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Dr. J. Naismith · 04-30-2009, 01:59 PM

Sam aka Raps Fan from Raptors Republic was interviewed at Hoops Daily to discuss the season that was in Toronto and hopefully what the future holds for our franchise. Good read.

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Originally Posted by HoopsDaily.com

2. How would you assess the competency of the team's current GM and scouting staff?

I'm not a fan of Bryan Colangelo. I feel like his dad helped him out a lot in Phoenix, and that we should have hired Jerry for the job. Lets just recap some of his moves:

The bad moves:

* Drafted Bargnani over Rudy Gay, Lamarcus Aldridge, Brandon Roy - Colangelo is the only person in the league who makes this decision again knowing what we know about Roy
* Signed Jason Kapono to a 4yr/$24mill contract (put me in contact with Kapono's agent ASAP).
* Gave Kris Humphries an unnecessary extension at about $3mill and change - the guy is not in the teams future plans, and gets an extension? Why?
* Traded 2 second round picks for Carlos Delfino then let him walk after the season when we needed him - Colangelo clearly has something against draft picks.
* Talked extensively about how important Jorge Garbajosa was to the Raptors, but hasn't replaced him in two seasons after getting injured.
* Traded T.J. Ford, Rasho Nesterovic, Maceo Baston & Roy Hibbert for Jermaine O'Neal & Nathan Jawai.
* Replaced TJ Ford with Will Solomon and Roko Ukic - absolutely a bad move.
* Signed Hassan Adams as our much needed combo guard/wing defender - the guy just plane sucks.
* Bought out Garbajosa's contract instead of trying to use him as an expiring contract trade filler - made no sense to anyone, I wasn't alone here.
* Traded Jermaine O'Neal, Jamario Moon, & a 1st round pick for Shawn Marion, Marcus Banks, & $3mill
* Looks like he will make Jay Triano the head coach - I'm sick of rookie head coaches, this will be the third in a row.

He's made a couple good moves:

* Signing Anthony Parker and Jorge Garbajosa from Europe - Parker has been a day 1 starter, and Jorge was our glue guy who has been sorely missed the last two seasons.
* He traded Rafael Araujo for Kris Humphries - this was good for our cap situation, and Hoffa needed to leave Toronto a.s.a.p. because of the success of that draft pick.
* Uhmm...

If that doesn't bring this mans vision, judgment and decision making ability under scrutiny, then you're one of the fools who bought seasons tickets to the Raptors this season after the pricesAndrea Bargnani.Andrea Bargnani. got jacked up 17% for an inferior product.

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4. Time to play fantasy GM: what move that was made the past few years would you undo and what move would you currently make for the team to assess immediate or long term needs?

Easy, the Jermaine O'Neal move. Colangelo compromised the depth of this team at the point guard position (TJ Ford) and front court (Rasho Nesterovic and Maceo Baston), while throwing in a 1st rounder (who became Roy Hibbert) and taking back a 2nd rounder with heart problems (Nathan Jawai). Not to mention Jermaine O'Neal was a lock to miss at least 15 games with no clear backup at the time (Bargnani only came into his own after Sam Mitchell got the axe). I would also undo the deal for Shawn Marion, which is a continuation of the O'Neal trade. While I like what Marion does for this team, his price tag was way too high. We gave up Jermaine O'Neal ANOTHER 1st rounder (lottery protected) and Jamario Moon for Marion, Marcus Banks (one of the worst contracts in the whole league), and we already had Jason Kapono making about $6mil.

The number one thing I would do is get Bosh signed to an extension. The Raptors can't afford to chase another star (Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady, Damon Stoudamire) out of the city. This team would be tattered ruins if Bosh was traded for 50 cents on the dollar. Trading Bosh is not an option unless he flat out says he wants out, and he has said he wont ask to be traded. I wouldn't even investigate it, quietly or otherwise.

