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  • DaveKim
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    knickz wrote: View Post
    it amazes me why ppl think jose calderon is a bad pg...he's in the prime of his career and ready to break out...if he's here next season, let's hope he shoots the damn ball more
    I don't think anybody things calderon is a bad pg. Im pretty sure everyone on this forum knows how efficient he is and how high is IQ is.

    The cause for concern is his defense, injury history, and the fact that the NBA has moved away from pass first PGs. His defense was hidden this year with DC help but on switches or in isolations he cannot defend his man, not to mention his refusal to to fight through screens. Look at Jeremy Lin's game winner on Valentine's day. Calderon just let him walk to the 3 point line for an uncontested shot. For me, its his injury history, and the fact that he is more than likely going to be the starting pg for the london games. He can barely stay healthy for an 82 game season. this summer is going to hurt him for our season.

    Ready to break out can be debatable? Not sure how he could break out. Like you said he stopped shooting the ball and also refuses to drive and challenge opposing defenses.

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  • DoNDaDDa
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    there is no way after the season that Rondo had that they'd move him... hes the Big1 now followed by the old3..

    the other names u mentioned id want no part of..Jose is better

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  • ebrian
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    Ugh.. this again? The "why not Bayless?" saga continues. Who remembers the "why not Roko Ukic" days?

    Good times.

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  • DoNDaDDa
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    Balls of Steel wrote: View Post
    Not so fast. Houston is still very hard on Lin. I'm confident that something is in the works with Toronto and Houston. Lowry can't be just sitting at home and reading all of this in the news. Something is in the works by way of trade. I will admit that BC is hanging by a thread here. This latest fumble may cost him his extension.
    im sure with nash out of the picture for NY they will match any offer Houston gives Lin.. unless we give them a PG or they get 1 from somewere else Lowry will be a Rocket next year

    on the bright side... i read a report from Larry Coon that Fields hadn't officialy agreed to our offer sheet.. i guess he could be quoted wrong & he may have ment its official jully 11..well see i guess

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  • tenforthewin
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    PG options

    With Nash signing with the Lakers, Dragic back to the Suns, Lowry staying put while acquiring Lin. What options do we have left giving a trade bait in Landry Fields.

    Rondo
    J.Nelson
    R.Felton
    N.Cole
    A.Brooks
    J.Flynn

    If I'm BC, i would go hard at Rondo, possibly trading Bargnani, if not, i will go after N.Cole. possibly with a future 2nd round pick.

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  • jbml
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    I am in favour of our present point guard tandem. I am willing to eventually have Calderon hand the reins to Bayless. However , Calderon's strengths do not go hand in and with BC and DC desire to increase the tempo and neither seem sold on Bayless's future as point guard. Interested on thoughts on where we will find an up tempo PG

    Does Lowry fit the uptempo mold? I am concerned with his end of season tantrum.

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  • Balls of Steel
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    Tesla wrote: View Post
    Lol we got fucked over
    Not so fast. Houston is still very hard on Lin. I'm confident that something is in the works with Toronto and Houston. Lowry can't be just sitting at home and reading all of this in the news. Something is in the works by way of trade. I will admit that BC is hanging by a thread here. This latest fumble may cost him his extension.

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  • RAPresenting
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    I have no problem sticking with Jose as he's great for VJ's development. Lowry really intrigued me on draft night and I think the trade for 8 straight up would have been nice. That being said we don't match well with them for a trade and the Rockets asking price for him will be too high. Jose could be very valuable to a team at the deadline or to us next year. Resigning him to a more reasonable deal would make a lot of sense for the franchise. I just hope the continued bad press for him (Chandler trade & Amnestied rumors regarding Nash) hasn't made him bitter towards the franchise and we lose him for nothing. If Jose is here opening night BC better get a feel for where his head is at cause losing him for nothing in return would be a tough pill to swallow.

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    Bayless is crap period waste of 4.1m could be used for SF

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  • Quirk
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    ebrian wrote: View Post
    This above projected roster will win about 35 games next year, at best (that's with no injuries).
    Methodology?

    Boiling the old donkey head again?

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  • Apollo
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    Last I remember the Raptors have a qualifying offer out on Bayless. As of right now the Raptors aren't saying no to Bayless.

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  • optifan
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    Why Not Bayless?

    Ok I get the Lowry thing. Great defender, proven starter, good offensive numbers etc. and clearly an upgrade over our currents PGs. But how much of an upgrade? Bayless' stats per 40 min are not much lower than Lowry's per 40 min. Also, Bayless stats as a starter (although a small sample size) are actually better: 18 ppg and 7 apg from what I recall. Also Bayless is a bit younger than Lowry and will only improve.

    Why aren't we giving this guy the chance to start and see what he can do? If it doesn't work out, he's not under contract beyond this year anyway.

    Again I sort of get the Lowry appeal and wouldn't be too disappointed if we get him. But I feel like we already have something similar right under our noses. And don't get me started on going after Dragic or Lin rather than giving Bayless a shot. That would just be nuts in my opinion.

    Yes what I'm proposing is not the sexy option, but when you look at it logically and objectively, am I wrong?

    Give Bayless the reins and see what happens. What've we got to lose?

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  • Raptorboy
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    Stick with Calderon. He's as good a point as there is to work with our current group. I think we can still compete for 7th or 8th in the East. If not, the rebuild continues. Our greatest hope is that the players we already have continue to improve. We have a solid group of young players. Jonas has a chance to be a superstar. Bargs is on the cusp of becoming an all-star. Derozan and Ross are capable of being major contributors in the next few years. JJ and Amir can become solid role players by adding more consistency to their games.

    Let's not sell the farm just because Nash fell apart. We will be a much better team this year with our new additions and a healthy Bargnani. Lets stay the course and slowly climb our way back into relevance. 8th and a first round exit sounds good to me. As long as we have a team that competes hard every night I'm fine with taking small steps.

    Cudos to Colangelo for making a serious pitch to Nash. Unless Nash really wanted to finish his career on home soil it was a long shot.

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  • ebrian
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    SuperRaptor wrote: View Post
    PG: Calderon/Bayless/(uzoh) <- Uzoh will be dirt cheap and be a good emergency PG.
    SG: Derozan/Ross/Forbes
    SF: Fields/Johnson/Kleiza
    C: Valancuinas/Amir/(Gray) <- I would like us to resign Aaron Gray.
    PF: Bargnani/Davis/Acy
    This above projected roster will win about 35 games next year, at best (that's with no injuries).

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  • jpisadummy
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    i started to sour on nash once i realized calderon was prolly gunna get amnestied. But overall, in terms of PG play..nash and calderon are pretty similar. I just think that nash would have elevated all the youth on this team to another level, especially big val, amir and bargnani. I guess overall it's nice to see nash go to LA and prolly make a serious run for a ring. But what a story that would be if he came back to canada and took this team deep into the playoffs?

    I'm not sold on lin, and if i had to choose between dragic and lowry, i'd go with lowry, because he's better defensively. I think calderon will prolly play out the contract and we have bayless behind him anyways. Lets see what we actually have with all these young assets. Colangelo is smart in a sense that his picks have high potential, whether they pan out as he expects is up for debate.

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