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TORONTO RAPTORS ( 2006 - 2007 ) Edition (pg. 3)
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| TranceGeek |
| quote: | Originally posted by Porky
we should have a TA Yahoo NBA fantasy pool next season. i can organize!
pork! |
do it!!! |
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| EvilTree |
| Any word on Mike James? |
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| Floorwhore |
| quote: | Originally posted by EvilTree
Any word on Mike James? |
hopefully they trade him for a quality starting PG. |
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| slingshot |
| quote: | Originally posted by Floorwhore
Fantasy Pools >> any other pools on the planet. |
i concur. |
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| Floorwhore |
| quote: | Originally posted by slingshot
i concur. |
NBA = good.
NFL = jesus christ i have no life anymore. |
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| slingshot |
| quote: | Originally posted by Floorwhore
NBA = good.
NFL = jesus christ i have no life anymore. |
combine those two together and what do you get??
one very unhappy mk.
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| MarkT |
James is outta here...either they'll just let him go, of (if the deal is right), via sign and trade.
sign and trade will benefit both sides since the Raps can offer him a bigger contract thanks to cap room...whereas teams without cap room can only sign his as a free agent under the mid-level exception (5 mil. or so). The Raps won't do him any favours though...so it would take a decent trade scenario.
As for the 2nd round pick, I LOVE IT! Denham would have been a fan favourite, but P.J. Tucker looks *solid*.
Tucker was a teammate of Aldridge in Texas...some claim HE is the better pick, lol (due to Aldridge's previous injuries and being thought of as "soft" for his position).
He may be only 6'5", but weighs 225 and has a 7'+ wingspan...He also averaged nearly a double double in his final season in Texas (16.1ppg and 9.5rpg and almost 2 steals too). NICE!
a veteran PG (Claxton) and I'll be very happy... |
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| TO guy |
| quote: | Originally posted by MarkT
James is outta here...either they'll just let him go, of (if the deal is right), via sign and trade.
sign and trade will benefit both sides since the Raps can offer him a bigger contract thanks to cap room...whereas teams without cap room can only sign his as a free agent under the mid-level exception (5 mil. or so). The Raps won't do him any favours though...so it would take a decent trade scenario.
As for the 2nd round pick, I LOVE IT! Denham would have been a fan favourite, but P.J. Tucker looks *solid*.
Tucker was a teammate of Aldridge in Texas...some claim HE is the better pick, lol (due to Aldridge's previous injuries and being thought of as "soft" for his position).
He may be only 6'5", but weighs 225 and has a 7'+ wingspan...He also averaged nearly a double double in his final season in Texas (16.1ppg and 9.5rpg and almost 2 steals too). NICE!
a veteran PG (Claxton) and I'll be very happy... |
I like the Tucker pick too. And I don't think that Brown being picked woulda sold any more seats anyhow. Raps get a decent turnout as it is .... just really quiet fans for some reason. |
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| Floorwhore |
| quote: | Originally posted by MarkT
As for the 2nd round pick, I LOVE IT! Denham would have been a fan favourite, but P.J. Tucker looks *solid*.
Tucker was a teammate of Aldridge in Texas...some claim HE is the better pick, lol (due to Aldridge's previous injuries and being thought of as "soft" for his position).
He may be only 6'5", but weighs 225 and has a 7'+ wingspan...He also averaged nearly a double double in his final season in Texas (16.1ppg and 9.5rpg and almost 2 steals too). NICE!
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I second that on the second rounder.
This guy was mighty impressive last year, from what I caught in the regular season and Final Four. He has also been dubbed as the most aggressive offensive rebounder in the nation. Guy plays with a lot of grit, good defender, and knows how to win games. You should check the line on his highschool career - lol. In one game he banked like 56 points and 29 rebounds.... i'll have to confirm. |
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| Floorwhore |
Raptors ship Villanueva to Bucks
TORONTO (CP) - The Toronto Raptors finally filled their gap at point guard, but it came at a high price.
The Raptors sent forward Charlie Villanueva to the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday for point guard T.J. Ford and an undisclosed amount of cash.
