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is Don't play dumb with me. It's a game you can't
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Cram it up your cramhole!
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Grange: More on Calderon's tough night
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A few quick notes regarding my previous post regarding Calderon, based on some feedback via e-mail and the comments:
No, I don’t think the Raptors should necessarily be actively trying to trade him, sit him or whatever else. When healthy the guy’s track record is pretty good and for those who might argue it’s been compiled mostly as a second-unit guy I would point to the long stretches he played as a starter in 2007-08 when Ford was hurt and argue his point-guard play was very close to superb. Over time, as long as he’s healthy, I see no reason why Calderon won’t play at the level he’s shown he’s more than capable of reaching: 12-14 points and very near 50 per cent from the floor and 40 per cent from three. His assists will likely be down because Turkoglu will handle the ball more, but his efficiency will remain. Defensively he’s not going to be Gary Payton, but he needs to be the best version of himself he can be. If he does that, he’ll easily continue to be a good NBA point guard, if a notch below guys like Nash, Williams, Paul, etc.
As I think I made clear, the circumstances weren’t in his favour: Williams was rested and sharp; Calderon was playing on the second night of a back-to-back and probably additionally spent given the first night was in Denver. It’s not that Calderon is irredeemably awful, but he was that game.
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