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  • I have always liked Dragic since his Phoenix days. Phx made a mistake doing this and they even sent a first rounder along for Aaron Brooks who is not a pure point guard and wasnt getting along with coach Adelman in Houston. Dragic is probably one the most signable ufas available to the Raps for a position of need. We can still keep Jose but it also provides flexibility and better defense at the position. I have never seen a game where he hasnt played hard. He has just an all around game, is young, experienced now and stable personality (like Jose). As a Euro he may like what is happening in TO as well.

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    • Bendit wrote: View Post
      I have always liked Dragic since his Phoenix days. Phx made a mistake doing this and they even sent a first rounder along for Aaron Brooks who is not a pure point guard and wasnt getting along with coach Adelman in Houston. Dragic is probably one the most signable ufas available to the Raps for a position of need. We can still keep Jose but it also provides flexibility and better defense at the position. I have never seen a game where he hasnt played hard. He has just an all around game, is young, experienced now and stable personality (like Jose). As a Euro he may like what is happening in TO as well.


      All he needs is (mins) and we could give him that next year and we could end up with a good pg going forward with the youth we got.

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      • I'm on a boat to sign Goran Dragic.
        Twitter: @ReubenJRD • NBA, Raptors writer for Daily Hive Vancouver, Toronto.

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        • GD vs JB

          So the question becomes how do you weigh Goran versus Jerryd?

          Is JB a better defender? Does Goran's better ability to facilitate the offense outweigh JB's ability to get his own?


          Goran Dragic's Career Stats
          http://www.nba.com/playerfile/goran_...eer_stats.html


          Jerryd Bayless' Career Stats
          http://www.nba.com/playerfile/jerryd...eer_stats.html

          Hint: you can click on any one of those, and use the nifty auto-trader compare a player feature, for a 2011-2012 comparison.

          Nothing really jumps out at me, they both have similar numbers. JB turns the ball over a bit more, and scores a bit more, with better efficiency. Goran assists more.

          I'm hanging with JB for now, hopefully we get to see more of him in the remaining games.

          Edit: JB's out for the season - per Matt Devlin's tweet (Brought to my attention by RaptorsFan4Life).
          https://twitter.com/#!/MattDevlinRap...90814344482816

          Sooo I guess disregard this post, lol.
          Last edited by Absinthe; Tue Mar 27, 2012, 08:36 PM.

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          • Absinthe wrote: View Post
            So the question becomes how do you weigh Goran versus Jerryd?

            Is JB a better defender? Does Goran's better ability to facilitate the offense outweigh JB's ability to get his own?


            Goran Dragic's Career Stats
            http://www.nba.com/playerfile/goran_...eer_stats.html


            Jerryd Bayless' Career Stats
            http://www.nba.com/playerfile/jerryd...eer_stats.html

            Hint: you can click on any one of those, and use the nifty auto-trader compare a player feature, for a 2011-2012 comparison.

            Nothing really jumps out at me, they both have similar numbers. JB turns the ball over a bit more, and scores a bit more, with better efficiency. Goran assists more.

            I'm hanging with JB for now, hopefully we get to see more of him in the remaining games.

            Edit: JB's out for the season - per Matt Devlin's tweet (Brought to my attention by RaptorsFan4Life).
            https://twitter.com/#!/MattDevlinRap...90814344482816

            Sooo I guess disregard this post, lol.
            Goran Dragic is a better point guard than Bayless is, and the thing we need to address is the future point guard. Stats don't always tell the story, and that's always been the problem for Bayless. It's just his on-court game as a point guard isn't as reliable as a real point guard is. Hell he is one good scorer, defender and everything else. But he's not the point guard that is Goran Dragic who delivers about the same defense (system, and on-ball) good shooter, great quickness, very good passer, great court vision, great awareness, and those last two things are what Bayless struggles in deeply.

            Overall greatly skilled, underrated athleticism, and still much potential left within' the guy.

            IMO, whoever is the point guard, they're behind Calderon, and either of them I'm fine with.
            Twitter: @ReubenJRD • NBA, Raptors writer for Daily Hive Vancouver, Toronto.

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            • Batum interview

              As your contract expires this summer, we have to ask : would you rather play for a contender with a minor role or for a team trying to reach the playoffs with a major role ?

              I was expecting this one. I'll be honest : both. And I'll consider the offers when it's time, right now it's too soon. You want to win and play for a "win now" team. But if that means being benched, no thanks. A winning team with a big role, I'm ok. An average team that I help winning, I'm fine too.
              Source : http://www.basketusa.com/news/103929...de-basket-usa/

              That's us !

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              • Fanchie wrote: View Post
                Batum interview



                Source : http://www.basketusa.com/news/103929...de-basket-usa/

                That's us !
                Unfortunately that also means Portland.. and Portland has his RFA rights. He's most likely going to be staying in Portland as he doesn't really have much say as to where he will be playing (unless if Portland no longer wants him - but once they traded Wallace that seems less likely).

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                • Gilchrist > Batum
                  Twitter: @ReubenJRD • NBA, Raptors writer for Daily Hive Vancouver, Toronto.

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                  • RaptorReuben wrote: View Post
                    Gilchrist > Batum
                    +1

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                    • RaptorReuben wrote: View Post
                      Gilchrist > Batum
                      +2

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                      • You're going to need a top 3 pick to possibly get MKG though
                        @sweatpantsjer

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                        • Batum is interchangeable between the 2 & 3. No need to be selective...if both are on the Raps!

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                          • That'd certainly be a wet dream. Imagine what the team could do defensively?
                            @sweatpantsjer

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                            • Neither Dragic or Bayless is the answer. Guys, seriously, the Raptors have money to spend and they can do better than this. Or they can wait as they currently have a starting PG after all.

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                              • Apollo wrote: View Post
                                Neither Dragic or Bayless is the answer. Guys, seriously, the Raptors have money to spend and they can do better than this. Or they can wait as they currently have a starting PG after all.
                                what about from the draft? Maybe we can pickup a second round steal

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