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  • Apollo
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    Colangelo hasn't mentioned Ed lately either. It's weird because Ed seems like a Dwayne Casey type of player. Ed being snubbed from player acknowledgements could mean a bunch of different things... None of which I deem positive.

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  • bloodyhandedgod
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    I think Ed Davis not being mentioned is an intentional ploy. All the bad press that landed on Barney @ seasons end really effected his worth on the market. And BC threw him under the bus a little. Obviously to make more blame go his way as BC did not have a contract yet. And of course Barney deserved it. So now the Raptors have a new Coach and things have changed. You are trying to talk about his importance to the franchise and where he has to play. Which is PF. What the team is trying to do is to imply that David is not as important and we only need a backup for Barney.

    It's just smoke. If I hazard a guess then they want a top 10 pick next year for him if that is possible. And considering BC's ability to trade then it certainly is a possibility.

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  • MyMomLovesMe
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    Casey likes Jose, he likes him a lot, he has states so in one of his interviews.

    I think who plays and who doesn't is all speculation at this point. I don't want to judge players by Triano's time allotment and success. Casey will make the best with what he has, he seems genuine enough to get the players on the same page.

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  • Apollo
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    Then maybe someone needs to break the news to Casey that he's probably not getting a hall of fame PG to work with again any time soon.

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  • ceez
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    i have a feeling we're going to see a change at the point if bayless doesn't figure it out. casey's had gary payton and kidd as his point guards, high quality defenders who can run a team. in minnesota they drafted foye, but he's only really starting to pan out now.

    if it were up to me, id try to get another mid first rounder and get teague or kabongo, but knowing BC i think he's going to try and get someone this offseason.

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  • Apollo
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    The Raptors need Jose Calderon

    You know, before Casey got hired I was against Calderon coming back next season. However, after hearing a lot about how Casey wants the offense to run moving forward, as in free of play calling from the bench for the most part, the system seems to demand a good quarterback who can think on the fly. Those are difficult to find. The Raptors have a good facilitator now in Jose and unless they can find an upgrade by trading Bargnani then I have to admit, they need Jose Calderon this coming season or you're going to see a lot of 85-95 PPG outings by the Raptors. I don't know if Colangelo was on the horn with Denver but if he wasn't, he should have been. Ray Felton would have been a good long term upgrade to Jose.

    Anyway, it is my hope that Casey can get Jose using his mind more on defense. Jose has the good size and is fast enough on his toes that he should be doing better than he has.

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  • mcHAPPY
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    Mack North wrote: View Post
    I think you guys are reading way too much into it. I don't hear him speak of Bayless either, it doesn't mean they're going anywhere.
    Bayless doesn't play the same position as you know who.

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  • MyMomLovesMe
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    I don't think I heard them mentioning Val or Derozan or for that matter many players, I wouldn't worry about it. I don't think anyone is making up their minds this early. We have a lot of cherries on the tree, lets wait till we see which ones are ready. Talent wise, we have a lot nice pieces growing at the same time.

    Sometimes the ones he talks about the most now, are the ones he needs to focus on, or the ones he sees he can benefit most. Hence Andrea, and Derozan having the athleticism to be a great defender but it not showing on the others side of the ball. So the lack of talk may be a good thing.


    (Basically, I don't think he is coming here with a closed mentality, and I have a feeling he talks about Davis plenty, just that there are limited sound bites and the reporters know that if you put Andrea's name into it it will get more hits.)
    Last edited by MyMomLovesMe; Wed Jun 29, 2011, 12:24 AM.

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  • ceez
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    The never talking about Ed thing kind of worried me but I'll wait till a training camp. Him and BC never once mentioning the defensive potential of big Val and Ed playing together is what really worries me. They should all be salvitating over it.

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  • Soft Euro
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    charlesnba23 wrote: View Post
    I don't really like the way Dwane never talk about Ed Davis.
    Looking at 2012-2013 pairing Davis with Jonas V will have huge downsides considering both are not know for their ability to spread the floor. So, if at least one of them does not improve his scoring in this department, I don't think they will be seen as the two starting big man of the future.

    If they sign a mediocre defensive center for this season it might mean that Bargnani will start (at the beginning of the season) with Johnson being the first big of the bench and Davis getting about 15-20 minutes tops. I highly doubt the silence means something like trading Davis before or during the season (what can you get in return not knowing what pieces ýou can get in next year's draft), but (depending on how it all works out this season) maybe he'll be used to move up in the draft next year or get a second high pick to be able to draft a sf and a pg.
    Last edited by Soft Euro; Tue Jun 28, 2011, 08:42 PM.

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  • Father rev
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    Remember Ed and Demar is our 2nd and 3rd option, with Andrea being that streaky shooter.. We still looking for that missing piece to come forward and take over this ship in the form of a point gaurd or a center...

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  • Mack North
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    Matt52 wrote: View Post
    I know. I'm a little worried.
    I think you guys are reading way too much into it. I don't hear him speak of Bayless either, it doesn't mean they're going anywhere.

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  • minks77
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    he really only ever mentions DeMar and Bargs and Amir (a little). I think they are the only 2 he's met and been prepped on by BCo. Dude just wrapped up a finals win, got hired, straight to the draft etc. He's finding his feet in a completely new environment so give him some time. Special Ed missed 30 games anyway so it's not like he was down in Dallas saying: "y'know what? That Ed Davis kid is something special. I should follow his twitter feed just in case I get hired by the raps this summer."

    If he still doesn't know who Ed is in mid October THEN start worrying. Until then raps fans need to chiiiiiiilllllll. Every other thread is some conspiracy built on reading between the lines and being super paranoid.

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  • Soft Euro
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    WhatWhat wrote: View Post
    If he really looks at advanced stats, then Bargnani's a goner, barring improvement the NBA has never seen before.
    Casey won't use those stats of last year (and the years before) for making immediate line-up decisions. It's like he said, the defense has to be built up from scratch. Accountability and benching guys for not playing defense (which some posters have suggested) while not learning them how to play defense (which those posters did not suggest but seemed to be happening) is really just being a tough guy for the camera (and forums).

    That's also why í support the dismissal of Triano. Some said "if we're not going anywhere, why not keep Triano for another year." But whomever of the current roster will be here for more years, they all need to improve (drastically) on defense. That has to be a focus of the player development. Getting all the right pieces and only then starting to learn them how to play defense would be disastrous.

    Btw: this is not meant as an argument not to trade (or to trade) Bargnani

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  • mcHAPPY
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    charlesnba23 wrote: View Post
    I don't really like the way Dwane never talk about Ed Davis.
    I know. I'm a little worried.

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