Going forward, even if Marion was resigned to a contract (I wouldn't offer more then a 3yr/$18mill deal), the Raptors still need another wing who can create his own scoring opportunities and play solid defense. I would ink Anthony Parker to a 3yr/$7.5mill deal. That still leaves two gaps, starting shooting guard and back-up small forward. For the starting 2, I would throw Ben Gordon a 5yr/$47.5mill contract. He would be hard-pressed to find something competitive, especially from the Bulls. For the back-up small forward, I would go after one of Rodney Carney or Matt Barnes, offering a 3yr/$9mill deal.

5. Best case scenario: where would you realistically like to see your team at this time next year?

They should make the playoffs. The top 4 seeds in the East are fairly set in stone (Cleveland, Boston, Orlando, Atlanta) with the rest of the 5-10 seeds pretty interchangeable depending on how hot they get or injuries. If Colangelo doesn't get Bosh re-upped, the team needs to win next season, or we risk CB4 walking at the end of the year, and getting squat. I don't have to tell you how bad it would be to lose your franchise player and get zero in return (just ask Orlando how it felt when Shaq up-and-left).

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Windex · 04-30-2009, 02:34 PM

Gay was picked mid-first round, Raps weren't going to reach
Aldridge is a PF, the Raps already had Bosh
Bargs is still younger than Roy and bigs take longer to develop
not a huge mistake considering former #1's

BC traded 3 bench players and the rights to an average C for a former all star and cap space in 2010, I wonder how good were the Pacers this year

He then realized than O'Neal wasn't working as planned
Traded 2 bench players (Moon/O'Neal) for Marion (early cap space)
Banks and a mid/late first round pick giveaway were bad

who were the two 2nd round players picked in exchange for Delfino?

Bad moves
-Kapono
-Hump
-Triano
-Solo/Ukic

possible offseason signings (if Marion isn't re signed)
AP
Dahanty Jones
Childress
Marvin Williams
Zaza (if Bosh is traded w/ no C in return)

just say no to Gordon

MangoKidHoops · 04-30-2009, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by TO2988

Gay was picked mid-first round, Raps weren't going to reach
Aldridge is a PF, the Raps already had Bosh
Bargs is still younger than Roy and bigs take longer to develop
not a huge mistake considering former #1's

BC traded 3 bench players and the rights to an average C for a former all star and cap space in 2010, I wonder how good were the Pacers this year

He then realized than O'Neal wasn't working as planned
Traded 2 bench players (Moon/O'Neal) for Marion (early cap space)
Banks and a mid/late first round pick giveaway were bad

who were the two 2nd round players picked in exchange for Delfino?

Bad moves
-Kapono
-Hump
-Triano
-Solo/Ukic

possible offseason signings (if Marion isn't re signed)
AP
Dahanty Jones
Childress
Marvin Williams
Zaza (if Bosh is traded w/ no C in return)

just say no to Gordon

Gay was picked mid-lotto, not mid-lottery, and had he gone #1, I don't think too many would have complained.
As for LMA, he was touted to be selected by Toronto because of his ties to Chris Bosh, but the concern was his back.

Windex · 04-30-2009, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by MangoKidHoops

Gay was picked mid-lotto, not mid-lottery, and had he gone #1, I don't think too many would have complained.
As for LMA, he was touted to be selected by Toronto because of his ties to Chris Bosh, but the concern was his back.

lotto and lottery are the same thing
but I know what you mean, he was picked 8th

I don't know why he didn't go #1
I remember that he was the #1 high school player and he played well in college, I thought he would be the first pick and go to Toronto
Did something happen in his workouts?
I didn't even hear about Bargs being a top player until a month before the draft

**Claudius** · 04-30-2009, 03:13 PM

Question: What's the difference between a blogger and a message board guy?

Seriously? Anyone?

Secondly, p-l-a-n-e = a flying contraption

p-l-a-i-n = ordinary

Thirdly, I think from now on, let's just interview, dude's on the street and get their perspective. Doc, mind if I interview you?

Dr. J. Naismith · 04-30-2009, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Claudius

Doc, mind if I interview you?

Let's do dis. Werd

MangoKidHoops · 04-30-2009, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by TO2988

lotto and lottery are the same thing
but I know what you mean, he was picked 8th

I don't know why he didn't go #1
I remember that he was the #1 high school player and he played well in college, I thought he would be the first pick and go to Toronto
Did something happen in his workouts?
I didn't even hear about Bargs being a top player until a month before the draft

Sorry bro, I had lotto on the brain. What I was implying was that Gay was picked mid lotto, not mid draft.

