Finally something that makes sense. This was a really good trade. Forbes was a bargain bin pick'up, the pick is protected. It was very unlikely for the Raptors to draft a guy of Lowry's ability with that pick. I like this. He needs to do more still though. Good start.
People will like this trade until the Raps finish 9th and don't have a lottery pick. Then everyone will complain how shortsighted the trade was at the time. Hopefully, they're getting a motivated player who wants to be here.
I'm not liking the idea of chasing Iggy. Although he's an upgrade over Fields/Johnson/Kleiza, I don't think he's an ideal fit on both sides of the ball. Spending that much on a SF who still can't create his own shot is a bad idea, IMO.
Gay, Granger, Chandler and Batum make much more sense in that regard.
People will like this trade until the Raps finish 9th and don't have a lottery pick. Then everyone will complain how shortsighted the trade was at the time. Hopefully, they're getting a motivated player who wants to be here.
We might be able to acquire another 1st round pick in any upcoming transaction. Colangelo would be wise to have that in the back of his mind.
Good deal. We didn't have to give up too much either. Nice turnaround on the Nash failure. A lottery pick, yeah, maybe, but BC is probably working under the impression that its playoffs or bust.
People will like this trade until the Raps finish 9th and don't have a lottery pick. Then everyone will complain how shortsighted the trade was at the time. Hopefully, they're getting a motivated player who wants to be here.
Not gonna happen. Not wise to assume this is the last move for Colangelo on a contract year.
As GREAT of a trade as I think this is from a value standpoint, I can't support it. I don't think it makes us much better and if anything, pushes us closer to mediocrity aka basketball hell. I would have preferred a deal with someone with huge potential, even at a risk. Nash > Dragic > Lin > Lowry in my opinion.
Hopefully BC has something in the works to trade for a legitimate SF. We have tons to deal with, Jose's contract, ED (please get rid of him while he still has a little value). Also, BC needs to make a decision on whether to move forward with DD or not as his guy. All signs point to no by drafting a guy like Ross and signing Fields. No matter what anyone says about how many games he started at the 3, he is a 2. So use our assets to grab a real 3, not a plug n' play.
People will like this trade until the Raps finish 9th and don't have a lottery pick. Then everyone will complain how shortsighted the trade was at the time. Hopefully, they're getting a motivated player who wants to be here.
They aren't finishing 9th... they will either be in the playoffs or one spot away.
As GREAT of a trade as I think this is from a value standpoint, I can't support it. I don't think it makes us much better and if anything, pushes us closer to mediocrity aka basketball hell. I would have preferred a deal with someone with huge potential, even at a risk. Nash > Dragic > Lin > Lowry in my opinion.
Hopefully BC has something in the works to trade for a legitimate SF. We have tons to deal with, Jose's contract, ED (please get rid of him while he still has a little value). Also, BC needs to make a decision on whether to move forward with DD or not as his guy. All signs point to no by drafting a guy like Ross and signing Fields. No matter what anyone says about how many games he started at the 3, he is a 2. So use our assets to grab a real 3, not a plug n' play.
Nash and Dragic are already gone. Lin over Lowry. No, thank you. We'd grossly overpay to get him and it would just be a publicity stunt. The jury is still out on Lin and his consistency. Lowry is a proven defender. Lin is not.
Last edited by Imperial; Thu Jul 5, 2012, 09:41 PM.
As GREAT of a trade as I think this is from a value standpoint, I can't support it. I don't think it makes us much better and if anything, pushes us closer to mediocrity aka basketball hell. I would have preferred a deal with someone with huge potential, even at a risk. Nash > Dragic > Lin > Lowry in my opinion.
Hopefully BC has something in the works to trade for a legitimate SF. We have tons to deal with, Jose's contract, ED (please get rid of him while he still has a little value). Also, BC needs to make a decision on whether to move forward with DD or not as his guy. All signs point to no by drafting a guy like Ross and signing Fields. No matter what anyone says about how many games he started at the 3, he is a 2. So use our assets to grab a real 3, not a plug n' play.
Lin is not better than Lowry and Dragic is not better than Lowry either. Potential only matters if you can reach it, Lin played good but only for a short period of time, same with Dragic. This doesn't push us towards mediocrity, you know why? because we have 3 rookies coming in that can help make us better every year because they will continue growing as a young core and so will our win total. I think you forgot that DeMar, Ross, Acy, Valanciunas, and Ed are all still very young and have a lot of growing to do. As they improve so too will the team
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