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I'd actually like Ed Davis ... damn!!

This is actually any easy question to answer. Our record without the trade would be around: 34-36.

We have lost around 8 wins so far because of the Rudy Gay trade (3 lost from Jose, 4 lost from Ed...

I am actually the reverse. I would have backed him until the Gay trade. Now I am against him. I liked the path the team was on. I think the Gay trade was a bad basketball decision, done to endear...

Did I mention that Caldy went 10 for 13 in Detroit's last win against Milwaukee, including 3 for 4 from three? I wish we had a shooter like that on our team ...

In fact, Gay missed that shot (just before his famous steal) and if it weren't for Amir's offensive rebound, Gay's miss would have cost us the Indiana game. He clutch lost that game for us before he...

It's good to see someone who likes this transaction.

I feel that this transaction is a huge mistake: that it removed the best (Calderon) and one of the best (Davis) players from the Raptors in...

I was struck by what the Oklahoma City Thunder's bloggers had to say in their post-game wrap-up:...

The fact that we have three power forwards:
- FG% are 49%, 46% and 35% respectively
- rebounding is 14, 16 and 6 rebounds/48 mins respectively

We give the most minutes (and the most shots) to...

An amusing note: in the first three games this season:
- Andrea shot 10/32
- Amir+Ed+AGray shot 18/35 in twice the minutes

Of course, this is a really small data set. And it makes the point of...

Strangely, this system is good at matching individual stats to team wins. VERY good.
Sure, I believe that Ed and Amir are better players than Andrea.
I don't know enough about Wright to comment. ...

We have one fatal flaw in our team right now.

According to WP:
- we have 5 players in the top 50 in the league (Kyle Lowry, Ed Davis, Jose Calderon, Amir Johnston, Landry Fields)
- we have the...

Here's a better set of stats - per 48 mins played rather than per game - which shows that yes, Jack is a good solid point guard (.100 is average), and Lowry is significantly better (.200+ is star...

Those who read stats like thenbageek would note:
Ed Davis: +6 wins in a season
Amir Johnson: +6 wins
Lina's Kleiza: +1 win
Andrea Bargnani: -1 win (it was -6 wins the year before)

Seems like a...

I'd suggest a different format: predict stats PER 48 MINUTES for each player. You can compare to last year's per 48 stats - they should be pretty similar. The predict what percent of the 48 minutes...

A quick stats comparison on thenbageek.com says Chandler is worse than DeRozan, and far worse than Kleiza. He's like a Kleiza lite who can't shoot. Pass.
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Um ... the poster suggests that Denver can amnesty Amir, when only Toronto can do that ... next summer. Not very rational.

... and imagine if he gets to play with an (or two) experienced point guard(s) who can run a pick and roll, and can get him the ball exactly where he needs it to pop it in the basket.

Raptors aren't doing it yet. Spurs are.

But the secret of Moneyball is that you look like an idiot for using it. Everyone laughs at what you do. They can't copy it, even when you win, because...

It would be nice to emulate the Spurs. And they are fans of statistical analysis, including the Wins Produced metric as you can judge by their draft picks (e.g., Kawhi Leonard, Marcus Denmon - both...

... and apparently TRoss has defense as one of his strengths ... Casey may want him to start to defend the Wades of the league.

Yes, Jose and Big V would be a great combo. You can see it right now in the Lithuanian team. They have a point guard in his 30s who makes Val look great on offence when the get the pick and roll...

+1

And if Jose stays around next year, this team plus Jose (as backup, or if he proves himself better than Lowry - which most people don't expect - starting) will be stronger than this team...

You're not alone. I think giving him up would be a huge mistake on many levels as well.

Agreed. And I see no point in moving him for a TPE. Let's hang onto him, and sooth his ego. As others have stated, he will make a remarkable difference to our second unit. And he's only overpaid...

To go along with Puffer: I am sure big man or shooting coaches don't make that much. And why not pay that much for the best? Start a bidding war for them! People will happily propose amnesty, i.e.,...