Gay's health checked out, but it was his desire to play basketball that dropped him so far down. With professional athletes, you have to live, breath, eat, drink, sleep, shit that sport. Gay wasn't reported to be one of those guys.

Bargs was a top-3 guy in mock drafts all year. It always seemed to be Gay, Bargs and LMA - not in that order.

Sick, Wicked and Nasty! · 04-30-2009, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Claudius

Question: What's the difference between a blogger and a message board guy?

Seriously? Anyone?

Secondly, p-l-a-n-e = a flying contraption

p-l-a-i-n = ordinary

It's funny how spelling mistakes jump off the page even more when the content's questionable

I did like his plan for the starting SG and backup SF though. If we can bring in Gordon, Barnes and Marion plus Bosh next year that's solid

**zachus** · 04-30-2009, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Claudius

Thirdly, I think from now on, let's just interview, dude's on the street and get their perspective. Doc, mind if I interview you?

If correcting spelling and grammar is the theme, then the bolded contraction should be dudes.

Seriously though. I don't understand the fuss about Ben Gordon. Is anyone watching the Bulls / Celtics series? I've seen the clutch shots, don't get me wrong, but for every shot he hits in crunch time he's taking five more god-awful shots. He routinely screws up the Bulls' flow on offense, and looks off of WIDE-OPEN three point shooters. Please, I do not want him here.

Gurk · 04-30-2009, 03:54 PM

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* Drafted Bargnani over Rudy Gay, Lamarcus Aldridge, Brandon Roy - Colangelo is the only person in the league who makes this decision again knowing what we know about Roy

People bring this up way to much. In a draft hindsight is 20-20 unless this blogger had pshycic powers and knew Roy was going to be great I don't know why he is saying this

**zachus** · 04-30-2009, 04:08 PM

Sports journalists make their living off of hindsight Gurk. Even with Andrea's awful second year, I still believe he's the second best player in that draft. LaMarcus Aldridge is one-dimensional and while talented, I think that both he and Rudy Gay have plateaued. Andrea's a versatile guy for his size, and has a lot more room to grow.

Superjudge · 04-30-2009, 06:28 PM

What a crock of shit article.

this guy loves the sound of his own voice as her goes through all of BC's moves and blatently dismisses them as horrible as if everyone in the world assumes the same.

And doesnt' do shit to back ANY of his stuff up.

The internet is killing society.

**Claudius** · 04-30-2009, 06:48 PM

Zachus, good job. If you showed that to my "students" I would never hear the end of it.

LX · 04-30-2009, 06:56 PM

dude's

You can't get off so easy. Consider me a student?

**Claudius** · 04-30-2009, 07:02 PM

I welcome all criticism!

jeffb · 04-30-2009, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Gurk

People bring this up way to much. In a draft hindsight is 20-20 unless this blogger had pshycic powers and knew Roy was going to be great I don't know why he is saying this

How many teams passed on Roy again?

Gurk · 04-30-2009, 08:05 PM

rapsmannn · 05-04-2009, 05:37 AM

leave out the playoffs 2 out of 3 is still pretty good, the assets we have now compared to what we had 3 or 4 years ago

just look at our lineup by the end of the season, Calderon,Parker,Marion,Bosh and Bargnani

by the way the only player worth taking over Bargnani is Roy, hay Colangelo in my opinion got hte second best player in the draft, and alderidge vs Bargnani is a wash it depends on what you want, lemarcus post moves arent impressive by any means and has decent mid ranger, just about as good as rebounder Bargnani and thats not saying much, he gets tons of open looks because of the great ball movement and brandon Roy creating havoc

bargnanis defense against Yao is crapload better than Alderidge on Yao, I was really surprised how different they are defensively and how easy it was to score on alderidge, at least Bargnani made Yao work harder and frustrated him at times

Chris · 05-04-2009, 07:10 AM

I agreed with one point of this article. That we should try to get Bosh to stay, rather then losing him like we lose all of ours stars.

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