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Re: Calderon no All-Star according to Gil
I'm not against a trade if there's something very good in return.
As for Gil....he needs to shut up and watch some tape. Calderon is the most talked about Raptor among coaches and broadcasters according to Chuck Swirsky who's one of the more connected guys in the NBA world.Member of the Official OS Bills Backers Club
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Re: Calderon no All-Star according to Gil
No they shouldn't. TJ gives the Raptors a different look when he's on the floor. Yes he tends to shoot a bit much at times but his speed and hustle usually changes the tempo for the better. Calderon and TJ are interchangeable parts that are like 1A and 1B.
I'm not against a trade if there's something very good in return.
As for Gil....he needs to shut up and watch some tape. Calderon is the most talked about Raptor among coaches and broadcasters according to Chuck Swirsky who's one of the more connected guys in the NBA world.Comment
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Re: Calderon no All-Star according to Gil
That's the big question but it seems to work right now. As far as I know both guys pull for each other and help each other out a lot. I think this set up can last at least another season or two. Personally I think Calderon will be the eventual winner in this whole thing no matter what happens because he's going to be a helluva PG for the Raps or any other team he's on.Member of the Official OS Bills Backers Club
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Re: Calderon no All-Star according to Gil
That's the big question but it seems to work right now. As far as I know both guys pull for each other and help each other out a lot. I think this set up can last at least another season or two. Personally I think Calderon will be the eventual winner in this whole thing no matter what happens because he's going to be a helluva PG for the Raps or any other team he's on.
The Raptors are far too good of a shooting team to have that record. They need to pawn TJ Ford for some very-much-needed rebounding and if you can kill 2 birds with one stone, get a rebounding shot-blocker. This would solve everything.SAN ANTONIO SPURSComment
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Re: Calderon no All-Star according to Gil
The problem with Calderon is he dribbles around for 18 seconds and then gets the ball to a Bosh or a perimeter player and they shoot a contested 17 footer. Nothing is ever in the paint with the Raptors. TJ Ford is far better (if he stays healthy) because he can get to the basket at will unlike Calderon.Comment
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Re: Calderon no All-Star according to Gil
Calderon also had a problem where he wouldn't take shots when he could've. He's gotten better at that lately though.Member of the Official OS Bills Backers Club
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Re: Calderon no All-Star according to Gil
They can both play on the court at the same time so thats a plus and Chris Childs and Charlie Ward did it.I kno so much about the NBA I should work 4 ESPN!!!!
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Re: Calderon no All-Star according to Gil
The problem with Calderon is he dribbles around for 18 seconds and then gets the ball to a Bosh or a perimeter player and they shoot a contested 17 footer. Nothing is ever in the paint with the Raptors. TJ Ford is far better (if he stays healthy) because he can get to the basket at will unlike Calderon.SAN ANTONIO SPURSComment
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Re: Calderon no All-Star according to Gil
I don't know.. sure it'd be doable, I wouldn't be a fan of that if I'm a Rap fan. That's extremely small, and seems like a liability defensively.Comment
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Re: Calderon no All-Star according to Gil
ya thats what happens when you have a lot of good jumpshooters like the raptors do. you make a lot of shots on certain nights. but then there are nights when you need somebody who can get to the basket easily and thats where the Raptors get into trouble. Everything is a jumpshot.Comment
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Re: Calderon no All-Star according to Gil
The problem with Calderon is he dribbles around for 18 seconds and then gets the ball to a Bosh or a perimeter player and they shoot a contested 17 footer. Nothing is ever in the paint with the Raptors. TJ Ford is far better (if he stays healthy) because he can get to the basket at will unlike Calderon.
http://www.82games.com/0708/0708TOR3.HTM indicates that 63% of the Raptors shots come within the first 15 seconds of the shot clock. So clearly the notion that Calderon dribbles around for "18 seconds" is laughable.
Practically nothing from the Raptors comes in the paint because Bosh is their only post player. I don't see how that's Calderon's fault or a discredit to Calderon. He's no TJ, but it's not like Calderon is incapable of penetration. He doesn't have the quickest first step, but he's one of the best in the NBA at changing speeds. Just ask Rajon Rondo, who Calderon was abusing in the Raptors win in Boston a few weeks ago. Last night against the Spurs, the offense was ****ting the bed and Calderon was going to the rim every time in the late 3rd quarter to single-handedly bring the Raptors back in the game.
As for the person who suggested they play together, I don't think we'll see that happen. That would require TJ to play PG and Jose at the 2 since he's the far better shooter. However, that's a lot of size to give up on the defensive end. Calderon is atrocious enough on defense already, I'd hate to see him try to guard 2 guards for an extensive period of time. The Raps actually played TJ and Jose together for a few minutes last night, didn't work that great.Comment
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Re: Calderon no All-Star according to Gil
I'm not sure how many Raptor games you've watched, but that couldn't be farther from the truth. First of all, practically nobody aside from Carlos Delfino shoots contested shots. In fact, that's one of the criticisms of a guy like Jason Kapono. That he doesn't trust his quick release enough and will only shoot if wide open. You don't shoot 42% from 3 (almost a full 4% more than the 2nd place team) by chucking up contested shots.
http://www.82games.com/0708/0708TOR3.HTM indicates that 63% of the Raptors shots come within the first 15 seconds of the shot clock. So clearly the notion that Calderon dribbles around for "18 seconds" is laughable.
Practically nothing from the Raptors comes in the paint because Bosh is their only post player. I don't see how that's Calderon's fault or a discredit to Calderon. He's no TJ, but it's not like Calderon is incapable of penetration. He doesn't have the quickest first step, but he's one of the best in the NBA at changing speeds. Just ask Rajon Rondo, who Calderon was abusing in the Raptors win in Boston a few weeks ago. Last night against the Spurs, the offense was ****ting the bed and Calderon was going to the rim every time in the late 3rd quarter to single-handedly bring the Raptors back in the game.
As for the person who suggested they play together, I don't think we'll see that happen. That would require TJ to play PG and Jose at the 2 since he's the far better shooter. However, that's a lot of size to give up on the defensive end. Calderon is atrocious enough on defense already, I'd hate to see him try to guard 2 guards for an extensive period of time. The Raps actually played TJ and Jose together for a few minutes last night, didn't work that great.SAN ANTONIO SPURSComment
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Re: Calderon no All-Star according to Gil
The problem with Calderon is he dribbles around for 18 seconds and then gets the ball to a Bosh or a perimeter player and they shoot a contested 17 footer. Nothing is ever in the paint with the Raptors. TJ Ford is far better (if he stays healthy) because he can get to the basket at will unlike Calderon.Comment
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