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Which Position Do The Raptors Need To Upgrade The Most?
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Raptor4Ever wrote: View Post1) Pass First PG
2) Dominate Physical Rebounding Center to move AB to PF.
3) Great Rebounding and Defensive SF
Move Weems, Johnson to te bench where the belong. Start Davis in bench for now as well till he matures.
If BC plays his cards right, by using TPE and Peja and Evans expiring contracts and also 2 first round draft picks, all of the 3 major needs can be addressed this summer BUT is BC going to pull it off ??“The saving of our world from pending doom will come, not through the complacent adjustment of the conforming majority, but through the creative maladjustment of a nonconforming minority.” - Martin Luther King
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bigmanshaq wrote: View PostThe Raptors could definitely use a C, there are a few option we could look at this summer:
1.) Marc Gasol, physical, rebounds, can score (ideal for Raps but its unlikely memphis will let him go.
2.) Sammy Dalembert, long, rebound+block machine, could shore up our interior defense,
and he's Canadian.
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Interesting thread. My 2 cents, for what its worth, is from the perspective of injuries and I think we are most vulnerable at PG and C. If history is any indication, Calderon is probably due for a hamstring injury soon and we really have no depth at PG. Bayless has shown he can pick up some slack but Barbosa isn't really a PG. If Calderon goes down, we will suffer greatly.
As well, if Bargs gets injured, we will be pretty screwed. Does he even have a back-up? The result would be a pretty sad rotation of Johnson, Davis, Dorsey, Kleiza and Peja. I guess we would have to recall Alabi from the d-League or run a very small line-up.
But strickly talking about a upgrade in talent, I think we need someone better than Calderon for the future.Last edited by RaptorDan; Sun Dec 5, 2010, 02:06 PM.Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
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RaptorDan wrote: View PostInteresting thread. My 2 cents, for what its worth, is from the perspective of injuries and I think we are most vulnerable at PG and C. If history is any indication, Calderon is probably due for a hamstring injury soon and we really have no depth at PG. Bayless has shown he can pick up some slack but Barbosa isn't really a PG. If Calderon goes down, we will suffer greatly.
As well, if Bargs gets injured, we will be pretty screwed. Does he even have a back-up? The result would be a pretty sad rotation of Johnson, Davis, Dorsey, Kleiza and Peja. I guess we would have to recall Alabi from the d-League or run a very small line-up.
But strickly talking about a upgrade in talent, I think we need someone better than Calderon for the future.
Today's game against the NYK totally exposed our wings. My order of priority moving forward:
1) Wings (2-way offensive and defensive player i.e. a real starter)
2) PG
3) Bigs
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Matt52 wrote: View PostDavis, Bargnani, and Johnson appear to be a nice combination thus far - especially if Bargnani can keep getting 7-8rebs as he has been doing of late.
Today's game against the NYK totally exposed our wings. My order of priority moving forward:
1) Wings (2-way offensive and defensive player i.e. a real starter)
2) PG
3) Bigs
Triano is also under the bus today.
He was totally out coached by D'Antoni
The Knicks had way too many open uncontested 20 - 25 footers that they wound up making.
Triano knows his personnel and what they can do.
The Raptors wing players spent all day on defense trying to outrun passes to the open guys parked right behind the three point line.
You can't outrun the passed ball.
Triano and Carlesimo should have come up with an adequate or better defensive scheme for today's game.
The Knicks also did a good job of making it difficult for Bargnani to get off more than than just a limited number of open shots. Very good defense by the Knicks today.Last edited by Buddahfan; Sun Dec 5, 2010, 08:35 PM.Avatar: Riverboat Coffee House 134 Yorkville Ave. billboard of upcoming entertainers - Circa 1960s
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I really like all of the Raptors 4/5's. They have rebounding, length, defensive/offensive upside, I don't think they should alter this.
This team needs to draft a point guard, no ifs and or buts. Calderon is injury prone and there really is noone behind Bayless.
The thing to watch this year is can Weems and Derozan put their struggles behind them and get some consistency.
The one position this teams needs to address in a possible trade (which I doubt will happen) is there SF position. Kleiza is struggling to get touches and despite his upside Wright is having problems getting off the bench. What this team needs to address is to get a 22 year old Peja (someone who can shoot the 3). Maybe the Raptors draft Vesely?-"You can’t run from me. I mean, my heart don’t bleed Kool-Aid."
-"“I ain’t no diva! I don’t have no blond hair, red hair. I’m Reggie Evans.”
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Buddahfan wrote: View PostI agree that the Raptors wings didn't do their job today.
Triano is also under the bus today.
He was totally out coached by D'Antoni
The Knicks had way too many open uncontested 20 - 25 footers that they wound up making.
Triano knows his personnel and what they can do.
The Raptors wing players spent all day on defense trying to outrun passes to the open guys parked right behind the three point line.
You can't outrun the passed ball.
Triano and Carlesimo should have come up with an adequate or better defensive scheme for today's game.
The Knicks also did a good job of making it difficult for Bargnani to get off more than than just a limited number of open shots. Very good defense by the Knicks today.
A team like NY you have to match up one on one and we have no one defensively that can match up with amare so our wings have to help out NY knew this and exploited the situation.
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phez wrote: View Postwhere's the COACH option
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Avatar: Riverboat Coffee House 134 Yorkville Ave. billboard of upcoming entertainers - Circa 1960s
Memories some so sweet, indeed
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“As a captain, I played furiously. I drew a lot of fouls, but I brought everything I had to every practice and to every game. I left everything on the court because I simply wanted the team to win”
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