Landry Fields or Salmons

[Nilanka]

If he does, I've yet to see it. Any time the ball is passed to Fields you know he is going to swing the ball. Atleast with Ross or DD, you know they can be a threat to drive the ball if they see an open lane.

I just find he's much more comfortable getting to places on the court with the ball.

And when the Lowry trade rumours were circulating, we were (very loosely) discussing the possibility of Fields taking on some point forward responsibilities.

[Primer]

de Colo over both Field and Salmons. He does everything Landry does, but better. He also has the versatility to play PG while Lowry goes off the ball, and he can hit 3's. de Colo's defense was a huge turning point in the game last night. Give all the backup SG minutes to de Colo, and play Ross/Derozan at SF with him. Keep Salmons and Fields off the court. Chuck Hayes too while we're at it (come back soon PP and JV).

[3inthekeon]

de Colo over both Field and Salmons. He does everything Landry does, but better

Landry sits on the bench. DeColo is better at sitting on the bench?

[psrs1]

They both play good d. If salmons not shooting well fields should get a chance.

[special1]

I actually think Fields has better ball-handling ability than either DeRozan or Ross.

It's pretty easy when your going up against 3rd stringers and d-leaguers. I like Fields but right now he's just an overpaid scrub

It feels like Fields played a total of 5 minutes this season

[Bandit]

Salmons should only see the court every other game, off of 2 days rest.

I think to fill in should be De colo, if vasquez is having an off night then you run de colo at point for backup with fields playing alongside lowry.

[special1]

I'd like to see more of De Colo as well. I have no interest in seeing more of Landry Fields.

[Hassan]

I would prefer him to salmons if fields can find his shot back

[Higgdale]

[Casey is not going to play Fields even if he had no injuries. He just doesn't appreciate his game. The raptors are a jump shooting team and Casey's system is not geared for diagonal cuts at which Fields is one of the best in the league. The players the raptors got from Sac are jump shooters before they are anything else and play on the perimeter. The raptors don't look for cutters because the offense is about pick and rolls, pick downs for jumpers, screens for jumpers or swing the ball around for jump shots or 3s. Just look at where the majority of the assist come from in the offense. If you saw the Golden state game when Fields started for an injured Ross you saw what he brings to the table. He played defense on Klay Thompson who went ( 4-15 ), took a charge on Steph Curry and set a pick so Lowry could get a shot off that he made. Because Fields has a high basketball IQ he read the defense and made 2 back door cuts for a dunk and a reverse lay up in which all of the Golden State players lost track of him especially Curry. He pulled down 6 rebounds one that was an offense rebound to keep the possession alive and had 8 points on 4-5 shooting. Those who would only want Fields to play over Salmons if he found his shot are over valuing what's has never been his biggest asset and fail to see what a good all around player can do to help a team win. He didn't take shots he had no chance of making had a steal and no turnovers in 24 minutes and you beat the number 6 team in the west. Why your coach would jump Fields over Salmons for an injured Ross and then say at the Golden State post game press conference that he commends Fields on his professionalism for not playing in a long time and being ready when he was called upon and then not give him any minutes since that game is perplexing at best. In the last 9 games Salmons is 14-45 from the field and is 3-15 from the field the last 4 games with 8 rebounds and 0 assist. So why was Fields good enough to start over Salmons but is not good enough to get any of Salmons minutes even on a back to back?. Fields is a movement kind of player and is at his best when things are chaotic or at a fast pace so he can make decisions on the fly. Casey's system doesn't encourage that kind of skillset. The last lob Fields got for a dunk that counted was when Jose threw him one not that he can't do it Fields and Lin did it all the time when they played together. Remember the raptors are not in the position they thought they would be at this time so Casey won't rock the boat he'll continue to play Salmons over Fields.

[Higgdale]

Couldn't agree more

[Higgdale]

I don't think Salmons can even hold Fields jock strap. Don't understand the Casey love for Salmons. What ever he gives you on the offensive end he more than gives up on the defensive end. Earlier this season, Fields was the man they put on LeBron to hold him down. The Raps are missing that kind of defensive specialist these last 30 games. FreeFields.

Couldn't agree more

[JordanMariam14]

Salmons is actually the one that gets us that random spark when we need it

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[white men can't jump]

I would say at least on back-to-backs....but I would also play them with an equal leash. If Salmons sucks on a "fresh" night, put in Fields. If Salmons shot isn't falling (which is a lot recently), Fields is a better option. At the very least he's about equal to Johnny boy in every facet, except more athletic and probably a bit bigger. So yeah, Fields needs more opportunity given Salmons stinks more than a sewage treatment plant these days.

[psrs1]

[Casey is not going to play Fields even if he had no injuries. He just doesn't appreciate his game. The raptors are a jump shooting team and Casey's system is not geared for diagonal cuts at which Fields is one of the best in the league. The players the raptors got from Sac are jump shooters before they are anything else and play on the perimeter. The raptors don't look for cutters because the offense is about pick and rolls, pick downs for jumpers, screens for jumpers or swing the ball around for jump shots or 3s. Just look at where the majority of the assist come from in the offense. If you saw the Golden state game when Fields started for an injured Ross you saw what he brings to the table. He played defense on Klay Thompson who went ( 4-15 ), took a charge on Steph Curry and set a pick so Lowry could get a shot off that he made. Because Fields has a high basketball IQ he read the defense and made 2 back door cuts for a dunk and a reverse lay up in which all of the Golden State players lost track of him especially Curry. He pulled down 6 rebounds one that was an offense rebound to keep the possession alive and had 8 points on 4-5 shooting. Those who would only want Fields to play over Salmons if he found his shot are over valuing what's has never been his biggest asset and fail to see what a good all around player can do to help a team win. He didn't take shots he had no chance of making had a steal and no turnovers in 24 minutes and you beat the number 6 team in the west. Why your coach would jump Fields over Salmons for an injured Ross and then say at the Golden State post game press conference that he commends Fields on his professionalism for not playing in a long time and being ready when he was called upon and then not give him any minutes since that game is perplexing at best. In the last 9 games Salmons is 14-45 from the field and is 3-15 from the field the last 4 games with 8 rebounds and 0 assist. So why was Fields good enough to start over Salmons but is not good enough to get any of Salmons minutes even on a back to back?. Fields is a movement kind of player and is at his best when things are chaotic or at a fast pace so he can make decisions on the fly. Casey's system doesn't encourage that kind of skillset. The last lob Fields got for a dunk that counted was when Jose threw him one not that he can't do it Fields and Lin did it all the time when they played together. Remember the raptors are not in the position they thought they would be at this time so Casey won't rock the boat he'll continue to play Salmons over Fields.

Some of the issues we are seeing with Salmons are the same issues Sacramento fans had with him. Fields deserves more minutes plain and simple.

[white men can't jump]

Fields will play out this contract, whether it's in Toronto or through a trade, and then someone like the newly Jackson-managed Knicks will jump on him at a minimum value deal. He'd fit great in a triangle O (if they run it), especially if he can fix his shot even a little bit.