GAME REVIEW: Raptors at PACERS [Apr 08]
FINAL SCORE: Raptors 101, PACERS 130
Complete Game Info
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Rarely in a NBA game will you see one team actually double the k-PER TOTAL of its Opponent; but, this is precisely what happened in last night’s Raptors at PACERS match-up.
Once again, the MAIN problem for Toronto was not the performance of their All-Star player, Chris Bosh … nor the play of Jose Calderon, although to a lesser extent last night, given the reduced MP he had overall in this game.
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The core problem with the Raptors this season is the overall lack of Quality Depth on their player roster.
Bryan Colangelo [Pres/GM] will need to address the situation properly, by upgrading at least two positions in the 2009 NBA Draft and then acquiring two new NBA-level players who fit well around Bosh & Calderon, via trade or free agency, if the Raptors hope to become a playoff team in the Eastern Conference next season.
Tags: Andrea Bargnani, Anthony Parker, Brandon Rush, Bryan Colangelo, Chris Bosh, Danny Granger, Jake Voskuhl, Jamaal Tinsley, Jarrett Jack, Jason Kapono, Jeff Foster, Joey Graham, Jose Calderon, Josh McRoberts, Kris Humphries, Maceo Baston, Marcus Banks, Marquis Daniels, Mike Dunleavy, Nathan Jawai, Patrick O'Bryant, Pops Mensah-Bonsu, Quincy Douby, Rasho Nesterovic, Roko Ukic, Roy Hibbert, Shawn Marion, Stephen Graham, TJ Ford, Travis Diener, Troy Murphy
April 9th, 2009 at 9:32 am
I believe Jose Calderon’s lack of positive team impact is one of the big reasons this team has done so terribly. The man puts up sparkling individual one-number efficiency ratings, but since his actual usage and possession percentage are very low, his individual ORat doesn’t translate over to the team very much. In that sense he’s not much of a playmaker.
Combine that with the fact he gives up so much on defense – be it his inability to stop the ball even on straight line drives, his tendency to give up on the play after pick and rolls, his shoddy rotations, and his general idea that good defense constitutes clapping ones hands incessantly – his teammates, especially the bigs, really pay the price for his defensive inneptitute. The entire team’s perimeter defense is obviously out of whack, but he is problem child number 1.
April 9th, 2009 at 11:05 am
Brasky,
Welcome aboard!
Please explain what you’re referring to when you speak of such things as:
* Jose Calderon’s “usage rate”
* Jose Calderon’s “possession percentage”
* Jose Calderon’s “individual ORat” not translating over to the team
Please define what you mean by the term “playmaker”?
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re: his [Calderon's] inability to stop the ball even on straight line drives
How many times did you count that this happened in last night’s game?
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re: his [Calderon's] tendency to give up on the play after pick and rolls
How many times did you count that this happened in last night’s game?
Please explain how YOU distinguish when it is that Calderon “gives up” on this specific action vs the poor implementation of one of the Raptors’ other defensive techniques for coping with P & R/P situations.
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re: his [Calderon's] shoddy rotations
How many times did you count that this happened in last night’s game?
re: his general idea that good defense constitutes clapping ones hands incessantly
How many times did you count that this happened in last night’s game?
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re: the Bigs paying the price for Calderon’s poor individual defense
Are you sure that it’s the Bigs who pay the price for Calderon’s defensive ineptitude rather than the other way around? … specifically in P & R/P situations vs Opponent Bigs
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re: The entire team’s perimeter defense is obviously out of whack
According to whom?
Based on what specific observations?
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re: but he [Calderon] is problem child number 1
Please list the starting PG’s in the NBA who you believe to be markedly better than Jose Calderon in terms of providing superior individual defense for their team at this position.
Looking forward to reading your follow-up comments.
April 10th, 2009 at 7:00 pm
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