Friday, December 21, 2012

Jose Calderon is amazing but it is to let him go

Jose Calderon in the Raptors now 5 game win streak has done everything the team has needed and is very smart with his decision making as he takes what tyhe opponents give him. As when he has a passing lane to an open Raptor he makes the pass like at least 14 assists in 3 of the last Raptors 6 games including the short-handed with 8 players against Brooklyn and coming up short and when opponents cut off his passing lanes he takes high % shots and make them like 23 against the Cavs shooting 10 of 15 from the floor. This nothing new for Calderon as he has been a point guard slayer in Toronto with the likes of T.J. Ford, Jerryd Jack, Jerryd Bayless, and now Kyle Lowery all guys in one shape or form was supposed to the point of the future and Lowery is learning like all the rest that Calderon is Pitbull when it comes to his time on the court. So I would love to keep him and he is right now the best thing for the Dwayne Casey system and has shown that without Lowery and Andrei Bargnani and their sticky fingers that do not want any other Raptor getting touches it still is time for Calderon to be traded once agsin for the future of the team. As he has been a good soldier for the team and paid very well (10 mil this season) but every time he turns around the Raps bring in someone they believe is better than him and as a free agent after this season he would likely rather walk than stick around. So if they wait too long it will it may turn a Carter/Bosh situation where at the end of the day they get nothing for him and if they could pair him up with Bargnani it would be the best for the team going forward. This is because Bargnani tried Casey's system last season and was pretty successful with only one problem he got hurt over and over again and he now refuses to take it to the basket for easy points and getting to the line and if he was not scared of getting hurt I would love him and keep him. So with him going back to to the jumper and not getting the job done at all I do not have the time patience for that kind of game from any Raptor player. Finally with the ball moving around and getting open uncontested shots that are falling into the basket and one for all love fest going on it is also helping the D which is stronger and is able to put up a wall while the Raps take some silly shots when there not focused. When Lowery comes back next week he will need to get with the program and help the bench as that is where he will be getting his minutes for the time being Tom Mehegan

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