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The Official 2006/2007 Toronto Raptors & NBA Thread (pg. 3)
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| EvilTree |
Holy watching the Raps is so damn unpredictable.
Honestly. They play so ty against really ty teams.
Thank goodness the Hornets ran out of gas in 4th quarter and Bosh again saves Raptors with some clutch plays by Calderon. Down 15pts mid 4th quarter and made a comeback.
I don't know why the Raps don't go inside. And pass the ball to Bosh every possession when jumpers don't work.
Next game fri against Celtics. Pierce may be back but another winnable game.
Last 11 games 8-3. One game away from .500 |
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| jon jon |
| hahah , so exciting |
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| slingshot |
I can't believe they won that.
Thank God they did tho, losing that game would have been bad. |
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| EvilTree |
| quote: | Originally posted by slingshot
I can't believe they won that.
Thank God they did tho, losing that game would have been bad. |
I'm still calming down after yelling at the TV the entire 4th quarter.
I think I don't have any bald spots yet from clutching hair after every missed play |
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| Sly_Guy |
I only caught the comeback, but these raps are beginning to scare me a little in their last few. They're eeking out tight games, and not playing the full 48. To me, based on the rolls of previous raptor teams, that can mean the end of a good stretch of play. When a team stops doing what they did to start winning, they're probably developing bad habits. That being said, this team has more depth, and no Vince.
I was kinda hoping they'd lose, it might wake them up a little, and put Boston away early next game.
Oh, and what does everyone think about Jose Calderon playing starting point? I've actually been calling for it since the beginning, to me, he seems more like a pure 1 spot. He changes speed well, moves the ball to shooters, and can finish extremely well with both hands around the basket. Ford can score himself, but he has a tendency to take some bad shots, and one too many bounces of the ball. Both have the potential to be very good at point, I just think Calderon's style fits better with the decidedly International flavour of our team. Thoughts? |
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| EvilTree |
Both have their strengths and weaknesses
Ford can create his own shot and is generally a better shooter than Calderon. He does turn over the ball more though.
Calderon is more creative passer and probably the best point guard in the league going to the bucket but his inconsistent shooting means opposing point guard can contain Calderon's game.
Remember, both guys are still learning the game and Calderon IMO is about 2 yrs from being a lead point guard in any team if his shooting improves by another 15% or so |
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| EvilTree |
I so hate the phony photo smiles |
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| Bassi77 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sly_Guy
but these raps are beginning to scare me a little in their last few. They're eeking out tight games, and not playing the full 48. |
thats a good thing, it creates so much tension and intensity, I love it!! |
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| Sly_Guy |
| quote: | Originally posted by EvilTree
Both have their strengths and weaknesses
Ford can create his own shot and is generally a better shooter than Calderon. He does turn over the ball more though.
Calderon is more creative passer and probably the best point guard in the league going to the bucket but his inconsistent shooting means opposing point guard can contain Calderon's game.
Remember, both guys are still learning the game and Calderon IMO is about 2 yrs from being a lead point guard in any team if his shooting improves by another 15% or so |
I agree. Maybe not as much as +15% FG percentage tho. I've always said tho, it's easier to teach a jumpshot than change the mentality of a player's approach to the game. I don't think it would be 2 years, if he works hard in the offseason, on of those might do just fine.
Ford does possess those off the bounce skills, for him, I think he need to work on how and where to find shooters on the perimeter, or when to hit people on the run. He can dump the ball to bigs very very well tho, and his flat out speed puts pressure on defenses very quickly. |
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| slingshot |
| calderon is good, but ford is clearly much more skilled. calderon is also alot more flashy in his play and i think people tend to mistake this for skill therefore deeming him the better pg. |
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| TO guy |
| quote: | Originally posted by slingshot
I can't believe they won that.
Thank God they did tho, losing that game would have been bad. |
! They won last night? I didn't want to watch another loss, so I switched to the NHL All-Star crapola. DAMMIT. I mean, good for the Raps :) |
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