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Is this summer time to move Kleiza and Amir Johnson ?
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JoePanini wrote: View PostI know Calderon is better than Williams, I just meant that the Clips had 2 decent PGs, whilst we have one good PG and a pretty poor PG. And I feel Gordon will be a better player than DeRozan for his entire career, but I could definitely be wrong. But I don't think DeRozan will have anywhere near all-star numbers Gordon had this year before his injury.
Johnson was never 'that' good, he is a defensive specialist who does nearly everything fairly efficiently, but Aminu is still the guy who averaged a double-double in college last year. Although he doesn't have an actual position in the NBA, he is still 6'9, long, freakishly athletic, can rebound and can hit an open shot from anywhere on the court... But yeah, in the NBA both have proven very little. And I think that our PF combo of Johnson and Davis will be far more successful than a combo with Griffin and Smith(?)
But they did win a bunch of games on what I consider a 'fluke' run. Yes they played well, but you could tell it was just a tiny phase (kind of like the Raptor phases when they play D and all) and you could tell they wouldn't have kept it on all year, so pretty much they just worsened their chances with them ping pong balls. Which is good for us.
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I agree 100%. If I have to choose between a guy who's playing the odds, getting inside and initiating contact, I'll take that 10 out of 10 times over a guy who shoots threes and occasionally goes inside when his coach gets on his case. If DeRozan keeps developing inside his offensive efficiency will stay high, he will make scoring easier for his teammates because he'll keep the D on their heels and finally while he's getting all those free baskets at the charity stripe he'll be systematically damaging the opposing team's interior defense by getting them into trouble and causing them to play more conservatively... Which further makes it easier for him to operate inside and give his teammates more space as well.
Wilkens, Jordan and Wade would be average players on offense if they played the game the way a lot of people around here think guards should play. I understand why they think that way, it's because we've been subjected to it for most of the Raptors' existence. It doesn't make it right. There was a time when you'd get burned at the stake for suggesting the world was round too...
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Apollo wrote: View PostMagic Johnson was horrible his whole career from downtown. So was Penny Hardaway.
Assistant head coach Alex English is one of the most prolific scorers the league has ever seen and he shot a career 21% from downtown.
Dominique Wilkins was horrible from long range as well.
As Tim mentioned, Michael Jordan was like a 15% shooter from downtown during his first four or five seasons.
Dwayne Wade is horrible from long range.
To DeMar's credit, he doesn't take many attempts. Like one every two games. He doesn't need it right now.
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Tim W. wrote: View PostI think Calderon is better than Mo Williams and have been saying that for a couple of years. Barbosa is better than any guard they have coming off the bench, right now. I agree that Gordon is much better than DeRozan right now, but he's also been in the league one more year. Compare their 2nd seasons and they're pretty similar.
As for the front line, I think it's probably fairly even. Right now, I think Johnson is better than Animu, but who knows down the line. I wasn't a big fan of Aminu to begin with. The Raptors have a much deeper front line than the Clippers, though. Obviously Griffin is far better than any Raptor, and a healthy Kaman is, as well, but I'd take Reggie and Davis over any of their big men off the bench. Jordan has potential, but he's still pretty raw, and I like Davis better.
Even with Kaman missing more than half the season, they still have 7 more wins than the Raptors, and that's in the West and with Baron Davis mailing it in for a couple of months.
Johnson was never 'that' good, he is a defensive specialist who does nearly everything fairly efficiently, but Aminu is still the guy who averaged a double-double in college last year. Although he doesn't have an actual position in the NBA, he is still 6'9, long, freakishly athletic, can rebound and can hit an open shot from anywhere on the court... But yeah, in the NBA both have proven very little. And I think that our PF combo of Johnson and Davis will be far more successful than a combo with Griffin and Smith(?)
But they did win a bunch of games on what I consider a 'fluke' run. Yes they played well, but you could tell it was just a tiny phase (kind of like the Raptor phases when they play D and all) and you could tell they wouldn't have kept it on all year, so pretty much they just worsened their chances with them ping pong balls. Which is good for us.
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Magic Johnson was horrible his whole career from downtown. So was Penny Hardaway.
Assistant head coach Alex English is one of the most prolific scorers the league has ever seen and he shot a career 21% from downtown.
Dominique Wilkins was horrible from long range as well.
As Tim mentioned, Michael Jordan was like a 15% shooter from downtown during his first four or five seasons.
Dwayne Wade is horrible from long range.
To DeMar's credit, he doesn't take many attempts. Like one every two games. He doesn't need it right now.
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RaptorsFan4Life wrote: View PostI dear you to name 1 SG that can't hit 3s at all (demar = 8% last I checked could of gone down).
