Blog. Blog. Blog. If the NBA season is the main attraction, than the offseason is the Prequel.
Unfortunately most prequels aren't very good - they get lost in the hoopla and play second fiddle to what follows.
Jose Calderon, on the other hand, seems to appreciate the way prequels develop the story.
Evidence?
In Calderon's first NBA season, the young point guard couldn't hit the broad side of a barn.
So what did he do?
He spent the summer working on his jump shot and by the time the main attraction rolled around, Calderon had developed a nearly automatic mid range jumper (which seems to be a lost art in the NBA).
Well, what else does this young man do? Certainly a jump shot isn't enough to base a prequel on (no matter how lack luster prequels tend to be).
Calderon forgoes trips to the Cayman Islands in favor of spending his summer QBing an excellent Spanish National Team. His pride and commitment to his native team is exemplary and unwavered, even when Ricky Rubio became more featured in the offence.
Okay, okay – this prequel is starting to shape up. If only there was one more thing to get excited about…
Well, there is!
The stigma attached to European basketball players is that they are soft – pure shooters who shy away from contact and refuse to take the ball into the painted area.
Calderon obviously didn’t get the memo – for the past few years he seemed to be one of the few Raps who consistently took the ball to the rim (okay I could do without his trademark slow dribble and look back at the defender before he lays the ball in the rim)
But it’s part of his swagger and you get the point.
Bottom line this guy invests more time on prequels than George Lucas and I’m happy to see Calderon still has a role in this years feature film.
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