Villanueva was coming off an excellent rookie season for the Raptors. He averaged 13.0 points and 6.4 rebounds in 81 games, including 36 starts, and was named to the NBA all-rookie first team.
He set club rookie records for points with 48 and rebounds with 18.
The Raptors were widely mocked for taking Villanueva seventh overall in the 2005 draft, but his solid rookie campaign made him an attractive player to other teams. With the Raptors deep up front after drafting Andrea Bargnani with the first overall pick Thursday, trading Villanueva to fill the gaping hole at point guard seemed like a sensible move for Raptors general manager Bryan Colangelo.
''Charlie proved to be one of our more marketable players,'' said Colangelo. ''Obviously there was some disappointment in his voice (when told of the trade), but he understood where things are with this team and where we're trying to go.''
In Ford, the Raptors get a quick playmaking guard who had a solid season with the Bucks. Ford averaged 12.2 points, a team-best 6.6 assists and 35.5 minutes last season. He rebounded from a spinal-cord injury that sidelined him for a season and a half.
Ford was the eighth overall pick in the 2003 draft.
''We really like what we've seen from T.J. in the past year,'' said Colangelo. ''He's a lightning quick guard, he's got great playmaking ability and we feel he is the perfect fit for the type of team that we would like to become.''
Colangelo said he has not had a chance to talk to Ford, but Bucks GM Larry Harris said the guard was favourable about coming to Toronto.
Colangelo also said that the Raptors looked into Ford's past medical problems before making the deal.
''Obviously you do your due diligence, and suffice it to say we were comfortable moving forward on the basis of the information that we had,'' said Colangelo.
Harris hopes Villanueva will fill the team's need for a power forward to complement seven-foot centre Andrew Bogut, the top pick in the 2005 draft.
''Acquiring Charlie takes care of a primary need we had going into the summer,'' Harris said. ''He's a gifted power forward who knows how to score both inside and outside. ... The outstanding rookie season he had last year is only the beginning of what he's capable of achieving.''
The Bucks, with a revamped roster and Ford as floor leader, reached the playoffs with a 40-42 record last season. It was a 10-game improvement from the previous season when they didn't make the playoffs.
In the playoffs, they lost 4-1 to Detroit in the first round.
''He was an inspiration to all of us when he found the will and strength to fight back from the neck injury he suffered during his rookie season,'' Harris said. ''We wish him much success in Toronto.''
According to Harris, the discussions with the Raptors started about Milwaukee's veteran centre and Toronto native Jamaal Magloire, and they evolved into the deal that was announced Friday night. |
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| srg:. |
| quote: | Originally posted by Floorwhore
NBA = good.
NFL = jesus christ i have no life anymore. |
Same here, but my friends take the NBA one so seriously now that it is getting to 'jesus christ i have no life anymoe.'
I'm in for whatever pools you guys decide to do.
Good moves by the raps so far, looks like they're being built as the Suns of the East. All we need now is a good SG or SF that can average over 20 pts a night, but i guess that may come next year and not this as i've read we're only going for fringe players in free agency this year and not any stars. |
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| MarkT |
| quote: | Originally posted by Floorwhore
Raptors ship Villanueva to Bucks
TORONTO (CP) - The Toronto Raptors finally filled their gap at point guard, but it came at a high price.
The Raptors sent forward Charlie Villanueva to the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday for point guard T.J. Ford and an undisclosed amount of cash.
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love T.J. as PG who will be fine with a pass-first philosophy...but sorry to see Charlie V go. I do like this deal a lot better than the draft day talk of trading #1 for #3 and Brevin Knight though.
Raps still need another small forward and another shooting guard to backup MoPete.
This will *never* happen...but given the lack of quality free agents guards, and given the cap room left, wouldn't it be interesting to see the Raps hang on to Mike James and move him over to shooting guard w/MoPete the first guy off the bench? It would give the Raps some serious versatility since James could also help out at PG if either Ford or Calderone are in a slump or hurt.
hmmmmm ;) |
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