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Hedo couldn't play the facilitator role because he was 20 pounds overweight and never got into game shape (he's now back in shape with the Magic)...he can't lay that at the Triano's feet. No coach would have given him the ball until he could run the offense for more than 2 minutes without getting fatigued. The fact he's refusing to take responsibility for that will make him a chump in my eyes for life.
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This team has a bad trend of giving the franchise label to almost anyone. Our next one better be an actual franchise player. Hopefully DeMar. Maybe if we get lucky enough we can draft Irving or Perry Jones. The guy is a 6'11" SF, similar to Kevin Durant. Now im not sure about everyone else but i love how we keep tanking! This gives us a better chance at getting the 1st overall selection. Keep your fingers crossed people.We all make mistakes... Tanking is not the answer.. This squad can ball! Let it roll!!
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Ambidextrious wrote: View PostThis team has a bad trend of giving the franchise label to almost anyone. Our next one better be an actual franchise player. Hopefully DeMar. Maybe if we get lucky enough we can draft Irving or Perry Jones. The guy is a 6'11" SF, similar to Kevin Durant. Now im not sure about everyone else but i love how we keep tanking! This gives us a better chance at getting the 1st overall selection. Keep your fingers crossed people.
As for Hedo, he needs the ball in his hands to be effective. He's essentially a 6'10" PG in a SF's body. He would have been REALLY successful in Portland playing point forward. In Toronto, he's not as effective because we had 2 PGs in Jack and Calderon who had the ball in their hands all the time. Nash dominated the ball in Phoenix. He's doing much better in Orlando because he has the ball in the hands.
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MangoKid wrote: View PostThis above post seems kinda outta sorts in this particular thread.
As for Hedo, he needs the ball in his hands to be effective. He's essentially a 6'10" PG in a SF's body. He would have been REALLY successful in Portland playing point forward. In Toronto, he's not as effective because we had 2 PGs in Jack and Calderon who had the ball in their hands all the time. Nash dominated the ball in Phoenix. He's doing much better in Orlando because he has the ball in the hands.#Raptor4Life, #Prepping4thePlayoffs
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Apollo wrote: View PostThe finals trip definitely went to his head. He has a skewed sense of entitlement. Someone needs to tell him he's not Kobe Bryant. Wait, they did and he faked sick and went out partying.#Raptor4Life, #Prepping4thePlayoffs
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Arsenalist wrote: View PostIf only Colangelo had realized early on (like pretty much everyone else), that Chris Bosh cannot be used as a centerpiece for rebuilding, we wouldn't have wasted our time with JO or Hedo. Bosh was literally stuffed down our throats as a "franchise player" when everybody deep down knew he wasn't.
Arsenalist wrote: View PostHedo is right that the Raptors misused him. My question is whether what his role was going to be on the team was communicated to him up-front, because how he's going to be used shouldn't come as a surprise to the player. Shouldn't that be communicated in the earliest stages of negotiation? I'm thinking the Raptors made an offer without even thinking about whether it was going to be a good fit from Hedo's end, they envisioned him a certain way and never communicated that to him. Either that, or the MASSIVE contract he was offered blinded his senses and he accepted without thought.
And where is everyone coming with this Hedo was "out of shape"? Dont get carried away now....
He reportedly sat out the early training camp because he played up to mid June in the Finals and then heavy minutes for Turkey all summer. It sounded reasonable that both parties would want him to rest his legs. Whether or not that was the correct decision is another argument.
Out of shape is when someone does not do anything over the whole summer and comes to camp overweight etc.
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Apollo wrote: View PostI feel it's by choice. If Hedo can't "get his" then he's going to phone it in.
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