And the fact that DeRozan is scoring what he is shows he's not suffering too much from his lack of 3 point shooting. DeRozan doesn't take many threes, so it's not as if his low percentage hurts him.
Besides, DeRozan has a very good mid-range shot, so he's obviously got good shooting mechanics. He just needs to move his range out, which is relatively easy when you have the mechanics. I wouldn't be surprised at all to see him get above 30% next season.
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Tim W. wrote: View PostSince when? Loads of SGs have not been great 3 point shooters (Michael Jordan was horrible his first 4 years in the league). What's the difference if your SG is a good 3 point shooter or your SF? It makes absolutely no difference. I agree that ONE of them should probably be a good 3 point shooter, but that has to do with spacing, not what position they play.
I've never cared when Bargnani has scored from because I think, in today's NBA, it's irrelevant. You could have your center take threes, your SG be in the post and your PF be great from mid-range. As long as the spacing is good and your offense is efficient.
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1) SF and PG ... These two positions or at least one needs to be addressed this summer for us to make a next logical step in our rebuilding process.
2) A Real Start, Franchise Player. AB is and is getting paid like a great offensive 2nd or 3rd option in a good team. Lets keep it that way and use him that way.
3) Redundancy : Amir and Ed both player the same style Basketball, rebound and defend. Neither can really play the Center due to their size and physics.
4) Evans factor: With new CBA , we can have him for 4-5 million a year. He is the definition of hustle and energizes the team.
5) Trading chips: Aside from Johnson , Ed and our draft pick, our hands are quite tight.
Considering all that above, the only logical step is to move either Amir or Ed.
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JoePanini wrote: View PostWell who do the Raptors have better? Calderon is better than Bledsoe, for now. But the Clippers also have Mo Williams. So they have 2 decent PGs. DeRozan is nowhere near as good as Gordon. Both teams are pretty bad at SF but I'd give the edge to the Clippers because if James Johnson can start then a guy like Aminu would definitely start. And the Clippers win the rest of the matchup of the starting lineup. Then is our bench really that strong? That leaves Weems, Bayless, Wright, Johnson, Ed Davis, Dorsey etc... The only decent players are Johnson and Davis....
As for the front line, I think it's probably fairly even. Right now, I think Johnson is better than Animu, but who knows down the line. I wasn't a big fan of Aminu to begin with. The Raptors have a much deeper front line than the Clippers, though. Obviously Griffin is far better than any Raptor, and a healthy Kaman is, as well, but I'd take Reggie and Davis over any of their big men off the bench. Jordan has potential, but he's still pretty raw, and I like Davis better.
Even with Kaman missing more than half the season, they still have 7 more wins than the Raptors, and that's in the West and with Baron Davis mailing it in for a couple of months.
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Tim W. wrote: View PostThe Clippers have three good players (Griffin, Gordon and Kaman), but Kaman has struggled due to injuries, which has taken a hit in the win column. He's been playing much better recently, which is one reason they've been winning more.
What the CLippers have a lot of his POTENTIAL talent, in Jordan, Bledsoe and Aminu, but I have no idea whether they will turn out to be decent players or not.
Why the CLippers are in a better position than the Raptors is because they have two All-Stars on the roster and a legit starting center. Unfortunately the rest of the team is simply not that good.
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JoePanini wrote: View PostWell the Clippers have a far better team yet they are also struggling. And they have two star players in Gordon and Griffin. For now we have no star players, just many decent players and Davis and DeRozan who are players with loads of potential. Honestly, I think we are only missing a few pieces. Imagine if we added a guy like Gerald Wallace to our starting line-up. I think we would be a 40 win team at least. And the problem is, that we don't have any great player. All the teams with winning records have a great player, having many decent players is nearly never successful unless you also have a star player in the mix.
Anyways, the Raptors are still rebuilding, and I think that it will take at least 2 years until we actually become competitive...
What the CLippers have a lot of his POTENTIAL talent, in Jordan, Bledsoe and Aminu, but I have no idea whether they will turn out to be decent players or not.
Why the CLippers are in a better position than the Raptors is because they have two All-Stars on the roster and a legit starting center. Unfortunately the rest of the team is simply not that good.
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Tim W. wrote: View PostThen why have the Raptors only won 19 games? I think Davis will be an excellent starter, and Amir will make a great bench guy, but there's obviously something wrong or the team would have won more games. Especially since Calderon and DeRozan aren't exactly scrubs. They're not great, by any means, but they're certainly half decent.
Anyways, the Raptors are still rebuilding, and I think that it will take at least 2 years until we actually become competitive...
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JoePanini wrote: View PostWe have a real nice bigman rotation with Bargnani, Davis and Amir.
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