Re: Woj: Gay to Raptors could happen tonight
[QUOTE=Grinder]Calderon is a point guard, not a wing player, and he's one of the players who's going to be moved. Bargnani has been playing PF all season.
Davis will get all of Speights' minutes and is a better player with more upside. The Grizzlies save a ton of money, get a good young big man, and will probably get some decent bench pieces for Calderon.
Great trade for the Raps. Gay/DeRozan will be a terror in transition and Ross will be able to continue to develop off the bench.[/QUOTE]
Darrell Arthur will get speights minutes now that he is healthy.
Re: Marc Stein: Rudy Gay to Raptors deal IN PLACE.
What will the Grizz lineup look like? They dont got a okei backup SF?
Re: Woj: Gay to Raptors could happen tonight
[QUOTE=bagelred]Looks like Calderon will end up a Piston:[/QUOTE]
There is a God, and he is an insensitive bastard child.
Re: Woj: Gay to Raptors could happen tonight
It's a good thing owners had that lockout to help out small owners :roll: Trading Gay for nothing....is ironically....very gay.
Re: Woj: Gay to Raptors could happen tonight
[QUOTE=Grinder]Calderon is a point guard, not a wing player, and he's one of the players who's going to be moved. Bargnani has been playing PF all season.
Davis will get all of Speights' minutes and is a better player with more upside. The Grizzlies save a ton of money, get a good young big man, and will probably get some decent bench pieces for Calderon.
Great trade for the Raps. Gay/DeRozan will be a terror in transition and Ross will be able to continue to develop off the bench.[/QUOTE]
I forgot Calderon was going out for a sec. In that case they WILL likely move either Ross or Derozan for a PG. My point was Toronto actually gets better, Memphis gets two backups. You mentioning them saving a ton of money is exactly where they are making a mistake. Teams like Memphis who are close to perennial contender... decide to blow up their bench and even trade their 2nd best, maybe best all around player to shed cap.
Re: Woj: Gay to Raptors could happen tonight
[QUOTE=JD_TO]Because the NBA isn't just about playing basketball there is a business end to it as well[/QUOTE]
The business side of this decision would kick in after the season. We arent even in Lux Tax so why the heck is this going down??? Dam CF86, I was hoping for a Clippers Grizz rivalry to develop but we may not even see each other again in the playoffs.
Re: Marc Stein: Rudy Gay to Raptors deal IN PLACE.
[QUOTE=dirkdiggler41]What will the Grizz lineup look like? They dont got a okei backup SF?[/QUOTE]
They'll use Calderon to get him whether it's Prince, Maggette, VC or someone else.
Re: Marc Stein: Rudy Gay to Raptors deal IN PLACE.
Not sure about the numbers, but that's a good trade for Toronto.
Re: Marc Stein: Rudy Gay to Raptors deal IN PLACE.
so i should take ed davis out of my lineups for tonight?
Re: Marc Stein: Rudy Gay to Raptors deal IN PLACE.
Re: Marc Stein: Rudy Gay to Raptors deal IN PLACE.
How many threads do we need? There is already one with 3 pages.
Re: Woj: Gay to Raptors could happen tonight
I feel for the Memphis fans here, they have such a great team but the ownership seem intent on mediocrity as long as it doesn't cost them too much in salaries
Re: Woj: Gay to Raptors could happen tonight
[QUOTE=Mr. NBA]The business side of this decision would kick in after the season. We arent even in Lux Tax so why the heck is this going down??? Dam CF86, I was hoping for a Clippers Grizz rivalry to develop but we may not even see each other again in the playoffs.[/QUOTE]
there's simply no reason.
Terrible new ownership.
Re: Woj: Gay to Raptors could happen tonight
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Re: Woj: Gay to Raptors could happen tonight
For those of you thinking Raptors making a mistake....are you insane? Rudy Gay is what...26 years old? He's a player that makes them better now and a piece to build on. What do you want them to do? Keep tanking year after year and pray for a good lottery pick? And we know free agents won't go there......this is a good deal.