You also have to look at the past 5 years, and not just the current year. If we had drafted Roy, you would have a better dynamic duo with Bosh. The Raptors could have made more playoff visits, and Bosh may have decided to stay and not join the Heat. Bryan could have convinced other free agents to come and play with Roy and Bosh as well.
A lot could of changed for the better with Roy. Also if there is an amnesty rule for next season, then the Raptors could drop Roy and claim a tonne of cap space. A lot of good reasons I think to draft Roy over Bargnani even in hindsight.
Horace Grant on Boozer's lack of defensive prowess.
Does this apply to Bargnani, too?
I disagree with him. You need good instincts to be a defensive stopper. You can train someone to be a decent defender, but not a stopper. You need a certain mentality and instincts to really be a stopper.
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Also if there is an amnesty rule for next season, then the Raptors could drop Roy and claim a tonne of cap space. A lot of good reasons I think to draft Roy over Bargnani even in hindsight.
Valuing someone because of the large salary they have for you to cut with amnesty is craziness. Your first few points were valid, but now, because we have Bargnani rather than Roy we'll be able to trade him for a good draft pick and some role players. Who do you think would return us a higher draft pick in a trade today? Roy's knees for a potential lottery pick? No way! Bargnani somehow managed to be the better pick.
Lamarcus Aldridge.. Different story
Indeed ... I was of the argument that drafting Aldridge was redundant as we already employed Bosh and were looking to keep him around ... but now I fully expect Aldridge to be ranked more than a few spots HIGHER than Bosh at this point, and absolutely see him as the far superior Power Foward.
Indeed ... I was of the argument that drafting Aldridge was redundant as we already employed Bosh and were looking to keep him around ... but now I fully expect Aldridge to be ranked more than a few spots HIGHER than Bosh at this point, and absolutely see him as the far superior Power Foward.
I never bought the argument that Aldridge would have been redundant. I thought Aldridge, while a little undersized, would have been fine at center playing beside Bosh in today's league. I also believed Aldridge was the best player available, so screw it whether or not he had too many similar skills as Bosh.
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