching, no.

He is a good minimum 3rd stringer.

[ReubenJRD]

http://www.raptorscage.ca/should-the...alan-anderson/

The question with Alan Anderson is, should he be resigned for next season?

Yes. BUT, there are things that should be considered.

If Alan is put in the proper role, if Alan is asked to be a perimeter shooter, and a defensive option, if Alan is playing the right amount of minutes and not cutting into the development of Terrence Ross, if he isn’t taking the minutes from the core wings in DeRozan and Gay, and if he isn’t asked to be a number one option on the offensive end, than yes, re-sign him. Him as the 4th or 5th wing off the bench, and used in times of need, such as guarding an elite player, or floor spacing, all within 10-15 minutes, is a great asset for this team, also considering he won’t be heavily paid big bucks.

But, if Anderson is going to be asked to play heavy minutes, be a top option offensively, finish games consistently, and be that third wing in the rotation, or the sixth man, than he should not be retained. In other words, if we are going to see a repeat of last year, please don’t bring him back. However, I blame Dwane Casey for that more than anything.

What do you think about Anderson being re-signed?